Comments on: Genetics Study: Will IVF Babies Face Health Problems Later in Life?

By: albertG

albertG — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:50:00 +0000

The most important aspect of issues like IVF is honest presentation of information. I sat next to a young woman on a flight who was suffering from severe back problems which were very heartbreaking to see. She told me that her and her brother both suffered from this problem and explained that they were both born through IVF and that it was a known issue..

She was a very smart and nice person, but in terrible discomfort. I’m not commenting on the morality of IVF, I’m more thinking about how we tend to accept a scientific breakthrough as perfect and consequence free. We’ve seen miracle cures for everything from cancer to heart disease. But, we’ve also read the warning labels on bottles that tell us of the numerous potential side effects. We can make a decision as an individual to take an associated risk, but making that choice for a potential human is and should be a serious issue made with all known facts – both positives and risks.

By: Tangy

Tangy — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:30:48 +0000

Ritzi, I hope you blog on other sites praying everyone reads how to NOT get pregnant naturally… those are the kids you need to worry about, young mothers, no fathers, drugs, child neglect and abuse… All from having them naturally… oops!
IVF babies are choosen and most parents are willing, ready and able to care for them… I had a beautiful baby girl 2 1/2 years ago via IVF.. She’s healthly and all she knows is love… which unfortuantely in more than we can say about a lot of kids.
I wish all of you the best… If God places a child in your life, love him or her with all of your being…

By: Ritzi

Ritzi — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:10:28 +0000

Yes this is a very important topic for all of us, especially for those couples who are desperately considering to go ahead with IVF or other procedures similar to IVF. Firstly I am single, 53, never had children. Yet at 16 I was desperate to have a child but I refused to have a child without an appropriate partner. Those days teenage women started to become single parents. A trend that started. Comments above, I believe everyone needs to accept each others’ opinion even if they don’t agree. No need to attack either side of this topic. The issue is….. THE FUTURE OF THE CHILDREN BORN FROM IVF ETC…..and…..THE DECISION YOU HAVE MADE….THE PARENTS HAVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FUTURE OF THEIR CHILD. I too could have chosen to do the same, but I have always thought first for the sake of the child’s future. I decided (and was given the ‘GRACE’ from GOD TO ACCEPT AND BECOME MORE HUMBLE AND GIVE UP MY OWN WANTS AND NEEDS. I now am very content and happy giving UNCONDITIONAL LOVE TO THOSE CHILDREN WHO REALLY NEED LOVE. I DO PRAY FOR THOSE WHO MADE THEIR DECISION TO HAVE IVF AND PRAY THERE WILL NOT BE COMPLICATIONS IN THE FUTURE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IT IS A HUGE RISK TO TAKE, SEEING NO ONE IS ABLE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE. WE ALL NEED TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND, NOT JUDGE AND REALLY HEAR BOTH SIDES. I HEAR SO MANY PEOPLE SAYING TOO MANY THINGS THAT THEY HAVEN’T GIVEN ALOT OF THOUGHT…..PLEASE I BEG YOU ALL, WHO READ MY PLEAS…..THINK OF THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FUTURE AND PUT YOUR OWN NEEDS AND WANTS ASIDE FIRST AND THINK IT OUT AS IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS AN ADULT. WE ARE ALL ALLOWED TO AGREE TO DISAGREE……SORRY IF I DON’T AGREE BUT I AM ALLOWED TO GIVE MY OPINION AND AM NOT JUDGING ANYONE as many are stating others who give a difference of opinion…..WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS CRAZY CRAZY WORLD…… AND PLEASE REMEMBER DOCTORS WANT TO MAKE BIG DOLLARS (of course there are the genuine ones …….JUST MAKE SURE ITS THE RIGHT DECISION AS YOU ARE REALLY PLAYING WITH FIRE FOR YOUR FAMILIES FUTURE…. beside the children.

By: Rahul

Rahul — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:59:38 +0000

hey kat,
Dont be confused, It will have more love and affection than normal child. We just got our sweet little baby girl 4 days back. She is absolutely adorable and just like any other child i have seen. Its better to go for IVF than to stay childless or adopt. Dont stop the process of IVF if you have started. Sooner is always better for IVF. Age is the biggest factor for IVF sucess. Medical help is not mechanical, just as a brain or heart surgery this is also a medical help some people need. All the best…

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:10:55 +0000

My hubbie and I are married 5 years and unfortunately we haven’t been successful at concieving a child. We have been on a waiting list for ivf and we are currently at the top of it do we are starting the process but I am having so many doubts. I am so unsure whether to continue with the process or to leave it in gods hands and c what his path is for me. I am so many sleepless nights about the moral side of it to me it is so mechanical and doesn’t bring the love of husband and wife into it. So confused about the whole thing.

By: lauren

lauren — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:38:58 +0000

i have been doing a debate on IVF and i believe its a gift… just like a “normal” pregnancy. its still a biological child and grows inside the biological mother. parenting is a joy any person should experience. and with adopting, they may not be their mother or father, but they are the child’s mum and dad.

By: Rahul

Rahul — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:40:01 +0000

Guys, stay assured this is as natural as anything else is. I wonder why people say its not natural. If a person gets heart attack and is being saved by doctor. Does he has the right to live..(GOD wants to kill him/her, only doctor is saving)? If he has the right to live than IVF kids are GOD’s GIFT. Soon i will be a father of IVF baby and so proud of it.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:08:58 +0000

@1 Katherine, is rather naive.

My wife does not know anyone she is blood related to, and for her this is something she has longed for. Despite being adopted herself having her own child who is blood related meant a lot to her.

By: patricia

patricia — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:22:06 +0000

We started the adoption process in the States a year ago. We are still in the process and we have been told it will be at least 2 years before we get a child (0-5yrs old). However, some of the requirements are to have almost a room waiting for a child, when you do not know how many times the state is going to allow the birth parents to change their minds.
We are now expecting twins through IVF We are still with the adoption process, and financially, they have been equally expensive. Emotionally, in our case, the adoption process has been heart broken. They even let you meet some of the kids in foster care, and there is nothing we can do because of some laws and regulations that do not look up for the best interest of the child.
Only people that find themselves in this situation can understand both IVF and Adoption.
In our case, IVF would have never been considered if the adoption process would have been easy, friendly and effective.

By: joy

joy — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:15:58 +0000

IVF children are special gift and miracle from GOD. I have an IVF daugther who is almost 13yrs. She is very healthly, extremely smart, honor roll student and with so much talented and loved by every one. May the Lord bless all you IVF babies who wrote on this blog. love you guys