Confirmed: Celine is pregnant!

[Sorella]

yeah, awesome news !!!

 

congratulations to celine and her whole family who is getting bigger and bigger

 

[one heart]

http://data.yeuamnhac.com/yanner/Smilies/GemFam/gem48.gif a great news

congr celine dion http://data.yeuamnhac.com/yanner/Smilies/GemFam/gem7.gifhttp://data.yeuamnhac.com/yanner/Smilies/GemFam/gem7.gif

Edited August 22, 2009 at 12:25 PM by one heart

[kimmy_0412]

I was in the car when the radio DJ mentioned something about Celine expecting her second child!

When i reached home, i totally yanked the groceries out of the car and ran upstairs!

Although it was only a 3 liner news, but heck, i was totally elated!

[RLAAMJR.]

hope her second baby will be born on may 27.",)

[ZoraSourit]

hope her second baby will be born on may 27.",)

 

Only if he/she's born at the 10th pregnancy month.

[ThisTime]

Last night I had a dream that Celine was having identical triplet girls! How crazy would that be?!

[Belle Céline]

okay can someone please clear up the misconception that a lot of people on other blogs are claiming, they are trying to say Rene Charles and this new baby will be twins. They will not correct? Twins, identical atleast result from one egg splitting in two. Fraternal result in two eggs being released and fertlized at the sametime, correct? People on other blogs are trying to claim RC and this new baby are twins. They are not twins, identical or fraternal. Two eggs weren't not released at the sametime correct? I don't really know the details of IVF. So can someone please explain this so I can clear it up?

[Belle Céline]

Also I saw some comments on celebrity babies blog and I do not believe they are correct, I know they can't be. They claim that Celine told Oprah a few years ago on the show that the second embryo was a girl. I NEVER recall Celine saying that, and secondly sex organs aren't formed until months into the pregnancy so there is no way really they could know that the embryo was a girl correct?

 

This is what I found on planned parenthoods site;;

 

The sex organs are the same —neither female nor male— in all embryos until the seventh or eighth week. If a gene triggers the development of testes, the embryo develops as a male. If there is no trigger, the embryo develops ovaries and becomes female.

Edited August 22, 2009 at 07:22 PM by Belle Céline

[minniemare5]

I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to respond to the most amazing news!!! I am SO excited for Celine! I wrote her a letter and sent her a congrats card to Feeling Productions in Laval when I found out. I've written her several times before and even personally handed 2 letters when I met her during the tour, but I have never received a response. Maybe I'll get lucky this time.

 

Regarding peoples responses to Celine being pregnant at 41 and Rene being a 67 year old father....

 

I am currently dating a man that is 31 years older than me. He was actually my boss for a year and half before we started dating and I had to quit my job because it is against company policy to date co-workers. I am 23 and he is 54. I never thought it was possible to love someone this much. I truly believe love has no age. We get along very well and actually have a lot in common. There was just so much chemistry there and I thought it was just a friendship, but it developed into something more. We have been dating for 8 months, and I think he is going to ask me to marry him. It has been really hard on my family because they think it's wrong. My mom thinks I am trying to follow Celine's life since I have been a fan for 16 years. I did not plan on falling in love with someone more than twice my age, and he didn't plan falling in love with me. Celine and Rene just give me the hope that it can work. I am not striving to be like them.

 

If you look around, they are one of the few celebrity couples that are still together. I believe if your love has to go through difficult circumstances like age and the acceptance of others, than perhaps it is stronger than those who "have it easy", who lead normal relationships.

 

My friends have all been very supportive of me. I figure if somebody makes you happy, then go for it. Yes it is abnormal and some people think it is socially unexceptable, but I would rather be with somebody who loves me with all of his heart and who I can trust, than someone my age who does not. Not to say I couldn't find someone like that who is my age, but the person I love is significantly older than me. If we do get married, we have talked about children, and we would like to have two of them. I know we will be loving parents that give our children as much as we can. This world is a scary place, and I really wish people would worry about themselves and quit critisicizing others. I can understand that it makes some people uncomfortable, but if I am happy and he is happy, I think that is all that really matters.

 

Okay I'm done ranting about my own life. Again..congradulations Celine, Rene, and Rene Charles!

 

Deborah

[leus]

That was a pic of Celine when she was pregnant with RC....

 

Darren.

 

 

Here are some more pictures from that time: http://mavrixonline.com/index.php/2009/08/...-dion/?pid=7233

[dancer105]

okay can someone please clear up the misconception that a lot of people on other blogs are claiming, they are trying to say Rene Charles and this new baby will be twins. They will not correct? Twins, identical atleast result from one egg splitting in two. Fraternal result in two eggs being released and fertlized at the sametime, correct? People on other blogs are trying to claim RC and this new baby are twins. They are not twins, identical or fraternal. Two eggs weren't not released at the sametime correct? I don't really know the details of IVF. So can someone please explain this so I can clear it up?

 

I swear that I heard something I don't remember if Céline said it though but I think that if an egg split into two and they got separated and the doctor just so happened to fertilize those two that they could possibly be identical twins if they got separated but if they are two separate eggs and not split from the same one then there is no way that they can be twins but i think that céline said that the eggs fertilized at the same are actually called twins not because they are twins like how we think of them but i have no clue if they are actually called that i'm no expert!!!

and i think i got that info from a translation of the french michel jasmin interview from when she was pregnant with RC but i'm not too sure on that either...

 

Also I saw some comments on celebrity babies blog and I do not believe they are correct, I know they can't be. They claim that Celine told Oprah a few years ago on the show that the second embryo was a girl. I NEVER recall Celine saying that, and secondly sex organs aren't formed until months into the pregnancy so there is no way really they could know that the embryo was a girl correct?

 

This is what I found on planned parenthoods site;;

 

The sex organs are the same —neither female nor male— in all embryos until the seventh or eighth week. If a gene triggers the development of testes, the embryo develops as a male. If there is no trigger, the embryo develops ovaries and becomes female.

I never heard if Céline saying that it was a girl and you can't tell when it's an embryo in a petri dish

[remykyes]

I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to respond to the most amazing news!!! I am SO excited for Celine! I wrote her a letter and sent her a congrats card to Feeling Productions in Laval when I found out. I've written her several times before and even personally handed 2 letters when I met her during the tour, but I have never received a response. Maybe I'll get lucky this time.

 

Regarding peoples responses to Celine being pregnant at 41 and Rene being a 67 year old father....

 

I am currently dating a man that is 31 years older than me. He was actually my boss for a year and half before we started dating and I had to quit my job because it is against company policy to date co-workers. I am 23 and he is 54. I never thought it was possible to love someone this much. I truly believe love has no age. We get along very well and actually have a lot in common. There was just so much chemistry there and I thought it was just a friendship, but it developed into something more. We have been dating for 8 months, and I think he is going to ask me to marry him. It has been really hard on my family because they think it's wrong. My mom thinks I am trying to follow Celine's life since I have been a fan for 16 years. I did not plan on falling in love with someone more than twice my age, and he didn't plan falling in love with me. Celine and Rene just give me the hope that it can work. I am not striving to be like them.

 

If you look around, they are one of the few celebrity couples that are still together. I believe if your love has to go through difficult circumstances like age and the acceptance of others, than perhaps it is stronger than those who "have it easy", who lead normal relationships.

 

My friends have all been very supportive of me. I figure if somebody makes you happy, then go for it. Yes it is abnormal and some people think it is socially unexceptable, but I would rather be with somebody who loves me with all of his heart and who I can trust, than someone my age who does not. Not to say I couldn't find someone like that who is my age, but the person I love is significantly older than me. If we do get married, we have talked about children, and we would like to have two of them. I know we will be loving parents that give our children as much as we can. This world is a scary place, and I really wish people would worry about themselves and quit critisicizing others. I can understand that it makes some people uncomfortable, but if I am happy and he is happy, I think that is all that really matters.

 

Okay I'm done ranting about my own life. Again..congradulations Celine, Rene, and Rene Charles!

 

Deborah

 

Amen to that, girlfriend!

[SensationalCeline]

I was in the car when the radio DJ mentioned something about Celine expecting her second child!

When i reached home, i totally yanked the groceries out of the car and ran upstairs!

Although it was only a 3 liner news, but heck, i was totally elated!

 

 

Wednesday they said it on WBBQ when all of us were in the car going to Wal-Mart. I was like, Hey shutup, did everyone just hear that? They said Celine Dion was pregnant!!! I can't wait to see the new magazines they put out..hopefully one will have something about Celine and I plan to buy them all this time!

[SensationalCeline]

I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to respond to the most amazing news!!! I am SO excited for Celine! I wrote her a letter and sent her a congrats card to Feeling Productions in Laval when I found out. I've written her several times before and even personally handed 2 letters when I met her during the tour, but I have never received a response. Maybe I'll get lucky this time.

 

Regarding peoples responses to Celine being pregnant at 41 and Rene being a 67 year old father....

 

I am currently dating a man that is 31 years older than me. He was actually my boss for a year and half before we started dating and I had to quit my job because it is against company policy to date co-workers. I am 23 and he is 54. I never thought it was possible to love someone this much. I truly believe love has no age. We get along very well and actually have a lot in common. There was just so much chemistry there and I thought it was just a friendship, but it developed into something more. We have been dating for 8 months, and I think he is going to ask me to marry him. It has been really hard on my family because they think it's wrong. My mom thinks I am trying to follow Celine's life since I have been a fan for 16 years. I did not plan on falling in love with someone more than twice my age, and he didn't plan falling in love with me. Celine and Rene just give me the hope that it can work. I am not striving to be like them.

 

If you look around, they are one of the few celebrity couples that are still together. I believe if your love has to go through difficult circumstances like age and the acceptance of others, than perhaps it is stronger than those who "have it easy", who lead normal relationships.

 

My friends have all been very supportive of me. I figure if somebody makes you happy, then go for it. Yes it is abnormal and some people think it is socially unexceptable, but I would rather be with somebody who loves me with all of his heart and who I can trust, than someone my age who does not. Not to say I couldn't find someone like that who is my age, but the person I love is significantly older than me. If we do get married, we have talked about children, and we would like to have two of them. I know we will be loving parents that give our children as much as we can. This world is a scary place, and I really wish people would worry about themselves and quit critisicizing others. I can understand that it makes some people uncomfortable, but if I am happy and he is happy, I think that is all that really matters.

 

Okay I'm done ranting about my own life. Again..congradulations Celine, Rene, and Rene Charles!

 

Deborah

 

Deborah,

You can't help who you fall in love with and who falls in love with you. I'm really happy that you've found someone who cares for you no matter what people think. Keep proving them wrong and proving your love real!

[Defyxx]

okay can someone please clear up the misconception that a lot of people on other blogs are claiming, they are trying to say Rene Charles and this new baby will be twins. They will not correct? Twins, identical atleast result from one egg splitting in two. Fraternal result in two eggs being released and fertlized at the sametime, correct? People on other blogs are trying to claim RC and this new baby are twins. They are not twins, identical or fraternal. Two eggs weren't not released at the sametime correct? I don't really know the details of IVF. So can someone please explain this so I can clear it up?

 

I swear that I heard something I don't remember if Céline said it though but I think that if an egg split into two and they got separated and the doctor just so happened to fertilize those two that they could possibly be identical twins if they got separated but if they are two separate eggs and not split from the same one then there is no way that they can be twins but i think that céline said that the eggs fertilized at the same are actually called twins not because they are twins like how we think of them but i have no clue if they are actually called that i'm no expert!!!

and i think i got that info from a translation of the french michel jasmin interview from when she was pregnant with RC but i'm not too sure on that either...

 

Also I saw some comments on celebrity babies blog and I do not believe they are correct, I know they can't be. They claim that Celine told Oprah a few years ago on the show that the second embryo was a girl. I NEVER recall Celine saying that, and secondly sex organs aren't formed until months into the pregnancy so there is no way really they could know that the embryo was a girl correct?

 

This is what I found on planned parenthoods site;;

 

The sex organs are the same —neither female nor male— in all embryos until the seventh or eighth week. If a gene triggers the development of testes, the embryo develops as a male. If there is no trigger, the embryo develops ovaries and becomes female.

I never heard if Céline saying that it was a girl and you can't tell when it's an embryo in a petri dish

I'm pretty sure celine said something about how someone had a baby through IVF, and then years later went and took the other egg, and it was the identical twin. I think she said it on oprah back in 2002 or sometihng?

[SensationalCeline]

I just read the article in Hello Canada that was posted and I love that part where it says that she just started to yell I'm Pregnant in the shop!! Awww.

[alvaap24]

okay can someone please clear up the misconception that a lot of people on other blogs are claiming, they are trying to say Rene Charles and this new baby will be twins. They will not correct? Twins, identical atleast result from one egg splitting in two. Fraternal result in two eggs being released and fertlized at the sametime, correct? People on other blogs are trying to claim RC and this new baby are twins. They are not twins, identical or fraternal. Two eggs weren't not released at the sametime correct? I don't really know the details of IVF. So can someone please explain this so I can clear it up?

 

I swear that I heard something I don't remember if Céline said it though but I think that if an egg split into two and they got separated and the doctor just so happened to fertilize those two that they could possibly be identical twins if they got separated but if they are two separate eggs and not split from the same one then there is no way that they can be twins but i think that céline said that the eggs fertilized at the same are actually called twins not because they are twins like how we think of them but i have no clue if they are actually called that i'm no expert!!!

and i think i got that info from a translation of the french michel jasmin interview from when she was pregnant with RC but i'm not too sure on that either...

 

Also I saw some comments on celebrity babies blog and I do not believe they are correct, I know they can't be. They claim that Celine told Oprah a few years ago on the show that the second embryo was a girl. I NEVER recall Celine saying that, and secondly sex organs aren't formed until months into the pregnancy so there is no way really they could know that the embryo was a girl correct?

 

This is what I found on planned parenthoods site;;

 

The sex organs are the same —neither female nor male— in all embryos until the seventh or eighth week. If a gene triggers the development of testes, the embryo develops as a male. If there is no trigger, the embryo develops ovaries and becomes female.

I never heard if Céline saying that it was a girl and you can't tell when it's an embryo in a petri dish

I'm pretty sure celine said something about how someone had a baby through IVF, and then years later went and took the other egg, and it was the identical twin. I think she said it on oprah back in 2002 or sometihng?

 

Yes she said the doctor told her it happened to someone before, so it could happen I think, but it doesn't mean it will, who knows we'll have to wait, yes she said it on oprah, I think you are right, it was 2002.

[celínico_sin_remedio]

Here's two articles from our local newspaper...its not that great quality as its not a scan.

 

This one was from Wednesday

 

This was from Friday

 

 

Wow... I love the fact that Céline is everywhere now... not yet in Spain, at least I've not seen any articles or anyone mentioning her pregnance on TV, but I'm sure sooner or later they will realize the BIG news.

 

And btw... "the FIY singer"... I loved that on the second magazine photo they didn't write "the MHWGO" or "the Titanic" singer, but "the FIY singer"

 

Also I saw some comments on celebrity babies blog and I do not believe they are correct, I know they can't be. They claim that Celine told Oprah a few years ago on the show that the second embryo was a girl. I NEVER recall Celine saying that, and secondly sex organs aren't formed until months into the pregnancy so there is no way really they could know that the embryo was a girl correct?

 

This is what I found on planned parenthoods site;;

 

The sex organs are the same —neither female nor male— in all embryos until the seventh or eighth week. If a gene triggers the development of testes, the embryo develops as a male. If there is no trigger, the embryo develops ovaries and becomes female.

 

 

Me singing @ embryo "Avoiding chances", let's start with the second chorus:

 

 

What do you say to avoid the chances? What do ya saaaaay to develop ovariieeees???

Always knowing that there's a Céline out, with a precious voice, you could inherit???

What da ya say? What da ya say?

And I've hold my breath for so long, for your mother to be pregnant; And I've thanked God for your existance, now that I know that you're inside her...

But oh! come on! and do what, cool embryos do! And develop, develop, to a baby-girl, a baby-giiiiiiirl!!!

-Chorus again-

-Final:

What da ya say? What do you say?

And If you argue with René-Charles, you could outsing him just...

 

 

Actually I can see the baby gettin' back into the uterus if what he/she sees first is me singing...

[dancer105]

okay can someone please clear up the misconception that a lot of people on other blogs are claiming, they are trying to say Rene Charles and this new baby will be twins. They will not correct? Twins, identical atleast result from one egg splitting in two. Fraternal result in two eggs being released and fertlized at the sametime, correct? People on other blogs are trying to claim RC and this new baby are twins. They are not twins, identical or fraternal. Two eggs weren't not released at the sametime correct? I don't really know the details of IVF. So can someone please explain this so I can clear it up?

 

I swear that I heard something I don't remember if Céline said it though but I think that if an egg split into two and they got separated and the doctor just so happened to fertilize those two that they could possibly be identical twins if they got separated but if they are two separate eggs and not split from the same one then there is no way that they can be twins but i think that céline said that the eggs fertilized at the same are actually called twins not because they are twins like how we think of them but i have no clue if they are actually called that i'm no expert!!!

and i think i got that info from a translation of the french michel jasmin interview from when she was pregnant with RC but i'm not too sure on that either...

 

Also I saw some comments on celebrity babies blog and I do not believe they are correct, I know they can't be. They claim that Celine told Oprah a few years ago on the show that the second embryo was a girl. I NEVER recall Celine saying that, and secondly sex organs aren't formed until months into the pregnancy so there is no way really they could know that the embryo was a girl correct?

 

This is what I found on planned parenthoods site;;

 

The sex organs are the same —neither female nor male— in all embryos until the seventh or eighth week. If a gene triggers the development of testes, the embryo develops as a male. If there is no trigger, the embryo develops ovaries and becomes female.

I never heard if Céline saying that it was a girl and you can't tell when it's an embryo in a petri dish

I'm pretty sure celine said something about how someone had a baby through IVF, and then years later went and took the other egg, and it was the identical twin. I think she said it on oprah back in 2002 or sometihng?

 

Yes she said the doctor told her it happened to someone before, so it could happen I think, but it doesn't mean it will, who knows we'll have to wait, yes she said it on oprah, I think you are right, it was 2002.

 

 

Now that sounds about right... I've seen so many Céline clips that I'm getting them mixed up lol thanks..

[Jacqui]

okay can someone please clear up the misconception that a lot of people on other blogs are claiming, they are trying to say Rene Charles and this new baby will be twins. They will not correct? Twins, identical atleast result from one egg splitting in two. Fraternal result in two eggs being released and fertlized at the sametime, correct? People on other blogs are trying to claim RC and this new baby are twins. They are not twins, identical or fraternal. Two eggs weren't not released at the sametime correct? I don't really know the details of IVF. So can someone please explain this so I can clear it up?

 

I swear that I heard something I don't remember if Céline said it though but I think that if an egg split into two and they got separated and the doctor just so happened to fertilize those two that they could possibly be identical twins if they got separated but if they are two separate eggs and not split from the same one then there is no way that they can be twins but i think that céline said that the eggs fertilized at the same are actually called twins not because they are twins like how we think of them but i have no clue if they are actually called that i'm no expert!!!

and i think i got that info from a translation of the french michel jasmin interview from when she was pregnant with RC but i'm not too sure on that either...

 

Also I saw some comments on celebrity babies blog and I do not believe they are correct, I know they can't be. They claim that Celine told Oprah a few years ago on the show that the second embryo was a girl. I NEVER recall Celine saying that, and secondly sex organs aren't formed until months into the pregnancy so there is no way really they could know that the embryo was a girl correct?

 

This is what I found on planned parenthoods site;;

 

The sex organs are the same —neither female nor male— in all embryos until the seventh or eighth week. If a gene triggers the development of testes, the embryo develops as a male. If there is no trigger, the embryo develops ovaries and becomes female.

I never heard if Céline saying that it was a girl and you can't tell when it's an embryo in a petri dish

I'm pretty sure celine said something about how someone had a baby through IVF, and then years later went and took the other egg, and it was the identical twin. I think she said it on oprah back in 2002 or sometihng?

 

Yes she said the doctor told her it happened to someone before, so it could happen I think, but it doesn't mean it will, who knows we'll have to wait, yes she said it on oprah, I think you are right, it was 2002.

 

 

Now that sounds about right... I've seen so many Céline clips that I'm getting them mixed up lol thanks..

 

That's my understanding of it, too. She heard about someone it happened to, so it is possible. But it doesn't mean it's happened to her, or that it's necessarily likely to. I'm actually thinking it's probably quite rare, since you don't often hear about people having identical babies, but years apart!

As for fraternal twins, if RC and the other embryo had been in Celine's uterus at the same time, they would be, but since it's 8 years apart they're not, they're just normal siblings.

 

Here's what I'm a bit lost with...everyone's saying it's the embryo from 8 years ago that she's pregnant with...but I'm not so sure? Her Doctor confirmed she used frozen embryos...i.e, more than one. So maybe the one she had left over from 8 years ago was one of them, but remember she and Rene also went back and made more embryos just a few years ago- so she may have had some of those implanted to, and then they wouldn't know which one (or two or three!) she's actually pregnant with right now. Does that make sense to anyone at all?

[alvaap24]

Well that sounds complicated, I didn't know they had "new" embryos (lol that sounds weird), but if that is the case, then I guess you are right, not that I know much about it.. but I get what you are saying..

[ashleylovesceline]

Here's what I'm a bit lost with...everyone's saying it's the embryo from 8 years ago that she's pregnant with...but I'm not so sure? Her Doctor confirmed she used frozen embryos...i.e, more than one. So maybe the one she had left over from 8 years ago was one of them, but remember she and Rene also went back and made more embryos just a few years ago- so she may have had some of those implanted to, and then they wouldn't know which one (or two or three!) she's actually pregnant with right now. Does that make sense to anyone at all?

They had more than just the one? I don't remember hearing anything about making more embryos... I mean, that would make sense, but when would she have had the time to do the hormones, etc. to do that whole process?

[Jacqui]

It was in 2006 or 2007 sometime. I'm looking for the source, which is proving difficult since the article was in French, but I promise I'm 100% sure they said they made more embryos, sometime during or after Vegas. Maybe someone else remembers where it was said?? I know I wasn't the only one who read it.

[Scramasboy]

Basically, the egg and sperm were fertilized 8 years ago and frozen, I don't know anything about Celine and Rene fertalizing eggs anytime receintly. The fetus is not an identical twin to RC because the fertalized egg did not split and they did not take one of the [nonexistant] split eggs and implant it, and freeze the other. I believe now, that the fertalized egg that has been implanted could split and result in twins, but it is in no way RC's twin, unless the information we all have is false, I don't see how it could be. If I remember right, they had 4[?] seperate fertalized eggs, and they originally implanted 3 and wound up with Rene Charles. Can anyone confirm that?

[ashleylovesceline]

It was in 2006 or 2007 sometime. I'm looking for the source, which is proving difficult since the article was in French, but I promise I'm 100% sure they said they made more embryos, sometime during or after Vegas. Maybe someone else remembers where it was said?? I know I wasn't the only one who read it.

Hmm... I must have totally missed that. Let me know if you find the source, I believe you though!

[Peppercorn1991]

It was in 2006 or 2007 sometime. I'm looking for the source, which is proving difficult since the article was in French, but I promise I'm 100% sure they said they made more embryos, sometime during or after Vegas. Maybe someone else remembers where it was said?? I know I wasn't the only one who read it.

Hmm... I must have totally missed that. Let me know if you find the source, I believe you though!

 

 

It doesnt matter at this point because we all know that when celine has the baby and all the interviews come out celine will talk and talk and talk about the baby and tell us everything! I carnt wait. One thing is for sure, Celine will tell us everythin so be patiant lol

 

kev

[Jacqui]

I will definitely let you know if I find it! And you're right, I'm sure Celine will talk about all the details as soon as she's ready to!

[BLM]

Wow, found this article on the internet very interesting....

 

Boy or girl? Embryo tests give parents the choice

* 30 September 2006 by Bijal Trivedi, Washington DC

* Magazine issue 2571

MORE than 40 per cent of fertility clinics in the US are allowing couples to choose the sex of their child, a survey conducted by the Genetics and Public Policy Center (GPPC) in Washington DC suggests.

The testing method, called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), was originally designed to test for severe or deadly diseases such as Tay-Sachs. It is typically performed by removing a cell from a three-day-old embryo, which is then screened for a range of chromosomal abnormalities or specific gene mutations. Seemingly healthy embryos are implanted in the womb; others are discarded or frozen. The survey, which covered 186 out of 415 fertility clinics in the US, found that around two-thirds of PGD procedures were performed to identify embryos at risk of birth defects or being miscarried.

However, the survey also revealed that applications of PGD have broadened to include choosing the baby's sex, as well as screening ...

 

I wonder if they already know the sex of the baby.

[celine4evauk]

Wow, found this article on the internet very interesting....

 

Boy or girl? Embryo tests give parents the choice

* 30 September 2006 by Bijal Trivedi, Washington DC

* Magazine issue 2571

MORE than 40 per cent of fertility clinics in the US are allowing couples to choose the sex of their child, a survey conducted by the Genetics and Public Policy Center (GPPC) in Washington DC suggests.

The testing method, called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), was originally designed to test for severe or deadly diseases such as Tay-Sachs. It is typically performed by removing a cell from a three-day-old embryo, which is then screened for a range of chromosomal abnormalities or specific gene mutations. Seemingly healthy embryos are implanted in the womb; others are discarded or frozen. The survey, which covered 186 out of 415 fertility clinics in the US, found that around two-thirds of PGD procedures were performed to identify embryos at risk of birth defects or being miscarried.

However, the survey also revealed that applications of PGD have broadened to include choosing the baby's sex, as well as screening ...

 

I wonder if they already know the sex of the baby.

 

I'd be quite surprised if they're at all bothered about the sex of the baby - i think they just wanted another child - boy or girl!!

Hopefully in a couple of weeks Celine will be having her first checkup and hearing the babys heartbeat for the first time. Fingers crossed everything's goes well.

[Belle Céline]

Wow, found this article on the internet very interesting....

 

Boy or girl? Embryo tests give parents the choice

* 30 September 2006 by Bijal Trivedi, Washington DC

* Magazine issue 2571

MORE than 40 per cent of fertility clinics in the US are allowing couples to choose the sex of their child, a survey conducted by the Genetics and Public Policy Center (GPPC) in Washington DC suggests.

The testing method, called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), was originally designed to test for severe or deadly diseases such as Tay-Sachs. It is typically performed by removing a cell from a three-day-old embryo, which is then screened for a range of chromosomal abnormalities or specific gene mutations. Seemingly healthy embryos are implanted in the womb; others are discarded or frozen. The survey, which covered 186 out of 415 fertility clinics in the US, found that around two-thirds of PGD procedures were performed to identify embryos at risk of birth defects or being miscarried.

However, the survey also revealed that applications of PGD have broadened to include choosing the baby's sex, as well as screening ...

 

I wonder if they already know the sex of the baby.

Unless they have a child with some kind of gentic disorder already I don't believe they do that kind of testing unless parents have requested it because they already have genetic disorders or birth defects from another child or in the family. Some doctors may do it if the parents request it but typically I don't think it is done unless absolutely medically needed.