Guest guest Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 We think that our youngest that was diagnosed with Ds is actually misdiagnosed and possibly mDs. When I was pg with Jezeca, I had amino and the doctor didn't know what material was missing so I had a blood test and my sister also had one. My sister and my daughter are both Trisomy 10q/5p- syndrome (only 2 in the world that we can find with this exact translocation) and I am a carrier. I am not a carrier of Ds. but I did find out a distant relative had a child with Ds. My mom had a total of 5 kids with the 2nd child having Trisomy 10q/5p- and I am the only one to pass it on to my child. None of my siblings have been tested nor have my neices and nephews. They all said it would not matter, with the exception of my neice that lives in China and married a Chinese man. His family was asking a lot of questions about both of my girls. I don't think they would have accepted a grandchild with a disability from what has been told to me by my sister. Anymore questions feel free to ask. I don't mind at all. more children > > > > I was wondering what the doctors have said to everyone regarding having more children after having a child diagnosed with MDS? What are the chances of having a second child with MDS? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 When my son was born (homebirth), he was transported to a local hospital for breathing issues. They did a genetic test against our wishes (unquantitative, 20 cell count). They came up with a misdiagnosis of Trisomy 21 100%. They told me there was a 1% chance that I would have another child with Trisomy 21; however, they also told me my *eggs were old*, which is not true at all. They were incorrect all the way around, as it turns out my son has MDS 50% (a big jump from 100%). All of my kids have traits that my son has (we have seen a geneticist about it). About 7 months after his birth (based on the wrong diagnosis of Trisomy 21), I aborted a baby. When I found out correct information regarding his diagnosis of MDS and discovered all my children (and myself included) have these same physical outward traits (some worse than my son with MDS), we had another child (4 years later). I hope to have one more (I want another girl). I am late, and so that just might be a possibility. 8) I would not let MDS keep you from having another baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 An interesting article was published in Nature Reviews | Genetics 2005 Down syndrome and genetics - the houses of Linked Histories Floreta Bogdanescu > > > Subject: more children > To: MosaicDS > Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 12:54 PM > > > > I was wondering what the doctors have said to everyone regarding > having more children after having a child diagnosed with MDS? What > are the chances of having a second child with MDS? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 The chances are extremely slim UNLESS one of the parents is a gene carrier for it, which is known as Translocation. Please check it out on the web. One other major consideration is if your diet isn't complete with the essential vitamins and minerals, especially Vitamin C. Barb - mom of Charlie - Age 15, Plymouth, NH > > > I was wondering what the doctors have said to everyone regarding having > more children after having a child diagnosed with MDS? What are the chances > of having a second child with MDS? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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