Eyesight

I believe that it does affect your eyes somewhat. My litle "helper" broke my glasses in november, so I had to get new glasses, but they wouldn't renew my contact prescription, and won't do so for another month or so yet. It may not be my actual eyesight, as such, it might be actaul eyeball, I can't remember, but I do think it does affect your vision.

Yep it does, the back of your eye stretches. It will change all through the pg and just after, and also any time you are badly sick ie flu or worse.... one of those things I don't really know if it's worth getting re-tested until the end of the pg unless you're having a lot of trouble. A phone call to your optometrist might have better advice though.

I know they say that you may have to stop wearing contacts when you're preg, but not sure of the reason, so I guess your vision could be affected?

Mine is getting worse all by itself without any help from hormones

hi there, I can probably help as I am an optometrist. Some women do get a change in prescription whilst pregnant and unfortunately you cant predict it or whether it will change back once bubs is born. It is usually due to the lens inside your eye swelling a little. this can also happen in diabetes so best to make sure that is all ok as well.

If the vision is not too much of a prob, I would try and hold off till after bubs arrives. If it isa big prob, or you break your glasses you dont really have much choice but to bite the bullet and keep everything crossed it will be stable afterwards

As for contact lenses, hormones screw up your tear film and you may find contacts uncomfortable. If your contacts arent bothering you, there is no reason why you cant wear them. But not during labour as you really dont want anything else to annoy you then. The same can happen with certain contraceptive pills or HRT or just natural changes we women get from time to time. Hormones have so much to answer for.

Hope this helps.

By the way, if you do get your eyes tested, your optom might be able to give you an idea if your prescription change seems normal (eg, you have been changing by a little amount every year or so and this fits). But it is a wee bit of crystal ball gazing.

Hmm Stacey if I were you I'd go get another set of lenses organised.

And no contacts in labour?? What if it comes on fast?

Yep I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek It would be nice if things happened that quickly! My labours are quite long, 2nd stage fast, crowning long again But... I only wear glasses for reading so np's for me!

My eyes definitely got worse when I was preggers with Joey but wnet back to normal after he arrived... I'd forgotten about that side effect too lol, ah the joys of pregnancy

Thanks, I was hoping for a miracle but think i will be out of luck!!