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'm A- and DH is 0+.

I refused to have the anti-D injection (because what they don't tell you is that Anti-D is a blood product and therefore carries a small risk of contamination) and the hospital were really laying the pressure on (I had all the tests to make sure there was no blood transfusion during the pregnancy and would have had the injection if there was).

DS is A-

Hi, I am B- and DH O+. We have a DD who is B+ and a DS who is either O or B negative (can't remember which, but definitely negative!). I had the anti D injections and both pregnancies were fine.

I hope your pregnancy goes well.

"because what they don't tell you is that Anti-D is a blood product and therefore carries a small risk of contamination

Yes they do (tell you it is a blood product) & risks associated. Or at least in my experience they do. Do people really have it without knowing that?

I am Rhneg and have two DC. Ds is pos and dd is neg. Dh was positive.

I am rhesus negative, DS1 is positive and DS2 is A positive. Bloody injections I had to have.

Just to let you know, we've moved this one to Pregnancy as it's not really an AIBU

Thanks
MNHQ

Sybilvimes, yes it's possible. You and DH must both have recessive Os. Now, if he'd been O+, then I'd worry. :-)

yeah I wasn't told and noone else I know knew it was a blood product - they just go "you need to have your anti-d, because you do"

Ime of 5 + births, no they dont tell you that its a blood product. I was put under immense pressure to have it and wasnt given any information at all about it other than "you HAVE to have it".

I had it after the first 2 births, I just took their word for it. Didnt need it for the third, had it after the fourth and that was when my friend told me it was a blood product. I did some research and refused it after numbers 5 &6. The reaction that was totally OTT imo, especially given the lack of information given out to allow women to make an informed choice. Actually, thats probably because more would refuse it if they knew what it was and what the real chances of developing rhesus disease is, and its much lower than your midwife would have you believe.

THat is "in my experience of 5 rh+ births and one rh- birth" not five plus births :o

Also.....am I right in thinking that if you received blood or blood products before 1991, when more thorough screening was brought it, then you shouldnt donate blood?

I think so, but anti-d is made from blood donated in america where they are paid for it so less likely to declare stuff. (I know it will be screened but is anything ever 100%?

I was given plenty of information about anti d, what it is and what it I for. I was made well aware that it was a blood product from donated blood.

Where have you got the information that is from donated blood from the USA? On the blood.co.uk site it explains how they break down the blood and what each component is used for. Why wouldn't they use the blood plasma obtained during that process from UK donors?

The information on it being a blood product was in the leaflet they sent me alongside the initial test result showing that I was Rh-.

I should also add that with DS1 they tested my DH's blood type to confirm that he was also Rh-, and then hunted out the result for this pregnancy. Not sure if this is standard or if I just have a particularly helpful NHS Trust but.

I think its because there isn't enough blood from uk donors. I was never given a leaflet, it sounds like maybe I slipped through the net, which is reassuring that most people are informed. They just wanted to jab me with needles!

I read a book by Sara Wickham (Anti D in midwifery, panacea or paradox?) and thats what lead me to decide not to have it (but as I said above had regular bloodtests and would have it if necessary, just not prophylactically.

Three - all are rhesus negative. Have assumed dh is rhesus negative too as kids are a neg, a neg and o neg.