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do any clinics allow PGD with mini-IVF? I thought it was usually not done together.
04 Jan 2011 3:33 PM
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before peer influence boys like sparkly things and tiaras and dancing as much as girls.
28 Oct 2010 9:26 PM
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I've been following your blog Seegal and I'm sorry things aren't working out the way you'd planned. You're in my prayers. I'm not ready to make a commitment to adopt yet, but I'll pm you for advice if we reach that point.
24 Oct 2010 3:49 AM
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Great post! My sons are almost 2 and 7 and I could have written this myself. When the GD pain is raw it's impossible to think you'll ever reach acceptance, but I'm proof that you can. I still wish I had had a daughter but it doesn't consume my life anymore. I don't come on much anymore because like you this board can make my GD flare up but it's nice to see you're doing better Melpomene.
22 Oct 2010 9:40 PM
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I'm not an expert but she doesn't appear to have facial features of FAS. She has a defined philtrum and from what I can tell eye shape and ear placement look typical. It's a shame you can't get more medical information before you commit.
20 Oct 2010 5:23 AM
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Is it Tasha on Reece's Rainbow? She is so cute. I am in love with Marissa and also can't get her out of my mind. I wish I could take the plunge and do it. Maybe remind your husband that adoption is a lengthy process and your son may be over 1 by the time you actually bring her home. The costs are high, but it's cheap compared to the long-term costs of raising a child. No matter how children come ...
18 Oct 2010 9:36 PM
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The thing is the majority of these "comments" are not even aimed at the moms with PP themselves. The advantages of same gender siblings are usually mentioned in discussions when someone is sad about having their second boy or second girl. It's not bashing. Just like if I post to someone with GD over having a boy about how awesome boys are I am not bashing girls. And I don't understand why you ...
17 Oct 2010 5:58 PM
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[quote user="daisy1"][quote user="MySaga"]
[quote user="Melpomene"]
I agree with some of the other posters.
If someone writes a post when they DO NOT have GD complaining that people have made them feel bad about have a PP. ......
THis person wants affirmation that she has the perfect family. ANd in my oppinion just has nothing better to do then complain about something that really holds no ...
16 Oct 2010 8:58 PM
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Posts like this confuse the hell out of me. Are people looking for further affirmation that all of us with GD are jealous of their perfect PP families or something? Maybe I'm being bitter here but when I see a post like this all I can think is the poster wants to say look at me and my perfect family. If you are happy with your family makeup then go out and enjoy your family instead of moaning th...
16 Oct 2010 4:55 AM
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30K is par for the course sadly. Foster care is an affordable option but comes with its own host of challenges.
22 Sep 2010 8:16 PM
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I think you can fully recover. It isn't that I never think about wanting a girl anymore but I'm not sad to have the boys or jealous everytime somebody has a girl. I didnt get counseling. Just time and a strong will to get over it and be happy with my life and children. It is a good life and now the hormones are gone I can see how illogical I was being.
15 Sep 2010 6:07 AM
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I hope I'm not stealing the thread here, but what about a low bmi? My bmi is around 18 which is just under the normal mark. I eat healthy with a lot of good fats and exercise lots. I was able to conceive both my kids at this weight and haven't had any miscarriages Would gaining weight help improve my chances if I were to do IVF?
14 Sep 2010 10:40 PM
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You don't owe anyone an explanation. U could simply tell people you decided that 2 was just right for your family. People change their minds about number of children all the time so everyone may not be as shocked as u think.
13 Sep 2010 6:17 AM
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Being honest- scan looked like a boy to me but it was 14 weeks and I wouldn't call any 14 week scan definite.
10 Sep 2010 6:37 PM
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Maybe you should go in for a private scan so you can at least put it to rest.
10 Sep 2010 2:28 AM
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No we won't try again. As much as I want a girl I'd rather have the 2 boys and the life I want instead of 3 kids.
08 Sep 2010 9:42 PM
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Don't think faith has anything to do with your children's gender. 2 of the most faithful couples I know have 4+ of all the same gender. Many religious people experience miscarriage, infertility, and other heartbreaks. Many a-holes seem to have great lives. We just can't understand His plan and you'll drive yourself crazy trying to.
03 Sep 2010 11:17 PM
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I think the majority of people have some preference. For some it "oh darn, I really wanted a girl. Oh well!" for others it's crying at the ultrasound and feeling sad the rest of their pregancy and then getting over it and for others it becomes an obsession where they're willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for high tech, or have as many kids as it takes even though they don't want more, or ...
01 Sep 2010 6:01 PM
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I also want to add that if things like this set you off then you should avoid looking at them. Every once in a while I'll see an article about boys or girls or parenting that I know I'm better off not reading so I'll skip it. I personally didn't find the quotes that bad at all. There were many loving ones in the boy section like Maya Angelou's. The negative ones were meant in a jokey manner which ...
01 Sep 2010 3:06 PM
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[quote user="JJ89"]Don't look at the quotes seperating and stereotyping boys and girls..you look at your children and admire them for who they are..don't bother what other people say because more than 50% of the people in this world can easily be nominated for the title of "stupidity".
Lewis Carroll"I am fond of children... except boys." [/quote]
Many believe he was a pedophile. Him liking lit...
01 Sep 2010 2:32 PM
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Just out of curiosity if someone was doing IVF how far in advance would it make sense to start the special supplements and fertility diet?
27 Aug 2010 6:56 PM
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If you find another family for your child how is that different from adoption? I don't know anywhere you could find parents other than advertising privately or through an adoption agency and legally it would be the same as adoption since the child would not be genetically related to the parents.
27 Aug 2010 6:43 PM
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Or maybe they had an opposite because even if swaying works at all it doesn't work 100% of the time. Plus no one has a perfect sway. Some are closer to perfect than others, but even Tamara admits her sway wasn't flawless. If you go into it thinking the only way you are likely to end up with an opposite is if you mess up you should rethink things.
I wholeheartedly second what Stellaluna said...
26 Aug 2010 7:06 PM
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I think it is pretty much all 50/50 or close so I would guess about half of those who start with BBG and have a fourth child have BBGG and half have BBGB
26 Aug 2010 6:51 PM
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I understand what you're saying but at the same time there are some posters who have been so sad for so long you want to help them. I know too well there is no quick fix to GD. I also know the OP was considering high tech for a while so I wasn't just pulling that out of my butt. I have been where she is and while I don't regret my child I recognize that I should have made a different decision so I...
12 Aug 2010 9:41 PM
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