Comments on: Prepare for a Healthy Baby Now – When Genetic Screening Makes Sense

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:09:33 +0000

I think it makes sense. I mean it’s scary yes, but isn’t it better to know?

By: Maya Fitzpatrick

Maya Fitzpatrick — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:41:12 +0000

I have a friend in Israel who went through genetic testing before trying to conceive and I know she was glad that she did. Ultimately it wasn’t in the cards for her and her husband and they ended up divorcing. Ultimately, it’s a personal choice, but I think people need to have the right information first so they CAN make that choice.

By: The Flying Couponer

The Flying Couponer — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:50:12 +0000

I didn’t even think about having a genetic screening before I got pregnant. This is great!

By: Ricci

Ricci — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 23:54:05 +0000

I love that the option to be prepared is available to women! Better to find out if possible than be caught off guard!

By: Jay Simms

Jay Simms — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:55:33 +0000

This is a really great option. I love that moms to be can get genetic testing to prepare for anything that may come.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:41:38 +0000

I wished my sister seen a post about this before becoming pregnant for a third time with her ex husband. They both carried the same genetic trait for this rare blood disease that they had no clue about until their son was born with it. Any kids they had had a 50% chance of having it since they were both carriers. Now he has to have transfusions almost every month. Its a scary thing. More people should do it for sure!

By: mj

mj — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:29:59 +0000

I did the bare minimum with mine, as far as testing to look for problems. I can see why some couples would want to know. I don’t think I would.

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:37:32 +0000

In reply to Amanda Simkin. Yes I agree, peace of mind is a good thing.

By: christy Garrett

christy Garrett — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:40:01 +0000

I opted out of genetic testing for my kids. My daughter ended up having some genetic testing done after she was born and we were doing an assessment for her cochlear implants.

By: Debalino

Debalino — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:07:49 +0000

I have never heard of this – and you know that’s kind of crazy, considering I’ve been actively trying to conceive a healthy baby for the last 4 years! We’ve done a ton of genetic screening after a loss, but not this particular one pre-conception. I’m going to look into this now. Thanks so much for the info!! xx