I've Been Hyperventilating for Three Hours..***update pg 6***

[gypsygirl1421]

Congratulations! I hope everything works out. If it is going to be to much though, do consider there women out there that would love to have a baby and can't. I watched my best friend go through every fertility treatment known to mankind more then once only to see her lose the baby after 2 months. She weighs about 120 pounds, doesn't smoke or drink and jogs all the time. She finally found a woman who had three older kids and was living paycheck to paycheck and was able to adopt her unborn baby. When the baby was born my friend was able to see the mother and they just hugged and cried, and cried. My friend told her that finding her was a miracle and she had made her dreams come true. She gives thanks every sunday at church that there was someone out there who would give up a child so she could experience motherhood.

 

[GwenFarms]

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Oh no, its not that desperate of a situation. It was just a huge shock, but now that its sinking in I'm starting to see the joy in it and am getting pretty excited. I'm going through some baby clothes now to clean out our spare room. I guess its going to be a nursery now instead of a storage room

Its very small, almost like a big closet, but like that guy in that commercial says a baby ain't much bigger than a canned ham, so I guess the little one will fit in there until we can do some renovations.

Dh is talking about building onto the house already! I told him to slow down, we just found out last night, lets deal with the little things first

The spare room will be fine for a little nursery. Guys get in such a hurry. This is the fourth one, you'd think by now he'd realize its gonna be a while before it actually gets here!

 

[tmk]

I think planning things ahead in your life is a smart way to live.
It's good to plan things so you will have an idea how to handle it when the time comes.

I gave birth to a healthy girl exactly when we "planned".
Then a boy after that, again, exactly when we wanted.
We "planned" to have another baby when the older two became school age --Another "smart plan" so I could work all the way till I have a baby and we only have to pay daycare for one baby when I go back to work.
Three was enough. Our plan was perfect.

So of course we got pregnant when we "planned".
And five months later, my doctor surprized us with the news that we were having twin boys and I almost fell out of the hospital bed!!

That wan't our plan!!

LOL

After bed bound pregnancy and double daycare and almost eight years later, I can tell you, once again we were taught in a magical way that God always have better plans for us after all

LOTS of blessings

 

[ams3651]

My 5 year old son has special needs and right now goes to a special kindergarden, he is intellectually about 3- 3 1/2. He is my youngest and my last, his dad didnt want us to have him because he is a bit older than me but I told him I wanted him and if he didnt like it he could go, he didnt thank god. But now that I have gotten over having grand expectations for him and accepted him for who he is, I wonder about having another child. I think mentally it would help me to see that child succeed where my son cant. But I also only have 2 children. I made the decision to keep my baby because I knew if I were alone my friends and family would be there for me, we didnt know at the time what a challenge I had ahead of me. I heard alot from some of my family, got alot of grief but when they see that baby they forget.

 

[Tutter]

I couldn't wait to come in this evening and read. I was thrilled to see you feeling a little better!

I'll keep coming in and seeing how things are going!

 

[rebecca10782]

I am going to cry! Everyone on this site is so supportive. I love to see caring people in this world. I have absolutely no experience in this area. I am 25 years old and basically have a blessed life, but I just have to tell you to try your hardest to keep your faith. This baby is a gift from God and I am certian the moment you see its face you will never forget that. I just recently became a great aunt to two babies and not even being their mother I cried just seeing their faces. I think we girls can all relate to that

I do have a 26 year old newphew that was just dianosed with a brain tumor. They took part of it out, but it was to risky to take it all out because its spread in a star shape all over the brain. They are doing chemotherapy now. I just can't even let my mind go to worst curcumstance, but I deal with fear by going completely numb to every emotion and going into complete denial to any other outcome but the best. Right now I am just thanking God he is alive after brain surgery. He has an amazing attitude and great friends and family.

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Congrats! I would love to have another child

. But I can't, not sure why. But I have 3 that I love very much. And you will learn to love this unborn child along with the others.

I know all to well about MIL's. My opinion is that if alot of the MIL's would mind their own business, the divorce rate would fall. I have one that said "that's just what you need, another child". Man, I could've, well I didn't. We haven't talked but once in two years.

She's the one missing out, not us. Overlook what your MIL has to say, and pay no mind to what others talk about, because God has giving you a blessing from above and He loves you. When the rest of the world walks out, He been there the whole time.

If you need encouragement, hug your other children and remember the joy that you still have when remembering the you found out you were pregnant and the day they were born. Also get closer to you spouse and love them more. This is a joyous time. Come together as a family and draw closer to one another.

Prayers are being sent your way.


P.S. you can't have to many kids....One of the many missionaries ou church supports has 14 kids. I bet her MIL learned to keep her mouth shut.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

I don't want to rain on the parade, but have you confirmed your pregnancy with your doctor yet? There's no sense worrying about something until it is a proven fact, and the home kits don't always work perfectly due to various factors. I would hie thee hence to the doctor for a reliable test, THEN worry/celebrate as needed.

Does your husband or significant other know he's a father?

 

[tiffanyh]

THe preg test on teh market are SO reliable now. When I was preg, both doctor on each pregnancy told me not to come in to confirm it right away, that is a OTC test told me I was, then I was!

This might be the best thing for Bethany. This may be her gift more than yours!

 

[TheMartianChick]

Congratulations on the new baby! I tend to remember the stories that people tell me because they usually end up being relevant to someone else within a very short period of time.

A co-worker told me a story last week about her relative. The relative is a single parent of one child who lives with her extended family. She has a son with developmental delays. However, the son doesn't seem to know that he has delays... He spends all of his time trying to keep up with the other children in this extended family. He is nowhere near as "delayed" as the doctor's thought that he'd be. He plays with kids who are a little younger than he is but his motor skills are improving as a result of the daily exercise that he gets. His workout is designed by his 3 and 4 year old cousins.Being around other children has been the best thing for him!

Enjoy your blessing...The baby might just make things easier for you by helping your daughter to become more independent. Besides, it is so much fun to get things ready for a new baby!