I began showing symptoms of lupus along with extreme hypothyroidism shortly after the birth of my daughter, who is now 4, but, because the flares seemed to dissipate, and my thyroid was under control, I decided not to be checked until the pregnancy of my third child (now 1). The flares were almost unbearable during that pregnancy, and after I had him, he seemed to be abnormally lethargic, had frequent uti's, and always had rashes of some sort. So I did some research. While my son most likely had neonatal lupus, a disorder characterized by the mother's hormones filtering into the baby, it usually goes away on its own by 6mos. And it did. Treating the problem could have caused more problems, such as dire reactions, etc. But your outlook should be positive, in that you only have about a 5% chance based on studies to give your next child neonatal lupus. You and I just conquered those odds(in a bad way). Speaking for myself, I had to get my tubes tied after two emergency c-sections, one autistic child, and lupus. I only hope you can have full happy pregnancies resulting in healthy babies! Your odds are good!!! :)