Jeanette:<br><br>Hi. I come from a family of thirteen kids and I'm the only one born with the cleft condition. Not to say that it couldn't happen again to your...
Jeanette:<br><br>Same here, large family, only one lucky enough to<br>have the cleft. The odds are that it is more likely for the first born to be affected...
Thankyou to those of you that replied to my post. If we do decide to go ahead with having a third baby I am sure that I wont worry so much now. I'll let you...
Hi I just wanted to let everybody know that my son looks great and he so much more happier then he was before. All his stitches are gone and the swelling is...
Hi, everyone<br><br>I am a new member of the cleft club. I have a 9 month old son. His name is Luke. Luke was born with a complete bilateral cleft lip and ...
As some of you already know, I send out chat reminders every Sunday (if I have the time to). I send them through the club, similar to the "Founders" link in...
Hi everyone, my name is Marge and my niece Maria was born three weeks ago. She is a beautiful baby with a cleft lip. I am happy to see all of your pictures and...
I all, sorry I havent been around for a long time....... just sorta never get around to here. I am posting a new pic I just uploaded of Melissa-Lynn.. This one...
Hi Marge :)... Welcome to the club. I think you emailed me the other day and I actually had a little time to reply to you...LOL<br><br>Your brother is of ...
hello. I joined the club because I am a cleft lip adult and gave birth to a daughter in November that was also born with one. I was wondering if any member has...
Hi, my name is raviv lerner from israel, 22 years<br>old and born with cleft lip and palate. <br>tommorow at sunday i will go to hospital and in<br>munday i ...
Hi Lynn Elaine!and welcome new members!<br><br>Haven't checked in with the club for awhile..sure glad I did. Hi everybody!<br><br>I'm glad to hear that you're ...
My son is now 4, will be 5 in March and is realizing that he looks different. We had a bad experience with our last surgery a couple of years ago and we have...
Gayle:<br>I realize this is a hard thing to think about. There are many sides to look at. If you want a child badly enough then do what is right with your ...
Thanks for your reply. I really want another child, but if they were to be born with a cleft, I don't think I could go through with it. It's not that I fear ...
Hi, I haven't had to deal with this yet as my daughter is only 13.5mths old, but I have always thought about what I will say to her when she starts to ask ...
I've been thinking about your question as a person with a cleft. There are two things going on, IMO. First is the trauma that your son has been through because...
I am also a cleft person and this is the first time I've have actually talked about my cleft. Just be open with your son. Talk with him about his cleft. Try ...
Thank you to everyone for their support.<br><br>Elaine was/is a very eager nurser. She practically jumped out of the nurses arms to get to it when I was in the...
This "special" tag came up in one of the chats and what we pretty much hit on was that in this day and age, "special" in terms of kids means someone different,...
Joe, when I refer to my kids as being special, I mean it in a good way. They have both been through so much that to me they are special as they have endured so...
Hi,<br>I agree with Joe.. I detest the word "special" when describing people with anomalies. Why can't people just tell their kids that they were born with an ...
As of right now, my son, 5 1/2, has not had any problems with his being "different" from others. Before we had a reconstruction done on his nose, he was ...
Thank you all for your suggestions. I did fail to mention that my son is playing tee-ball this summer and we have him involved with other kids when possible. I...
Hi! My name is Marieliz. I was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate on the 13th day of the year, 1978. Currently, I'm a college graduate student, and I ...
Hi, <br>I too was born with cleft palate and had a problem with my lower jaw. I did well in life, however, I always was self-conscious of the jaw problem. I ...
Hi,<br>I am 35... There are pictures hanging in the hallway here at my parents' house. There is a picture of me at 14 months of age. I was born without a ...
Hi Joe:<br><br>Welcome to the club! <br><br>I am a 34-year-old with a cleft, and read your message with great interest. <br><br>I would say, ALWAYS keep the...
