Re: Terminating CF Pregnancies

June 23, 2003

With this last pregnancy, I told a small circle of friends and my

parents. We told them when I was 8 weeks along but we told them the

reality of what we possibly would have to do. I told them not to

talk about the pregnancy or tell anyone else. I also asked them not

to be excited. The only reason we told them is that we needed them

to watch our 2 yr old while we went to get the chorionic villus

sampling done 4 hours away. They have been very supportive of me but

they are very pro life and are very sad about the baby. But they

know not to talk to me about it. My other son is only 27 months so

he wouldn't understand the baby concept so we didn't mention it at

all to him.

> Just curious -

> For those who have a child with CF and have chosen to terminate a

> subsequent pregancy(ies) due to the unborn baby having CF - did you

keep

> your pregancy hidden from your older child? From your family in

general?

>

> Thanks!

> , Momma to (who will be 5 in 8 days!!! w/cf)

>

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