When I became pregnant after losing Ceilidh I was terrified. My doctor had given me 5mg folic acid, which I took for three months before trying again and for...
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ladybug0512
Sep 29, 2006 2:53 pm
It seems a lot of people don't do the polls. I just answered the one about healthy kids after anen - not correct answer yet! I couldn't see the results...
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anencephaly@yahoogrou...
Sep 29, 2006 2:41 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the anencephaly group: Did you smoke while pregnant? o Not with my anen child o not after I found out I...
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anna
ies1104
Sep 17, 2006 3:20 pm
... ago,and at the same time I got a new baby her twin sister BIANCA..All my pregnancy was very hard for me,I was afraid so much, pain and sadnes full my...
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Yvonne Holland
ceilidhs_mum
Sep 16, 2006 1:01 pm
Welcome Claudia. My name's Yvonne and I live in Scotland. My first daughter Ceilidh was born still due to anencephaly at 42 weeks in 1994. I can't believe that...
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Claudia Ma³gorzata
claudia_maug...
Sep 15, 2006 9:10 pm
My name is Claudia , I lost my beloved douther JUSFIN 3 months ago,and at the same time I got a new baby her twin sister BIANCA..All my pregnancy was very hard...
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ms_raeek
Sep 10, 2006 4:12 pm
i am so very sory to all my sister was using my computer and she thinks she knows all and that she is never wrong ,but in this case i have to agree with you...
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Nicole
valleyhillni...
Sep 10, 2006 2:34 pm
Yvonne, last night I posted a pretty long post concerning this. Now it is gone ?? I dont know if it got deleted or if something is just up with my computer. I...
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Yvonne Holland
ceilidhs_mum
Sep 10, 2006 1:55 pm
Thanks to Nicole (knew I could count on you!), Heather and Jenny for agreeing with me about the head cutting scare tactics. And that is all they are Rae, no...
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jenny crowe
jnjcrowe
Sep 10, 2006 1:23 am
Rae - (or whoever made that RIDICULOUS post about the baby's head cutting) That is so untrue!!! Please do not post such ignorant comments in this group - these...
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Heather
heaver_2002
Sep 9, 2006 10:43 pm
to the rumors of the baby cutting you. the babies skull even when it is a healthy baby the skull is not fully formed (soft spot on a childs head) the skull the...
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anna
ies1104
Sep 9, 2006 5:49 pm
... is my ... method did ... family? I ... anencephaly? ... full term or 2 terminate is a difficult to make. I chose to carry full term. The memories of...
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Rae
ms_raeek
Sep 9, 2006 5:04 pm
... and that all said the same thing that if you carie full traem you would be at risk of intenal bleeding and as a health care profesional i wolud beleave the...
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Nicole
valleyhillni...
Sep 9, 2006 3:56 pm
... .like you being at risk becaus of the babys head not being formd and he could cut you inside and you could bleed to death. I just wanted to comment that I...
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Yvonne Holland
ceilidhs_mum
Sep 9, 2006 3:56 pm
It's not true that your baby could cut you. The bones are far too soft to do that. Some doctors say that as they either don't understand the condition or they...
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ladybug0512
Sep 9, 2006 12:30 am
I carried my son for as long as I possibly could, he physically left me almost 9 months ago. I don't regret a minute of my time with him. ... the pregnace and...
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rae ek
ms_raeek
Sep 8, 2006 9:05 pm
nancy i also had a baby with anecepaly and we decied to teraminat the pregnace and at the time my daughter was one and she to wanted her sister but what i told...
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Heather
heaver_2002
Sep 8, 2006 5:46 am
Hello Nancy, I had 2 normal pregnacies before my daughter amelia then after her i am currently pregnant with a healthly little girl. (i think it is a girl) i...
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trixmaree
Sep 8, 2006 3:32 am
As a result of having two anencephalic children I have done a ton of research on neural tube defects and feel that I should share my findings with all of you...
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Nancy
nluncsford
Sep 7, 2006 12:25 pm
... pregant with the child that had anencephaly? Would love to hear from you again~ Thanks~ Nancy ... husband...
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shairbe1
Sep 7, 2006 11:52 am
... Hi, I chose to have a D & E done at 18 weeks. I do not regret my decision at all. I feel very lucky that this was an option. My husband was also very...
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trixmaree
Sep 7, 2006 2:15 am
Nancy, I have carried to babies with anencephaly to full term. This is a difficult thing to do, but I am convinced it is the right thing for the good of the...
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Rachel Schaefer
rrrschaefer
Sep 6, 2006 10:36 pm
I carried my daughter to term and never once regretted the decision. She was stillborn, but you don't know how all of that will work itself out anyway. You...
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Yvonne Holland
ceilidhs_mum
Sep 6, 2006 12:33 pm
I'm sorry that your precious son has been diagnosed with anencephaly. My first daughter Ceilidh was diagnosed when I was 17 weeks pregnant. I carried her to...
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Nicole
valleyhillni...
Sep 6, 2006 5:33 am
Nancy, I am very sorry to hear your little one has anencepahly. This is such a heartbreaking thing to have to go through.My name is Nicole & I lost my son...
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David and Sabrina Tyn...
oursarahbear
Sep 6, 2006 2:14 am
Nancy - If my experience can help you, I'm happy to share. My middle child (and first daughter, Sarah) was born in Jan 2002 with anencephaly (lived for 2...
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Nancy
nluncsford
Sep 5, 2006 10:29 pm
Hello all~ I am new to your site as I just found out that my unborn so has anencephaly. I am unsure how we are going to handle this. This is my third...
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shairbe1
Sep 5, 2006 10:26 pm
Hi, I had a D & E following a anencephaly diagnosis at 18 weeks. Also, I had been on 1g of folic acid for 6 months prior to pregnancy and during. I did have a...
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Marie Blair
peaches03292000
Aug 24, 2006 1:56 am
Welcome. I am sorry you had to experience such a loss. I would love to chat. I have not posted anything on here in a long time but I think of my little...
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tristaryr
Aug 22, 2006 10:48 pm
Hi everyone! I'm a new member and I just recently delivered my son who had anencephaly. Kyle Benjamin was born on July 5th, 2006 when I was 33 1/2 weeks...
