I want children

JazzysMom

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Lets presume that you are at your best health wise.....even then there is no guarantee that it will be an easy pregnancy. A non CFer has risks also.

I, personally, had a fabulous pregnancy. I did devlope gestational diabetes & in my 8th month my hemoptysis kicked in. Neither of which is surprising or a drastic turn of events, but more or less just something else to handle.

I felt better pregnant then I did when I wasnt. Now some might be the fact that I ate better. I cant say it was from better treatment over all because I did not do my nebs etc before, during or after pregnancy unless in the hospital.

I can tell you that PMS kicks my butt so I am guessing the stage my body was in while pregnant was much better for me then during PMS.

I also want to point out something. Presuming you get through a pregnancy or even if you choose to adopt......the most difficult part is the caring of the child. I worked fulltime during my whole pregnancy with no problems. After my daughter was born......I was in the hospital & quit working before her 2nd birthday. All this & she wasnt even a "difficult" baby.

This was just the basic care required & that was with help from my husband. Granted I still wasnt doing my treatments, but not having "MY" time like I did prior made a huge difference.

There are many CFers that successfully are Moms. Sadly there is no way to know how easy it will be except to look at what your health status is when you start & that is just one thing.

Good Luck!
 

JazzysMom

New member
Lets presume that you are at your best health wise.....even then there is no guarantee that it will be an easy pregnancy. A non CFer has risks also.

I, personally, had a fabulous pregnancy. I did devlope gestational diabetes & in my 8th month my hemoptysis kicked in. Neither of which is surprising or a drastic turn of events, but more or less just something else to handle.

I felt better pregnant then I did when I wasnt. Now some might be the fact that I ate better. I cant say it was from better treatment over all because I did not do my nebs etc before, during or after pregnancy unless in the hospital.

I can tell you that PMS kicks my butt so I am guessing the stage my body was in while pregnant was much better for me then during PMS.

I also want to point out something. Presuming you get through a pregnancy or even if you choose to adopt......the most difficult part is the caring of the child. I worked fulltime during my whole pregnancy with no problems. After my daughter was born......I was in the hospital & quit working before her 2nd birthday. All this & she wasnt even a "difficult" baby.

This was just the basic care required & that was with help from my husband. Granted I still wasnt doing my treatments, but not having "MY" time like I did prior made a huge difference.

There are many CFers that successfully are Moms. Sadly there is no way to know how easy it will be except to look at what your health status is when you start & that is just one thing.

Good Luck!
 

JazzysMom

New member
Lets presume that you are at your best health wise.....even then there is no guarantee that it will be an easy pregnancy. A non CFer has risks also.

I, personally, had a fabulous pregnancy. I did devlope gestational diabetes & in my 8th month my hemoptysis kicked in. Neither of which is surprising or a drastic turn of events, but more or less just something else to handle.

I felt better pregnant then I did when I wasnt. Now some might be the fact that I ate better. I cant say it was from better treatment over all because I did not do my nebs etc before, during or after pregnancy unless in the hospital.

I can tell you that PMS kicks my butt so I am guessing the stage my body was in while pregnant was much better for me then during PMS.

I also want to point out something. Presuming you get through a pregnancy or even if you choose to adopt......the most difficult part is the caring of the child. I worked fulltime during my whole pregnancy with no problems. After my daughter was born......I was in the hospital & quit working before her 2nd birthday. All this & she wasnt even a "difficult" baby.

This was just the basic care required & that was with help from my husband. Granted I still wasnt doing my treatments, but not having "MY" time like I did prior made a huge difference.

There are many CFers that successfully are Moms. Sadly there is no way to know how easy it will be except to look at what your health status is when you start & that is just one thing.

Good Luck!
 

JazzysMom

New member
Lets presume that you are at your best health wise.....even then there is no guarantee that it will be an easy pregnancy. A non CFer has risks also.

I, personally, had a fabulous pregnancy. I did devlope gestational diabetes & in my 8th month my hemoptysis kicked in. Neither of which is surprising or a drastic turn of events, but more or less just something else to handle.

I felt better pregnant then I did when I wasnt. Now some might be the fact that I ate better. I cant say it was from better treatment over all because I did not do my nebs etc before, during or after pregnancy unless in the hospital.

I can tell you that PMS kicks my butt so I am guessing the stage my body was in while pregnant was much better for me then during PMS.

I also want to point out something. Presuming you get through a pregnancy or even if you choose to adopt......the most difficult part is the caring of the child. I worked fulltime during my whole pregnancy with no problems. After my daughter was born......I was in the hospital & quit working before her 2nd birthday. All this & she wasnt even a "difficult" baby.

This was just the basic care required & that was with help from my husband. Granted I still wasnt doing my treatments, but not having "MY" time like I did prior made a huge difference.

There are many CFers that successfully are Moms. Sadly there is no way to know how easy it will be except to look at what your health status is when you start & that is just one thing.

Good Luck!
 

JazzysMom

New member
Lets presume that you are at your best health wise.....even then there is no guarantee that it will be an easy pregnancy. A non CFer has risks also.
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<br />I, personally, had a fabulous pregnancy. I did devlope gestational diabetes & in my 8th month my hemoptysis kicked in. Neither of which is surprising or a drastic turn of events, but more or less just something else to handle.
<br />
<br />I felt better pregnant then I did when I wasnt. Now some might be the fact that I ate better. I cant say it was from better treatment over all because I did not do my nebs etc before, during or after pregnancy unless in the hospital.
<br />
<br />I can tell you that PMS kicks my butt so I am guessing the stage my body was in while pregnant was much better for me then during PMS.
<br />
<br />I also want to point out something. Presuming you get through a pregnancy or even if you choose to adopt......the most difficult part is the caring of the child. I worked fulltime during my whole pregnancy with no problems. After my daughter was born......I was in the hospital & quit working before her 2nd birthday. All this & she wasnt even a "difficult" baby.
<br />
<br />This was just the basic care required & that was with help from my husband. Granted I still wasnt doing my treatments, but not having "MY" time like I did prior made a huge difference.
<br />
<br />There are many CFers that successfully are Moms. Sadly there is no way to know how easy it will be except to look at what your health status is when you start & that is just one thing.
<br />
<br />Good Luck!
 

hbollotte

New member
the pregnancy was easy part, caring for the child is hard, but i wouldn't trade it for the world!!!

before i had morgan my fev1 was in the upper 70's-low 80's, now it's at about 70. i didn't have iv during the pregnacy, but got them right after. my weight before pregnancy was 116 and my highest weight during pregnancy was around 130. i just weighed my self and i'm at 108 right now, my dr. is going to kick my butt!!!

i do think our (cf'ers) health suffers with having children, but it's the best. it makes you want to take care of yourself better (i'm still learning).

good luck with your decision and we're all here if you need anything.
 

hbollotte

New member
the pregnancy was easy part, caring for the child is hard, but i wouldn't trade it for the world!!!

before i had morgan my fev1 was in the upper 70's-low 80's, now it's at about 70. i didn't have iv during the pregnacy, but got them right after. my weight before pregnancy was 116 and my highest weight during pregnancy was around 130. i just weighed my self and i'm at 108 right now, my dr. is going to kick my butt!!!

i do think our (cf'ers) health suffers with having children, but it's the best. it makes you want to take care of yourself better (i'm still learning).

good luck with your decision and we're all here if you need anything.
 

hbollotte

New member
the pregnancy was easy part, caring for the child is hard, but i wouldn't trade it for the world!!!

before i had morgan my fev1 was in the upper 70's-low 80's, now it's at about 70. i didn't have iv during the pregnacy, but got them right after. my weight before pregnancy was 116 and my highest weight during pregnancy was around 130. i just weighed my self and i'm at 108 right now, my dr. is going to kick my butt!!!

i do think our (cf'ers) health suffers with having children, but it's the best. it makes you want to take care of yourself better (i'm still learning).

good luck with your decision and we're all here if you need anything.
 

hbollotte

New member
the pregnancy was easy part, caring for the child is hard, but i wouldn't trade it for the world!!!

before i had morgan my fev1 was in the upper 70's-low 80's, now it's at about 70. i didn't have iv during the pregnacy, but got them right after. my weight before pregnancy was 116 and my highest weight during pregnancy was around 130. i just weighed my self and i'm at 108 right now, my dr. is going to kick my butt!!!

i do think our (cf'ers) health suffers with having children, but it's the best. it makes you want to take care of yourself better (i'm still learning).

good luck with your decision and we're all here if you need anything.
 

hbollotte

New member
the pregnancy was easy part, caring for the child is hard, but i wouldn't trade it for the world!!!
<br />
<br />before i had morgan my fev1 was in the upper 70's-low 80's, now it's at about 70. i didn't have iv during the pregnacy, but got them right after. my weight before pregnancy was 116 and my highest weight during pregnancy was around 130. i just weighed my self and i'm at 108 right now, my dr. is going to kick my butt!!!
<br />
<br />i do think our (cf'ers) health suffers with having children, but it's the best. it makes you want to take care of yourself better (i'm still learning).
<br />
<br />good luck with your decision and we're all here if you need anything.
 

SarahJean1976

New member
My boyfriend and I have been having this conversation for the last few months and I am curious if any of you had to take anything to become pregnant... I am 32 and my baseline is 70 and my weight is good, but after a year of "trying" we have no baby... so I was going to talk to my doctor about it, but after reading this post today, I figured I would throw it out there and see...
Thank you all
 

SarahJean1976

New member
My boyfriend and I have been having this conversation for the last few months and I am curious if any of you had to take anything to become pregnant... I am 32 and my baseline is 70 and my weight is good, but after a year of "trying" we have no baby... so I was going to talk to my doctor about it, but after reading this post today, I figured I would throw it out there and see...
Thank you all
 

SarahJean1976

New member
My boyfriend and I have been having this conversation for the last few months and I am curious if any of you had to take anything to become pregnant... I am 32 and my baseline is 70 and my weight is good, but after a year of "trying" we have no baby... so I was going to talk to my doctor about it, but after reading this post today, I figured I would throw it out there and see...
Thank you all
 

SarahJean1976

New member
My boyfriend and I have been having this conversation for the last few months and I am curious if any of you had to take anything to become pregnant... I am 32 and my baseline is 70 and my weight is good, but after a year of "trying" we have no baby... so I was going to talk to my doctor about it, but after reading this post today, I figured I would throw it out there and see...
Thank you all
 

SarahJean1976

New member
My boyfriend and I have been having this conversation for the last few months and I am curious if any of you had to take anything to become pregnant... I am 32 and my baseline is 70 and my weight is good, but after a year of "trying" we have no baby... so I was going to talk to my doctor about it, but after reading this post today, I figured I would throw it out there and see...
<br />Thank you all
 

Transplantmommy

New member
Hi Kathryn....I have been "romantically" involved with my husband since I was 18. We never used any birth control and we also never used any form of IVF. I was told that I needed a double lung and liver transplant in November of 2004 and I thought that all hope to have a child was lost. I was 23 at the time. Well, I started my transplant evaluations in June of 2005 and July 31, 2005 I took a pregnancy test because I had missed my period two months in a row. Missing one was usual for me but missing two was not. I thought that I would take the test to just get that out of the way before I went to the doctor to find out if something was wrong. Maybe I was getting to sick to have my period? Well, that wasn't the case...I was not having my period because I was pregnant! It was a complete shock because I didn't think that it would happen. But boy did it happen at the right time! I was told by all of my doctors not to go through with the pregnancy, but know my chances of not having another chance to be a mother, I decided to keep on going with the pregnancy. I had about 40% FEV1 when I got pregnant and all of the doctors were really worried.

It was decided that since I was going through the pregnancy, I would see the doctors very often and I would not go full term with the baby. I was fine with that, I just wanted to give it my best try. Well, Brady was taken by c-section when I was 33 weeks along and he did wonderfully! He is now almost 3...will be in 10 days! I did well with the pregnancy other than the normal lung infections. I started up my transplant evaluations again after Brady was born and I got the transplants a year and 3 weeks after Brady was born.

Anyway, the point of my rambling is....doctors don't know everything, but neither do any of us. We can only go by the way that we feel and I wanted to be a mother just like you do. I am very happy with the decisions that I made and now my doctors are happy for me too. I wish you all the luck in your journey to motherhood and if it is meant to happen....it will.
 

Transplantmommy

New member
Hi Kathryn....I have been "romantically" involved with my husband since I was 18. We never used any birth control and we also never used any form of IVF. I was told that I needed a double lung and liver transplant in November of 2004 and I thought that all hope to have a child was lost. I was 23 at the time. Well, I started my transplant evaluations in June of 2005 and July 31, 2005 I took a pregnancy test because I had missed my period two months in a row. Missing one was usual for me but missing two was not. I thought that I would take the test to just get that out of the way before I went to the doctor to find out if something was wrong. Maybe I was getting to sick to have my period? Well, that wasn't the case...I was not having my period because I was pregnant! It was a complete shock because I didn't think that it would happen. But boy did it happen at the right time! I was told by all of my doctors not to go through with the pregnancy, but know my chances of not having another chance to be a mother, I decided to keep on going with the pregnancy. I had about 40% FEV1 when I got pregnant and all of the doctors were really worried.

It was decided that since I was going through the pregnancy, I would see the doctors very often and I would not go full term with the baby. I was fine with that, I just wanted to give it my best try. Well, Brady was taken by c-section when I was 33 weeks along and he did wonderfully! He is now almost 3...will be in 10 days! I did well with the pregnancy other than the normal lung infections. I started up my transplant evaluations again after Brady was born and I got the transplants a year and 3 weeks after Brady was born.

Anyway, the point of my rambling is....doctors don't know everything, but neither do any of us. We can only go by the way that we feel and I wanted to be a mother just like you do. I am very happy with the decisions that I made and now my doctors are happy for me too. I wish you all the luck in your journey to motherhood and if it is meant to happen....it will.
 

Transplantmommy

New member
Hi Kathryn....I have been "romantically" involved with my husband since I was 18. We never used any birth control and we also never used any form of IVF. I was told that I needed a double lung and liver transplant in November of 2004 and I thought that all hope to have a child was lost. I was 23 at the time. Well, I started my transplant evaluations in June of 2005 and July 31, 2005 I took a pregnancy test because I had missed my period two months in a row. Missing one was usual for me but missing two was not. I thought that I would take the test to just get that out of the way before I went to the doctor to find out if something was wrong. Maybe I was getting to sick to have my period? Well, that wasn't the case...I was not having my period because I was pregnant! It was a complete shock because I didn't think that it would happen. But boy did it happen at the right time! I was told by all of my doctors not to go through with the pregnancy, but know my chances of not having another chance to be a mother, I decided to keep on going with the pregnancy. I had about 40% FEV1 when I got pregnant and all of the doctors were really worried.

It was decided that since I was going through the pregnancy, I would see the doctors very often and I would not go full term with the baby. I was fine with that, I just wanted to give it my best try. Well, Brady was taken by c-section when I was 33 weeks along and he did wonderfully! He is now almost 3...will be in 10 days! I did well with the pregnancy other than the normal lung infections. I started up my transplant evaluations again after Brady was born and I got the transplants a year and 3 weeks after Brady was born.

Anyway, the point of my rambling is....doctors don't know everything, but neither do any of us. We can only go by the way that we feel and I wanted to be a mother just like you do. I am very happy with the decisions that I made and now my doctors are happy for me too. I wish you all the luck in your journey to motherhood and if it is meant to happen....it will.
 

Transplantmommy

New member
Hi Kathryn....I have been "romantically" involved with my husband since I was 18. We never used any birth control and we also never used any form of IVF. I was told that I needed a double lung and liver transplant in November of 2004 and I thought that all hope to have a child was lost. I was 23 at the time. Well, I started my transplant evaluations in June of 2005 and July 31, 2005 I took a pregnancy test because I had missed my period two months in a row. Missing one was usual for me but missing two was not. I thought that I would take the test to just get that out of the way before I went to the doctor to find out if something was wrong. Maybe I was getting to sick to have my period? Well, that wasn't the case...I was not having my period because I was pregnant! It was a complete shock because I didn't think that it would happen. But boy did it happen at the right time! I was told by all of my doctors not to go through with the pregnancy, but know my chances of not having another chance to be a mother, I decided to keep on going with the pregnancy. I had about 40% FEV1 when I got pregnant and all of the doctors were really worried.

It was decided that since I was going through the pregnancy, I would see the doctors very often and I would not go full term with the baby. I was fine with that, I just wanted to give it my best try. Well, Brady was taken by c-section when I was 33 weeks along and he did wonderfully! He is now almost 3...will be in 10 days! I did well with the pregnancy other than the normal lung infections. I started up my transplant evaluations again after Brady was born and I got the transplants a year and 3 weeks after Brady was born.

Anyway, the point of my rambling is....doctors don't know everything, but neither do any of us. We can only go by the way that we feel and I wanted to be a mother just like you do. I am very happy with the decisions that I made and now my doctors are happy for me too. I wish you all the luck in your journey to motherhood and if it is meant to happen....it will.
 

Transplantmommy

New member
Hi Kathryn....I have been "romantically" involved with my husband since I was 18. We never used any birth control and we also never used any form of IVF. I was told that I needed a double lung and liver transplant in November of 2004 and I thought that all hope to have a child was lost. I was 23 at the time. Well, I started my transplant evaluations in June of 2005 and July 31, 2005 I took a pregnancy test because I had missed my period two months in a row. Missing one was usual for me but missing two was not. I thought that I would take the test to just get that out of the way before I went to the doctor to find out if something was wrong. Maybe I was getting to sick to have my period? Well, that wasn't the case...I was not having my period because I was pregnant! It was a complete shock because I didn't think that it would happen. But boy did it happen at the right time! I was told by all of my doctors not to go through with the pregnancy, but know my chances of not having another chance to be a mother, I decided to keep on going with the pregnancy. I had about 40% FEV1 when I got pregnant and all of the doctors were really worried.
<br />
<br />It was decided that since I was going through the pregnancy, I would see the doctors very often and I would not go full term with the baby. I was fine with that, I just wanted to give it my best try. Well, Brady was taken by c-section when I was 33 weeks along and he did wonderfully! He is now almost 3...will be in 10 days! I did well with the pregnancy other than the normal lung infections. I started up my transplant evaluations again after Brady was born and I got the transplants a year and 3 weeks after Brady was born.
<br />
<br />Anyway, the point of my rambling is....doctors don't know everything, but neither do any of us. We can only go by the way that we feel and I wanted to be a mother just like you do. I am very happy with the decisions that I made and now my doctors are happy for me too. I wish you all the luck in your journey to motherhood and if it is meant to happen....it will.
 
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