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Rhesus Factor Question Posted: 03-25-07 08:35am
I'm Rhesus positive and .Dom's rhesus
negative, i've heard that rhesus negative
mothers can have problems but what if it's
the other way around?
Thank you xx
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OctoberBaby06
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Posted: 03-25-07 08:47am
.I'm .Rh .Negative & all they did was
I got a shot when I was I think 8 months
& then after .Kaylee was born they
checked her blood & if hers was
positive, which it was, I had to get
another shot. If you're .Rh .Positive (but
.I'm not sure so don't take my word) I
don't think you'll have anything to worry
about with any of that.
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 03-25-07 08:55am
ok thanks i was reading my pregnancy book
and was just wondering what happened if it
was the other way around
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musikmaker
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Posted: 03-25-07 09:12am
i don't think that it matters if your
partner is negative. It's just that a
negative mother can't give birth to a
positive baby, I believe. They never even
ask the blood type of the dad whenever I
or my sisters go to the doctor so I am
pretty sure that you are okay.
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Idony
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Posted: 03-25-07 15:10pm
i asked my ultrasound tech about this
after i had my amnio, he said it was fine
and you didnthave to worry about it
the only time you have to worry is if the
mother is rh neg, thats it, thats the only
time it can cause problems
~alicia~
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arcadia
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Posted: 03-25-07 15:56pm
yep, everyone pretty much covered it. if
you're positive, don't need to worry about
a thing. i'm .rh negative, & had to
get a shot when i was 27wks, & since
.gabe's blood type is .a positive, i had
to get antoher shot the day after he was
born.
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Kia
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Posted: 03-26-07 05:15am
the problem only arises if you are Rh-.
if your baby is then rh+ there is a risk
that if the baby's blood enters you (such
as a t birth) that you may become
sensitised to the D-antigens in your
baby's blood.
this is rarely an issue with a first
pregnancy but may be a problem for a
second pregnancy (if you don't have the
anti-D shots) as your body may recognise
the antigens and and try to defend against
them, which leads to the potential
problems.
if you are Rh+ then you already have these
antigens anyway and do not have a
sensitivity to them so there is no
potential for problems.
I am blood type A- (as is my entire
family), fortunately Steve is also A- (and
his entire family) which means it is
impossible for us to produce a Rh+ baby
and thus I get exempted from the anti-D
shots.
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