tinamarie4685
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>GordonsGirl</b></i>
It is really important to get your bf screened, but keep in mind there is still a chance of the baby have CF is the screening is negative. My carrier test came back negative and my husband's doctor told me that they screen for the most common mutations, but there are thousands to look for. Just know that there is a chance. To which I of course told the doctor that there are a lot of chances in becoming pregnant and then raising a child.</end quote></div>
Definitely agree with that .. have your bf tested .. but like the post i quoted, they will only do the most common mutations unless you go to a genetic counselor. We had the most common mutations tested at Kenny's regular doctor and that came back negative .. then at the hospital I was having my baby at, we met with the genetic counselor and they did the "full panel" which tested for 1,500 mutations and that came back negative as well. My daughter does NOT have CF, but she is a carrier because she got the CF gene from me.
It is really important to get your bf screened, but keep in mind there is still a chance of the baby have CF is the screening is negative. My carrier test came back negative and my husband's doctor told me that they screen for the most common mutations, but there are thousands to look for. Just know that there is a chance. To which I of course told the doctor that there are a lot of chances in becoming pregnant and then raising a child.</end quote></div>
Definitely agree with that .. have your bf tested .. but like the post i quoted, they will only do the most common mutations unless you go to a genetic counselor. We had the most common mutations tested at Kenny's regular doctor and that came back negative .. then at the hospital I was having my baby at, we met with the genetic counselor and they did the "full panel" which tested for 1,500 mutations and that came back negative as well. My daughter does NOT have CF, but she is a carrier because she got the CF gene from me.