Family planning (Namely Jewish couples)

Nope you're not the only lunatic.

I was thinking of getting this done also since I am of hispanic descent and there are a lot of things that run in both sides of our family.

Hi Leslie,

It is in the back of my mind as something to do as well, however, DH and I are not planning on having children just yet, so in about 2 years we will be filling out the same stuff. I will be 30 then and it will be about when we are planning on starting to try to get preggers. Unless we have a happy accident we are not planning on babies just yet. But if you are planning on having kids soon, then I would do all the testing now. I would not even wait for the wedding - this way you can be good to go for 2 months from now.
good luck!
Lisa

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Posted by lrs2005

Hi Leslie,

It is in the back of my mind as something to do as well, however, DH and I are not planning on having children just yet, so in about 2 years we will be filling out the same stuff. I will be 30 then and it will be about when we are planning on starting to try to get preggers. Unless we have a happy accident we are not planning on babies just yet. But if you are planning on having kids soon, then I would do all the testing now. I would not even wait for the wedding - this way you can be good to go for 2 months from now.
good luck!
Lisa

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We aren't waiting. I am good to go as soon as soon as I get my arse over to Quest!

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs2006

OMG Leslie I swear I so thought your FH was russian. My family is form the ukraine.

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His family IS Russian. His last name is so identifiably Russian that our kids will sound like members of the KGB or makers of fine vodka!

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Posted by Goldi1021

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs2006

OMG Leslie I swear I so thought your FH was russian. My family is form the ukraine.

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His family IS Russian. His last name is so identifiably Russian that our kids will sound like members of the KGB or makers of fine vodka!

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You always crack me up! You have to stay here for all of 2006 to keep me laughing closer to my wedding!

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Posted by Goldi1021

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs2006

OMG Leslie I swear I so thought your FH was russian. My family is form the ukraine.

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His family IS Russian. His last name is so identifiably Russian that our kids will sound like members of the KGB or makers of fine vodka!

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LOL does it end in sky????

I knew about some of these tests like for:
Tay Sachs
and
Cystic Fibrosis

but I never heard of:
Bloom Syndrome
Canavan Disease
Familial Dysautonomia
Fanconi Anemia DNA MUT ( I am guessing DNA mutation)
Gaucher Disease
Niemann-Pick Disease


I am going to do some reading here.

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Posted by Goldi1021

No. 'OFF'

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what part of russia are his parents from?

no - lots of Jewish couples do this... My stepsisters dis it to detect Tay Sachs (sp?)

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Posted by Goldi1021

No idea. I can ask. My grandfather was Russian too but back then the borders were different. It was Russia/Poland. I will have to ask!

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cool.

Yep we did it. Nothing came up, so we're good. Also Eastern European...Russia/Poland

You are not crazy. We did it before we were married.

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Posted by Goldi1021

Being that FH and I are from Eastern European and Russian Jewish descent, it has always been in the back of my mind to have the pre-natal genetic testing to find out if I am a carrier for a variety of genetic disorders. If I am a carrier AND FH is a carrier then we would more than likely adopt children. I have my paperwork ready to go to Quest for bloodwork and plan to do this soon as we were thinking about trying this year (06 OMG)to get prego a few months after the wedding. I am curious to know if anyone else gave this any thought. Or am I the only lunatic out there.

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This may be a stupid question but here goes....My finace is Jewish (both sides are from Russia/the Ukraine). I am Catholic but my paternal grandfather is from the Ukraine. Would it be in my best interest to undergo such tests?

What do you have to do to get this done?

My FH is catholic, and I'm russian orthodox/half jewish. Should I be concerned?

I would ask your doctor. I wouldnt give this type of advice with out knowing more and I wouldnt want to scare anyone. I am sorry if I did.

I saw an episode of Law and Order SVU where a Jewish mother killed her child under the guise of a mercy killing because she found out her child had Tay Sachs and that disease is painful, killing many of its young victims by the age of 5. Her husband was a converted Jew (from Catholicism) so it was impossible that this child was his. She had an affair with a man who was a carrier for Tay Sachs and killed the baby to cover the affair. Its a stretch but who knows.