my husband takes insulin and is on several heart med's like plavix. I am wondering if we have baby is it, the baby, more likely to have abnormalities or complications due to all of these med's he is taking everyday? (no jokes here please , I am being serious)
2006-12-20 15:05:40 · 7 answers · asked by Kristine L 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
The meds shouldn't cause a problem but genetics will, there's a good chance your child will be in the same situation when it gets older.
2006-12-20 15:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 16:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by Madalene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the specific drugs and dosages whether it could have an impact on his sperm. It would be best to consult an OB/GYN and discuss the specific medications rather than decide from any guess here with inadequate information.
As for the diabetes and heart condition being genetic risks, that, too, depends on the types involved and a discussion with a physician needs to be scheduled so you know about those risks.
Some silly notions still persist about many health conditions, like the one that diabetes always skips a generation. My own mother believed that and insisted she was "safe" but that her children were at risk. She died of complications related to her diabetes and died in denial of even having it because she was so sure it always skipped a generation. None of us have it, though, so far.
Some heart conditions and diabetes may have genetic components but knowing this can make it easier to be careful about diet, exercise and other lifestyle choices and reduce any possible risk. No one is guaranteed a perfect baby with no possibility of disease later in life after all.
Knowing your husband has both diabetes and a heart condition, the sad reality is that you could be faced with raising your children alone sooner than most, If you do choose to have a baby, you really should seriously consider the need for excellent life insurance, long term care insurance, and savings against the possibility his lifespan may be shortened, and of course, insure yourself as well.
Finally, good for you to consider all of these things so if you do choose to have a child, you are trying to do all you can to protect it, even before conception.
2006-12-20 15:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what all of his meds are, but the two you mentioned should not harm the baby. One of them is a hormone that his body should naturally produce anyway (Insulin) and the other is a med that keeps blood cells from sticking together (Plavix). They don't harm DNA as far as I know. Other meds for high blood pressure are usually pretty harmless to the baby if he is the one taking them, not you (some of them come out in breastmilk).
Best to check with your doctor on the full list of medications, that should make you feel better.
2006-12-20 15:10:37 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what he is taking can't affect the heath of you or your baby to my knowledge.
if you're talking the genetic end: of course there is a chance your baby could have inherited some of his health problems but that's the case with anyone. and pretty much everyone nowadays has some sort of heath problem.
2006-12-20 15:16:28 · answer #5 · answered by runningballerina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't think the baby is at any more risk for birth defects than normal.
2006-12-20 15:12:19 · answer #6 · answered by Daniel H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I have learned diabetis goes from everyother generation. My grandmother had it, my mother didnt, I have it my kids dont.
2006-12-20 15:10:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋