Rhesus negative

[MUSA]

Somebody told me that if you are a rhesus negative blood group, than having your second baby may cause more of a problem how true is that?.

only if your partner is rh+ and your 1st baby was rh+ too.

Only if a previous baby was RH +ve and the subsequent baby is too.

My partner is rh+ and my first baby is rh+ to, why is it a problem, and what problems will i have.

Musa, since you are RH- your body will produce antibodies against blood cells that are +. Thus, if your baby is + you can be attacking baby's blood cell, which is not a good thing!! This use to be a really serious problem in the past, but nowadays is easy to manage with AntiD shots. Just talk with your GP and/or MW and they should take care of it. Happy pregnancy!

Yes i did have a anti d after i had given birth, does that mean i have to have anti d again second time round

they now do jabs 2-3times during the pregnancy (most areas now anyway) as again after the birth. anti-d has to be given with a 72hour time slot i belive.

I think you need a shot after any bleeding in pregnancy don't you?

If you are rhesus neg and your partner is positive than you will have anti-d after all your deliverys, and in any other bleeding even if you have a slight bump or knock to your tummy in an accident, and after a miscarriage, they also routinely give anti-d at 28 and 34 weeks now just to make sure, i am rhesus neg and i am currently pregnant with baby no.3 and i have never had any problems as a result of it, my second baby was fine and so far this baby is too, i am aware that wome people have had problems with subsequant babies, but im unsure of the details, as far as i know majority of people dont have any troubles at all! hope this helps abit!! Helen. xxxxxx

Helen thanks i thought you only had to have anti d first time round, not everytime you was pregnant.

Good luck with no3, hope all goes well for you.

Hi I'm rhesus negative and 28 weeks pregnant, I go for my anti-D injections on Thursday. I'm not looking forward to it, I am petrified of needles.

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Dee, I'm rhesus negative and have had two anti-D shots. They're really nothing to worry about - just a quick jab in the bum. Honestly, you'll be fine.

Socci, I'm really interested by your comment. Will search for that thread!

Thanks musa! im due for my 28 week shots on thursday and i too am dreading it! -im with u dee - i hate needles! Socci - why do you regret it? im having second thoughts about having mine done, as my frist 2 babies i just had anti-d after the birth not while i was pregnant, and it seemed enough to me! xxxx

I have a slightly different view of this as I'm the flip side, a rh +ve child of a rh -ve mother (before anti-D). I was induced 4 weeks early, had exchange transfusions at birth and had a stay in SCBU. My parents were advised not to have any more children because they would be affected even more badly than I was.

I don't know all the arguments for/against the routine jabs as it's not relevant to me but thought I'd share the "other side"