Rh B - with Rh + baby (19 weeks pregnant)

[Sunflower8710]

Hi all

I have found out today that my unborn baby is Rh positive blood whereas my blood is Rh negative. It states on my pregnancy notes to book me in for the Anti D injection.

This is my first baby and I have done some research, but I can’t help but worry! Have you any experience of this, and the injection?

Did you have to stay in hospital for a few days post birth for the second dose of Anti D injection?

I would really appreciate some advice.

thank you x

You dont actually have to have the injection with your first baby. It is only a real problem with subsequent ones. However, nowadays, they tend to give you the injection anyway.
It is an outpatient procedure, theres no hospital stay.

I had this with dd1 and now when pregnant with dc2. It's just an injection (I think one at 28 ish weeks and one after birth, plus if you have a big bump to your bump). I also had to have it after my fourth miscarriage (as needed medical management for that one). I wouldn't worry about it. I don't think it means you need to stay in longer after birth.

I had this although am A-. Baby was +ve. I had several anti D injections during pg (had extra as I had some bleeds) and one after the birth. Zero issues. The post birth one is given pretty much straight after so no extra stay due to that.

I have been through this 4 times.. There is nothing at all to worry about and no additional stay in hospital. Its all very routine.

I'm rhesus neg and I had 4 rhesus positive babies. It was all completely fine. In the first pregnancy you only need anti-d outside of the schedule if you have what's called a sensitising event. In my 4th pregnancy, I had a little bleed so I had an extra anti-d shot for that.

It’s absolutely nothing to worry about, giving the anti-D injection means that developing antibodies that react to a pregnancy is now very rare. There’s absolutely no risk in first pregnancies but you are protecting subsequent pregnancies.

Nothing to worry about though honestly.

My first was also Rh neg so I didn't have the final anti-D injection after birth but had both with DD2 who was +

This is a good source of information.. https://www.sarawickham.com/anti-d/

Thank you all so much!

Just to echo what is here, I had the same with my first pregnancy (and suspect will be the case with my current). Needed 4 extra due to bleeds towards the end of pregnancy. All were totally fine :)