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One & Done: Only child
*~Krystin1119~*
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Intro
*~Krystin1119~*
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Hi Everyone!
I'd like to introduce myself! I'm glad to have found this board. It's hard to find people to relate to regarding just having one child. I'm 30, DH is 32 and DD just turned 2. We found out we were pregnant in October 2009 and went to the first trimester screen and found out we had a missed miscarriage. Genetic testing found that she had an extra chromosome and further genetic testing on us found that I have a 10:15 balanced translocation. We had our first round of IUI in July 2010 and our daughter was born in April 2011. We've talked about the pros and cons of adding to our family--DH lost his job last year and finances are tight as I get paid on the last working day of the month. We enjoy the one on one time we get to spend with DD and she flat out tells nosey people No Baby Sister. No like it. People constantly tell us that we need another baby because DD is so sweet with smaller kids and she'll be a great big sister. What bothers us is that people don't know everything and assumed the miscarriage was a one time thing. 50% of my eggs are bad, 25% are balanced translated and 25% are balanced. DH has retrograde ejaculation and erectile dysfunction due to severe diabetes. We know we our family is complete and don't feel that we need to constantly be made to feel like I need to explain our reasoning over and over again.
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Re: Intro
I so wish that people wouldn't make other people's family size any of their business when it's absolutely none of their business. Your DD sounds like a smart little cookie!
Welcome to the board!
That's almost how my parents spelled my name and my brother Kristopher's...my mom really liked the "h". Glad to meet a fellow non-traditional Kristen
I'm glad I'm not the only one. My mom is one of the worst offenders. She says she can't be an only child blah blah she'll be all alone one day. DH looked at her and said aren't you an only child? She hasn't mentioned it since at least when he's around. If one more person asks when we're having another one or why we're not I might lose it!