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Negative blood type horse riding advice

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CLRow · 24/06/2019 20:17

Hello lovely ladies,
I am wondering if anyone else on here rides and is a negative blood type and can give me some advice about their experience. I'm getting myself all worried about falling off and causing problems from a rhesus point of view. Which most of my brain knows of ridiculous but then an annoying little bit keeps niggling about the problems it could cause.
Though I'd ask on here as still early so not really public.
TIA

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
OrchidInTheSun · 24/06/2019 20:19

What's your question?

ArgyMargy · 24/06/2019 20:22

What on earth are you talking about?

sheshootssheimplores · 24/06/2019 20:26

I would suggest not horse riding while you’re pregnant and then that problem goes away.

needsomesleepy · 24/06/2019 20:28

Are you pregnant?

TheVanguardSix · 24/06/2019 20:28

Please don’t risk a fall from a horse during pregnancy. Why would you do that?

TheVanguardSix · 24/06/2019 20:29

You are pregnant, right?

Hiphopopotamous · 24/06/2019 20:29

The difficulty is knowing how much impact might cause some blood mixing. I'd just avoid throughout the pregnancy as it's not worth the risk.

LouH1981 · 24/06/2019 20:46

I’m rhesus negative and I am told the risk is when the two blood types might mix.
With DS I had an anti D injection a few weeks before my due date and with my m/c last year I had it several times as the blood and clots were coming away.
So, I’m guessing the risk is if you fall and you bleed? But presumably that would be the least of your worries because if you fall and bleed then it may be because you have miscarried as a result?
I’m a keen horse rider and intended to start lessons again this year but as soon as I fell pregnant I put the idea on hold. I really don’t think it’s sensible to ride while you are pregnant, rhesus negative or not.
If it’s your horse then I’m sure you must know someone who would be keen to exercise him/her while you are pregnant? I wouldn’t take the risk x

Sessy19 · 24/06/2019 20:49

Don’t get on if you think you’ll be ejected. Regardless of blood type.

Bambamber · 25/06/2019 00:53

If you had a fall you would need to be seen to get an anti D injection. This would reduce the risk of creating your own antibodies

aliensprig · 25/06/2019 08:32

Or just don't ride horses at all, ever.

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