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Re: 3 girls and wanting a boy

From: vanessa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 18:14:04 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Anonymous wrote: >
>I find it very hard not to judge you, but will keep my opinion regarding
>your decision to myself. But, PLEASE, if you go through with this, GET
>YOUR TUBES TIED AND YOUR HUSBAND "SNIPPED" afterward.
>
>At Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Katya wrote:
>>
>>Dear Stacey,
>>
>>Umm, just ask your doctor to do a CVS at 12 weeks? (earlier CVS may not
>>be a great idea because of possible damage to the fetus' limbs). If you
>>are in the United States, they will disclose the gender. I think Canada
>>has a law against disclosing gender before 25 weeks to prevent people
>>from doing what you are doing... Since there is no medical indication
>>for a CVS with your history, you may have to pay for it yourself.
>>
>>I would use the time between now and CVS to step back and seriously
>>consider if you are making the right decision. If you ever disclose
>>this decision to your children, you may do incredible damage... and
>>perhaps even if you don't disclose, your very attitude is doing damage
>>already. Whatever you do, please don't treat your precious girls as
>>second-class children, especially if this pregnancy turns out to be a
>>boy after all.
>>
>>--
>>Katya
>>
>>At Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Stacey wrote:
>>>
>>>This may sound so terrible, but my husband and I have 3 very healthy
>>>girls. We had thought we were done trying for the boy but just recently
>>>found out we are expecting again. My EDD is Feb. 7th, 2004. We are
>>>seriously contemplating not keeping this baby. I know it sounds
>>>terrible and I am distraught over the whole situation, I have been
>>>reading about Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) being done as early as
>>>9-10 weeks of pregnancy, I know its only supposed to be used as a tool
>>>to find out genetic disorders in fetus early. anyone
>>>knows if its been preformed as a tool to find out the sex of your unborn
>>>child
>>I am so shocked at this I can only hope this is a sick attempt to cause a stir on the board. I have spent EVERYDAY since Feb. 5 on total bedrest to save our unexpected third child. It is barbaric to terminate a pregnancy based on sex of the child.I hope you reconsider this and as the previous poster stated make this your last pregnancy.



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