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Author Topic: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did  (Read 3727 times)

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Offline Jake

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If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« on: January 17, 2017, 10:53:05 am »
In March 2014 when I was 24 I was diagnosed with hiv and I was mad and sad at the and had all of these different emotions going through me and among those was the thought of not being able to have another kid, I had a 2 year old at the time but I had wanted another one and after finding out my diagnoses I thought "well that's never going to happen." In November 2016 after my wife and I learned more about HIV undetectability with the medication I was on along with Prep, we searched for a doctor to work with us, after calling around for a week I found two doctors that were willing to work with my wife and I, after talking about it, we decided instead of doing semen wash or anything else. We decided that my wife was going to get on Prep (Truvada) and I would get my viral load checked every month 20 days before we had intercoarse, we narrowed down when she would be ovulating and we would have unprotected sex during her ovulation and then she would go get tested and I would go get my viral load checked and then in January we found out that she was pregnant and we sat down and cried on the bathroom floor together because we knew that we had our micacle baby and just 9 months later our little boy was born an my wife continued to go get tested and she is still negative and our little boy is heathy as can be and so if anyone is wondering if it's possible, it is I did it and I just wanted to put it out there because when I was researching it I couldn't find anybody talking about how they had done the same thing.

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2017, 11:10:08 am »
CONGRATULATIONS JAKE AND WELCOME !!!

What a great story and I'm glad you found us.
This will be an inspiration to many and look forward to hearing more from you.

Best, Wade
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Offline Jake

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2017, 12:38:26 pm »
Hey thanks Wade and yea that's why I posted it I figured if there's anyone out there wanting to try that maybe reading my experience might help them hopefully

Offline Wade

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2017, 12:51:33 pm »
I'm pretty sure their are several couples on the boards who have had children while being poz. They will be weighing in also i'm sure  :)
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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2017, 02:16:22 pm »
This is GREAT news for HIV positive people, Jake.  Can you please let us also know your numbers.
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Diag.on 12/8, 2000, CD 440 VL 44K, No Meds
12/08 - 2/09 CD< 50 & VL >500k hosp'z.
St. Atripla - 7/09 CD 179, VL 197k
10/09 CD 300 VL U
3/10 468 U
8/10 460 U
12/10 492 U
3/11 636 U
8/11 530 U
1/12  616 U
7/12 640 U
12/12 669 U
5/13 711 U
11/13 663 U
4/14  797 U
10/14 810 U
4/15 671 U
10/15 694 U
3/16 768 U
8/16 459 U
2/22 780 U
8/31 940 U
2/26 809 U
8/18 882 U
3/28 718 U
8/15 778 U
2/25 920 70
8/11 793 U
2/22 690 U
6/8 834 U

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2017, 02:45:22 pm »
Congratulations Jake and welcome to the forums.

We have a number of parents here so your not alone should you ever have questions. Enjoy this time with your Son they grow up very fast.

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Offline 2tcells

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2017, 09:56:24 pm »
congratulations, very nicely written and informative. I will be having my 3rd in march and my wife is still negative.
7-4-13 diagnosed   cd4- 2      vl-220,600
8-3-13                     cd4- 4      vl- 448
9-3-13                     cd4- 40    vl- ud
11-3-13                   cd4- 54    vl-ud
1-9-14                     cd4- 62    vl- 43
4-3-14                     cd4- 110  vl-ud
8-5-14                     cd4- 95    vl-ud
9-23-14                   cd4- 97    vl-ud
1-22-15                   cd4- 156  vl-ud
4-14-15                   cd4- 122  vl-ud
6-12-15                   cd4- 148  vl-?
8-15-15 start stribild
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11-25-15                  cd4- 211 vl-20
2-17-16                   cd-4 194 vl-ud
4-1-16 start genvoya
5-10-16                   cd-4 220 vl-ud
9-19-16                   cd-4 182 vl-ud
12-2016                  cd-4  267!vl-ud
2018 cd4 187 switching meds

Offline Delby

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2017, 03:50:14 pm »
Wonderful news and thank you for sharing your story with us and others that may be going through the same thing.

I was diagnosed in 2008 and since then, my HIV neg wife has gone onto have 2 healthy miracle children. We decided to do the sperm washing procedure but sufferered many miscarriages and heartache along the way. However we feel extremely blessed and I'd be glad to help anyone that may be considering doing the same hing.



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Offline skeebo1969

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2017, 09:48:37 am »
In March 2014 when I was 24 I was diagnosed with hiv and I was mad and sad at the and had all of these different emotions going through me and among those was the thought of not being able to have another kid, I had a 2 year old at the time but I had wanted another one and after finding out my diagnoses I thought "well that's never going to happen." In November 2016 after my wife and I learned more about HIV undetectability with the medication I was on along with Prep, we searched for a doctor to work with us, after calling around for a week I found two doctors that were willing to work with my wife and I, after talking about it, we decided instead of doing semen wash or anything else. We decided that my wife was going to get on Prep (Truvada) and I would get my viral load checked every month 20 days before we had intercoarse, we narrowed down when she would be ovulating and we would have unprotected sex during her ovulation and then she would go get tested and I would go get my viral load checked and then in January we found out that she was pregnant and we sat down and cried on the bathroom floor together because we knew that we had our micacle baby and just 9 months later our little boy was born an my wife continued to go get tested and she is still negative and our little boy is heathy as can be and so if anyone is wondering if it's possible, it is I did it and I just wanted to put it out there because when I was researching it I couldn't find anybody talking about how they had done the same thing.

Congrats!

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Offline sanitex

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2017, 07:05:17 am »

  congrats! very happy with you for the good news jake.
  But  what of if both are positive what will be the consequence in terms of delivering,is it good idea to to deliver normal or by cesarean section?
anyone can advice me  the best to follow.
27/12/07 cd4 20 vl 1m
10/4 /08 cd4 86 vl 63
1/7/08  cd4 186 vl un
16/10/08 cd4 196 vl un
23/1/09 cd4 248 vl un
10/9/11 cd4 418 vl <40 %22
13/12/11 cd4 410 vl un 23%
24/2/12 cd4 545 vl un 26%
22/2/12 chge trv to Recovir-em.10/9/11 cd4 418 vl <40 %22
7/7/12 cd4 359 vl <40 22%
23/8/12 cd4 400 vl <40 23%,
testosterone test 7.5 ng/ml and
thyroid (TSH)1.32 ml.
13/12/2012 cd4 523 24% vl <40
18/3/2013 cd4  513  23% vl <40
03/8/2013 cd4 429 22% vl <40
13/11/2013 cd4 455 23% vl <40
Anti-HBs testquantitative Anti-HBs pos
Titer 16.95 mlu/ml <10.00
22/3/14 cd4 396 vl <40 24%
24/7/14 tevir
24/9/14 cd4 517 vl <40 22%
16/3/15 cd4 545 vl  85 24%
12/4/16 cd4 626 vl <40 25%
16/8/16 cd4 396 vl <40 27% changNVP/recovir-em 22/7
8/12/16 cd4 511 vl ud 23%
5/6/16 cd4 688 vl ud %27
17/9 /20  chng TLD

Offline MrThankful

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Re: If your wondering if you can still have kids, you can, I did
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2017, 07:10:25 pm »
Congrats! All three of mine have been conceived while I've been poz and my wife negative...we never knew I was poz and that I had been since before we started dating. She is still negative (thankfully!) and we have our three healthy miracle babies.

Nothing like kids...as crazy and grey as they make you, lol!

 


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