I have had really bad palpitations today and at one point i felt really tired and cold. I'm going to call the doctors tomorrow and arrange to see a midwife.
I was doing some research on the internet last night about anti e antibodies and this is what i managed to find....(its a medical Q&A board)
Anti E
The antigens (the substance that caused you to form the antibodies) probably exist in your babies blood, and some of the babies' blood got into your system at delivery, which happens at all deliveries. This made you form the antibodies.
In your next preg, if the baby has the E antigen, your antibodies can cross the placenta and cause minor to major problems, even miscarriage and fetal death. The situation can be monitored, and sometimes intervention can be done.
Your husband's Rh phenotype, which tests him for E antigen, may be helpful, as it may tell whether all or only 1/2 of his children will get the antigen. In other words, it is possible that the next preg might be E antigen negative, and thus the antibodies, while present, will not attack the preg, as the offending antigen (E) isn't pregnant. This is worth a preconception planning visit to your doctor.
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