Getting Pregnant

29 years old w/ CF and trying to conceive for about a year and still nothing.  Any advice out there - Liz

Most men are sterile -  most women can get pregnant.  the question is do you want to carry a child while on all your medications?  Can you stay healthy for 9 months?

I am 32 male with CF and would not think of bringing a life into this world with the possibility of having CF or even a carrier.... just my 2 cents.

I am a mother of three children and I have C.F. None of my children have C.F. I cannot imagine living my life without them. We had my husband check to see if he was a carrier and he is not for the stands they can test for. Each of my children are a miracle and I needed them in my life. I needed to pass on a part of me. I needed to become more then I am so I can live on when I am not here. My children keep me alive and they keep me going. I can’t give up fighting when I have those three little faces looking back at me. I live for their smiles, their laughter and their silly antics. The fingerprints on the walls and the toys strewn about the house. They are my life and for them I keep on breathing.

My first pregnancy was a honeymoon miracle. No planning involved. My second and third child we had a plan. I did as much research as I could about the human body and how it reacts when trying to get pregnant. Of course my body isn't normal so we just crossed our fingers and hoped for the best. Basically 12 to 14 days before the first day of your period is the best time to get pregnant. Now the human body treats sperm like a foreign entity and will do everything it can to kill it off. So if you are having sex all the time you body will never stop being in attack mode and it is less likely that the sperm will get through. Instead have sex every other day to give your body a down time. So on the 10th, 12th, 14th and 16th go at it. My husband didn't mind at all. It took two months of trying to conceive my second child and three month with my third child. Wish you luck.

My first two pregnancies were perfect. In the middle of my third I got sick and my lungs flared up. I had home I.V. meds and was on oxygen. Doctors can determine what meds are safe to take during different stages of the pregnancy. Example - Tobramicine can cause hearing loss when taken in I.V. form. So doctors waited until such week that the babies hearing had already developed. Most of the meds are safe and I used them all during my pregnancies.

 ^{IM 19 YRS OLD WITH CF AND IM 8 WEEKS PREGNANT , ME AND MY BOYFRIEND WERENT TRYING IT JUST HAPPENED. I KNOW MY DOCTOR SAID TO GET PREGNANT YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR WEIGHT UP AND EAT RIGHT BEING AS HEALTHY AS U CAN HELPS UR CHANCES .}

 

^{IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO ON PREGNANCY WITH CF I DO NEED SOME . IM TRYING}

^{TO FIGURE OUT WHATS THE BEST THING TO DO IN THIS SITUATION I DONT WANT TO}

^{INDANGER MY HEALTH ANYMORE THEN IT IS .}

 

^{THNKZ MAKAYLA}

Hi,

I happened onto this site by accident and started reading the comments.  In 1989 I had a very rare tumor successfully removed from my L5/S1.   I was placed on CF ward for recovery because the hospital was full where I should have been placed.  I met many wonderful people during this long stay.  one day, a mom showed up in my room when I was finally on my feet and invited me to a pizza party.  Her daughter turned 12 and was in for treatments just a few rooms down from mine.  Many patients on that floor loaded in her room in jamies.  It was an experience that I never forgot.  I know that there are some women that just could care less about ever having children, but for those who desire children that desire can be more than life itself.   I give you my highest hope that you will conceive and have beautiful children and that you may enjoy them for many years to come.  Just because it doesn't make any sense to some people, doesn't make it wrong.  Flamey