Thought I'd make my own thread for this... and for the OS members who like to pray, we could surely use it...
My wife is currently 13 weeks pregnant with our second child. We found out earlier in the pregnancy that my wife's blood test came back as having an antigen that could possibly harm our baby. Basically, it's a blood incompatibility issue. Her body creates certain antibodies against a blood type that our baby has a 50 percent chance of having.
What it does is, it will attack the baby's blood if the antigen is present. It will see the baby's blood as "foreign" and will attack, killing off the baby's red blood cells. Worse, it will not allow the baby to recreate red blood cells. This causes the baby to become anemic. Worst case scenario is the baby becomes anemic to the point of needing a blood transfusion through the umbilical cord. We would have to go to Seattle (the University of Washington) to have this done. If it gets real bad, the baby would most likely have to be delivered at 32 weeks, which in itself is a very scary thing.
We went to see the Specialist for the first time yesterday. He said that at this point, everything looks good with the baby but they can't tell about any anemic issues until around 18 weeks. So right now, it's just waiting game. We go back in five weeks.
This has been tough on both of us, even if it goes unspoken at times. To both my wife and I, our kids are the most important thing in our world, and to know that one of our children is at risk is rough.
I pray this does not become an issue. It is crazy to think that this only occurs in 0.1 percent of pregnancies, yet here we are, dealing with it. But we will do whatever we have to do to ensure that our baby gets here safely.
I consider OS a second family of sorts, so whatever you do... Pray, think good thoughts, whatever... Please think of our little baby. We wanted more kids, but it is likely that this will have to be our last because this will continue to be a problem in any pregnancies after this. My wife's body becomes more aware of the problem earlier with each pregnancy, which means that it will/could attack quicker and cause more problems in future pregnancies. At this point, all I want is for this baby to get here safely and be happy with two beautiful kids. I am blessed to have them and will cherish them for the rest of my life.
So please, I ask that you think of us in this trying time.
Thank you, guys... It would mean a lot to me if you guys could say a prayer, if that's your thing...
My wife is currently 13 weeks pregnant with our second child. We found out earlier in the pregnancy that my wife's blood test came back as having an antigen that could possibly harm our baby. Basically, it's a blood incompatibility issue. Her body creates certain antibodies against a blood type that our baby has a 50 percent chance of having.
What it does is, it will attack the baby's blood if the antigen is present. It will see the baby's blood as "foreign" and will attack, killing off the baby's red blood cells. Worse, it will not allow the baby to recreate red blood cells. This causes the baby to become anemic. Worst case scenario is the baby becomes anemic to the point of needing a blood transfusion through the umbilical cord. We would have to go to Seattle (the University of Washington) to have this done. If it gets real bad, the baby would most likely have to be delivered at 32 weeks, which in itself is a very scary thing.
We went to see the Specialist for the first time yesterday. He said that at this point, everything looks good with the baby but they can't tell about any anemic issues until around 18 weeks. So right now, it's just waiting game. We go back in five weeks.
This has been tough on both of us, even if it goes unspoken at times. To both my wife and I, our kids are the most important thing in our world, and to know that one of our children is at risk is rough.
I pray this does not become an issue. It is crazy to think that this only occurs in 0.1 percent of pregnancies, yet here we are, dealing with it. But we will do whatever we have to do to ensure that our baby gets here safely.
I consider OS a second family of sorts, so whatever you do... Pray, think good thoughts, whatever... Please think of our little baby. We wanted more kids, but it is likely that this will have to be our last because this will continue to be a problem in any pregnancies after this. My wife's body becomes more aware of the problem earlier with each pregnancy, which means that it will/could attack quicker and cause more problems in future pregnancies. At this point, all I want is for this baby to get here safely and be happy with two beautiful kids. I am blessed to have them and will cherish them for the rest of my life.
So please, I ask that you think of us in this trying time.
Thank you, guys... It would mean a lot to me if you guys could say a prayer, if that's your thing...
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