Antibodies in rhesus screen - 30 weeks

[Cuppasoupmonster]

I’ve just had my blood results back which are positive for antibodies.

This is my second pregnancy but the baby in my first was rhesus negative herself so I never needed Anti D, and neither of us had any issues.

In this pregnancy the baby tested rhesus positive. I had Anti D after an amnio at 21 weeks, and again standardly at 29 weeks (this was after the blood draw though).

The results from the blood draw have shown I’ve developed antibodies. My previous draw in the first trimester was negative.

What’s happened? Could it be the Anti D at 21 weeks that has influenced the test? I haven’t heard anything from anyone but my local Midwife team is useless and ‘forgot’ I needed Anti D at 28 weeks, I had to phone and check when I hadn’t heard anything and they rushed me in that day.

What now, should I phone my consultant?

thanks x

Hi, hope all was ok?

I’ve just discovered I have antibodies too, 37 weeks pregnant. Did you have to do anything else, was your baby ok? Thanks

I am in the same position. Found antibodies at 30weeks. How was your experience?

many thanks

It was fine. Think I had a total of 3 injections during this pregnancy (1 more than the previous one bc of a little blood scare) and one injection the day after birth.

Baby is fine and they told me problems can only appear on the following pregnancy after the find of antibodies (there were no antibodies for me during the 1st pregnancy)

but I’m not planning a 3rd pregnancy so it doesn’t matter.

if you’re going to then you’ll have more tests during the next pregnancy but I understand it’s not so serious. If you do want another child after this one, I’d think better talk to them now so you’re not anxious about it. Good luck.