Rhesus neg - please refresh my memory

[littlemissw]

Can you please tell me if you still have to have an injection during your pregnancy and at how many weeks? I think I had two last time at 28 & 34 weeks, but just can't recall for sure.

[slowshow]

I was under the impression it's 28 and 34 weeks, but when I spoke to the midwife at 16 weeks she told me they give you one large bolus at 28 weeks instead. That might just be my NHS Trust though...

[mousymouse]

with my first (4 years ago) I had injections at 28, 34 and birth. with dc2 (1y) I only had one injection at 28 weeks, MW mentioned that the guidance had changed.

[wolfcubEm83]

I had one at 22 weeks as i had a bleed but its 28 weeks and 34 weeks definately (im 29 weeks and having mine next Thursday as the hopsital is so busy they cant fit me in!!) The 28 week one is a double dose

[DirtyBit]

I had one at 28 weeks an was told I may need another after I've given birth.

[spud28]

yep i was given one at 28wks then told they will test the baby once its born, depending on the outcome depends if I get another one after the baby is born. They used to give 2 up till last year, so most info you read on the internet will still say 2 injections pre birth

[sonnyd]

I was given one at 9 weeks as a precaution as I had a small bleed in week 8. They said I've got 2 more to look forward to during my pregnancy ;)

[littlemissw]

Thank you ladies. If they've changed it to just one at 28 w, I guess I better call & remind my mw to have the Anti-D ready for my next appointment. I'm a bit shocked that she's not even mentioned it yet actually. I suspect she may be a bit scatty ... not good.

[Bucharest]

I had one after amnio at 17 weeks and one after birth. (but I'm in Italy so might be different)

[PrincessScrumpy]

I've been told I'll have a big one at 28 weeks (with dd 3 years ago I had two although mw denies this was ever the case - 3 years ago it was, I checked). You also get one after birth if baby is rhesus positive. I'm under 100% consultant care as I'm having twins and mw had a rant to me about how rubbish the consultants are at remembering anti-d but actually it was one of the 1st things he mentioned.

Having said that, you'll also need them if you have a bleed - I seem to have a slight bleed everytime we have sex so I'm now guessing sex is out unless I want to be popping in every week for a dose of anti-d (which I don't - poor dh).