Re: anyone adopted a child?/

December 23, 2003

; this sometimes happens; I have sent another post to the list detailing

what my kids, all cf carriers, did! Love to you, n Rojas

anyone adopted a child?

Our 2nd round of In Vitro didn't work. For some reason, although I

am normally fertile, the little embryos just didn't want to stick.

We were using IVF using pre implantation genetic diagnosis to avoid

having another child with cf. We spent nearly $30,000 and have

NOTHING to show for it except for a bruised butt from injections.

Anyway, we have 2 choices left to provide a sibling for our 2 and 1/2

yr old son wcf. 1. Get pregnant naturally and do a CVS test. We did

that over the summer and the test results indicated an even more rare

chromosomal problem (1 in 5000) so we chose not to continue with the

pregnancy. I likely would have miscarried anyway. 2. Adopt. I

don't know if I am real excited about adopting. We have been through

so much with our son that I don't think I could love another child as

much. And what birthmother would want to give their child to a

couple who has to spend so much time attending to their biological

child. They would also be frightened of the words " Cystic Fibrosis " .

They'd probably think it was contagious.

So any advice? Anyone have a biological child and then adopted and

infant domestically? We are at a total loss. Very devastated by the

negative pregnancy test results and still desperately want a healthy

child. Why does this all have to be so hard? Damn damn damn CF.

mom to Ashton 2 1/2 wcf

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