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Natalie, I know you are conflicted about the pregnancy and concerned about the low beta. I hope the next few double or triple and all will be ok. I know it is hard to have hope in situations like yours, but God does surprise us sometimes with wonderful miracles. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
In response to other posters, I would like to say I agree with you whole-heartedly about the pregnancy after adoption coments being irritating, and at times hurtful, and the insinuation that our adopted children will not be "real" or "measure up" to a bio child. This will be our child, even though we did not conceive her, and as such, we plan to name her after family relatives just like any other child. Our daughter will carry her grandmother's name just as I planned for a bio first daughter all these years--the fact that she is adopted does not change our extended family's joy at welcoming her into the family and taking pride in having her named after them. In tribute to her birthmother, we will keep her given name if it was truly given by her birthmother, or use the birtmother's name if we suspect otherwise, as a third name. I wish more people that have not adopted could understand that these children are just as precious to us as one that came from our wombs.
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