Posted by Armstreet10 on September 2, 2009 at 6:15pm
just wondering how common it is to pass this stuff on to your kids. because i don't know anyone in my family that has it and i really don't want my daughter to end up with it. i guess i should start looking out for it now i would hate for her to have to go through this
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I have had vit since I was 16/17. I beleive it started after a really bad sunburn after a day at the beach, up until that point I had never seen or heard of vit in my family, Some of us had eczema and even some psoriasis. Now I had never met my biological dad before, I did end up meeting him when i was 18. He is Puerto Rican, now I remember him being very pale but I dpn't ever remember seeind vit, so whether he has it or not i am unsure, We still don't have a relationship. I did read somewhere that if you have vit there is a 5% chance of your child having it. I too have a son, he is 4, and I am always checking him, I am like obsessed with it almost, I do not have a problem with my vit, but everyone is different, and i see alot of sad people on this site, which makes me beleive that alot of people who have vit are sad, Now i don't know that feeling but I would hate for my son to feel that way :0( They say people with vit that there cuts/scars dont repigment, my son has tan skin, and so far every cut/scar/scrape he has gotten... Has not repigmented which makes me beleive he may have/get vit. What it all comes down to at the end of the day is if we are good parents, humble our children and make them beleive that they can rule the world. Then they will rule the world and vit wont stop them, like it has'nt stopped me <3 Lots of luck on your Journey and whatever future journey's you may or may not have to overcome. If you go on the NVFI website or visit you tube, you can find alot of info on vitiligo/hereditary links
Nathan Yeti > Vitiligan PrincessAugust 30, 2011 at 10:43pm
Just a suggestion. You may want to take your son to to a dermatologist.
I STRONGLY (I repeat, VERY STRONGLY) believe that, Vit is treatable if caught in the early stages, especially for children. I say that because, we are living proof. And, I also, met few other families as well. My child has vit and usual cuts/scars/scrape get repigmented routinely, just takes little longer. Our Derm uses a term, I believe, it is spelled, something like, Koebernization....? Means, vit is just waiting below the skin and shows up even for a very small ,mechanical abrasion or scrape. We had to remove the anklets my child was wearing because the routine abrasion was creating a vit band near the ankle.
INot sure why pigmentation is not occurring for your son, I am sure, this can be addressed.
I didn't know of anyone else in my family that had vitiligo. I was told that someone in my family had to have carried it in their DNA but it did not manifest. Mine showed up at age 18 after an injury, while I was pregnant. I watched my older 2 children like a hawk, scared to death they would "get it". My 23 y/o got he first white patch during her pregnancy. My oldest son and the younger 2 don't show any signs. After my 3 year old niece went through cancer and a bone marrow transplant, vitiligo didn't seem to be that bad. Yes, I hate it every day. Yes, I would love to be one beautiful color and yes I hate the stares and the question, "How did you burn yourself?" But I remind my self that it could be so much worse. Some days that logic helps, some days it doesn't. But if someone is so shallow as to judge me as a person by the white patches on my skin, I don't need them in my life any way.
Gary White > Annette KingAugust 25, 2011 at 5:42pm
There isn't anyone in my family that has It I think I'm the first. But I do have a friend who's son has it and so does his grandfather. So his dad didn't get it and he didn't but his son did. Also I heard it's more like a ten percent chance that your kid could get it not 50. But I'm also afraid to have kids even though I want kids.
I have a daughter and I understand your concern.
From my understanding, yes in some cases children that have a parent that has it may develop it. My mother did not have it and neither did my dad. I have a half brother(my dad's son) that is albino. Once again our dad is not albino and neither was his mother or any of his other brothers and sisters by his mom. He is the only one out his siblings that has that condition just like I am the only one out of my brother and sisters that has vitiligo. I would say it's about a 50/50 percent chance she will or won't.
I found some links that you might be interesting in reading.
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Just a suggestion. You may want to take your son to to a dermatologist.
I STRONGLY (I repeat, VERY STRONGLY) believe that, Vit is treatable if caught in the early stages, especially for children. I say that because, we are living proof. And, I also, met few other families as well. My child has vit and usual cuts/scars/scrape get repigmented routinely, just takes little longer. Our Derm uses a term, I believe, it is spelled, something like, Koebernization....? Means, vit is just waiting below the skin and shows up even for a very small ,mechanical abrasion or scrape. We had to remove the anklets my child was wearing because the routine abrasion was creating a vit band near the ankle.
INot sure why pigmentation is not occurring for your son, I am sure, this can be addressed.
From my understanding, yes in some cases children that have a parent that has it may develop it. My mother did not have it and neither did my dad. I have a half brother(my dad's son) that is albino. Once again our dad is not albino and neither was his mother or any of his other brothers and sisters by his mom. He is the only one out his siblings that has that condition just like I am the only one out of my brother and sisters that has vitiligo. I would say it's about a 50/50 percent chance she will or won't.
I found some links that you might be interesting in reading.
http://www.viticlear.com/hereditary.asp
http://www.medicinenet.com/vitiligo/article.htm