My husband and I met with the genetic counselor today. I didn't really know what to expect. It was all very scientific, talk about chromosomes and lack thereof and sex genes. We gave our family history to the best of our knowledge. I was the first cleft as far back as we could trace and there had been no cleft on my husband's side. The doctor perfomed a short exam on me consiting of measuring my head, distance between my eyes and other strange things. After a very nerve-wracking couple of hours we left with an answer of "it is highly unlikely that any chromosomal defect is present and that the baby's cleft is probably a result of maternal genetics." Highly unlikely was not good enough for me and I decided to still opt for the amnio although my fear of needles was telling me not to do it.
He also said that if we chose to have a third baby, it's chances of having a cleft would be 50% since we have one without a cleft and one with a cleft. This solidified it for me, there will NOT be a third, I don't think I could bare having another child with a cleft!
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