Is it just me or did anyone else have a moment when they saw MTHFR and thought..
MOTHER F*CKER... ? I was so confused...
I have Fragile X in my genes- I'm intermediate risk. Which means my kids will probably be absolutely fine.. but if they end up carriers then their grandkids might not be so swell... Basically my options are donated eggs or they can screen the embryos... fail. I'm not interested.
I've seen it referred to as the "Monday, Thursday, Friday" mutation... LOL
I'm not going to worry, be stressed or scared. It's all in God's hands and that is the best place to put it. I will keep doing my part with my natural supplements, BDing and, most importantly, faith and prayer.
People with the MTHFR mutation usually get extra high doses of folate as part of their treatment. Also, baby aspirin is part of the treatment so I'm happy that Ash reminded me of the benefits of it. I started taking the BA like 3-4 days before learning about my MTHFR mutation. The heterozygous mutation (the one i have) is not as serious and is not likely to be the cause of my early miscarriages. Most women with the heterozygous mutation have a normal pregnancy with healthy babies so I am not going to overanalyze anything and scare myself.
I believe one of the treatments for MTHFR is taking Lovenox or Heparin shots but I'm not keen on medications. I'm not saying i would never do it but, more than likely i won't . With the MTHFR mutation the body can't break down folic acid into the usable, natural folate. I don't take folic acid anyway. My raw multivitamins have 800mcg of folate so I'm good there. I ordered an extra 800mcg of folate supplements and B6 and B12 to help with absorpbtion. Folate is the best to take if you are TTC or pregnant whether you have the mutation or not. The body absorbs it faster and there's no "middle man".
All that being said, MTHFR mutations are VERY common (40% of the population). So common in fact that I am almost positive i am not the only one in this forum to have it. I highly suggest women get tested for it. If the mutation is homozygous the risks are higher. Also, people with the mutation are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and their babies are at a slightly higher risk for other major issues which I will not get into due to their highly sensitive nature.
I'm not trying to scare anyone but I've done a lot of reading in the last 24 hours and I've come to the conclusion that testing for it (very simple to do) can prove very helpful.
Aaaannnd on that note, I'm off to my garden! The leaf spot and pickleworms completely took over my cucumbers. I'm going to pull them all out and try again. My peppers and cherry tomatoes on the other hand....
******The science teacher in me wanted to add this:
Heterozygous: only one copy of the mutation, one allele of the gene on one chromosome
Homozygous: two copies of the mutation, two alleles of the gene on both chromosomes
Remember, we have 46 chromosomes in each of our cells. 23 from from mom and 23 from dad. The only exception is our gametes (sex chromosomes) which have 23 chromosomes. Sperm and egg each with 23 chromosomes combine during fertilization to produce a cell with 46 chromosomes. Nine months later= BABY!
Great, now I'm going to be reading it that way in my head from now on! 
