tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809677799536184324.post7270402751429702708..comments2023-10-26T04:01:17.116-04:00Comments on My Life After Loss: On Another PregnancyMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681333723382119281noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809677799536184324.post-59843644498942729922011-05-22T07:32:15.007-04:002011-05-22T07:32:15.007-04:00Hi Barb! No worries (and never too many questions...Hi Barb! No worries (and never too many questions). I'm a lay person with no official religious training, so take what I say from that stance (because I could be misunderstanding what I've read/been told).<br /><br />Birth control in any sense is forbidden; Peter and I dont (and have never) used it. If it had been prescribed as part of an IF treatment, we actually would not have used that treatment path. For many reasons, I dont agree with it, so I wouldnt ask for permission to use it. We also dont practice NFP or cycle regulation because we've always felt like babies are a gift from God (which they are). It's not the babies I'm worried about- it's the pregnancies, LOL! :) As to the vasectomy... since the health issue rests with me (and not Peter) I couldnt request a vasectomy for him. Our goal in treatment wouldnt be for birth control, it would be for IC, so that is where it would get tricky.<br /><br />I cant imagine where I would ever petition for such a thing. I have faith that what happens, happens, even when it is hard for us or painful. I dont like it, but I also dont know that whys and why nots. Would I have ever wanted to go through this pre-going through it? No... But now? I'd do it again... in a heartbeat... So, for me, trying to circumvent my body (even when it circumvents me sooooo damn much!) would be pointless (and honestly, for me, faithless).Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681333723382119281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809677799536184324.post-12226590379333557092011-05-21T22:00:42.205-04:002011-05-21T22:00:42.205-04:00Would you not be allowed a vasectomy for church sa...Would you not be allowed a vasectomy for church sanctioned sterility? That's such a lighter procedure.<br /><br />And forgive me if I'm overstepping, but I'm always curious about Catholic rules and such... Isn't birth control itself forbidden? So you have to do the whole watching your cycle thing right? (which is often tricky with IFers like us). So could you apply to just use birth control? Sorry. Lots of questions.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067045642285877560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809677799536184324.post-80218313211197325932011-05-21T13:33:25.283-04:002011-05-21T13:33:25.283-04:00A friend of mine went into end stage renal failure...A friend of mine went into end stage renal failure at 18 weeks pregnant, and she and her daughter were able to survive to 31 weeks with 5 days a week dialysis, when she started to go into heart failure as well and her daughter had to be taken to save both their lives. She is catholic and delivered at a Catholic hospital, and had to go through an ethics committee process, but she did get her tubes tied during that c-section. Another pregnancy is not something she or her child would likely survive.<br /><br />The Essure procedure is probably what Terri is describing. It's two coils placed in your tubes to scar them- and you would have an HSG to ensure the scarring took place.MrsSpockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792687516201324640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809677799536184324.post-58169619712438734502011-05-20T13:19:20.956-04:002011-05-20T13:19:20.956-04:00If you did decide to go ahead w/ church sanctioned...If you did decide to go ahead w/ church sanctioned sterility- I dont think a hysterectomy would be the appropriate measure-too severe. There are ways of closing off the falopian tubes permanently to prevent pregnancy and one of them is non surgical. A friend of mine had it done. I wouldnt go through a hysterectomy w/o a more pressing medical reason.Terri Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725449450869870709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809677799536184324.post-51379097228047502011-05-20T10:40:58.443-04:002011-05-20T10:40:58.443-04:00Thanks for sharing the 'church sanctioned ster...Thanks for sharing the 'church sanctioned sterility' Michele. I must admit that I've never heard of that, but although we are not anywhere near that, it gives me a bit of hope that another avenue might possibly be open to us should we need it. Interesting!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823767091787001229noreply@blogger.com