Re: adopting a baby whose birthmom has H

[Guest guest]

PLEASE call the American Liver Foundation at

1-800-GO LIVER and ask to speak with a counselor or a

nurse. Unfortunately, if the mother for whom you speak

is hep c positive there is a real possibilty that

she has the disease. ALF can tell you more...what

precautions you'll need to take,etc.

[Guest guest]

PLEASE call the American Liver Foundation at

1-800-GO LIVER and ask to speak with a counselor or a

nurse. Unfortunately, if the mother for whom you speak

is hep c positive there is a real possibilty that

she has the disease. ALF can tell you more...what

precautions you'll need to take,etc.

[Guest guest]

Hellothere~ I have not posted for some

time;having hep c 20 yrs now but wanted to add some feedback

to your post about the woman due to bring a child

into this world soon and your questions reguarding

will the baby ever get hepc from it's birth

mother..Every situation is different as is everyones own immune

response to hepc;even babies...My niece was just diagnosed

hepc and found it when she had her first pregnancy

checkup for her first baby..the father and her both

tested posative for hepc...Drs did perlimerary tests

while the baby was developing..and i know that there

were suppose to be after care treatments for the

mother and baby if baby shows signs but so far her son

now 10 mos old is a healthy bouncing baby boy and

only the mother is on treatment..so every ones

situation is different and from what i've read;the

percentage of babies contracting hepc from mom while in the

womb is very,very low. And remember it is spread thru

blood to blood contact so if baby was ok in the long

run..with continuing testings with a Specialist..i would

imagine this baby could grow up as healthy as any other

baby;they do not all contract hepc just because the

parents/mother is posative....and your family would not contract

hepc from this child unless it was hep posative and

only blood to blood contact...but please seek these

answers out thru a GI. dr or hepatologist..much info is

also on medical sites about hepc and babies born from

hepc moms/parents...Best wishes..Ps..I have two adult

daughters ages 21 and 23 and thay are healthy and hepc

negative since they lived with me daily til 2 yra

ago..Kissndolphin

[Guest guest]

Hellothere~ I have not posted for some

time;having hep c 20 yrs now but wanted to add some feedback

to your post about the woman due to bring a child

into this world soon and your questions reguarding

will the baby ever get hepc from it's birth

mother..Every situation is different as is everyones own immune

response to hepc;even babies...My niece was just diagnosed

hepc and found it when she had her first pregnancy

checkup for her first baby..the father and her both

tested posative for hepc...Drs did perlimerary tests

while the baby was developing..and i know that there

were suppose to be after care treatments for the

mother and baby if baby shows signs but so far her son

now 10 mos old is a healthy bouncing baby boy and

only the mother is on treatment..so every ones

situation is different and from what i've read;the

percentage of babies contracting hepc from mom while in the

womb is very,very low. And remember it is spread thru

blood to blood contact so if baby was ok in the long

run..with continuing testings with a Specialist..i would

imagine this baby could grow up as healthy as any other

baby;they do not all contract hepc just because the

parents/mother is posative....and your family would not contract

hepc from this child unless it was hep posative and

only blood to blood contact...but please seek these

answers out thru a GI. dr or hepatologist..much info is

also on medical sites about hepc and babies born from

hepc moms/parents...Best wishes..Ps..I have two adult

daughters ages 21 and 23 and thay are healthy and hepc

negative since they lived with me daily til 2 yra

ago..Kissndolphin

[Guest guest]

Hi, <br><br>We actually adopted our 1st son and

then I had a birth son, I am hep C positive. My

children and my husband are all negative. There is a

really low chance that the baby will be hep c positive.

I had a C-section (even though we didn't know about

the hep c then) He just wouldn't come out. But, I

have heard that c-section does lower the risk to the

baby. I would definately have another section if I was

going to have any more kids....(just to be really

safe). The chance that anyone in the household can get

it from the baby is even lower...I think 1% chance.

I guess we hope the babies are born healthy

but,,,there is a chance for any baby any person has to have

problems even much much worse than hep c. There's always a

chance if your kids go anywhere to get much worse

illnesses...menigitis..very contagious, food poison, and other things much

worse. Good luck in your decision!! take care.

[Guest guest]

Hi, <br><br>We actually adopted our 1st son and

then I had a birth son, I am hep C positive. My

children and my husband are all negative. There is a

really low chance that the baby will be hep c positive.

I had a C-section (even though we didn't know about

the hep c then) He just wouldn't come out. But, I

have heard that c-section does lower the risk to the

baby. I would definately have another section if I was

going to have any more kids....(just to be really

safe). The chance that anyone in the household can get

it from the baby is even lower...I think 1% chance.

I guess we hope the babies are born healthy

but,,,there is a chance for any baby any person has to have

problems even much much worse than hep c. There's always a

chance if your kids go anywhere to get much worse

illnesses...menigitis..very contagious, food poison, and other things much

worse. Good luck in your decision!! take care.

[Guest guest]

Hi Anita, <br><br>My mother has Hep. C. She has

had it since she was 16. She has myself as a daughter

and 1 other daughter. Neither of us have hep c. At

the time of pregnancy for both her liver enzymes were

off, but the doctors never caught what it was. She did

not have a c-section. And had normal births with both

of us. I also decided to get checked again for hep c

when I was pregnant with my daughter and I was told I

did not have it again. So I hope maybe this can

comfort you a little. And Congratulation on the possible

new arrival. <br><br>Amber

[Guest guest]

Hi Anita, <br><br>My mother has Hep. C. She has

had it since she was 16. She has myself as a daughter

and 1 other daughter. Neither of us have hep c. At

the time of pregnancy for both her liver enzymes were

off, but the doctors never caught what it was. She did

not have a c-section. And had normal births with both

of us. I also decided to get checked again for hep c

when I was pregnant with my daughter and I was told I

did not have it again. So I hope maybe this can

comfort you a little. And Congratulation on the possible

new arrival. <br><br>Amber

[Guest guest]

Anita,<br><br>The other kids have very LITTLE

chance of getting HepC from the baby. Should she have

it, you would just make sure to keep her blood away

from the others, as well as yourself. <br><br>Note

that you cannot test the baby for 1 year, as HepC

won't show up in her blood till then. She may also be

born with it but her immune system may fight it off in

the first year.<br><br>Your daughter needs some

education on HepC. I'm sure you can give her that, with the

research you have done.<br><br>I had HepC when I had my

daughter, who is now 23. She does NOT have HepC. I did not

have a C-section either. Most birth related

transmissions are due to the mother having HIV or some other

heavy duty blood virus along with the HepC. While it

can be transmitted via both C-section and normal

birth, it is very rare.<br><br>I wish you luck that you

will get to adopt this baby. Sounds like she will have

a very loving

mommy!<br><br>LeighAnn<br><a href=http://www.geocities.com/1Leighann

target=new>http://www.geocities.com/1Leighann</a>

[Guest guest]

Anita,<br><br>The other kids have very LITTLE

chance of getting HepC from the baby. Should she have

it, you would just make sure to keep her blood away

from the others, as well as yourself. <br><br>Note

that you cannot test the baby for 1 year, as HepC

won't show up in her blood till then. She may also be

born with it but her immune system may fight it off in

the first year.<br><br>Your daughter needs some

education on HepC. I'm sure you can give her that, with the

research you have done.<br><br>I had HepC when I had my

daughter, who is now 23. She does NOT have HepC. I did not

have a C-section either. Most birth related

transmissions are due to the mother having HIV or some other

heavy duty blood virus along with the HepC. While it

can be transmitted via both C-section and normal

birth, it is very rare.<br><br>I wish you luck that you

will get to adopt this baby. Sounds like she will have

a very loving

mommy!<br><br>LeighAnn<br><a href=http://www.geocities.com/1Leighann

target=new>http://www.geocities.com/1Leighann</a>