My dose from about 5-6 weeks was 12 mg per day (broken down to 4 mg 3 times a day). When I was 11 weeks I had gained 30 lbs. At that point I saw the specialist and he reduced my dose to 1.5 mg per day (.5 mg three times a day), and I did much better - I then gained only 1 lb per week the rest of the pregnancy. Like I said, Micalah had no ambiguous genitalia, so I think it was well worth it. I did get every side effect in the book before the 11 week mark, and was relieved when they dropped my dose down. All I can say is it will all be worth it when she's born - no matter what the end results are. She will be beautiful and you will love her no matter what. From what I was told, there would be no problems with the baby if they are not affected with CAH. I have no medical record to back that up, but that is what I was told. Becki