[tri-med] Re: a second child with a trisomy?

Irene, 
   Thanks for answering. My daughters 1st child is
"not " an inherited trisomy but when they told her the
sonogram on this baby showed a two vessel umbilical
cord, I immediately started looking things up. I
SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT!! Furthermore, I had even
swore to myself I wouldnt do that.....but I did. I AM
NOT PASSING ANY INFO ON TO MY DAUGHTER THOUGH.She had
decided to have the baby no matter what and is just
trying to be positive. 
  I appreciate the information you gave. It sorta
gives me hope.
                            thanks Much
                            Karen 
(Grandma to Julian 2 1/2  mosaic partial trisomy 1.
Grandma to baby Lucy in utero)



--- Irene Smith <67.irene@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I just wanted to say that, unless the trisomy is
> inherited (due to a
> balanced translocation on a parent) the chances are
> very rare for a second
> trisomy child.
> I was SO scared when I was pregnant with Kallie that
> lightening would strike
> twice.  I actually decided to go with the "ignorance
> is bliss" route and I
> did not search for stories or information regarding
> parents who went on to
> have another trisomy child.  I felt if I knew too
> much information about
> parents who had multiple trisomy children, it would
> make me sick with worry
> that it could happen again for me as well.  I had
> minimal prenatal testing
> as well.  Luckily, ignorance was bliss, because I
> enjoyed my pregnancy (with
> only the occasional freak-out that something could
> be wrong) and Kallie was
> healthy.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/13/05, karen thorsten <karen7458@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> > I'm just curious if anyone on the list has had a
> > second child with a trisomy? And if so, would you
> > share the specifics?
> >         Thanks Much,  Karen (grandma to Julian, 2
> 1/2
> > yrs.old, Mosaic Partial Trisomy 1)
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> Irene
> Christina (4), Caroline (2 with partial trisomy 17p)
> and Kallie (born
> 6/23/05)
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