.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.

ok thanks i was reading my pregnancy book and was just wondering what happened if it was the other way around

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.

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~

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.

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.