Hi Vanessa,
I am completely in the same situation as you. I have a 4 year old girl. (who will be 5 in March) She is the best thing that ever happened to me. But having her and carrying her were the worst 9 months of my life. Prior to getting pregnant i felt wonderful but i was on no meds which i am sure that is why i was soo sick when i was pregnant because i had not prepared my body before getting pregnant. Well, i was in and out of the hospital. My rib muscles kept popping because of all the coughing i was doing. That was the reason the doctor gave me for the severe pain on my sides of my ribs. The non-stop coughing was the kind that makes you bring up everything in your stomach. I did not have a CF team looking out for me either during that time in my life either. I did not end up with my current CF doctor until after my pregnancy. I think i had the worst pregnancy ever because i was not preprared physically or emotionally. My support system was just my mother. I was married to my daughter's father but he was not in the picture. He lived at work and did not care to much about me to even ask how i was doing.
Overall, my pregnancy was horrible but i thank God for going through it because i have a wonderful little girl that will put a smile on my face every day. But when my daughter turned 1 i had my tubes tied. I felt that i could not go through that again. And i asked the doctor if i took care of myself and took my meds if my next pregnancy would be better and he told me that no one can say for sure how it would be. So I tied my tubes...
Three years later i still wonder if i made the right choice because i do wish i could have one more. But the days when i start getting a flare up with my CF or when my daughter tells me she does not want me going to the doctor because i will stay there, I feel I made the best choice in the world.
Vanessa you have that one that will put the smile on your face and you can dedicate your time to him. (and yourself of course)!!!
I wish you the best and only you know if you made the right choice.
I am completely in the same situation as you. I have a 4 year old girl. (who will be 5 in March) She is the best thing that ever happened to me. But having her and carrying her were the worst 9 months of my life. Prior to getting pregnant i felt wonderful but i was on no meds which i am sure that is why i was soo sick when i was pregnant because i had not prepared my body before getting pregnant. Well, i was in and out of the hospital. My rib muscles kept popping because of all the coughing i was doing. That was the reason the doctor gave me for the severe pain on my sides of my ribs. The non-stop coughing was the kind that makes you bring up everything in your stomach. I did not have a CF team looking out for me either during that time in my life either. I did not end up with my current CF doctor until after my pregnancy. I think i had the worst pregnancy ever because i was not preprared physically or emotionally. My support system was just my mother. I was married to my daughter's father but he was not in the picture. He lived at work and did not care to much about me to even ask how i was doing.
Overall, my pregnancy was horrible but i thank God for going through it because i have a wonderful little girl that will put a smile on my face every day. But when my daughter turned 1 i had my tubes tied. I felt that i could not go through that again. And i asked the doctor if i took care of myself and took my meds if my next pregnancy would be better and he told me that no one can say for sure how it would be. So I tied my tubes...
Three years later i still wonder if i made the right choice because i do wish i could have one more. But the days when i start getting a flare up with my CF or when my daughter tells me she does not want me going to the doctor because i will stay there, I feel I made the best choice in the world.
Vanessa you have that one that will put the smile on your face and you can dedicate your time to him. (and yourself of course)!!!
I wish you the best and only you know if you made the right choice.