Rh blood factor pregnancy

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Avatar f tn hello i was just wondering about some info about the rh factor in your blood. i am18 yrs old and 27 weeks pregnant and my doctor said i had a rh negative factor and only 15% of the pop. has it. Ive given blood tests and so what comes next??? Do you get a shot? If so where do you get the shot on your body?? Can you please give me information because im really nervous. Is it serious?? Whats gonna happen to my baby?? My dr. is kinda hard to understand so im just trying 2 get more info.
2174396 tn?1337605170 i agree with sorenr... if your talking Rh factor they can test to see if you have antibldies towards it and there are shots like she said.... the Rh factor doesnt cause MCs in the first trimester either, its effects(if not treated) are towards the end of the second trimester towards the third.... as far as what i have been able to find reading up on it...
3198629 tn?1367038423 "Rhesus (Rh) factor is an inherited trait that refers to a specific protein found on the surface of red blood cells. If your blood has the protein, you're Rh positive — the most common Rh factor. If your blood lacks the protein, you're Rh negative. Although Rh factor doesn't affect your health, it can affect pregnancy. Your pregnancy needs special care if you're Rh negative and your baby's father is Rh positive.
Avatar f tn It isn't a huge problem at all. If the baby's dad is rh positive then your body will want to reject the baby because it's seen as a foreign body. It will not reject your first baby but it will create antibodies so the next baby you have is at risk. They use to give you immunosuppressant shots during your second pregnancy to prevent miscarriage but I believe (you can ask your doctor for sure) now they give you one while delivering your first child and it will prevent it.
Avatar f tn Ok, so I'm blood type A+ which means I have rh positive blood? And my baby should be fine? I read the only time there is a problem is when the baby is positive and the mother is negative. Does anyone know if I'm understanding everything correctly? Ps. My new doctor wants me to get retested, I guess it wasn't in my medical records. I just want to put my mind at ease, and not feel the need to rush/worry just yet.
Avatar f tn m rh neg and this is my third pregnancy my first two pregnancies they did not tell me I was rh neg and I did not get the shot and I had m/c with both of those this pregnancy I have gotten the shot like 3 times cuz I've had some bleeding and everything's been fine this pregnancy im not sure if I had m/c because I didn't get the shot when I had bleeding with the other pregnancies but I'm glad everything is going good this pregnancy 31+3 now can't wait to meet my little princess
Avatar n tn Rh-Ig is given to mother's who are Rh negative and could give birth to a Rh positive baby. Rh-Ig helps desensitize mother's immune reaction to baby's foreign Rh factor. Because the baby's Rh factor is different than the mothers, if the mother comes into contact with the baby's blood, it can cause her to develop antibodies.
266539 tn?1281402152 My best friend who just had a baby was talking about the RH factor. Well my fiance is b+ and I don't know my blood type but if I am - and miscarried at 12 weeks back in 2007 do I need the shot before I get pregnant again? Or am I okay since I didn't make it far enough along?
Avatar f tn Rhogam is a shot u get when ur blood type is rh neg and ur baby is rg positive bcuz ur blood cells will fight off the babt as if it was cold...the shogam just help so it doesnt do that like ill have to get it done its just a shot in the bum...
Avatar f tn From what I understand (and I could be wrong) its not about being o negative or a negative or whatever, its about lacking the rH factor making you rH negative. If they had found that your blood was rH negative, they would have tested dad's blood too. If he is also negative. No issues. Negative is a recessive trait so if dad was positive, baby would be positive and the difference in you and baby is what would cause issues. Hope this helps a little.
Avatar f tn yes 15% of the earth's population is rh-. way back in the day before they knew there were negative and positive blood types any baby after #1 for a mother with a negative blood type would die because the body would naturally abort it. What happens is the first baby tells the mother's blood stream during birth that there was a foreign entity in its body and it builds up white blood cells to kill off the next one. because positive blood and negative blood kill each other off.
Avatar f tn I have RH factor aswel but we only get jabbed during our pregnancy if we bleed or at birth depending on babys blood type
Avatar f tn I was told that my blood type was O negative and my boyfriends A positive, causing the Rh Factor in my pregnancy, resulting in a miscarriage. The gave me a shot that is suppose to help prevent this from happening in my next pregnancies. This was my first pregnancy. My boyfriend and I really want to try again. How long should we wait before we try again? Has anyone had this happen in there pregnancy, and gone on the have healthy babies?
Avatar f tn Is anyone else Rh factor and have to get the needle at 28 weeks?
533880 tn?1237612452 but then i found out that the +/- with your blood is what the Rh factor is. Myself i have A+ blood which means i have type A blood with a + Rh factor. Here are the links i found..... http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0877658.html http://medicguide.blogspot.com/2007/07/can-a-mother-and-b-father-can-make-ab.html http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/rh.html http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/rh_factor.html hope those help.
7540649 tn?1395719596 My mother swears up and down that I'm O+ (they tested my blood type when I was born because my mother has a negative rh factor), but my blood test says I'm O-... I'm having trouble understanding, but it seems like if I have weak or partial D antigens, I could be positive but test negative? Or something like that? Maybe they were just wrong when they did my blood test when I was a baby...or maybe they were wrong this time...
Avatar f tn now i want to know when they say i have the Rh-factor does that mean im Rh- negative? or Rh- positive?? i habe no idea...they wanted to me have my husband check his blood type and we just found out thas Rh-nagative will that cause any damages to my unborn child??? im sooo confused!!! can anyone help me???
1386249 tn?1303092096 If the baby inherits the RH positive gene from the father, and the mother is exposed to fetal blood during miscarriage/ a bleeding episode/ delivery, her body can develop antibodies to the RH positive factor that can attack the blood of future RH positive babies. If, like you, the mother is already positive, it is not a concern.
Avatar n tn If they say that the mom is not sensitized then RH factor would not be a factor in a miscarriage.. it can be a factor but only if the mom had developed the antibodies but if they have tested her and she is not showing them then it wouldnt be a factor at all at this point.
741877 tn?1265950200 The only thing that plays a factor is the Rh Factor. You since you have the - behind the B are Rh -. Since you had the shot you should be fine to carry a baby. It's only if you are - and you don't get the shot...is it a chance to hurt the baby. I am in anatomy and we were talking about blood tonight...I just learned the whole Rh thing. If you have any questions please feel free to send me a message.
Avatar f tn re o- you need them as we produce antibodies against the + rh factor. O- is the universal donor so any other blood group wont produce antibodies against the - factor.
476246 tn?1418870914 Blood groups are determined according to whether you have certain protein molecules on the surface of your blood cells. The rhesus (Rh) factor is one of these blood groups. If you have the Rh factor in your blood cells, you're considered Rh positive. If you don't, you're Rh negative. There's nothing inherently wrong with being either Rh positive or Rh negative. But problems can arise when an Rh-negative woman is pregnant with an Rh-positive baby.
Avatar f tn Its not rare but not that common i must say.M also RH negative - B Negative my husband is O positive.