Good news ... I'm not pregnant!

I'm obviously not a doctor, so I don't know much more then what my doctors have told me. I was told to wait to have a fourth because my surgeon really wanted to make sure that the uterian incision had time to heal. Now with mine I have the same incision cut on the stomach, but not inside the uterus, I believe it was three different incisions. My regular doctor assisted with all three surgeries, but he did not preform them. The same surgeon did though and I was fortunate because he does know my situation. I think that there's a good chance that things were done very different for your friend ... do you know what type of incision she had? For instance, mine runs along my bikini line, but some run from the belly button down. I think there are more complications with the latter type. I would also say that absolutely nothing is impossible with God! I know a lady that had her tubes tied, then reversed the operation, had 5 horrible miscarries before finally having her fourth child. Best of luck to your friend, I hope that she's able to have another child.

I agree that she seems very high spirited and she is still full of soo much life although she should be exhausted ... LOL!! Oh yea and i wanted to say that if you are careful during your ovulation days which would be from the first day of your last period and count 10 - 14 days and that is when you are most fertile. If you are super careful during those days as those are the only days that you ovulate than you should be fine!

That's too much counting for me. I was never able to keep track of all that. That's probably why I'm a proud mother of 4. I had my first 3 kids about 15 months apart so I can uderstand where she's coming from.

That's too much counting for me too! I'll just leave it in God's hands as He seems to be doing just fine! I don't think He needs my help!

That isn't true--about only 3 c-sections. That is very old thinking. I just had my 4th c-section. My first 3 were all in consecutive years (2000, 2001 and 2002). I had no problem finding a doctor and they had no problem treating me and did not say I couldn't have any more. In fact after I had my 3rd my doctor told me pretty much the same thing that person above heard--"you are fine to go on and have more babies but please wait a couple years to try again". We are still considering having a 5th someday.

My doc told me that 3 was the max, then I got preg again and he insisted that I had my tubes tied. 4 c-sections is enough for me and I think after 3 or 4 it gets really dangerous for the mom and baby.

A friend of mine, just got turned away, because her doctor would not do it for her...she said that she would not take the chance...but then, my friend did not listen, she is very young, and got pregnant again when they told her not to...her and her hubby cannot agree I guess on the issue, and, I guess everyone is free to do whatever they want with their lives and bodies...I have cousin, who has vericrose veins (for over 10 years) ever since she was in her 20's with puffy feet, and she is nearing 30...she ruined her body, her self-esteem, and aged herself. Furthermore, I am more disappointed that she is not even raising her children right.

I think that adding the thrid child is the hardest, because now you and your spouse are outnumbered! I'm notorious for pregnancy test freak outs too! Glad to hear that you were negative, since that's what you were hoping for!

I've had some pregnancy test freak outs also...aren't they awful? The stress we feel just at the thought that we might be pregnant!

I am happy to hear that.Congratulations.I almost had a pregnancy scare because I had went off of birth control for a couple of months and when I didnt have my monthly cycle it freaked me out.Two weeks later and 4 pregnancy tests (LOL)I finally had my monthly cycle.I guess I was just stressed out.I have never had that happen to me before.I have a son that will be 3 in May and a daughter who is 17 and a half months.I got pregnant with my daughter when my son was 7 months so they are kind of close in age.I was kind of hoping to have my kids spaced say like a 3 years age difference but that never worked out that way.But thats okay because I love my kids anyways.I might consider having one maybe in a couple of years but not right now.LOL.I am content right now with 2.

Like I tell my friend who is hoping to get pregnant when her husband gets back from serving in Iraq ... better you get pregnant then me!! LOL. I don't have any baby dust on hand, but I'll do you one better and send up a prayer for you!

I don't get a lot of time for myself, but I figure that they all have to leave sometime!! Please, God!! My husband is very helpful and though he works a lot he also is very willing to step in and help when he gets home. I also have good friends and family, and a church family that pitch in when I need it.

No help at home other then my husband when he gets home from work. He's a great man and very helpful! He'll do whatever needs to be done.

Get ready to gasp ... my husband and I said that we would like no more then 8. I don't know if we will have 8, but that's an idea of where we'd like to be. Though we don't want to have all of them biologically. Actually we'd like to adopt our next two from Haiti and then look at other nations, possibly even the United States.

We believe that God controls the womb and that for us to take birth control is against our personal convictions.

I would also say that this is how we feel and what we believe is right for our family... we know lots of other Christian's who don't believe the way that we do and would not have a "problem" (for lack of a better word) with them using birth control.