Enough after one, well, make that two!
Posted: Mar 01, 2005 12:59 am
Hello,
During my first HG pregnancy I would grab my husband by the shoulders and tell him in a very matter of fact way that this would be our first and and only child and that he had better start coming to terms with that. I was so miserable and couldn't entertain the thought for even a second of going through another HG pregnancy.
After our beautiful baby girl was born, we didn't really do much as far as contraception was concerned as our first child was an IVF baby, and so we didn't think we needed to be very cautious. Then one day, when Rachel was about 10 months old, I woke up feeling very nauseous. My period was late, but that was normal for me. It was the nausea that got me very worried. My husband thought I was crazy for doing a pregnancy test, but I recognised that nausea. Sure enough, I was pregnant again. Sure enough, I got HG again.
When our beautiful Jessica was born by c-section I had a tubal ligation. At the time, I couldn't have been more pleased to have the TL done. I know I made the right decision but sometimes I feel some regret. Sometimes I hate that fact that HG made me so happy to be sterilized. Sometimes I think to myself that if I was 10 years younger (36 when Jessica was born), and if I had some family around to help me (they're all in Canada and I'm in Australia), then maybe I could have gone through it all again. Sometimes I think that if I didn't get HG at all I'd love to have a third child. Then I become angry over the whole HG thing. That's when I become envious of women who have much easier pregnancies. Then I hear of people who have suffered much worse than I did with their pregnancies. Then I realize how happy I am with my two beautiful girls and I'm thankful that they're both healthy. It's all so complicated.
Sterilization can be such a complex issue evoking a lot of conflicting emotions. I guess everyone has to do what they think is the best choice for their own situation. Wow, HG can sure complicate our lives!
JudyC
During my first HG pregnancy I would grab my husband by the shoulders and tell him in a very matter of fact way that this would be our first and and only child and that he had better start coming to terms with that. I was so miserable and couldn't entertain the thought for even a second of going through another HG pregnancy.
After our beautiful baby girl was born, we didn't really do much as far as contraception was concerned as our first child was an IVF baby, and so we didn't think we needed to be very cautious. Then one day, when Rachel was about 10 months old, I woke up feeling very nauseous. My period was late, but that was normal for me. It was the nausea that got me very worried. My husband thought I was crazy for doing a pregnancy test, but I recognised that nausea. Sure enough, I was pregnant again. Sure enough, I got HG again.
When our beautiful Jessica was born by c-section I had a tubal ligation. At the time, I couldn't have been more pleased to have the TL done. I know I made the right decision but sometimes I feel some regret. Sometimes I hate that fact that HG made me so happy to be sterilized. Sometimes I think to myself that if I was 10 years younger (36 when Jessica was born), and if I had some family around to help me (they're all in Canada and I'm in Australia), then maybe I could have gone through it all again. Sometimes I think that if I didn't get HG at all I'd love to have a third child. Then I become angry over the whole HG thing. That's when I become envious of women who have much easier pregnancies. Then I hear of people who have suffered much worse than I did with their pregnancies. Then I realize how happy I am with my two beautiful girls and I'm thankful that they're both healthy. It's all so complicated.
Sterilization can be such a complex issue evoking a lot of conflicting emotions. I guess everyone has to do what they think is the best choice for their own situation. Wow, HG can sure complicate our lives!
JudyC