So marked.

Thanks Jythier,

I couldn't look. I had to quickly bypass these pics. My heart breaks for these babies.

yes, me also. What kind of monsters are we becoming? What is more helpless than a baby in his own mother's womb?

JJ BEAUTIFUL babies.  Three well loved, well nourished, LIVING babies.

LW...wow.  It breaks my heart to see these pictures.  In my head I hear these babies saying.."Mama!  Mama!  Please help me!"

It is so freaking tragic.

As of late, I have to agree with LW. People have to get a clue and see for themselves before making hasty choices. I will never understand Loca and her idea of 9 months. There are many many children that were born before the 9 months, would they not be considered alive? I felt both of my children kicking way before they were even 7 months, as far as I was concerned they were alive. I find it interesting that people are willing to end lives to find cures for horrible diseases yet do not bother to fight to eliminate some of the things that create some of these diseases like cigarettes, alcohol, fossil fuel (gas for those who don't know what I'm talking about), etc.

I could barely look at them but then I guess if you can actually ignore these pictures I can see how someone might actually think as Loca does. BTW, in Spanish Locamama means crazy woman or mother, kinda makes me wonder even more about the way she thinks.

And I think it should have to be hers.  

Citizen)ParaTed2kJuly 6, 2007 21:15:47Reply #12
Embryonic Stem Cell research is a waste of time and resources. Adult Stem Cells are now being used in over 30 treatments... Ebryonic Stem Cells are being used in NONE. There is nothing Embryonic Stem Cells can do that Adult Stem Cells can't.

Where did you receive your MD?

ColGene. Since when does someone have to have an MD to be able to read facts? I know you are a high and mighty Colonel, but some of us don't live for our titles.

I guess my babies aren't babies at all. They only made it 31 weeks 5 days. That's not even seven months.

These are as much my children...

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as these are...




You see Loca I'm not speaking from what I read in a book. Or just the pictures you see. I have gazed at my children from the lens of a camera and through a microscope. I have seen them through out their whole life including the time you think they didn't exist.

When I read your reply, it made me angry that someone could not cherish life in every stage. But now, I'm sad for you. I'm sad that you don't value the blessings you were given without struggle. I'm sad that you didn't have to work hard for your children. I think then, you would place more value on life not just a number.

We had four embryos that were implanted and all four 'took'. At 10 weeks we lost one. When the doctor discovered we had four, he began discussing selective reduction. (two words I still don't like) We had no desire to mess with the gift we had been given and worked so hard for. I still mourn the loss of Rocket. You see from the moment we found out we gave them all names. Star, Moon, Sun and Rocket were what we called them. To us they were always, always alive and ours.

I hope one day you can experience the joy of being totally devoted to the lives of your family.

Thanks for posting more cute pictures, my blog will only get more popular... of course, you have to navigate past LW's post, but hey, it's worth it to see what should have happened.

I know this thread has been dead for a while but I jut wanted to add one more thing to my last comment. Most people don't really understand what it's like to go through what we did. A lot of people that go through what we did never find success. This is why I value every embryo.

"I would die for that"

Thanks for sharing, just john.