Scarlett81
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Here's an update on our family situation and a thank you to all that expressed happiness for us, concern, good stories and bad stories-all the personal info you all shared. Thankyou for sharing your stories and opinions even though it may have been hard for you to express your opinion-whether it was negative or positive!
After much prayer, tears, intense pondering, research-we have decided that we will go for pregnancy. *This doesn't mean that this is actually going to happen, which I realize-but this is going to be our first choice. We will go through with it only after I get an ok from my doctor that I am healthy enough, and when I feel that my body signals are telling me I feel healthy enough.
I'm still in the "scared" stage-I've gathered all the info I think that you could gather on this topic. I know the risks. From the start I've approached this intelligently I think-realisticaly. So I think it's time to start thinking more positively. I want to know truthfully what women have had to go through-without sugarcoating it. And I've heard alot of the horror stories. So I don't have "blinders" on. But now its enough. Worry will not get you anywhere. If I'm gonna do this-I need to be 100% commited and positive. Positive thinking and power and determination has gotten me this far in life-and I'm not even talking just about CF!
So I have a doctors appointment in a few weeks to see how my numbers are, and we'll go from there. I don't know when the time will be. I will go on my doctors signals and my body's signals. It could be 1 month, 6 months, 1 year....I'm trying not to set a time limit on myself-but I don't want to wait too long. I want to take advantage of the good health I'm enjoying now.
I talked to my mother-in-law last night who is a size 2 gorgeous powerful mother of 8 kids-grandmother of 3. She is always respectful of my privacy, and respectful also of my disease-she never pretends that she's an expert. But I needed a fresh experienced perspective. And she just said that if I want to do this-I will know the time. And also the best advice I've gotten so far-Yes-know 100% the bad facts, the risks, keep educating myself. And then-stop. And, I've been thinking so much about-can my body handle this? Is my body ready? But I need to ask myself more-is my heart ready? Am I emotionally ready for the rollercoaster?
So now I'm waiting, I'm anticipating and hoping. And there's alot of work for me to do.
And I just wanted to share that with you-maybe you don't really care, maybe you're excited for me, maybe you think this is wrong-But I had to get it all out. I guess this is my diary!
After much prayer, tears, intense pondering, research-we have decided that we will go for pregnancy. *This doesn't mean that this is actually going to happen, which I realize-but this is going to be our first choice. We will go through with it only after I get an ok from my doctor that I am healthy enough, and when I feel that my body signals are telling me I feel healthy enough.
I'm still in the "scared" stage-I've gathered all the info I think that you could gather on this topic. I know the risks. From the start I've approached this intelligently I think-realisticaly. So I think it's time to start thinking more positively. I want to know truthfully what women have had to go through-without sugarcoating it. And I've heard alot of the horror stories. So I don't have "blinders" on. But now its enough. Worry will not get you anywhere. If I'm gonna do this-I need to be 100% commited and positive. Positive thinking and power and determination has gotten me this far in life-and I'm not even talking just about CF!
So I have a doctors appointment in a few weeks to see how my numbers are, and we'll go from there. I don't know when the time will be. I will go on my doctors signals and my body's signals. It could be 1 month, 6 months, 1 year....I'm trying not to set a time limit on myself-but I don't want to wait too long. I want to take advantage of the good health I'm enjoying now.
I talked to my mother-in-law last night who is a size 2 gorgeous powerful mother of 8 kids-grandmother of 3. She is always respectful of my privacy, and respectful also of my disease-she never pretends that she's an expert. But I needed a fresh experienced perspective. And she just said that if I want to do this-I will know the time. And also the best advice I've gotten so far-Yes-know 100% the bad facts, the risks, keep educating myself. And then-stop. And, I've been thinking so much about-can my body handle this? Is my body ready? But I need to ask myself more-is my heart ready? Am I emotionally ready for the rollercoaster?
So now I'm waiting, I'm anticipating and hoping. And there's alot of work for me to do.
And I just wanted to share that with you-maybe you don't really care, maybe you're excited for me, maybe you think this is wrong-But I had to get it all out. I guess this is my diary!