Unbalanced chromasome

[x_Rainbow_x]

they said up 2 13 weeks before i see him so after xmas i recon.. then i gotta apply for treatment but back at my mums as im moving bk there for 6 months nxt yr.. then see if i fit for fundings as the cost will be huuuuuuuuuuge

 

[sam's mum]

Good luck when you do see him ...really hope you can get funding for it.

Is your mum's back in Nottingham? x

 

[x_Rainbow_x]

yeah and apparently theres a place called care fertility.. its private but does nhs work aswell...

i hope i get it coz otherwise i better start saving

 

[sam's mum]

Really hope you do

Just had a look at their website and it looks like an amazing place! Just round the corner from where my friend used to live too x

 

[FJL]

Sorry to hear about the chromosomes hun

I have a friend who is doing IVF for PGD so if you have any questions i'll do my best to answer them x

 

[x_Rainbow_x]

sam's mum one last question lol... without treatment what are the risks of havin a disabled child, or one with a birth defect.
coz that dr that gt its wrong also said if u fall preg in the mean time its ok.. wel deal with it and sort u out... like wtf

 

[sam's mum]

If it is just one section of chromosome that has attached to another and egg production happens as I explained, you'd have a 50% chance of passing on unbalanced chromosomes to your child (and it would be likely to end in miscarriage early on again). You would also have a 50% chance of having a child with a complete set of chromosomes (the first 2 eggs in my diagram), and because they'd have all the genes - and no extra bits or missing bits of chromosome - it would not result in any disability of birth defect.

You'd have a 1 in 4 chance of passing on completely 'normal' chromosomes, and a 1 in 4 chance of passing on the balanced translocation (which I think you have) - your child would develop perfectly normally but might have similar problems conceiving.

As I said before there are a few things that can make things slightly more complicated, but the fact that they've said if you fall pregnant in the meantime it's ok does suggest that this is the case with you - they wouldn't be telling you that if you had no chance of passing on a complete set of chromosomes. I'm not sure what he meant by 'deal with it and sort you out' though. As far as I'm concerned, a pregnancy would either end in early miscarriage or be perfectly healthy.

Hope that makes sense x

 

[6lilpigs]

I've just been reading through this and firstly I really really hope that you will be carrying your own perfect baby very soon Tracie. And secondly Sam's mum what great explanations and advice you've given.

 

[MrsEshaw]

i have a balanced translocation. and we found out when our son was diagnosed with cancer (retinoblastoma), because he has an unbalanced set of chroms. He's missing part of his 13th.
he is a special child and the love of my life!
We will start PGD next month in hopes of having a balanced child.