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gunelle

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Hi, I was just reading about getting pregnant with CF. I have cf, and my boyfriend is not a carrier (he has been tested). I thought that there would be a chance that if I got pregnant that the baby would have cf, but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf. Can anyone shed some ligth? What are our chances?

Thanks.

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gunelle

Guest
Hi, I was just reading about getting pregnant with CF. I have cf, and my boyfriend is not a carrier (he has been tested). I thought that there would be a chance that if I got pregnant that the baby would have cf, but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf. Can anyone shed some ligth? What are our chances?

Thanks.

G.
 
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gunelle

Guest
Hi, I was just reading about getting pregnant with CF. I have cf, and my boyfriend is not a carrier (he has been tested). I thought that there would be a chance that if I got pregnant that the baby would have cf, but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf. Can anyone shed some ligth? What are our chances?

Thanks.

G.
 
G

gunelle

Guest
Hi, I was just reading about getting pregnant with CF. I have cf, and my boyfriend is not a carrier (he has been tested). I thought that there would be a chance that if I got pregnant that the baby would have cf, but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf. Can anyone shed some ligth? What are our chances?

Thanks.

G.
 
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gunelle

Guest
Hi, I was just reading about getting pregnant with CF. I have cf, and my boyfriend is not a carrier (he has been tested). I thought that there would be a chance that if I got pregnant that the baby would have cf, but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf. Can anyone shed some ligth? What are our chances?
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<br />Thanks.
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Transplantmommy

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When I found out that I was pregnant in 2005 I had my husband tested for the gene immediately. If he was not a carrier then the baby would not have CF. Did your boyfriend have the Ambry panel done or did they just test for the most common CF genes? My husband was only tested for the most common ones and they were all negative...he doesn't carry the common genes for CF. There was still a 1/900 chance that the baby would have CF. If your boyfriend had the Ambry panel test done that tests for all genes, then there is no chance that your baby would have CF.

No matter which way it goes though, the baby would be a carrier of the CF gene because of you having CF. My son is a carrier but does not have CF. I hope this isn't too confusing and it helps!
 
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Transplantmommy

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When I found out that I was pregnant in 2005 I had my husband tested for the gene immediately. If he was not a carrier then the baby would not have CF. Did your boyfriend have the Ambry panel done or did they just test for the most common CF genes? My husband was only tested for the most common ones and they were all negative...he doesn't carry the common genes for CF. There was still a 1/900 chance that the baby would have CF. If your boyfriend had the Ambry panel test done that tests for all genes, then there is no chance that your baby would have CF.

No matter which way it goes though, the baby would be a carrier of the CF gene because of you having CF. My son is a carrier but does not have CF. I hope this isn't too confusing and it helps!
 
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Transplantmommy

New member
When I found out that I was pregnant in 2005 I had my husband tested for the gene immediately. If he was not a carrier then the baby would not have CF. Did your boyfriend have the Ambry panel done or did they just test for the most common CF genes? My husband was only tested for the most common ones and they were all negative...he doesn't carry the common genes for CF. There was still a 1/900 chance that the baby would have CF. If your boyfriend had the Ambry panel test done that tests for all genes, then there is no chance that your baby would have CF.

No matter which way it goes though, the baby would be a carrier of the CF gene because of you having CF. My son is a carrier but does not have CF. I hope this isn't too confusing and it helps!
 
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Transplantmommy

New member
When I found out that I was pregnant in 2005 I had my husband tested for the gene immediately. If he was not a carrier then the baby would not have CF. Did your boyfriend have the Ambry panel done or did they just test for the most common CF genes? My husband was only tested for the most common ones and they were all negative...he doesn't carry the common genes for CF. There was still a 1/900 chance that the baby would have CF. If your boyfriend had the Ambry panel test done that tests for all genes, then there is no chance that your baby would have CF.

No matter which way it goes though, the baby would be a carrier of the CF gene because of you having CF. My son is a carrier but does not have CF. I hope this isn't too confusing and it helps!
 
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Transplantmommy

New member
When I found out that I was pregnant in 2005 I had my husband tested for the gene immediately. If he was not a carrier then the baby would not have CF. Did your boyfriend have the Ambry panel done or did they just test for the most common CF genes? My husband was only tested for the most common ones and they were all negative...he doesn't carry the common genes for CF. There was still a 1/900 chance that the baby would have CF. If your boyfriend had the Ambry panel test done that tests for all genes, then there is no chance that your baby would have CF.
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<br />No matter which way it goes though, the baby would be a carrier of the CF gene because of you having CF. My son is a carrier but does not have CF. I hope this isn't too confusing and it helps!
 
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hmw

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And for the other issue:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf.</end quote></div>
No, you do not have to have CF yourself in order to have a child with CF. A child needs to inherit a copy of the defective gene from each parent, meaning both parents have to be carriers. Many people have no idea they are carriers until they find out their child has CF. As are the odds of passing down any autosomal recessive disease, if two carriers decide to have children, there is a 25% chance that the baby will have CF, 25% chance that the baby will not have CF and will not be a carrier either, and a 50% chance that the baby will be a carrier.
 
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hmw

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And for the other issue:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf.</end quote></div>
No, you do not have to have CF yourself in order to have a child with CF. A child needs to inherit a copy of the defective gene from each parent, meaning both parents have to be carriers. Many people have no idea they are carriers until they find out their child has CF. As are the odds of passing down any autosomal recessive disease, if two carriers decide to have children, there is a 25% chance that the baby will have CF, 25% chance that the baby will not have CF and will not be a carrier either, and a 50% chance that the baby will be a carrier.
 
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hmw

New member
And for the other issue:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf.</end quote></div>
No, you do not have to have CF yourself in order to have a child with CF. A child needs to inherit a copy of the defective gene from each parent, meaning both parents have to be carriers. Many people have no idea they are carriers until they find out their child has CF. As are the odds of passing down any autosomal recessive disease, if two carriers decide to have children, there is a 25% chance that the baby will have CF, 25% chance that the baby will not have CF and will not be a carrier either, and a 50% chance that the baby will be a carrier.
 
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hmw

New member
And for the other issue:
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf.</end quote>
No, you do not have to have CF yourself in order to have a child with CF. A child needs to inherit a copy of the defective gene from each parent, meaning both parents have to be carriers. Many people have no idea they are carriers until they find out their child has CF. As are the odds of passing down any autosomal recessive disease, if two carriers decide to have children, there is a 25% chance that the baby will have CF, 25% chance that the baby will not have CF and will not be a carrier either, and a 50% chance that the baby will be a carrier.
 
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hmw

New member
And for the other issue:
<br /><div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>but now I'm starting to wonder, if we both have to have cf (one ill and one carrier) for the baby to have cf.</end quote>
<br />No, you do not have to have CF yourself in order to have a child with CF. A child needs to inherit a copy of the defective gene from each parent, meaning both parents have to be carriers. Many people have no idea they are carriers until they find out their child has CF. As are the odds of passing down any autosomal recessive disease, if two carriers decide to have children, there is a 25% chance that the baby will have CF, 25% chance that the baby will not have CF and will not be a carrier either, and a 50% chance that the baby will be a carrier.
 
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