What is the anti D injection like?

[Racoonworld]

I have my anti D injection in a weeks time. Has anyone had this before? What is it like? I'm a bit scared it will be a huge needle and hurt a lot!

@Racoonworld nope, just a regular bogstandard stab and run job! Bit sore, but no biggie. Good luck, and congratulations!

It's not nice but actually fine. I've learnt to just not look at anything the nurse is doing when I have needles. I always say to them please don't think I'm being rude but I'm going on my phone until this is over and then I look over my shoulder and scroll through Mumsnet. You'll be fine!

Was fine, had mine in my arm. Slight sting.

The one before I had the baby was fine. The one after the birth I found surprisingly sore considering I’d just been though labour!

I'm no softy when it comes to needles. But I found it bloody agonising when I had it done in my arm. I had to get my husband to pick me up from the clinic cos I couldn't lift my arm to change the gears when I was driving. After delivery I had it in my bum cheek but was numb from an epidural anyway. Lol

In subsequent pregnancies I asked for it in my thigh. And it was tons better.

nbd, its over in seconds you'll be fine.

No different to any other jab really, over in seconds!

Pre birth one was really sore but the after birth one was fine, probably because my fanny was in agony so I was a bit distracted!

I read it hurt so was scared but it didn't! Stung a bit after tho. I've had a few and been fine. Good luck

I had mine in my arm. Injection was fine (have no problems with anything like that at all). It was after, because it's a deep tissue injection my arm ached for days. Was relieved when I didn't have to have another after the birth as my baby was also negative.

It's absolutely fine, like a flu jab. I had a dead arm for 2 days. I had one in my bottom o veg or a bleed at 17 weeks, that was less painful.

I had mine in the bum. No problems.

For some reason anti D makes me go all funny. It’s not the injection, I’m fine with all others. It’s quite a big needle and it’s very cold, but it does something to me where I go all dizzy and woozy for a bit, and wipes me out for the day. I don’t know why; apparently it happens to some people, it’s a known thing and so I have to be lying down for it now, and I also take the rest of the day off work. It’s lucky because for some strange reason DH insisted on coming with me to the first one, not sure why, I was fine going alone, but I wouldn’t have been able to drive home. Chances are you’ll be fine, but sometimes people aren’t so it’s worth bearing in mind