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Hello J., I don't want to ramble on because I'm sure you will get a million answers to this but I have the Kell antibody. I had 2 failed pregnancies(where I did not have the antibody) got very sick, not related to pregnancy, had to have a blood transfusion, was exposed to the kell antibody. I have since been through 2 pregnancies with this. From what I have been through you should be fine unless the father of the child carries the kell antigen. I was told this has less than a one percent chance of happening. Well it did in my case! But none the less it can still be ok. We went through alot of amnio's, level 3 ultrasounds, lab work, etc. It's alot like the RH factor stuff. If your husband has the antigen and the baby gets it from him and you have the antibody you can start fighting the baby's blood cells. They say it's possible the baby would have to have a transfusion before it's born(while in the woumb)Don't freak out!!!! It didn't happen to me! So it doesn't always!! First thing you need to do is get the father tested to see if he's a carrier of the antigen!! I won't go on in case you r gettin a ton of the same thing but if you have ANY questions please feel free to ask! I know it can be really scary! Trust me I have been there, twice!!! I am also in the medical field so I understand a little more about alot of this stuff. My email address is ____@____.com I said if you need anything just ask!!! Also just wanted to say that the Kell antibody is not something they screen blood for in the united states because the only thing it effects is young women who are able to conceive. To me this is important enough that we ought to be screening for it. They do in other countries!
