Hi all, I'm new to this site (and new to babies!) so I will introduce myself first...

My name is Clucky, I am 33 years old. My husband is 43 years old. We have been married for 18 months and live in South Western Sydney. I have just been given the opportunity to work from home which could change our lives enormously.

Thus, we have recently decided that now that we are comfortable in our lives and have travelled extensively so we are now ready to start trying to create our own family.

Anyway, I have a few issues, which have always made me think that I would never want to have children.

1. My sister was born with a rare genetic disorder. Sialidosis - Type I (Cherry-Red-Spot-Myoclonus Syndrome)
2. My husband has Type 1 Diabetes - (insulin dependant diabetes)
3. My husband was born with a non-functioning kidney and had it removed at age 8
4. I have PCOS

So, we have spoken at length about if we should try to conceive with all the risks of producing a child who may end up hating us for not creating them 'prefectly' (not that anyone is perfect, and I hope I havent offended anyone by saying this). And the only thing I can come up with is genetic testing prior to conceiving.

I have made an appointment at Liverpool Hospital to have some 'genetic counselling'. However, we can not get an appointment for 6 months!

In the meantime, I am hoping someone has had a similar experience and can shed some light on what I would have hoped would be an exciting time for hubby & I.

Thanks in advance for any insight you may give.

Clucky