"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 7/2/2014 4:56 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:30:59 -1000, dsi1
>>
>>> My guess is that pregnancy poses a greater risk for a woman than any
>>> little ole pill. It may cause a chronic condition that pretty much takes
>>> over your life for 18 to 24 years. Of course, this assumes that you
>>> survive the pregnancy. Our last pregnancy nearly killed my wife.
>>
>> I almost died from one too.
>>
> My wife was sick for most of the first trimester. She couldn't eat a thing
> and she lived on a white fluid pumped into her arm. She wore a monitor and
> we uploaded the data to a place in Texas daily. It was really touch and go
> for a while. When it was over, we knew we were through with making babies.
> No matter, our daughter was born healthy - and that's when our troubles
> really began. :-)

I nearly died in childbirth. I had gone into pre-eclampsia a day before my
due date. BP went sky high during the birthing. And I had a high risk
pregnancy due to my age and gestational diabetes. So that's why I only ever
had one.