getting pregnant with kidney failure....

to each of you who have been faced with this decision or catastrophic consequences. I grew up knowing I had kidney disease and decided as a young teenager that I would never have children. I think it was some sort of instinctive thing that I knew if I got pregnant, I'd end up in kidney failure. I don't remember if my childhood Dr ever said that.

In my 20's I had a Dr tell me it would be ok if I wanted to have children, but that I should do it sooner rather than later. I chose not to. My kidney function lasted well into my 40's. I have 15% function left and I'm 48 years old. My current neph told me she thinks I'd've ended up in kidney failure long ago if I'd gotten pregnant. I'm also lucky to have a very low PRA, something the transplant center said is probably because I've never been pregnant. All in all, I'm glad for my decision not to get pregnant.