Anti D injection

[OliviaL9530]

Hi all!

I received an appointment through the post for an appointment at the beginning of September for an antiD injection.. Can anyone tell me what this is for?
I have my 24 week appointment with my midwife next week so I can ask her then I was just curious, I'm assuming it has something to do with the face in rhesus negative 🤔🤔

The fact I'm* 🙄

If you are rhesus negative, you have to have the anti-d injections. If your baby is rhesus positive, and you are negative, your body can essentially attack babys blood cells causing Rhesus Disease. This can cause anaemia and jaundice etc in baby. These injections stop that from happening.

I am rhesus negative too, so will be needing the injections also x

NHS info - www.nhs.uk/conditions/rhesus-disease/

I'm rhesus negative and had two injections in each pregnancy. You have to have them at the hospital because they are blood products.

They test the baby's blood after birth - both of mine were also negative, so I didn't need a 3rd injection.

If you are rhesus negative you will be offered anti d in case the baby is rhesus positive. I had anti d in both pregnancies as dh is A+ and I am B-

Yeah it’s quite common. I saw A LOT of posts saying how awful it was. I had really built myself up for some massive injection and it wasn’t at all 🙈 was no different from just a flu jab. The whooping cough one was a lot worse

Google is your friend here. Stops your body treating the baby as an invader.

It's offered to all Rh negative mums to be.
Some areas now test for babys blood to see if you will need it at all, only give if baby is Rh positive. They will check babys blood group at birth and give you another jab if needed. You also need to let them know if you have any knocks to bump or bleeds during the pregnancy as you may need more. It is a blood product so you should do your research on side effects etc.

I'm Rh negative hubby is too but they insist on me having it "just in case", they don't do the new blood testing here yet. I've had the anti-D at 28wk in 5 pregnancies now with no ill effects. Never needed after birth. It's not a bad jab to have feelings wise, a bit cold in the top of arm (they used to do it in bum).

I’ve had one already after a bleeding episode and it’s definitely nothing to worry about!