Perhaps The NIPT Was Wrong
Jesse’s extra X chromosome Haddie* lives in the Midwest with her family. She opted for noninvasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, when pregnant with her son Jesse. As a special education teacher, Haddie wanted to prepare for any possibilities regarding her pregnancy. She wasn’t expecting to learn her little boy Jesse had an extra X chromosome. Klinefelter […]
An Ill-Informed Provider: Choosing Life
*This story contains statements from a healthcare provider regarding a Klinefelter syndrome diagnosis that may upset some readers. Please read with caution. A new baby: Beth Tamney lives with her family in Saskatoon, Canada. She’s the mother of two, including Simon, who is six. In many ways, Simon is like any other boy his age. […]
Our Doctor Suggested Termination For XXY
Meet the Jenkins-Nardelli family. Here is the story of their remarkable little XXY boy Preston, who will turn 5 in February! After a healthy and successful pregnancy and the birth of their son Giancarlo (now 7), Laura and Jaime planned for another child. At 13 weeks, they were surprised to learn that their son […]
Our Beautiful Rainbow Baby
The voice of Anna Lopatkiewicz-Kowalski Anna is the mother of four children, three living and one heavenly rainbow baby. While Anna and her husband thought their family was complete after two children, they were surprised with a third, unexpected pregnancy. Tragically, they lost that baby 18 weeks into the pregnancy due to an unknown cause. They […]
Male Infertility & Pursuing Parenthood
The voice of Jared Pike Before Jared Pike and his wife married, they discussed their future. Part of their vision for a long, healthy life together included having a family. Therefore, when the fifth anniversary of trying for a baby came around without any results, they realized something might be wrong. They never expected to […]
The Journey To Baby Indermill
By Chelsea Castonguay Diagnosis: Tyler Indermill and his wife, Tasia, were trying to start a family when they ran into an unexpected roadblock. After more than a year of trying to conceive, there was no baby yet or explanation about what was happening. They both underwent testing to see what was going on and learned […]
Lois Ivanoff’s Klinefelter Mother Termination
The voice of Lois Ivanoff By Chelsea Castonguay At 38 years old, Lois Ivanoff was thrilled to be pregnant with her second child. Lois and her then-husband took their time to start a family after getting married. Already the parents of a beautiful daughter, Lois had been dreaming of a little boy to complete their […]
Klinefelter Pregnancy Abortion
Klinefelter pregnancy abortion By Chelsea Castonguay Twenty-eight-year-old Heather* has three children and is living in Alabama. Her youngest son Tyler*, was diagnosed in utero with Klinefelter syndrome last year. She shared her story about what it was like to be offered a Klinefelter pregnancy abortion. Pregnancy: For Heather, the decision to have another baby was […]
United States Klinefelter Diagnosis
The voice of Clair Mills By Chelsea Castonguay United States Klinefelter diagnosis: After welcoming a healthy daughter, Clair and her husband Dan were thrilled to add another child to their blended family. The new pregnancy was going well, and Clair felt great. While visiting the United States from her home in England, it was time […]
