Anonymous, you make excellent points. Yes, I have pre-existing elevated BP. Controlled with meds. I do need to get serious about reducing my weight. About the excercise component, you are right on the money. I do need to get back to daily excercise to control my weight and BP.Back on the treadmill
Congratulations on your 2 children. I can definitely relate to how you feel about your two girls. I also wish I went to DE sooner, so I could have more children by now! I believe that we found our children when we were supposed to. We had a different plan laid out for us. Wish I know it earlier, so I wouldn't have felt so much pain and desperation trying to have children for so many years! My embies are average quality. Not great, but not hopeless either. I want to give them a chance at life. Like you, if something happened to DH or me, I want my DD to have someone in this world when we are gone. Then there is the selfish part of me that is so in love with my child, that I want another to cherish just as much! Again, thanks for helping.
Rowan, Hi. You are so right about women our age that are having children, needing to stick together. We are trail blazers and mold breakers. I've always been one to do my own thing, so having children at 49 and whenever, is just like me! I would like to keep posting here, and I agree we need to support eachother in our quests. I so want to give others hope, that perseverance pays off. It happened to me. Yes the road was hard, yes I had immune issues and took meds to protect my pregnancy, and yes I ended up with pre-e. Would I change a thing? No way. My child is everything to me, worth every discomfort and worry along the way. She was meant for me and my DH. I believe it was my time and I had to wait till it was my time.
I wish everyone on this board peace with their decisions, and happiness.