tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post1527244577840408420..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Baby StepsHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51942514061995518992007-12-09T01:44:00.000-05:002007-12-09T01:44:00.000-05:00What a crock. The same crock I fed at mind you.. ...What a crock. The same crock I fed at mind you.. so what do I know? I'm thinking of you guys. I remember the waiting didn't end up either being or seeming so long in the end.<BR/><BR/>Again. She's going to make a really great big sister.mo-wohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934156423936866994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-896160163184995802007-12-06T07:24:00.000-05:002007-12-06T07:24:00.000-05:00It's Thursday morning, and I just wanted you to kn...It's Thursday morning, and I just wanted you to know that I'm here... I'm thinking of you, and giving your hand a big, virtual **squeeze**<BR/><BR/>Lots of love and strength--<BR/><BR/>CGF xoCandygirlflieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402373358975538931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-82241453882086197112007-12-06T00:35:00.000-05:002007-12-06T00:35:00.000-05:00prayers for you tomorrow, and strength for nomatte...prayers for you tomorrow, and strength for nomatterwhat lies ahead....painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-17787472563502940672007-12-05T08:43:00.000-05:002007-12-05T08:43:00.000-05:00hugs.hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-40195372613768321782007-12-04T20:19:00.000-05:002007-12-04T20:19:00.000-05:00Keeping you in my prayers... hope everything works...Keeping you in my prayers... hope everything works out the best for you. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922129207090504251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-68421414983594550552007-12-04T02:29:00.000-05:002007-12-04T02:29:00.000-05:00Sounds to me like you made the right decision for ...Sounds to me like you made the right decision for you and the family. Will be thinking of you Thursday.<BR/><BR/>You are strong. That I know for sureRun ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-56012802553474713342007-12-03T21:44:00.000-05:002007-12-03T21:44:00.000-05:00Even in the short seven months that Myles has been...Even in the short seven months that Myles has been with us, it's clear to me that he knows and is affected by what I am feeling, at least on some level. <BR/>May you find the strength to do what you need to do to take away the dark cloud of worry and the fear of the unknown.TBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766383252790609285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-41323810614983839942007-12-03T20:41:00.000-05:002007-12-03T20:41:00.000-05:00Aren't children amazing? They are so intuitive to...Aren't children amazing? They are so intuitive to what is happening around them...<BR/><BR/>Will be doing lots of "virtual hand holding" for you this week, and anxiously awaiting updates.<BR/><BR/>Hugs to you...Mommato2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13475207169746158064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-5003108062434266222007-12-03T19:01:00.000-05:002007-12-03T19:01:00.000-05:00Hey there. Just weighing in a little late on this...Hey there. Just weighing in a little late on this, as just<BR/>catching up now...<BR/><BR/>Not sure what the rest of the commenters have said, but I have to say that I would do the same thing you are - I would need to know. It would kill me, tear me up inside, wake me shaking in the middle of the night - but I would still want to know. Because the not knowing is always worse, I think. From one worrier to another - trusting your need for the information is never a bad thing. <BR/><BR/>Also? I would check out buying that Rescue Remedy stuff just before you go in. Because I doubt the doctor would be cool with slipping an ativan (or two) in just before the procedure. Not that I personally wouldn't also try that...anything to get us through, lady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47287413428572437452007-12-03T17:48:00.000-05:002007-12-03T17:48:00.000-05:00I wish you strength to make this hard call, and pe...I wish you strength to make this hard call, and peace in your decision. And? I have Thursday morning off, if you are going earlyish and would like a hand to hold. I'm one email away, okay?kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-86630714999819206762007-12-03T17:02:00.000-05:002007-12-03T17:02:00.000-05:00I think you really have to read into the statistic...I think you really have to read into the statistics for these procedures, because they're compiled for a whole country. This includes places where the procedure is hardly ever performed, so it affects the numbers. In major metropolitan centers, where physicians have been trained at the very best institutions, and perform lots of different kinds of tests and see lots of different kinds of cases, the odds are more in our favor for bad things not happening. not sure if i'm expressing this clearly. I'm trying to say that odds are very clearly in your favor that the procedure will NOT produce adverse side effects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-71294401104659011562007-12-03T16:06:00.000-05:002007-12-03T16:06:00.000-05:00I have nothing of import to say but I can't just l...I have nothing of import to say but I can't just lurk when your writing is so beautiful and your predicament is so real and so hard and so stuck in my mind.<BR/><BR/>I will be thinking of you on Thursday and wishing you all well.clueless but hopeful mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011524864788495788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-10848039197191462512007-12-03T16:05:00.000-05:002007-12-03T16:05:00.000-05:00No, not depressing. You are writing more beautifu...No, not depressing. You are writing more beautifully than ever before.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316677018586769316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-67540484907234040082007-12-03T15:48:00.000-05:002007-12-03T15:48:00.000-05:00I have been thinking of you since your last post a...I have been thinking of you since your last post about the preliminary test results. You are such a lovely writer, and a lovely person with a wonderful family, and all of you have been in my prayers.<BR/><BR/>No matter what, remember this too: You are courageous. If you get the test, if you don't, it doesn't matter. You have loved and married and had a child and you write to tell everyone about these things. My admiration for you is only exceeded by my hope for you.<BR/><BR/>ciao,<BR/>rpmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-65269188472298664602007-12-03T13:53:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:53:00.000-05:00Limbo sucks. I was 34 when I got pg with baby #2a...Limbo sucks. <BR/><BR/>I was 34 when I got pg with baby #2and I did all the early prenatal screening tests. I failed one: cystic fibrosis. I carry the gene, meaning that if my husband also was a carrier, we had a one in four chance of a baby with the disease.<BR/><BR/>I was already in the 'no matter what' phase of my pregnancy and had to wait one agonizing week to find out if my husband carried the gene: he didn't. <BR/><BR/>The inbetween was agony. I couldn't get happy, couldn't get comfortable, couldn't get 'right.' The only thing that helped me was to accept that I was thoroughly unhappy and thorougly scared. The other thing I did was to set aside half an hour a day to worry. I know this sounds strange but when I felt the fear/worry creeping up, I literally said to myself: Stop. Focus on cooking or take a walk. YOu will think about this at 8 pm. <BR/><BR/>Then at the allotted time, I rolled in the muck. I luxuriated, wrapped myself up in my fears and explored them all, bit by bit.<BR/><BR/>And tried to put them away till the next day. <BR/><BR/>Doesn't work for everyone, but a thought from someone who traveled a similar path once. Honestly, I still use that trick when I'm stressed -- I set aside a time just to think about the thing I need to escape from the rest of the time! <BR/> <BR/>Hang in there -- sending good energy.Minnesota Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13745923698450916022007-12-03T13:41:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:41:00.000-05:00I'm sorry that Wonderbaby picked up on the worries...I'm sorry that Wonderbaby picked up on the worries you wanted to keep her shielded from, and I'm keeping all three of you in my prayers. I'll be thinking of you. {HUGS}Rustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912613768193549878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-22903099651598397432007-12-03T13:33:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:33:00.000-05:00I have been thinking of you everyday.I have been thinking of you everyday.crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-5756566071889288732007-12-03T13:31:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:31:00.000-05:00Your little one is so cute.I'll keep you in my tho...Your little one is so cute.<BR/>I'll keep you in my thoughts on Thursday.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-80131877184963636172007-12-03T13:18:00.001-05:002007-12-03T13:18:00.001-05:00Don't worry about being depressing here, C -- tell...Don't worry about being depressing here, C -- telling it like it is, and telling it like you feel it, is kinda the whole point of the space, right? Please don't feel you have to be cheery on *my* account at least. I'm more than happy to do some hand holding as required.<BR/><BR/>But gosh, that WB is cuuuuuute.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-25702031295500544392007-12-03T13:18:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:18:00.000-05:00All my best to you. I have all crossable appendage...All my best to you. I have all crossable appendages crossed and am sending love.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-18899665281709098652007-12-03T13:11:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:11:00.000-05:00Bravo, HBM, whatever you do, BRAVO. Love to you a...Bravo, HBM, whatever you do, BRAVO. Love to you all.anniemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459244306667636923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47260443477197357952007-12-03T12:33:00.000-05:002007-12-03T12:33:00.000-05:00Oh C, I can't even imagine how hard this must be f...Oh C, I can't even imagine how hard this must be for you, waiting and wondering. I'm sending you big courage vibes for the test, and big virtual hugs too. <BR/><BR/>It is just adorable that WB is calling the baby "mybruddasista"! Kaitlyn still calls herself Baby, too. She will, with much prodding, attempt to say her name, but never refers to herself as anything but Baby.Table4Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005614880781276243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51625387694302891222007-12-03T12:20:00.000-05:002007-12-03T12:20:00.000-05:00Will be thinking of you on Thursday.Will be thinking of you on Thursday.mamatuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692442843330582571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-21160776994509519372007-12-03T11:57:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:57:00.000-05:00Hang in there HBM... I know its easier said than d...Hang in there HBM... I know its easier said than done, but all we have to offer you right now are words and good wishes...the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-26993656018086766742007-12-03T11:36:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:36:00.000-05:00catherine i wish i could be there in person to hol...catherine i wish i could be there in person to hold your hand.i will be thinking of you and hoping for best on thursday...adorable pic of wonderbaby/girl.hugs to you.LAVANDULAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com