thalassemia???

takut nak sebut but itulah hakikatnya...ummi pembawa thalassemia(thalassemia carrier 1:4),maksudnya dalam 4 rantaian darah , hanya satu yang kurang darah..dan sbb tu setiap kali preggy, ummi akan penat sesgt sampai umah tak terurus.... anak2 terbiar...masa first dan second preggy ingatkan sbb ada asthma rupanya tak,ada sebab lain.

bagi yg belum tahu mengenai thalassemia.badan mudah letih...mengah2 selalu walaupun pada usia 4 bulan,5 bulan kalau dah 8 bulan tu normal akan mengah bagi yg tiada thalassemia. lepas pregnant ni, kenala bawa whole family untuk buat full checkup utk thalassemia..

biasanya husband dulu la kut kena checkup sbb kalau husband ada thalassemia,anak2 akan ada thalassemia major(mudah2an anak2 sehatla)..

petikan dari http://www.medicinenet.com/alpha_thalassemia/page2.htm#tocc..

Four genes (two from each parent) are needed to make enough alpha globin protein chains. If one or more of the genes is missing, you will have alpha thalassemiatrait or disease. This means that you don't make enough alpha globin protein.

• If you have only one missing gene, you're a silent carrier and won't have any signs of illness.
  
  
• If you have two missing genes, you have alpha thalassemia trait (also called alpha thalassemia minor). You may have mild anemia.
  
  
• If you have three missing genes, you likely will have hemoglobin H disease (which a blood test can detect). This form of thalassemia causes moderate to severe anemia.

Very rarely, a baby will have all four genes missing. This condition is called alpha thalassemia major or hydrops fetalis. Babies with hydrops fetalis usually die before or shortly after birth.