carrier with questions

[carbeau]

Hi everyone,

My husband has a nephew who has CF( he's 6 and totally amazing) so when we were pregnant his sister told us we should get genetic counselling...........well let's just say shock is a mild word for how we felt when we found out that not only was my husband a carrier (we always thought he was) but so was I. Our daughter was born healthy and CF free this June and for that we are eternally grateful.
Going through all that we did has made me not want to try for another baby "the old fashion way" so my question (and I know this is probably a very charged topic) is how do others feel about PGD. We've looked into it and I still have mixed feelings about it.

Thanks for your input.

 

[carbeau]

Hi everyone,

My husband has a nephew who has CF( he's 6 and totally amazing) so when we were pregnant his sister told us we should get genetic counselling...........well let's just say shock is a mild word for how we felt when we found out that not only was my husband a carrier (we always thought he was) but so was I. Our daughter was born healthy and CF free this June and for that we are eternally grateful.
Going through all that we did has made me not want to try for another baby "the old fashion way" so my question (and I know this is probably a very charged topic) is how do others feel about PGD. We've looked into it and I still have mixed feelings about it.

Thanks for your input.

 

[carbeau]

Hi everyone,

My husband has a nephew who has CF( he's 6 and totally amazing) so when we were pregnant his sister told us we should get genetic counselling...........well let's just say shock is a mild word for how we felt when we found out that not only was my husband a carrier (we always thought he was) but so was I. Our daughter was born healthy and CF free this June and for that we are eternally grateful.
Going through all that we did has made me not want to try for another baby "the old fashion way" so my question (and I know this is probably a very charged topic) is how do others feel about PGD. We've looked into it and I still have mixed feelings about it.

Thanks for your input.

 

[anonymous]

i would do anything possible to avoid having a kid with CF.

either don't have another kid or have in vitro with embryos that don't have CF implanted.

 

[anonymous]

i would do anything possible to avoid having a kid with CF.

either don't have another kid or have in vitro with embryos that don't have CF implanted.

 

[anonymous]

i would do anything possible to avoid having a kid with CF.

either don't have another kid or have in vitro with embryos that don't have CF implanted.

 

[anonymous]

I would just do what my heart tells me. I too looked into pgd, and came to the conclusion that it wasn't for me.

I think that we just need to accept what god hands down to us a make the best we can of it.

That's just my 2 cents.

Good luck in your decision.

 

[anonymous]

I would just do what my heart tells me. I too looked into pgd, and came to the conclusion that it wasn't for me.

I think that we just need to accept what god hands down to us a make the best we can of it.

That's just my 2 cents.

Good luck in your decision.

 

[anonymous]

I would just do what my heart tells me. I too looked into pgd, and came to the conclusion that it wasn't for me.

I think that we just need to accept what god hands down to us a make the best we can of it.

That's just my 2 cents.

Good luck in your decision.

 

[welshgirl]

hello carbeau, you were very lucky indeed!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">unfortunately you may not be so lucky next time . if i were you and i could afford the procedure that's what i would do. take care, janet.

 

[welshgirl]

hello carbeau, you were very lucky indeed!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">unfortunately you may not be so lucky next time . if i were you and i could afford the procedure that's what i would do. take care, janet.

 

[welshgirl]

hello carbeau, you were very lucky indeed!!! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">unfortunately you may not be so lucky next time . if i were you and i could afford the procedure that's what i would do. take care, janet.

 

[Mommafirst]

How wonderful your daughter was born without CF. I can understand your desire for another baby to be hindered by concern about CF. Both my DH and I are carriers, and it wasn't until our third child that CF reared its ugly head. We knew we were done having kids before the diagnosis, but if we still wanted kids, I would most definitely consider PGD.

 

[Mommafirst]

How wonderful your daughter was born without CF. I can understand your desire for another baby to be hindered by concern about CF. Both my DH and I are carriers, and it wasn't until our third child that CF reared its ugly head. We knew we were done having kids before the diagnosis, but if we still wanted kids, I would most definitely consider PGD.

 

[Mommafirst]

How wonderful your daughter was born without CF. I can understand your desire for another baby to be hindered by concern about CF. Both my DH and I are carriers, and it wasn't until our third child that CF reared its ugly head. We knew we were done having kids before the diagnosis, but if we still wanted kids, I would most definitely consider PGD.