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April 2, 2001
Hey Ladies,
I wasn't going to post this week, but I have a story to tell. It really gave me insight and helped to put into perspective all of this angst I have about getting pregnant.
First of all, my best friend from childhood is getting ready to have her second child tomorrow. Wow! They are inducing her and she is very excited, as we all are. This will be another boy, and brother to her two year-old. She and I were talking the other night about everything and she was saying that she's nervous about being a mother of two. I jokingly said, "And you didn't think of this before?" She did not have any problems conceiving either child, but she has had more than her fair share of medical issues. C. has M.S, (Multiple Sclerosis) and has been battling with it for over six years now. It's a debilitating disease that has left her, at times, without sight, feeling, the ability to walk, and all sorts of other horrid problems. Thankfully she has been healthy for the last few years and didn't have trouble after her first son was born. I am keeping her in my prayers that all will go well tomorrow and that her good health will continue.
A second friend of ours just had a baby last week. Here is a story of perseverence. Shortly after getting married, this friend, E., and her husband quite inadvertantly ended up pg. Pretty soon they found out they were having twins, and the chaos began. E. had horrible morning sickness, to the point that she could keep nothing down and had to be fed through an IV. She was on full bedrest from the beginning of her pregnancy, and then went into premature labor at 20 wks. and delivered her twin boys, who died soon after birth. As you could imagine, this was devastating to them. When she got pg again some time later, we all thought everything would be okay as she was seeing specialists, but again she went into early labor, this time at 16 wks, and lost another baby. Could you imagine, giving birth to three children and losing them all? When we found out she was pg again over the summer, I thought, "Oh, the poor thing!" It sounds horrible, but all I could think of was that she was going to have this heartache all over again. I am happy to say that she had a wonderful pregnancy this time. Nobody knows why, the doctors think maybe b/c this one was a girl and the others were boys. She was on less bedrest than before and made it until one week before her due date. She had her darling daughter last week and they are all healthy and happy.
These two friends have been on my heart and in my prayers all weekend. I guess the reason I chose to share their stories is that they helped me realize that there are many heartaches involved in life. I know that many people have stories lke this, and the fact that these women (and others) have overcome such hard times makes me all the more hopeful that, in time, we all will have what we wish for.
Until then, I am so glad that we all have each other, because it sure makes this trip to parenthood a lot easier. Good luck and positive thoughts to all of you.
Laura
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