Important Decision.....

[nootrac22]

have you come to a decision yet?

 

[TurboMirage]

i go on vacation, look what i miss.

i could basically say the same as everyone above though. most pregnancies nowadays are unplanned. you have a chance at a decision. use it wisely

 

[INJEN78]

you have a chance at a decision. use it wisely

very good point..

 

[Airjockie]

she's vearing away from having one...the MS scares he, her daily injection of Copaxone is still not know for any fetus problems... she more or less worried about the quality of her eggs...

 

[JDMPlaya]

That's understandable about the medication she has to take.. I'm not sure that I'd want to have a kid if I was in your predicurment (sp) But shit I do have 3 kids so..lol

 

[nootrac22]

she's vearing away from having one...the MS scares he, her daily injection of Copaxone is still not know for any fetus problems... she more or less worried about the quality of her eggs...

is that something a specialist could help with?

 

[D16Civic]

Although, it does put a large strain on the parents relationships.

I'm 3rd shift...

it would stay the same....


when I sleep, the kid would be in school, and when they are asleep, I would be at work.

As someone who also works 3rd shift, let me just say it is not as easy as it sounds.
Unfortunately a baby has no understanding that the human body wants to sleep after working 8+ hours. There have been many (100's) a day in the past 6 years where I have gone to work on 2 or 3 hours sleep in a 24 hour period.

My son is the best thing that ever happened to me and I have no regrets, but he was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks of age. Great for the wife but sucked for me because he would stay up all day. She went to work when I got home, then I would take a couple hour nap when she got home because I was so fucking tired it's all I would think about. Our quality time together was nil. I laugh when people tell me they are tired because they "only" got 6 hours of sleep at night. 5+ years is a loooooooong time to be tired.

I would sleep through my lunch hour and my breaks, and sleep all day on Saturday just to try and catch up, then be fucked on Sunday and can't fall asleep till 4 am because my clock was, and still is, backwards. It's a vicious circle. He started kindergarten this past fall and I finally have a regular sleep schedule again.

Day-care is always an option but we both feel kids are best off being with their parents when they are young.

As for the health thing, I can touch on that as well.

My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in Oct. '06. Surgery, chemo, and radiation took us till July '07. Everything was fine. A little scare in November '07 when docs thought she may have ovarian cancer. Proved to be benign ovarian cysts but they did a complete hysterectomy to avoid any further complications.

As of right now she is completely healthy, but for a while I was taking care of her and him, and from what I know about MS (my aunt is a nurse who worked for a MS specialist here in Detroit) it can range from very moderate to almost completely debilitating, and can basically come on or worsen at any time.

I can't imagine raising a small child and possibly having to be a caregiver to an ailing spouse on a long-term basis without some type of support system.

Sorry if I thread-jacked.

 

[Taco15]

have you considered adoption?

beat me to it. what do think? you could adopt a little one or one much older? Hell go pick up and Japanese child. Then you'll be closer to JDMness

 

[dacheat]

not funny, but funny!

 

[Sabz5150]

You will not find a more challenging or rewarding task than raising a child.

Do it while you still can.

 

[jdmthathoeee.]

beat me to it. what do think? you could adopt a little one or one much older? Hell go pick up and Japanese child. Then you'll be closer to JDMness

awww. yeah get a Japanese baby.
that should be fun.