<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was amazed at the number of responses I received! 72 at last count. Way too many to thank you all individually, so please accept this GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all of you. To refresh... I posted last Friday looking for emotional support in our decision to restart baby plans after my CD diagnosis... "We are both concerned about the possibility of passing CD on to our children. I've heard the percentages are only about 10% with a first degree relative (I'm the only Celiac we know of in my family), but it seems everyone who posts messages here has several Celiacs in their family. Are there any parents with CD who do NOT have children with CD and could help alleviate some of our concern? I would love to here from you." I receive an overwhelming response in favor of having children regardless of the CD risk. Most pointed out that compared to some of the diseases one can pass on to their children, CD is an easy one to deal with. Also, since I am diagnosed I will know what to look for in my child and I am better prepared to deal with it if my child does have CD. I received responses from parents with and without CD, some children had it and some did not. The perception I had that there are usually several Celiacs in a family is not necessarily true. I received quite a few responses from people who were the only Celiac in their family. Sounds like there is no real way to predict if your child will develop CD or not, but the joys of parenthood are definitely worth the small risk. For those of you who wanted to know what are decision was, we had always planned on going ahead and having children and we still do. We were just looking for a little more reassurance that we were making the best decision for ourselves and our child(ren). I have an appointment to see my GP tomorrow for a prenatal check up to be sure I am starting in good health and then it is... well, you all know were babies come from. (Hope that didn't offend anyone!) Thank you again for all the helpful and encouraging words. Someone told me they always thought this list was for emotional support, I guess they were right. (-: -Janene Lenard St. Paul, MN USA (Having a nice mild winter for those who inquired.)