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I have CF and when I was little (like most girls) thought that I would have babies when I grew up.
Now-a-days, I'm not so sure.
Let's say you have CF & get pregnant, you're in a ride.
Not only do you have to deal with all the normal pregnancy stuff, you have all your CF stuff & whatever complications that entails.
Then you have the baby & have to deal with the feedings and sleepless nights & generally just run ragged.
I have friends that are married, when they had their 1st baby, they looked like hell for a year. & there's nothing wrong with them.
ok, so how about adoption or surrogate? That takes pregnancy and giving birth stuff out of the equation.
Fine, then as the kids grows, they get sick all the time (small colds, runny noses) but sick. I can't be around ANYONE whose sick, cuz I'll get sick. if I'm sick, who takes care of the kid?
And all the stress of taking care or a kid & now if you have your kid get too many shots at once, they might get autism?!
I'm worried about a normal kid, let alone an autistic!
Basically, what I'm getting at is the risks to the health of a woman w/CF giving birth to a baby and then raising that baby seem extremely high.
Does anyone else feel like this?
Does anyone else feel they can have a fulfilled life w/o having children?
I am I supposed to feel bad or a failure cuz I'm not sure that I want to have kids?
Now-a-days, I'm not so sure.
Let's say you have CF & get pregnant, you're in a ride.
Not only do you have to deal with all the normal pregnancy stuff, you have all your CF stuff & whatever complications that entails.
Then you have the baby & have to deal with the feedings and sleepless nights & generally just run ragged.
I have friends that are married, when they had their 1st baby, they looked like hell for a year. & there's nothing wrong with them.
ok, so how about adoption or surrogate? That takes pregnancy and giving birth stuff out of the equation.
Fine, then as the kids grows, they get sick all the time (small colds, runny noses) but sick. I can't be around ANYONE whose sick, cuz I'll get sick. if I'm sick, who takes care of the kid?
And all the stress of taking care or a kid & now if you have your kid get too many shots at once, they might get autism?!
I'm worried about a normal kid, let alone an autistic!
Basically, what I'm getting at is the risks to the health of a woman w/CF giving birth to a baby and then raising that baby seem extremely high.
Does anyone else feel like this?
Does anyone else feel they can have a fulfilled life w/o having children?
I am I supposed to feel bad or a failure cuz I'm not sure that I want to have kids?