if you're rhesus neg blood type - how many children do you have and are they rhesus pos or neg?

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Currently pregnant with dc1. I'm rhesus neg, DH is rhesus positive and I'm intrigued to find out what DC is going to be and interested whether it's 50\50 (I know genetics are a little more complicated than that but still...this a simple survey.)

Finding the whole thing rather interesting at the mo.

So, yes, basically I'm being nosy and would like to know how many children you have and whether they are rhesus + or -

I too presume my kids are + due to having the injection after having them, for me to be negative does that mean one of my parents must have been? I know my maternal nan was -

I am and 2 dc are not.

GhostShip It means you have to have injections because if you got pregnent after the one your pregnent with, your body wouldnt accept it and attack it.

I'm B- and my DD1 is also B-
I had the anti D jab for ectopic and DD1 but then found DH's blood donor card which shows he is O- so have since declined the anti D jabs. (cue midwives saying are you sure with a knowing look!!!!)
As I had declined it I don't know what DD2's blood group.
My mother is AB- so we have 3 generations of rhesive negative girls in our family. Don't know the science bit but think it's quite interesting!

Thanks for clearing that up magnolia i did have some bleeding during my 2nd pregnancy IT was nearly 15 yrs ago so my memory is fuzzy

I am negative sorry OP missed that bit.

And was I seeing things sure GhostShip just posted

both my parents were Rh- so I think all the children they had were Rh- too.

I am rhesus neg and dh is rhesus pos - all 4 of our children are positive

ds1 8, dd (dt1) 5, ds2 (dt2) 5 & ds3 3 just incase you were looking into gender & ages!!!

Ah thankyou x

all mygirlcousins aunts mum and nana are/were rhesus neg I have 10 girl cousins

Did something obvious happen during your first pregnancy to cause it?

I'm -ve, Dh is +ve. DS1 was EmergencyCS. I assume they didnt give me the anti-D jab.

It's too late when you are pregnant again to have an anti-D.

Moons ago it was called 'blue baby syndrome' - most of the women in our family have suffered with it. My aunt had one child, 6 or 7 miscarriages and she was actually on the trial run for Anti-D back in the late 50's/early 60's, before it was licenced in the early 70's. Sometimes it can work it's way back out - hence a 12 year gap between my brother an myself, with no medical intervention (Dad +ve, Mum -ve, Bro -ve, me -ve!)

DH and I are both rhesus negative. I still had to have the anti d with DS though, as the midwife said she couldn't be sure my DH was the father of my baby...

Didn't with DD.

I'm rh -ve, both my dd and ds are +ve (their dad is +ve)

GhostShip - not sure if I remember correctly now, tho I googled like mad at the time. If you are negative there are no problems for your first baby. (or the next baby if your child is also -ve). However, if your first baby is +ve, and during your first labour your -ve blood comes in contact with your baby's +ve blood, you will make antibodies which could attack your next rh +ve baby, if they cross the placenta into your baby's bloodstream.
If you have a routine injection of "anti d" at about 28 weeks pg, and just after the birth, it prevents the antiodies being made. Anti d comes from blood plasma, so some people worry about having the injection. I had it though.

I'm Rh- and DS1 is Rh- but DS2 is Rh+

There were no complications from either due to blood type although it did mean I got that extra painful little jab after DS2 was born just in case I wanted more children.

Yes my nana had a Blue baby she didnt live very long ,

I am B-

Have 6 children and all are + except one.

I had 2 children without having antiD after previous + babies btw. Was an informed decision that i was happy with. Just because they recommend it doesnt mean you have to have it.

Did any of you worry about knocks/bumps during your pregnancies? Or did you not think about it? I've been given anti-D twice so far for knocks but not really that serious ones - they seem to give it so freely!

I am neg. DP is positive. DS1 is positive. DS2 is negative.

You only need anti-d if the mother is Rh -ve and the father Rh +ve.

If you are both +ve or both -ve you won't need the jab.

I'm rh-, he's rh+, the two children are rh+

MrsJay

As long as you have the right blood tests in pg, the chances of that happening now are very slim. They check the antibody levels and treat accordingly up to and including a full blood transfusion in utero. Not ideal, I agree, but better than what happened to your grandma :(

Are you being unreasonable about what?

I am-ve and dh is +ve. 3 DCs so far, two +ve and one -ve.

Each person has two copies of the gene and passes on one each to the child. If you are negative then you have two negative copies of the gene and so can only pass on negative ones. If you are positive then you either have two positive genes or one of each. So, we know from the kids we have that DH has one positive and one negative copy, otherwise all the children would be positive.

The evidence around anti-d injections is actually quite interesting, and this book is a helpful summary. The anti-d injections are a blood product so not all people will want or be able to have them. Developing antibodies during pregnancy/birth whilst definitely a serious recognisable risk, is not a certainty even with no anti-d injections.

I'm negative, DD is positive

oh goodness me yes I should have said that dont want to scare anybody this would have been 194o something and us rhesus women are looked after well ,

I am ab-
DH is something or other +
2 x dd's are both +