aw He's lucky to have someone who loves him as much as you do.
As far as avoiding cf, or at least knowing if your child would have it, what you should do is have yourself tested now, before you are pregnant to see if you carry the Cf gene. Since he has Cf, he is a carrier of the Cf gene for sure. If he has a child with someone who is also a carrier (even if that person doesn't have cf), then their child would have Cf. If you are not a carrier, then you don't have to worry. All it is, is a simple blood test to see if you are a carrier or not. His Cf doctors can help arrange this for you. Most Cf clinics have genetic counselors and are great at helping couples with all this stuff.
My hubby and I wanted to have a baby, but we had decided that if he was a carrier, we wouldn't do it. I didn't want to bring another person with cf into the world knowingly. That was our personal choice-but it worked for us b/c we were also happy with adopting too. Others have decided to go for pregnancy anyway and take their chances. I don't judge anyone for their choice, that was our choice though. I wouldn't suggest taking your chances and seeing if the baby has cf or not later-get tested before pregnancy and see what you are dealing with. You have to be fully aware of what goes into rasing a child with cf. Its very much a full tine job. Obviously a child with cf is as precious as any other and you won't view it any differently, but I'm just saying you should know fully what you are dealing wiht.
The flip side is, you could get tested and find out you aren't a carrier and then be care free without worry for your whole pregnancy!
Once you conceive and that egg is implanted in your uterus, there are no procedures to fix cf. Thats it. The earliest you can test for Cf in the womb is around 20 weeks of pregnancy I think.
Also-I'm not sure if you are aware of this but I'm assuming you are or you woulnd't be here asking-you do know that the majority of males with cf have fertility issues. The "tubes' that deliver the sperm outside of the body, called Vas Deferens, are missing in men with Cf. Don't know the statistics of how many, but I think its about 90%+. So that means that (again, the majority) of men with Cf can not have children without medical/procedural help. They have to collect the sperm from the man through the testicles and help you conceive through IVF. There are couples that have used this to have children. Julie on this site for one, she's a mother of triplets and her hubby has Cf. I'd talk to her and anyone else who has been through that.
So just know all that you are getting into. You can have children, but this is a long road that requires alot of planning and help with doctors.
Best wishes to you both!
