Cystic Fibrosis

stisnd6

I had an ob appointment today and he said everything was great and my blood and urine was good. He did tell me today that I'm a carrier for Cystic Fibrosis and my jaw dropped. No one on either side of my family has it. My mom was shocked when I told her, so I guess maybe my dads side? But I lost it crying in the office. I want nothing more than a healthy pregnancy and I'm just praying for the best. My boyfriend is now going to have to get tested to see if he is a carrier now. I really just need all of the good thoughts and prayers I can get. I hope everything turns out alright. Thank you guys for all the help in these boards!

redheadbride15

Oh I'm sorry this was so scary! Being a CF carrier is pretty common - about 1 in 25. And for the vast majority of carriers there is no family history, so your story is really typical! That's why they offer screening. It doesn't sound like it was explained very well to you though, which is why it's so scary. I'm glad your bf is getting tested, but the good news is that the chance of him being a carrier too are small. Best wishes to you!

goldie987

So to piggy back on PP, the chance of him being a carrier too is small and then theres a 75% chance of the baby being fine even if he is a carrier. The biggest thing is to make sure the child knows they are potentially a carrier when they get close to child bearing age.

CourtJack

That's such a scary thing to be told! Poor you. But as PPs said-seems that hopefully it's not quite as scary as it sounded at the time. Will be thinking of you and hoping for a healthy pregnancy and baby I bet everything will be ok. Creepy stranger hugs!

khochanadel

That is very very scary news to get! Positive thoughts that bf is not a carrier and lightning doesn't strike y'all!

Fwiw-my best friend's husband has CF and he's 35 and in really great health. They are also getting really close to finding a cure for CF. It's not at all the death sentence it once was. I know it's still scary, just know that CF babies often go on to lead very normal lives.

Ditto on creepy stranger hugs.

stisnd6

I think what scared me the most is my boyfriend and I used to always joke that we weren't meant for each other. When we first start dating, I jokingly said as long as you're not +, then we are good! (I'm O-) lol then he shook his head and went I'm O+! And I explained to him how I'd have to get rhogam shots during a pregnancy. So in my head, since we used to joke about not being meant for each other that he is going to be a carrier too. That probably didn't make much sense to you all but that's how my brain worked. I also used to have a weird feeling growing up that I'd never be able to have kids and I think my fear is now that I'll be able to have kids, but not the healthy pregnancy I hoped for.
Thank you for all of the kind thoughts

amber011299

I know how you feel- I have a daughter almost 17 from prior relationship.  Recently remarried and Im pregnant and was told I am a carrier now my husband has to be tested.  I was thrown off because my daughter is healthy and nobody ever told me I was a carrier.  Prayers go out to you for good results- my husband gets tested this weekend- praying he is not 

Philter14

My best friend is a carrier and has two healthy babies. I know it can be upsetting to hear such dramatic news, but it doesn't mean that your baby will have CF. Think Positive!

lm45678

I'm sorry you're going through this...

Just to add even more hope my cousin is currently 32 years old, working on his PhD and ran the NYC marathon 2 years ago. He was diagnosed with CF when he was 3 years old.

While I too am worried about being a carrier, I also want to shed light on the fact that it can still lead to a happy ending