Anti D vaccine

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I have to get the anti D vaccine at 28 weeks and have heard it's awful. I now cannot sleep because I am so scared of getting it. Is it really awful?

No it’s not too bad. In the bum or thigh so pinches a bit! You’ll be fine.

Had it a few weeks ago, stung a little whilst being injected but otherwise fine. Certainly nothing worth losing sleep over!

I had it with both my pregnancies and never felt a thing. You'll be fine, don't worry.

Oh thanks ladies I feel so much better lol be a nightmare when it comes to labour probably night and thanks again x

I had it last week was fine! Both pregnancies I have had it in my arm.

It's fine, over in seconds! It's steroid injections that can hurt a bit but even they're not too bad. Any discomfort is over so fast it's really not worth worrying about. Bending a nail back is much much worse!!

I had to have 4 during my pregnancy - I'd convinced myself it was going to be horrendous as had been many years since I last had an injection and yes it did hurt but wasn't that bad 👍🏻 you'll be fine

I had this on both pregnancies. Tiny pinch and done. Not a big deal at all.

Had all mine in the arm, stings a bit but definitely not worth worrying about

Thank goodness! I had heard HORROR stories about it lol.

It’s totally fine.

Yeah guidelines have changed I've had it in bum and recently my arm and it was worse in the bottom yo me honest. Don't worry about it xx

I had it twice in my first pregnancy and I don't remember it at all. Don't remember whether it was bum/arm/thigh. It was obviously a non event for me!

Had it two weeks ago in arm and it was fine - get it 3x each pregnancy for some reason and that's ontop of b12, all the usual injections and blood tests we get.

I had mine in my arm and it stung for a few seconds but nothing severe.

Had mine in the top of my arm, bit stingy but not too bad treat myself to a cream cake after and I was grand.

I had mine in my arm. It's nothing don't worry about it 😊

Had one in the arm last pregnancy and it was absolutely fine. Hurt a little but I've not had an injection for a while. Fine afterwards. You'll be absolutely fine.

Do you know your blokes blood group? I refused to have it since my ex is negative as well. They got a bit stroppy but I didn’t see the point.

Just a bit stingy. Over very quickly and no pain afterwards.

I had mine on Tuesday. Mine was in my arm, it ached for a little bit after but no different to a normal injection really. Don't panic, it's over quickly 😊

I haven't had it but have been told it's not too bad.

But yes if your partner is negative blood group too (be absolutely certain!) then you don't really need to have it. Or you could see if you could have CFFDNA (you may have to pay, some trusts don't offer it as standard) to see what your babies blood group is first.

Ooh that's the test I've been offered this time to work out if baby is a negative blood type.

Does anyone know if I am rhesus negative and DD is rhesus negative does that mean DH must be too? I could avoid another blood test

No it doesn't mean your DH is rhesus negative unfortunately.

Good that you have been offered the CFFDNA test though!

I had to have it a few times (bled a couple of times) and it was fine. I found whooping cough hard...