well thats one big word enough to scare the bageebas out of you well wait to you here what it is and what it can cause and then you might think it's worst than it sounds.

going back when i was pregnant with my first child i had a

primary midwife but my care was done at the hospital also, and when i had blood work done and the results came in i had a call to come into the hospital, yes a very frightening experience, well i made an appointment to see a nurse at the hospital and as she read out my results i had no clue to what half of it meant and then she said i have what is called "Hyperhomocysteinaemia", i sat in aww for a moment to affraid to ask what it meant and way to affraid to know what it could do. she reassured me it would be ok as i had already had a scan and it showed my baby had no sign of spina biffida, i got scared as i have this and scolioces and i am very lucky to be able to walk and the only problems i face are severe migraines and back pain but i came out lucky compared to some people who have it.

she went through it with me firstly it's a gene that i carry due to me having spina biffida, it means that there is a greater chance of me having a child that may never be able to walk. i have a 50% plus chance of having a child born with severe spina biffida that if i was pregnant with a child with this condition and it was early enough in the pregnancy they would have asked me to terminate. how can you seriously ask such a thing of someone?

i have been extremely lucky to have had 4 beautiful daughters who show no sign of this condition due to me being on folic acid suppliments from the moment i found out i had it, don't panic it isnt something you can catch from someone but it is serious and now i have to protect my children from passing this condition on to thier children, this will be a never ending battle.

my adice to those who may have spina biffida or even scolioces is to get the tests done to check what percentage it would be for you to pass this sort of thing onto your children, we strive through life trying to do what we can to protect our children and then something like this happens, and it isn't something i'm sure most of you have heard about before i know i didnt until i was told i had it, do something to make sure you keep your children safe and healthy, it could mean a big difference in the end.

all the best