I am still undecided but today Andy Cutler - the most respected expert on this sort of thing - gave me some advice and then main gist of it was that it's not 1 year but 18 months to wait after removal.. and that I have a good chance of being OK even with them in.. and that the mercury from the vaccinations is more of a concern than the mercury from my fillings (kinda surprised to hear him say that since the whole movement is so much focused on amalgam removal & chelation) ..
But I have been freaking myself out too much reading stories in the Loss section at mothering.com wow those are some very sad blogs.. I feel so much for all of those moms and cried at each & every one of their stories.. plus I had no idea the chance of miscarriages was so high (10% but that is at the 8 week stage) .. I am only worrying myself how do you know you will ever have a healthy baby at all there are so many things that can go wrong..! I am not even pregnant yet and look at me here I am already worrying..
Plus I am worrying about having problems actually getting pregnant.. I have *never* had regular cycles from the beginning (I did on the pill though) and my husband is working on eating healthy and working out and is making great progress but he is very overweight & I just read a study about the sperm count AND sperm quality being much lower in obese men and the risk of miscarriage being higher due to low sperm quality.. UGH..! I had *no* idea that sperm quality could affect miscarriages..! I thought it was all due to things that happened *after* conception - not egg & sperm health. We did buy some Maca already the other day so we might just both start taking that - but I don't know how much that will really help =(
This is all so scary & overwhelming.. I wish adopting was easier cuz then we could just adopt..! Or am I just totally over-analyzing everything?? (something I tend to do..!!!)
The Coffee Self-Talk 2-Minute Gratitude Journal
2 years ago
I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for paying a visit to my blog. I appreciate your comments so much.
ReplyDeleteI think the biggest thing I learned in having children is that there is just no way I could control everything -- no way I could guarantee the outcome I wanted. I tried. And I got something completely different. But at some point I started loving the outcome I got for the unique gifts it gave, even when it wasn't what I wanted.
I truly believe that everything will be ok, even if it isn't what you expect or desire right now. Whatever child you have (or choose to bring into your life) will be the child you love with all your heart and soul in ways you can't imagine now.
Best of luck with the whole process!
Hey! Thanks for the comment on my blog!! I just caught up on your posts and I can empathize.. I have two amalgam fillings that I would love to remove, but I definitely can't afford it right now. College is a little expensive ;) Anyway, I'll be back to read more and I hope you'll be back to my blog.
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