I'm terribly sorry for your loss. I can only imagine your grief and bravery for trying again. I have four children and my last two children with Rhesus disease. They were monitored and I had monthly to fortnightly blood tests and ultrasounds but was lucky enough to have a boy induced two weeks early (now 4) and a little girl full term delivery ( now 14months). My son did have jaundice and was in phototherapy for a day but this can often take place without the rhesus risks. I am now 34 weeks pregnant but the rhesus levels have increased and I am on weekly ultrasounds and blood test and hopefully trying to avoid a caesarian delivery but even these escalations have only just devloped since 30weeks. Usually the symptoms increase in severity with each subsequent pregnancy but I have not had to have amnios or itransfusions so consider myself very lucky in this regard.
The ultrasounds Measure the baby's blood flow which can indicate the rhesus disease is affecting them and at a certain level it is considered better to deliver the baby than have it endure these conditions longer inutero. I have heard of women also who have had two or three successful pregnancies after have inutero transfufusions for the baby. It has to be said though that these do have risks. I think transfusion have an 85%success rate ( but these often need to be repeated to get you through to a magical 34weeks or more) and then there are health risks for premature babies also even though statistically the outcome of a baby born after 34 weeks is said to be that of a full term baby.
Hope this is of some help, sorry for jumping all over the place but I'd say this pregnancy would be pretty safe in terms of the rhesus disease as long as you are monitored carefully. I have been considereed a high risk pregnancy with all three of the babies epxposed to the rhesus antibodies and this means that the hospital is always on top of any changes.
Best of luck
Hannah




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