To ask if anyone here has a balanced translocation?

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And how it worked out for you?

I have just discovered I have this and it's been the cause of our miscarriages. My parents had multiple miscarriages too so they suspect it was inherited from one of them.

I am scared that it now has a name. I'm scared it may never happen despite them telling me it's possible that it will. It's harder with every miscarriage to imagine it eventually working.

I don't want to give up but I'm losing hope.

Bumping for you!

I have this as well. Inherited from my mother. It's really tough. I don't have a positive outcome yet to share with you but feeling a bit more hopeful these days

Just to give you some comfort my Ex had this and we have a beautiful healthy DS. I was monitored closely in pregnancy and had a lot of tests to be honest that gave no comfort. I was given the choice late on to terminate as they didn't think he would survive but he did. It was a rough pregnancy lots of false labour but it did happen. There are teams in some hospitals that specialise in BT and when I found out I switched to them. Read up, find out about the hospitals but don't give up hope. Sometimes the tests are wrong.

My husband has a balanced translocation. We have two boys, first born on time with no issues and is now a whooping great big 14 year old. I did have a miscarriage before I fell pregnant with him (didn't know about my husband balanced translocation). Fell pregnant as soon as we started trying with second son but then things got difficult. We found out at 20 weeks that he had only one functioning kidney and that seemed bad enough but then he was born at 34 weeks breech and not breathing, took a while to get him going and was the scariest moment of my life. Very jaundice too. Stayed in hospital for a while, eventually released and went home happy. He failed to thrive and had poor tone and digestive issues. Turns out he has an unbalanced translocation. He didn't eat any solid food for years, didn't sit up until he was four and has many health complications and attends a specialist school. He has recently began walking and is a bundle of smiles and cheeky personality.

I know you were looking for positive encouragement and I'm sorry if this makes you worry but I wanted to share with you my experience. Both my boys are perfect to me and I'm very lucky to have them.

I guess I just wanted to say I wish you all the luck in the world. Hopefully you will get the good news you need soon. Don't give up hope x

My DH does. We were told that there is no one alive with it unbalanced in the chromosomes involved iyswim so whatever abnormalities it would cause would lead to miscarriage so probably 50/50. We had DD1, 2 mc, DS, DD2. Feel like we beat the odds. Yes the miscarriages were devastating at the time but i kind of view it that we had an 18month pregnancy for DS. We were originally planning to wait a year or two between getting married & buying first home to start a family but we both said pretty much at the same time (on honeymoon!) why are we waiting when we know this could take longer? I think knowing about DH having the balanced translocation from the start gave us time to plan and prepare ourselves mentally. DH's was discovered by chance when he was born because his DM agreed to take part in a research program. Have had DC tested and they all have the same balanced translocation so will be in same position as us one day. It's hard to get your head round something like tiny tiny chromosomes switching place means you've lost your babies but you really are as likely to pass on chromosomes in the right place so please don't give up hope.

Thank you all so much for the replies. I struggle so much to picture this happening for me. I've had 5 miscarriages now, it just seems like the odds are completely not in my favour

I was told something similar to what I think you were federation. That due to the size of the break in my particular translocation, it's not likely I'll have a living child with any disability caused by it as they would all miscarry early.

I just wish I could feel confident that this will all work out, but I'm finding it impossible the longer it goes on.

Most people I've spoken to have had live births in-between their miscarriages, I seem to just be having MC after MC.

I'd be wondering if there is an other underlying reason. Did they check everything they could/should with you and your partner. Or did they find the translocation & think that's the cause? I wish you strength and hope it all works out for you