Rhesus Negative

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I have just found out I am Rhesus negative and 25 weeks. We decided that it would be simpler for DP to get a blood test to see if he was also negative which would eliminate the need for me to have injections. Didnt realise how difficult this would be. He has a different GP Surgery & they wont do a test without a formal req from my midwife. Unable to contact the midwife & my surgery seems to think that him being tested is not the normal thing to do. Surely it would save resources in the long run and unnessessary worry & injections for me if we could find out his blood type. I am scheduled to have the injections at 28 & 34 weeks but would prefer only to have them if really necessary. Has anyone else had this experience?

We challenged this as I am rh negative, luckly dp's blood group was in his records and as it was I had to have the jabs anyway through and after as ds was then positive!!! They do not do general blood testing of babies upon birth so the only way you will know your blood type is if you have to have a specific blood test, when you give blood, when you're pg or as a baby if your mum is rh neg and they need to find out what you are!!! Apparantly they cannot afford to test everyone's blood at birth to then have it on your record for life which is a shame cause then we'd all know!!!

I am Rhesus negative and with my first baby 10 years ago I had to have Anti D injection when she was born, they did not check father blood.

With second baby 2.5 yrs ago they did not check father blood, I had Anti D when i had a bleed at 24 weeks and when she was born.

Now i am 32 weeks pregnant and i had Anti D at 28 weeks and some places you have to have another at 32 weeks but not for me.

Not sure if have got to have one when born will have to wait and see but seems it can change as to where you live!

heh DD obviously still IS A positive! i meant that we found out her blood group when she was born.

I'm A rh neg and dh is A pos.
With dd, had Anti-d after she was born as she is Apos like dh.
With ds they had introduced routine anti-d during pregnancy regardless of whether you showed antibodies in the routine blood screening. I declined (didn't want unnecessary blood products) - relied on the routine screening showing any problems, and there were none. When ds was born, he was also A positive and so I had another shot of anti-d.

im b neg. had baby never asked about dp blood group, dnt think it matters was told all babies have positive blood while in womb - luckily this time i dnt have to have them during second pregnancy until the birth