0- Blood type

[mama4688]

Hiya my names mama4688. This is my first pregnancy I am now 9 weeks and 4 days!
I recently had to go to the hospital as I was having cramp like pains & jst general pains in my abdomonen area. While I was there they did a scan to make sure the baby was ok, a smear as I told them I had a little bit of brown discharge the sun previous (which they said is counted as blood, unbeknown to me...), I explained I had always had quite alot of discharge anyway. They did a urine sample which resulted in showing alot of white blood cells in my urine which then resulted in a swab!
After all that I had to have a blood test. Assuring u as I go on the baby was fine, likle angel x
The next day I received a phone call to say that I was 0- blood type and that I needed an extra injection to protect the baby because apparently being 0- means u can't have any other blood type in a transfusion as the body rejects it, so the brown discharge could have been off the baby, my body rejecting it. Im unaware what blood type my boyfriend is.
I wanted to know has anyone else been in this situation? I just need to compare stories to know whats going to happen. I would appreciate it if people would get back to my stories with simialr stories of their own xxxxx
Thank you, hope to hear from u all xxxxxx

[elesbells]

Hi. Welcome and congratulations on your pg.

this link should help you.

I'm rh neg too. I had to have whats called an anti -D injection after DD1s birth. When I had bleeding with DD2 and after the birth. (I bled quite alot during that pg). With my third DD I had to have them at various stages of pg (I think one at 28 wks, 32 wks and 36 wks) I hope this helps - please don't worry, Rheasus disease is quite rare now due to the injections.

good luck

[elesbells]

sorry try this

[Rosa]

I am exactly the same . I had an anti d when I had cvs ( older mum here) then another after giving birth and then I had blood tests after to check that all was ok.
I guess now that they know you will be monitored. Good luck and FYI my dd is 0+ so it was worth the needles !

[shelleylou]

Im oneg, were quite special our blood can be transfused into any1 but only can recieve our own blood group. I had to have anti d injections at 28 and 32 weeks incase baby was rhesus positive and then another after he was born because he was positive. I had to have a lot more blood tests aswell so this is normal procedure. From what i was told there is greater risk towards the end of pregnancy as bump could be born early and thats why the injections are given then. Hope everything goes well x

[Kaz1967]

I am RH neg too

The risk depends on the Rhesus type of the baby but until the baby is born that cannot be tested. So now if you are RH neg (unless your partner is too when they may not feel it necessary)they now have a policy of giving you anti D 28, 34, at a sensitizing event (list below) an if the baby is RH pos

? Delivery of an RhD Positive infant
? Abortion
? Invasive prenatal diagnosis ? Amniocentesis,Chorionic villus sampling, Foetal blood sampling
? Other intrauterine procedures ? Insertion of shunts, Embryo reduction
? Antepartum haemorrhage
? External version of the foetus
? Close abdominal injury
? Ectopic pregnancy
? Intrauterine death or stillbirth

you can download the guidelines here

The problems don't occur with first pregnancies (unless you have had an undiagnosed miscarriage)they can occur with subsequent ones if you have not had the anti d and had blood pass between you and a RH pos baby. If it happens these days it is not as severe as it once was they can keep an eye on your following pregnancies and treat the baby as soon as it is delivered with psychotherapy (light therapy to treat neonatal jaundice) and if severe blood transfusions. In 12 years working in a baby unit I only say one baby who had treatment while still inside it's Mums tum.