O Rhesus Negative and when to get Anti D

[sakura06]

Hello, hoping for some advice please! I was just travelling in a car which had to break abruptly at a junction. It was travelling maybe 10mph, so not fast. The belt was across my knees, but dug in sideways a bit. I phoned the community midwives, as I am O Rhesus negative. They advised getting checked out at the labour ward. So, I phoned the labour ward to ask them about this and the person who spoke to me on the phone laughed at me and said all I needed to do was to 'look out for headaches'. I'm a bit confused by the differing reactions and what a headache has to do with anything Can anyone give me any advice please?

How many weeks are you?

You get a prophylactic anti d injection at 28 weeks which covers you for "hidden" bleeds. Then if you have a bleed which you can see at any other time you'd normally get another injection.

I have no idea why the midwife spoke about headaches.

There may be other times you'd be offered anti d as well, if you'd had an amnio or an ecv or being punched in the stomach. But I can't see that braking at 10mph would cause a bleed.

Thanks for your replies. I'm 34+6 and have had the 28 week injection. I was just a bit confused, as in my first pregnancy I had to have the anti-D in similar circumstances, except the car I was in actually hit another car at the junction. Hopefully it's ok and I'm just in panic mode!

I am 29 weeks and the same blood group as you. Had a knock to the stomach at 26 weeks and they asked me to go in for an anti-d, had to have my routine one at 28 weeks and was told if I had any more trauma or bleeding that I should go in for another injection, even though the risk would be minimal.

Thanks nippey. I might phone again tomorrow and see what they say, as I read the injection should be within 72 hours.

I tripped and fell over at 20 weeks and was given the injection. I would phone the original midwife again.

I've no idea why she brought headaches into it?!

I've never had a just in cases jettison, other than the scheduled ones, even when I fell down the stairs! Off the schedule ones I had after actual bleeds.

Hope you get sorted x