hi! Just after some advice/reassurance from anyone that’s been through something similar. I’m 12 weeks tomorrow with my 1st babe and had my antenatal bloods taken at my booking appt with the midwife recently.
anyway one of the tests has come back that I have one unknown haemoglobin variant (everyone has two, and one of mine is abnormal, but they’re not sure exactly what at the moment until further testing has been carried out). This means that I am a carrier for a haemoglobin disorder such as sickle cell anaemia or thalaasemia, which means if my partner is also a carrier of this gene this could be very serious. He is being tested next week, and whilst the likelihood of him also being a carrier is low, I’m obviously majorly panicking now that he could randomly be one too (as I had no idea I was, and none of my family were aware either).
has anyone else been through this and can offer any pearls of wisdom? This baby was so longed for after 18m TTC in my late 30’s that I’m terrified now there will be something seriously wrong, that wasn’t even on my radar of things to worry about!!
thanks to anyone that’s got this far! Xxxx