[tri-med] Re: Trisomy 18 suspected

It wasn't hard for my husband and I to decide we wanted to have another child. 
Tia means the world to us and I thought how wonderful it would be for her to 
have a little brother or sister. I never felt guilty or anything like that....I 
was happy when I found out that we were going to be having another child. We  
waited until Tia was 2 years old to start trying again. By this time I was in a 
routine with Tia and I was very comfortable about the whole idea. I did have 
the AFP test done the second time around because I knew what to expect should 
there be anything wrong. The test was normal with Mia but should it have been 
abnormal I would not have changed anything. Now that Mia is here and healthy as 
a bug I find it VERY easy to take care of them both. Believe it or not Tia is 
much more easy to handle than "little Miss I learned how to crawl so I am into 
everything"! 
        Honestly I was a little scared and I did want to know with Mia only 
because I wanted everything to be OK! And should I have been blessed with 
another Trisomy child, I know I would know how to handle it. Thats the way I 
looked at it. I remember waking up from my c-section with Mia and just knowing 
that everything was OK. I dont know what it was but I had this feeling of 
peace. When I woke up from having Tia I was scared and I keep asking where is 
she? Is she OK? I knew something was wrong by the sound of their voices.
               There is something that my sister always used to tell me<<< God 
knows how much we can handle>>> I understand what she meant by that now. You 
hang in there and stick to what you want. Dont let those doctors give you any 
"spiff" it is not up to them, its your choice.

Patricia, mommy to Tia ( 3 1/2 yrs Full T18), Mia ( 8 1/2 months) and wife to 
Sidney
Tia's Wesite:   www.geocities.com/pattia98   


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