ABSTRACT
After 3 years of trying to become pregnant, Joe and Mary began to feel they would have to give up. They had tried everything, including medications, and they were feeling that the pressure was just too great. They decided to take a break from all the medications and the pressure. Although both were “OK” with the decision, Joe felt it was much harder on Mary. After 6 months Mary decided to visit the fertility specialist again but discovered she was pregnant the day before her appointment. Both Joe and Mary attributed the pregnancy to Mary’s having taken Robitussin for a cold (which is known to enhance mucous production and increase fertility). Following this very stressful time, the parents were greatly relieved, and the pregnancy was uneventful. Although the baby was not growing at a normal rate, Joe and Mary thought it meant merely that they would have a small baby. In addition, following an increase in fibromyalgia-associated pain during the first month, Mary was asymptomatic the remainder of her pregnancy; the only time she had been so over the 17 years since she first began suffering with fibromyalgia. The delivery was normal, and the parents were well prepared for an infant.
