I have a teenage daughter from a previous relationship, had no problems with that pregnancy at all. Now I'm 32, married, my husband has no children of his own and he'd really like one. I was open to having another, too, but - I recently found out that I have high levels of specific antibodies in my blood which make me prone to having heart attacks, blood clots, and strokes. Pregnancy increases these risks. If I were to become pregnant, I'd be considered 'high risk' and I'd have to inject blood thinners daily into my abdomen from the start of my pregnancy until 6 weeks postpartum.
I've already had a stroke, and I was lucky that it was small and in a place that left me no weakness or deficeincies. I'm scared to get pregnant now that I know the risks to me and to baby, but my husband is still really wanting to do this. When I tell him I'm scared he just says I'm worried for nothing, that I'd be fine.
Now what do I do?
2007-11-29
05:15:05
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