# @aliontherun1 on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NZFH2FpVO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14492738-aliontherun1-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-10-29T16:43:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ali Feller (@AliOnTheRun1) — https://gondola.cc/AliOnTheRun1

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This post is #sponsored by the amergastroassn #IBDParenthoodProject.

I remember very little about growing up with Crohn's disease. I was diagnosed when I was 7, but I think my parents were probably more affected by the stress of living with a chronic illness than I was. I knew I was sick, but I was more concerned about whether I'd be able to go to dance the next day than I was about long-term treatment plans and what the disease meant for my future.

But I remember, when I got a bit older, one of my gastroenterologists (I've had many!) telling me that having Crohn’s disease meant I may not be able to have children when I was ready. When I pressed, he simply said, "I'm not sure, it just may complicate things." And so, for years, I had that in my head. I knew I wanted kids eventually, but suddenly had this unfounded worry seed planted in my head.

Fast-forward another decade or so later, and here I am: Despite what my old GI said, I'm a healthy-ish Ali with a very healthy Annie. And for that I am so grateful. But along the way, I had several million questions, none for which I found answers on Google at 3 AM. I wish that when I was pregnant, I had known about the AGA’s IBD Parenthood Project to get the answers I desperately needed. This website is a brilliant resource for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (a group of disorders including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) throughout all phases of family planning (conception, pregnancy, and after delivery), and can be helpful whether you are that person, love that person, or kinda sorta know that person. I had so many worries and concerns about how this disease may affect my life as a mom — and may affect my baby — and I don't want other people losing sleep over the same concerns. So, check out the IBD Parenthood Project! It's so good and so helpful. Pinky promise.

Also check out this week's episode of the Ali on the Run Show with my friend natalieannhayden, who is also a mom with Crohn's disease. Good, honest talk about life and motherhood with a chronic illness.

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