Rhesus Negative

Hello!

I am O-negative myself and my partner is B-positive. During my pregnancy my antibodies were checked every so often with a blood test just to make sure everything was ok, and it always was. I was told that I would need an injection if babys blood group was positive, but he came out A-negative, so no injection for me!

I think for your first baby it's ok, and you definitely need the injection as if you don't get it done, any subsequent babies will be affected.

Good luck!

its just a quick jab in the bum...well leg actually i think but up the top.

i had the anti d with toby when they turned him (ECV) in case anything went wrong but turns out he is neg too. but i dont remember them checking me during my pregnancies...cause until bubs is born they cant tell what his blood type will be anyway. (i'm pretty sure thats right.)

Im A- and DH is O+. I didnt have to have any special tests or anything, but had to make sure I told my midwife if I bleed at any time during pregnancy so they could give Anti D injection just in case. They normally take a sample of the cord blood and get that tested when baby is born to determine if baby is positive so they know whether you need anti d or not.

The reason behind it is that if baby is positive blood type and you are negative any blood left behind gets fought off like when you have an immunisation and can cause problems for babies in subsequent pregnancies.

Unfortunatly Calebs blood clotted so they were unable to test it so I had the injection. It was in the top of my thigh and it wasn't nearly as bad as i thought it would be and I have a real aversion to needles.

I had the Anti D jab early on in my pregnancy with Andrew as i'm O- and we didn't know what DH was at the time. Turned out I didn't need it as DH is A-, so with the pregnancy with Josh we never bothered with the jab. All I needed to do was sign a consent for the jab as it contained blood product.

I have no idea on my blood type!

Ahh cool :)

yep me too i,m a- and i had 8 yes 8 anti d injections as i am rh-neg which is a protein in your blood and as i had spotting during my preggy with james i had to have a blood test and then a anti-d injection into my bum as if the babys blood was to mix with mine my body would pick that up as a forgen body and try to attack it (you will also need the anti-d injection if babys blood is rh-postive after the brith it dost hurt my sister is also rh-neg and didnt need any injections at all

My mum had it after both pregnancies, as it can affect your blood for subsequent babies and you can get a 'blue baby'. If you don't get the jab and you need it, your next bub could have to have a complete transfusion to clear all of the bad blood.

We're lucky, we're the same blood type so no probs there!

I had it after Maya, and again after the gremlins, but both times they tested the cord blood first. The girls all have their daddy's A+ blood type, I'm O-. I also had anti-d after my last miscarriage, and twice during my pregnancy with the gremlins when I had spotting.

emz wrote: If you don't get the jab and you need it, your next bub could have to have a complete transfusion to clear all of the bad blood.

i dont think that that is entirely correct. It wont affect your subsequent babies blood.