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y first two went great. Super easy short labors. Too quick for pain medication even. First,with my third preg I got a call that there was a chance he had Down's. The risk from the amnio was bigger than the risk that he had Down's. So--we did not find out. Going the whole pregnacy without knowing if your baby had downs was bad enough. Then I almost had him at 20 weeks. Spent 6 days in the hospital. Got an operation to stitch up my cervix. Spent the rest of the pregnacy on modified bed rest. (bed rest but you can go to store or out some). Had to get an ultrasound 2 times a week for the rest of the pregnacy. Finally, it was time to have the baby. I got induced. Nothing progresses at all until they broke my water. I had him in 20 minutes after that. I got an epidural put in while I was like 9 cm dialated. Then I had a reaction to the epidural and passed out. They gave me epinephrine. Then I had the baby. The epidural started working about 10 minutes AFTER I had him. Now I have a healthy 23 month old. No Downs. Everthing turned out fine but it was not a good pregnacy. Wow I don't know if I'll have a forth. 
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  | Posted Feb 8th, 2008 at 8:21PM Men are wimps. No way in the world can we endure the same pain. +4 nods   |
 | Posted Feb 17th, 2008 at 10:34AM, last updated Feb 17th, 2008 at 10:34AM Yes, my son is so smart and I am so thankful. We were going to keep him even if he had Downs and then if he were a Downs baby born when he was 15 oz (his weight when I almost had him) you could only imagine how messed up he would be. I am so lucky he is perfect to me. |
 | Posted Aug 29th, 2008 at 11:56AM thank goodness! i have a child with a disability and its not a happy thing to live through. so glad all of y'all are healthy! |
 | Posted Sep 15th, 2008 at 10:55AM Thank goodness that everything worked out for both of you. That was a long experience! Enjoy your son! |
 Feeling blah | Posted Sep 12th, 2009 at 8:50PM Congrats :) I'm so glad everything worked out! |
 Feeling okay | Posted Sep 15th, 2009 at 6:27PM wow, im glad you & your baby turned out great! my mom had me at 41 back in 1988 & the doctors told her that i was most likely a Downs baby. they were wrong. & she was worried that she would lose me because she had miscarried 3 before me. she was wrong too. :D funny how things work out, isnt it? |
 Feeling tired | Posted Nov 10th, 2009 at 7:58AM wow thank you for sharing and i'm so glad that you have a healthy child....... |
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