Rhesus Negative Blood Group in Pregnancy?

Question

Hi Everyone

Just wanted to say I fell pregnant last year and unfortunatley m/c at 7weeks. I am rh negative I never knew any of this until it was too late. Could someome clarify for me this I had the anti-d injection when I lost the baby so will that protect me next time I fall, and exactly at what stages do you have the injection, because I was told by a midwife that I would have to have the injection every 6 weeks through out pregnancy is this correct? any information would be appreciated. :)

Answer 1

I am Rh negative, and have carried 2 babies without problems.  I got the rhogam shot during pregnancy with my first, as well as the post-natal shot.  With my second, I decided to forego the prenatal shot, because I had learned more and decided I didnt want to unnecessarily expose myself and my unborn baby to the toxins.  I got the post-natal shot.  You only need the prenatal one if a crossing of the blood occurs.  This only happens if there is severe trauma to the abdomen, miscarriage, abortion, or amniocentesis.  If there IS a trauma,  you need to get the shot within 72 hours, or its useless.  Even then, if the ammount of blood was too big, the shot will be useless.  If you become "sensitized", it isnt a risk to the baby you are currently carrying.  But it may be a problem to a future baby, IF that baby is a + blood type.  Even then, the risks are very very very small.  

Getting the shot every 6 weeks would be exposing you and your baby to way too many toxins for no reason.  If you are in an accident, or fall hard on your stomach, THAT is when you'll want to make sure you get the shot.  

When you have your baby, make it VERY clear to your doctor that you are to deliver the placenta totally naturally.  If they tug on the cord, or push on your stomach too hard to try and "hurry" the delivery of the placenta, they can cause a crossing of blood and you may become sensitized.  

This is a really complicated issue.  I recommend doing some more reading.

What it boils down to is this:

-You may want to get a prenatal shot during pregnancy.  Some doctors give two.  You dont HAVE to though.  But you DO want to if you experience a severe physical trauma

-You definelty want to get the post-natal shot, if you plan on having more kids

-The chances of anything happening to your baby is VERY VERY small.  And when complications DO occur, most of the time your baby will be fine with some help.

Please dont get that darn shot any more than you have to.  Every 6 weeks would be ridiculous, and probably harmful.

Answer 2

I am rh negative A...........

I have had four pregnancy's.......All coming to term...........

You are given the Anti-D injection just in case the baby is a positive blood group, because if your blood and the babies blood crosses your body will create antibodies and try and disspell the baby wich is probably what happened when u had the miscarriage..........

Here in Australia u are givn an anti-D injection at 28 weeks and 36 weeks.........UNLESSyou have a bleed during pregnancy you will need to contact your hospital ASAP to arrange to have a Anti-D injection just incase of blood crossing......

After Birth blood is aken from the umbilical cord to see what the babies blood type is.....You will also have a blood test to check for antibodies.........If baby is positive blood group or if u have antibodies u will be given one final Anti-D injection......

Answer 3

You're supposed to have the shot somewhere around 26 weeks or so then within 72 hours after you give birth once they do a blood test on the baby, if the baby ends up being rh negative as well, then you don't have to worry about getting the shot.

You also need to get the shot anytime that the placenta could have be torn from the lining of the uterus at all and the blood could have been mixed.

I hope that I answered your question, if you think of anything else to add you can e-mail me

EDIT: If your partner is positive and you're negative there is a 70% chance of your baby being rh positive as well. But even then you still only need to get the shot when ever something has happened to your abdomen and your blood and your babies could have been mixed, at 26 weeks, within 72 hours after giving birth, and if you choose to have an Amniocentesis done. Also with any miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, as well as abortion.