Blood type and relevance to minor fall?!

[Champagneformyrealfriends]

Hi everyone
I slipped and fell today on my way into work on some wet tiles. I landed on my left hip (already a bit dodgy!)-it hurt quite a bit but I had no abdominal pain or bleeding and my baby is still moving so work sent me home to rest.

I called my midwife because my mum was panicking and she said it should be fine, then said , "actually, what's your blood type?". I told her I didn't know it and she said that if I felt baby moving and had no pain everything would be fine.

I'm happy my baby is ok but I don't see what relevance my blood type has?! Any ideas?

Tia. Xx

I'm guessing she was wondering if your rhesus +ve

*you're

DS jabbed me in the throat

Thanks dartmoor! That sounds likely now you've said it! Hope your throat is ok xx

I agree it could be whether you are rhesus negative or positive as if you are rh- and could be carrying a rh+ baby then a fall would mean an anti-d injection

I meant -ve obvs it's been a LONG day

Oh and thanks throat is fine, he's only 1 so doesn't do much damage

Thanks ladies-I was confused (not that it takes much at the minute! ) xxx

Have you checked your blood group on your maternity notes? If you have had a fall you should have an anti-d injection if rhesus negative.

Check your notes if you're rh- it'll be on there.

It's quite important.

I've looked through my notes and I can't find my boos group anywhere-I assumed that they'd have told me/written to me following booking in bloods? Oh dear-looks like I need to investigate further! Both my parents are positive blood groups if that makes any difference x thanks for everyone's help btw x

I got a letter saying I was rhesus negative with a leaflet after bloods. I'm pretty sure you would have been told. Just ring them to be double safe though.

Then you're fine OP. Just rest up and keep an eye on movement. You'll likely be stiff tomorrow as well so take it easy for a few days.

I'm rhesus negative. They'd have made it really, really obvious if you were ., but, yeah, that's why the midwife questioned you.

They would have spoken to you about it and if you're at the stage of feeling movements (so I'm guessing 20+ weeks?) then you'd probably have been told to book the anti-d injection, mine was due at 28 weeks, I assume it's roughly the same for everyone.

Thank you all! I'll definitely ring and check but I'm pretty sure I'd know. I keep everything I've been given/sent in a file and I re-read my nuchal screening letter and there was nothing. I'll rest up and try to watch my step in future!

I'm rhesus neg and it's stamped all over my notes in red, it's impossible to miss!