tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post2215229000849827606..comments2023-10-01T07:50:30.374-05:00Comments on It only hurts when I breathe!: 5 monthsHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602706939281669017noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-10907158220694812002009-06-27T00:22:19.487-05:002009-06-27T00:22:19.487-05:00thank you for your comment Heather, and I have se...thank you for your comment Heather, and I have sending you big hugs for now and all the hard times to comes.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095295770648504952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-77857687292155324802009-06-24T15:47:26.030-05:002009-06-24T15:47:26.030-05:00I lost my Sammy at home a little over two weeks ag...I lost my Sammy at home a little over two weeks ago. I was so upset to have to deliver him unexpectedly at home by myself, but reading about your little man being delivered by mail in a tupperware bowl makes me at least a bit grateful it happened that way. I'm so sorry for your loss. I am so broken, and your words encompass what I feel so well. Will we ever be normal again?Merrihttp://www.squidoo.com/pregnantwiththreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-6534654707510315662009-06-24T15:24:37.251-05:002009-06-24T15:24:37.251-05:00Holding you close today and always. Sending kisses...Holding you close today and always. Sending kisses to Logan.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-70655415223358832532009-06-24T14:20:37.094-05:002009-06-24T14:20:37.094-05:005 months. The blink of an eye and a whole lifetime...5 months. The blink of an eye and a whole lifetime.<br /><br />I find myself wishing I was <i>your</i> age these days Heather... goodness don't give up yet, 31 is YOUNG!<br /><br />I want to point you to this blog post, don't be put off by the over 40 aspect of it, there's a lot of interesting information on this site that quite frankly gives me hope that my own eggs aren't yet shrivelled and useless! <br /><br />http://infertility-fertility.blogspot.com/2009/04/egg-quality-determined-24-48-hours.htmlBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484695553612265127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-67139504327412557492009-06-24T12:17:08.633-05:002009-06-24T12:17:08.633-05:00Julie said it best. But, if it would help, I know ...Julie said it best. But, if it would help, I know a couple that had Sarah-Joy, with Downs, and a son without, 2 or 3 years later. <br /><br />And I will tell you that the notion of an expiry date takes my breath away.Mrs. Spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386820063407910064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-26257178467722736662009-06-24T07:30:00.302-05:002009-06-24T07:30:00.302-05:00Heather - thinking of you and Logan, especially on...Heather - thinking of you and Logan, especially on these extra difficult days.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569964047627902570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-82349991594922742022009-06-24T06:47:30.683-05:002009-06-24T06:47:30.683-05:00I think Julie is a wise woman. God speed...I think Julie is a wise woman. God speed...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306619273869164248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-77673212032139459442009-06-24T06:33:26.402-05:002009-06-24T06:33:26.402-05:00I do not believe that anyone is too old to have ba...I do not believe that anyone is too old to have babies at 31. Having a baby with Down syndrome doesn't mean that all your eggs will be affected by the extra chromosome. Age is only one of the factors that affect your eggs. Did you know that in 5% of cases the chromosomal defect comes from the man. I don't know how that fact is revealed.<br />Of all the children I personally know of with Down syndrome, only about 3 out of 12 have mothers who delivered them past 40. The stats are 80% of children born with Ds have mothers under 35 and more than 50% mothers are in their 20's.<br />I want to encourage you to not give up because of fear of another baby with Down syndrome. I know many parents who tell me that their little one with Ds is the light of their life. They have a way of getting right into your heart. I know that these very special people are often medically fragile, you have first hand experience of that, and so have I. Life expectancy is now around 55 years, we have had huge medical advances.<br />5 months is really such a short time, you will always know the grief of being a babylost mama, but at this time it is so hard and raw and you are probably still in shock. Please give yourself more time, and please go easy on yourself.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785702517380779595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-20847196759401393702009-06-24T06:16:38.208-05:002009-06-24T06:16:38.208-05:00I am so so sorry. Five months. All these months ar...I am so so sorry. Five months. All these months are hard, but some months are particularly hard. the other week we had a yard sale, and I was talking to my pregnant neighbor and a woman came up and asked her if she were pregnant. She said Yes. And the woman said, "I had nine children. Two of my babies died, but I loved them like they lived." And then she went on to tell us she were 86. I couldn't say anything. I couldn't say my baby had died too, but yes, at 92, I suspect you will still tell people about Logan, and I will about Lucy. With love, Heather.still life angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150141781089602529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488516630362661582.post-27217210918570622262009-06-24T05:47:31.238-05:002009-06-24T05:47:31.238-05:00Oh, Heather. I hate that we have to go through th...Oh, Heather. I hate that we have to go through this!!! You'll always be Logan's mommy, even when you live to be 157. But I wonder if you won't regret not trying again after him on your 157th birthday. A 1% chance is still a 99% chance that you'll have a healthy baby. And those are still some pretty good odds.<br /><br />You'll make the decision that's right for you and your family. We're praying for guidance for you, as well as peace. Always praying for you. ((hugs))<br /><br />PS - no expiration dates (wouldn't life be so much harder with a constant reminder of when ____ would be over?)Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100182709422069894noreply@blogger.com