When you thought about having children what did you do?

[Emily65Roses]

Amy doesn't hold herself back at all. I think it's actually funny you would say that. She's one of the last people I'd say that about.

As for me, I can't have kids anyway. I had a hysterectomy when I was 18. Mike (my fiance) and I have talked about it many times. We figure come time, we'll either go for IVF and surrogacy (I still have my ovaries), or adoption. Don't know which. And actually, as time goes by, we've also decided the children thing is less of an option than we thought. We won't have the energy or patience to deal with a child full time (and as we all now, they <b>are</b> a full time job). Even if you don't consider dying early a problem, a lot gets in the way in CF care, and I don't want all of our time to be taken up doing that when we have a child we should be caring for. So we'll see how it goes (we've decided to go with the flow, maybe we'll try for a kid if I have a lung tx and do well), but it looks like kids are out.

I'm with Lauren though. I don't understand why people think couples are only a family if you add kids. When Mike and I get married, we'll be our own family, just the two of us. And that's fine by me.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Amy doesn't hold herself back at all. I think it's actually funny you would say that. She's one of the last people I'd say that about.

As for me, I can't have kids anyway. I had a hysterectomy when I was 18. Mike (my fiance) and I have talked about it many times. We figure come time, we'll either go for IVF and surrogacy (I still have my ovaries), or adoption. Don't know which. And actually, as time goes by, we've also decided the children thing is less of an option than we thought. We won't have the energy or patience to deal with a child full time (and as we all now, they <b>are</b> a full time job). Even if you don't consider dying early a problem, a lot gets in the way in CF care, and I don't want all of our time to be taken up doing that when we have a child we should be caring for. So we'll see how it goes (we've decided to go with the flow, maybe we'll try for a kid if I have a lung tx and do well), but it looks like kids are out.

I'm with Lauren though. I don't understand why people think couples are only a family if you add kids. When Mike and I get married, we'll be our own family, just the two of us. And that's fine by me.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Amy doesn't hold herself back at all. I think it's actually funny you would say that. She's one of the last people I'd say that about.

As for me, I can't have kids anyway. I had a hysterectomy when I was 18. Mike (my fiance) and I have talked about it many times. We figure come time, we'll either go for IVF and surrogacy (I still have my ovaries), or adoption. Don't know which. And actually, as time goes by, we've also decided the children thing is less of an option than we thought. We won't have the energy or patience to deal with a child full time (and as we all now, they <b>are</b> a full time job). Even if you don't consider dying early a problem, a lot gets in the way in CF care, and I don't want all of our time to be taken up doing that when we have a child we should be caring for. So we'll see how it goes (we've decided to go with the flow, maybe we'll try for a kid if I have a lung tx and do well), but it looks like kids are out.

I'm with Lauren though. I don't understand why people think couples are only a family if you add kids. When Mike and I get married, we'll be our own family, just the two of us. And that's fine by me.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Amy doesn't hold herself back at all. I think it's actually funny you would say that. She's one of the last people I'd say that about.

As for me, I can't have kids anyway. I had a hysterectomy when I was 18. Mike (my fiance) and I have talked about it many times. We figure come time, we'll either go for IVF and surrogacy (I still have my ovaries), or adoption. Don't know which. And actually, as time goes by, we've also decided the children thing is less of an option than we thought. We won't have the energy or patience to deal with a child full time (and as we all now, they <b>are</b> a full time job). Even if you don't consider dying early a problem, a lot gets in the way in CF care, and I don't want all of our time to be taken up doing that when we have a child we should be caring for. So we'll see how it goes (we've decided to go with the flow, maybe we'll try for a kid if I have a lung tx and do well), but it looks like kids are out.

I'm with Lauren though. I don't understand why people think couples are only a family if you add kids. When Mike and I get married, we'll be our own family, just the two of us. And that's fine by me.

 

[amysmom]

BLONDELAWYER: thinking about adopting an older child in foster care is such an incredibly loving, selfless and generous thing to do! That is one of the most impressive things I've heard in a long time.


It seems to me that this is the real definition of someone with high moral character and someone who, however painful, makes a decision not to hurt an innocent child (because of CF) and is willing to take on a child that no one wants and give him a loving home.


I hope I would do something with that much integrity if the situation came up.

 

[amysmom]

BLONDELAWYER: thinking about adopting an older child in foster care is such an incredibly loving, selfless and generous thing to do! That is one of the most impressive things I've heard in a long time.


It seems to me that this is the real definition of someone with high moral character and someone who, however painful, makes a decision not to hurt an innocent child (because of CF) and is willing to take on a child that no one wants and give him a loving home.


I hope I would do something with that much integrity if the situation came up.

 

[amysmom]

BLONDELAWYER: thinking about adopting an older child in foster care is such an incredibly loving, selfless and generous thing to do! That is one of the most impressive things I've heard in a long time.


It seems to me that this is the real definition of someone with high moral character and someone who, however painful, makes a decision not to hurt an innocent child (because of CF) and is willing to take on a child that no one wants and give him a loving home.


I hope I would do something with that much integrity if the situation came up.

 

[amysmom]

BLONDELAWYER: thinking about adopting an older child in foster care is such an incredibly loving, selfless and generous thing to do! That is one of the most impressive things I've heard in a long time.


It seems to me that this is the real definition of someone with high moral character and someone who, however painful, makes a decision not to hurt an innocent child (because of CF) and is willing to take on a child that no one wants and give him a loving home.


I hope I would do something with that much integrity if the situation came up.

 

[amysmom]

BLONDELAWYER: thinking about adopting an older child in foster care is such an incredibly loving, selfless and generous thing to do! That is one of the most impressive things I've heard in a long time.


It seems to me that this is the real definition of someone with high moral character and someone who, however painful, makes a decision not to hurt an innocent child (because of CF) and is willing to take on a child that no one wants and give him a loving home.


I hope I would do something with that much integrity if the situation came up.

 

[amysmom]

BLONDELAWYER: thinking about adopting an older child in foster care is such an incredibly loving, selfless and generous thing to do! That is one of the most impressive things I've heard in a long time.


It seems to me that this is the real definition of someone with high moral character and someone who, however painful, makes a decision not to hurt an innocent child (because of CF) and is willing to take on a child that no one wants and give him a loving home.


I hope I would do something with that much integrity if the situation came up.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Oh I forgot to add... if Mike and I do have natural children (via IVF and surrogacy), it will only be after he tests negative for CF genes (and only in a full panel). Chances are we won't go that route, but I wanted to make sure to add tat if we do, it'll only be with CF testing.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Oh I forgot to add... if Mike and I do have natural children (via IVF and surrogacy), it will only be after he tests negative for CF genes (and only in a full panel). Chances are we won't go that route, but I wanted to make sure to add tat if we do, it'll only be with CF testing.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Oh I forgot to add... if Mike and I do have natural children (via IVF and surrogacy), it will only be after he tests negative for CF genes (and only in a full panel). Chances are we won't go that route, but I wanted to make sure to add tat if we do, it'll only be with CF testing.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Oh I forgot to add... if Mike and I do have natural children (via IVF and surrogacy), it will only be after he tests negative for CF genes (and only in a full panel). Chances are we won't go that route, but I wanted to make sure to add tat if we do, it'll only be with CF testing.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Oh I forgot to add... if Mike and I do have natural children (via IVF and surrogacy), it will only be after he tests negative for CF genes (and only in a full panel). Chances are we won't go that route, but I wanted to make sure to add tat if we do, it'll only be with CF testing.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Oh I forgot to add... if Mike and I do have natural children (via IVF and surrogacy), it will only be after he tests negative for CF genes (and only in a full panel). Chances are we won't go that route, but I wanted to make sure to add tat if we do, it'll only be with CF testing.

 

[princessjdc]

Right after my husband and I got marrried he got tested and he tested negative(not a carrier). We are in the process of trying so if our kid was to be a carrier then I would tell him/her about it and pretty much tell her/him about the disease its self. I dont know what the Ambry test consists of. All I know is they took blood work to see if my hubby was a carrier or not.

 

[princessjdc]

Right after my husband and I got marrried he got tested and he tested negative(not a carrier). We are in the process of trying so if our kid was to be a carrier then I would tell him/her about it and pretty much tell her/him about the disease its self. I dont know what the Ambry test consists of. All I know is they took blood work to see if my hubby was a carrier or not.

 

[princessjdc]

Right after my husband and I got marrried he got tested and he tested negative(not a carrier). We are in the process of trying so if our kid was to be a carrier then I would tell him/her about it and pretty much tell her/him about the disease its self. I dont know what the Ambry test consists of. All I know is they took blood work to see if my hubby was a carrier or not.

 

[princessjdc]

Right after my husband and I got marrried he got tested and he tested negative(not a carrier). We are in the process of trying so if our kid was to be a carrier then I would tell him/her about it and pretty much tell her/him about the disease its self. I dont know what the Ambry test consists of. All I know is they took blood work to see if my hubby was a carrier or not.