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Just want to express my anxiety
Hello all. As the title says I just want to express my anxiety to those who would understand most. I personally know no one with this condition and as supportive as everyone I love is, there is a part of me that feels they do not fully understand. My wonderful girlfriend and I are expecting a baby girl in early April. We are very excited and look forword to raising a child with all of our Love. My anxiety arises from a fear of passing along my Alopecia Areata and/or its related conditions, especially to a girl. Not to say it would be better if she was a boy but there is a certain vanity that would make it harder to deal with. I know it is a lil silly to worry about something that may not even happen and alopecia being unpredictable as it is will just keep me worrying throughout my days but I just had to get it off my chest.
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Comment by Dame on January 19, 2013 at 1:09pm
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I know exactly how you feel. One of the questions I asked my daughter's doctor when she was born was how likely is it that will have Alopecia Areata. While he couldn't answer definitively, he felt confident in saying that it does not get passed as easily as you may think. I was diagnosed at age 4. My daughter is 2 and I worry about when she turns 4 if I will see a spot but that comes with being a parent. Because I grew up with alopecia and know what it is like to go from being a little girl to a woman with this, anxiety definitely hit when I found I was having a girl. There is always a little bit of worry for me but at the end of the day she is a healthy toddler and worry about her getting alopecia will just make mine worse. ;)
Congrats to you and your family!
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Comment by Weston D on January 19, 2013 at 3:09pm
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The posts above mine are encouraging. Besides, alopecia is more random than predictable. I had now family history of it and it found me.
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Comment by cindy Babs on January 20, 2013 at 8:00am
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Hi ronald . My daughter has au since the ge of 15. She is 18 now. Before this we knew of no one in our families with alopecia. 6 mo ago my husband developed aa. Spots on head, beard brows and lashes. There is most definitely a familial predisposition. The dermatologist that is also a hair loss specialist told him the chances of passing on alopecia to a child are 15-20%.
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Comment by RonaldStone on February 13, 2013 at 6:56pm
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Thank you ladys and gents. I worry a little bit less and get more excited every days passing
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Comment by Michelle on February 25, 2013 at 2:20am
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Hi! I just recently lost my hair to AA in 2012. I have two sons, 18 and 6. Neither one of them have shown any signs of AA. Hopefully they never will! Keeping my fingers crossed!
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