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Posted by Lisa on 10/22/2005, 2:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Lost one baby to digeorge" --Previous Message--
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I know there are behavioral problems involved with the varietys of the deletion, and my 4 yr old is very stubborn. She will take fits, sometimes so totally out of control. She is very smart, though, and I wonder if she could have some mild form of this. I am just too afraid to have her tested. My five year old is in K, and her teacher has told me she has spells where she just stares into space. I have read about these being mild seizures in children with the deletion. But she is very smart, above average in her class. I am so confused! No one on either side of the family has these kind of problems.
: Lisa,
: I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm not
: surprised that you're worried about
: having another child with DiGeorge.
: Most of the 22q/digeorge cases are
: not repeated in a family. Most are
: "genetic glitches" that
: occur to only one child
:
: If you're pregnant, you could have
: an amniocentesis to check for 22q
: deletion, but there's a small risk
: of miscarriage from the procedure.
: Another option - what we did- is to
: have the new baby tested by sending
: the umbilical cord blood to a lab
: after the baby's born. That way soon
: after birth, you can have the
: assurance that the baby is fine.
: I hope it all goes well.
: Amy
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi, I have lost my 2 month old
: daughter almost 2 years ago to
: complications of digeorge, and I am
: pregnant ( I think) again, is there
: a chance to have another child
: affected by this? I have a 4 and 5
: yr old who are perfectly fine.
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