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family cells.
So im 14 weeks pregnant and not sure of what im having yet. Im very worried, there is a disease in my family that is only shown in boys, I was wondering if i would carry this? Its called hirschsprung's disease not many people have heard of it, but the question is its on my dads side of the family My dad has 2 brothers, my one uncles 7 year old boy has it, and my uncles daughter's newborn son now has this disease. Would i have the same cells as my cousin? I dont really understand anything about cells and how the work but i need to know my chances of having this disease for my unborn child.
Also is it wrong to bring a sick baby into this world? The last thing i want to do is get an abortion but is that the best thing to do if my child will suffer from this disease.
Advice would be great thanks :(
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You really need to research this disease before jumping to any conclusions. I did some research on Hirschsprung's Disease and find it is neither a not a life threatening disease or life shortening disease.
What causes HD?
Before birth, a child’s nerve cells normally grow along the intestines in the direction of the anus. With HD, the nerve cells stop growing too soon. Why the nerve cells stop growing is unclear. Some HD is inherited, meaning it is passed from parent to child through genes. HD is not caused by anything a mother did while pregnant.
As to whether or not to bring a child who is sick into this world? IF, and that is a big question as your child may not suffer from HD, were to suffer from HD, this would not be a reason to terminate this pregnancy. There are several different ways to treat this problem should your child be diagnosed with HD that will allow your child to live a long natural life.
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If your father doesn't have it, it's unlikely that you and he would be a carrier. However, I am not a doctor, so I can't really tell you for sure. Have you talked to your doctor about your concerns? They can confirm the medical bits.
As for whether or not it's wrong to bring a sick baby into the world... I think it all depends on how sick. If the kid is never going to have anything resembling a normal life, and is going to be in pain for the entire duration, I would say it's iffy. But for something like Hirschsprung's? I looked it up, and it looks like there's an established treatment with a high success rate. Even when the surgery doesn't succeed, there's a back-up that allows them to keep living. Their quality of life wouldn't be affected too greatly.
I have asthma and bipolar disorder: both are genetic disorders. That means that I run a strong chance of having children with one or both of these. Would I pass up having children just because they won't be genetically perfect? No, because I know that there are ways of getting around both and living fairly normally, and because I would at least know what to look for in them so that we could head off any negative symptoms early on.
Some might argue that it's wrong to knowingly bring a sick kid into the world. I think that's bordering on eugenics, unless that child's life would be incredibly painful and miserable. Sounds to me like your baby will be fine :)
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Its natural to worry, but the truth is, you don't know anything yet. Even if there is a risk, I promise, the moment you hold your beautiful baby in your arms you will be grateful that you chose to giver him/her a chance at life. All your worries will melt away. You take life's challenges as they come. Don't worry away tomorrow. Make today the best it can be. And if you are truly worried about it, talk to your family members who re dealing with it. Confide your fears and ask their opinions. You may be surprised at what you hear.
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