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Subject: Re: im freaking out!! Author: Sharon [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11/10/06 11:01am In reply to: SabrinaLee 's message, "im freaking out!!" on 11/ 6/06 9:31am Sabrina, Have you thought about the possibility of adoption? I have a friend who chose to place her baby with an adoptive family (there are MANY people out there waiting to provide little ones with a loving family.) She chose to go the "open adoption" route (which is where the birth-mother gets to meet and know the adoptive parents and then gets to play a role in her baby's life as he or she grows up. That role varies from situation to situation, but it might be as little as sending a birthday card once a year to as much as regularly visiting and maybe even babysitting for your little one. Also, be sure to look into the WIC program (through your County Health Nurse). It offers vouchers for you for lots of healthy food, like juice, milk, eggs, peanut butter, beans, iron-fortified cereal, etc. (makes me hungry just listing them ;-) Take good care of yourself. Get plenty of rest. And, I agree with the other posters, while it seems very hard before you do it, once you tell your family you might be surprised at their support. (If they're not supportive, you may need to share information about things like fetal development with them in order for them to realize that the little one inside you already has a heart that's beating (that happens at about 18 days), all of his or her little organs (they're all in place by 10 weeks), tiny fingers and toes (again, that's by 8-10 weeks.) It's absolutely amazing. Planned Parenthood and the culture at large want us to thinkg that "it's" a "mass of cells" or a "blob of tissue", but he or she is SO much more than that. Hang in there. I'll say a prayer for you. Sharon P.S. If you want to read my personal story of almost aborting my first child, it's at: Augustana Life Alliance. Click the link to "Sharon Gray's Story". You might also click the "LifeLinks" link for lots of information about things like fetal development, crisis pregnancy centers, and adoption. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: im freaking out!! Author: luka [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11/12/06 9:51pm Good luck telling your father don't be too concerned if he freaks initially he will most likely come around :) I've been through the whole thing of being begged to abort by various people but stuck to my decision. Even as your baby has a beating heart even if he/she didn't yet i stil thought of my baby as 'my baby' the moment i knew because thats exactly what he is. Only a violent surgical intervention of his continuing development/survival would prevent him from grwoing into his perfectly formed babyness :)