Had a long talk with the doctor last Monday. He insists that I not get pregnant again. My size is part of the problem, but mostly he is concerned about the serious problem with the all-day, all-night, "morning sickness" I experienced. I could barely eat or drink. A plate of food would make me so sick I couldn't eat at all. My husband would put small pieces in front of me so I could eat a little bite at a time. When my friends at school found out, they did the same thing for me at lunch.
So the doctor is concerned that it could get worse next time and affect the baby, either that or any drugs I might take. So it looks like Miriam will be our only blessing. I'm not really complaining because I feel that God has really blessed me, but I am a little sad.
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I heard Jesus He drank wine and I bet we'd get along just fine.
I would take that Doctor's advice with a grain of salt and realize that God is in charge and miracles do happen. My sons were born when I was 40 and 45. Sometimes really good things just take a little longer to happen but that sort of makes them extra special.
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Sure you can express your true feelings of real disappointment. It is natural that a woman who embraces her place as a mother woud have a sense of regret over such news.....but, the good news is that you can also take these true feelings to the Lord in prayer, and the end of the story hasn'tbeen writtenyet. Either He will change the sitution or give you the grace to hold up under its strain. Either way, He is faithful and His presence overshadows our disappointments every time.
Stephanie my young christian sister, what the doctor tellsyou is not always right!
My wife and I waited 10yrs before my son was born after many ,many doctor's appointments and surgeries. My wife was diagnosed with Endometriosis at the of 21 when we got married. Well, we started with doctor's opinions and decided to have the right Tube & Ovary removed. She still had problems and all three Gyns told that she had to have a Hysterectomy, butat the end of the 8th year she went to a GYN who was a Russian Roman Catholicwho believed in medicine, but also believed in Immaculate Intervention, to havea Hysterectomy done. I was in the surgery waiting room for close to 8 hrs when Dr. Artsybushev came to tell me the surgery was successful, but he thought she was to young for a Hysterectomy and cleaned out the Tube and removed 3/4 of the Ovary. He was giving her ONE more year to get pregnant. Well, Lord and Behold, she conceived with a1/4 of one Ovary and on October 25 of 1978 my perfect healthy son was born. In 1985 she had her Hysterectomy........
The chances of her getting pregnant with1 Ovary was 50%, chances with a 1/4 of one Ovary was 25%. The other three Gyns would have removed everything and we would not have our 29 year old son today.
People can believe and call it what they want, but my wife and I call him our miracle baby. God is Great!
EDIT: Forgot to mention, at 6 month's pregnant she fell and passed a blood clot like a piece ofcalfs liver and had to spend 5 days on her back without getting up.
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I would try at least a second opinion. I hear alot that young women have hard pregnancies because they are not fully devoloped. Be sure to ask very specific questions and make sure you know all of the risks. The doctors just may want you to wait until you are a bit older. Of course it is sad to hear ecspecially if it turns out to be more than once, but God may have something else in mind for you and your husband. I know it sounds hard to do but be thankful and praise God even during the storm, because he will always get you through it. I am glad you have a good support system who understands that it is okay to be sad and still give honor and glory to God. Hang in there and I will pray for you and your family. Just remember let us know if you have any specifics you want us to pray about for you.
Thanks for the encouragement guys. The doctor had given me a list of references to read earlier and then we discussed them. I'm about as convinced as I could be. It's not really about me. It's about the threat to the baby next time, because of the difficulty eating. My size is also a factor, but he said we could overcome that by carefully watching.
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Proud parents of our own "Daddy's Little Girls"
I heard Jesus He drank wine and I bet we'd get along just fine.
Can I be a little sad here?
