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1st Trimester
Anti E??
Anyone else dealing with this? I had NEVER heard of it before this pregnancy....and the thought of my baby needing a blood transfusion in utero is really stressing me out.
The Bumpie formerly known as acaudill042106
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Re: Anti E??
My thoughts exactly...LOL...I gave one..but honestly lady...if it's nothing your going through..then why even reply.....and if curiosity is what you had...you could have asked in a much nicer way
I didn't know what you were talking about either, just explained that your baby might need a transfusion before birth. I don't think she was being rude, your response to her was.
Are you Rh negative? I've heard that transfusions can happen with women who are Rh negative. I know it's stressful to think of them performing a transfusion before birth, but know that it's something doctors are experienced in. Prayers your way.
Darling Little Sydney born 12.22.12
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Ok. Back to the original post...
I actually carry those antibodies as well...(Big E and little c to be exact). I have read some about it and it appears that it affects subsequent pregnancies but not necessarily your first one. I am going to ask the doctor about it tomorrow at my first appointment. Is this your first pregnancy? GL to you in any case
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So...that..did not sound rude to you...at all???
I never fixed The Bump to go take me to the right board from the main page, so I get directed to 1st tri when I first get on here even though I have a 2 year old and I'm not KTFU. Just thought I'd explain why I'm here before I answer...
Anywho, I'm Rh negative and had Anti E during my pregnancy with DS. It was actually detected when I had a miscarriage before DS. Then when I first got pregnant my blood work came back NOT detecting the Anti E, then later it was detected again. It didn't become a problem for LO, but it turned out he was A- too. However, since we didn't know DS's blood type, my OB sent me to a perinatologist to monitor any effects of the Anti E on DS. I also had pre-e, so I was referred because of that also. Both the perinatalogist and my OB didn't seem overly concerned about the Anti E though and told me that usually the severe problems of anemia, fetuses needing transfusions, etc. occurs with other antibodies, not with Anti-E.
Also, I got the RhoGAm shot when I miscarried, when I spotted early in my pregnancy with DS and again at 28 weeks. I didn't get one when DS was delivered because he was A- also.
I'm not sure if you've found a helpful answer yet, or if you've gotten enough answers from your OB. I am on baby #5 and for #1-3, this issue did not come up. For #4, I had the antibody show up for big E antigen. My doctor tried to explain that the antibody is there because I don't have the E antigen in my blood, but I was exposed to it, which caused the antibodies to appear. Every month with #4 I would take a blood test or titer (pronounced "tighter") which would test the antibody levels. Upon finding this antibody, they also called for a blood genotype test of my husbands. So, back to the titers - If it were high, that would not be a good sign. Along with monthly titers, I would see another OB that would monitor the baby's growth and measure the blood flow (or blood pressure) using an ultra sound device. They use the largest vein in the baby's head to measure this. It is my understanding that the antibodies in mom's blood attacks the E-antigen in baby's blood causing it to become anemic. They use the blood pressure to monitor this. I believe if the blood flow is slow, that means anemia. Luckily, with #4, the titers were not significant to cause worry throughout my entire pregnancy (1/16), and I ended up with a perfect baby.
Now, with #5, my titers are at 1/4 which is even better. That basically means they keep diluting your blood until the anitbody no longer appears. So, out of 4 dilutions, the antibody was no longer present. Whereas in #4 baby, it took 16 dilutions before it disappeared.
My husband does have big E and little e. I did not wait for my doctor to order the tests with #5, I alerted him to the situation with #4 and it meant for a early start on the monitoring. I am not sure yet if I have to do monthly titers with this one, but we'll see!
I hope that everything turns out well for you and baby. Good luck. I hope this is helpful.