PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for June, 2000: Re: Anti-E-Amy again, sorry

Re: Anti-E-Amy again, sorry

From: chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 00:03:41 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 29 Jun 2000, chris wrote: >
>At Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Amy wrote:
>>
>>Chris,
>>my lab was just testing routinly and they found very small traces of
>>this antibody quite by accident. I sure am glad they did, I have to
>>have and amneo next week and Im sure everything will be fine. I did get
>>this from my last pregnancy because my husband carries this, I don't
>>think I am RH neg no one said anything to me about my RH so Im just
>>assuming that all is fine there. If you read the comments the doctor
>>wrote to me she says the same thing. Any how thanks for your response.
>>Amy.
>>
>>>Hi Amy:
>>>
>I was wrong, apparently they do antibody screens on all pregnant women
>now, and according to Dr. Braun. always did where he was. I know they
>didn't do them where I worked, but that was unusual I guess. Anyway,
>that's how your antibody must have been detected, through one of these
>routine screens. As you say, you have not been told you are RH neg and
>you would know by now!
>
>One way to tell if you got sensitized through your first pregnancy would
>be to test your first baby for big E. If positive, then that pregnancy
>would be when it happened because if it happened from the transfusion an
>antibody screen would probably have picked it up during the first
>pregnancy. However, if your first baby is E neg, then it was the
>transfusion. Even though your husband carries big E, the baby could
>still be big E neg, unless your husband has a rare RH type. This
>doesn't really matter though, just curiosity. :<)
>
>I hope everything goes well for you and your baby!
>
>Chris S.

Hi Amy:

Sorry, It's late and I got confused. An antibody screen during your first pregnancy would most likely have picked up antibody formed as a result of your transfusion. So you are right, it was probably the result of your first pregnancy. Sorry!

Chris S.

CHris S.

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