my blood type is B+, is there any truth that i will only have only child?

Question

my friend and i were talking about blood types when i mentioned that im typeB+, im 7months pregnant now and an asian. she said that this kind of blood type are for caucasians. according to her i have a high risk of miscarriages in the event of future pregnancies.

Answer 1

That' ridiculous. Don't listen to your "friend". She doesn't know what she's talking about.

Answer 2

I'm not exactly sure what your friend meant, but I'm guessing she was meaning the rH factor in your blood (the + in your B+ blood) Your blood is either rH positive or rH negative. She is confused though, it is rH negative women who have a chance of miscarriage. If you were to have - blood and the father of your child has + blood then there when you conceive there is a 50% chance your child will have + blood. If your child does have a + blood type the first child is normally born without complication, however your body will build an immunity to that + blood type kind of like an immunity to the chickenpox. Should you become pregnant with a second + child then your body's immune system would see the fetus as a threat to your body and attack it and cause miscarriage. HOWEVER! I am A- and my husband is A+, half way through my pregnancy and at the end of my pregnancy my physician gave me an Anti-rH shot that prevents my body from creating these antibodies and insuring that if I ever become pregnant again it will not put my unborn baby at risk.

Although if you are in fact B+ you don't have to worry about any of this because even if your baby has a negative blood type your body will not consider this a threat and your pregnancy should not be threatened by your blood type.

Here is an article that explains it a little more in depth.
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/rhfactor/a/aa050601a.htm

Answer 3

The only thing that I can think of here is if you had NEGATIVE blood type. Then the RH factor kicks in.
The Rh factor is where you have a Mother with negative blood and a father with positive blood. The baby can have either one -or+, If the baby has positive blood then there is a chance that the mothers body will see the (+) blood as a threat to her body and send out natural antibodies to destroy it. This can be prevented by getting a couple needles.
The RH factor normally does not happen to come into effect with your first child. unless you have had misscarriages in the past.
This is more likley for second and third plus pregnancies... your body the first time doesnt recognise the (+) right away.. but the next few pregnancies it knows and recognises the (+) therefore sending out its defences to destroy it.

Answer 4

okay, If your friend is refuring to RH factor, than yes you will need a rogam shot during and after pregnancy. I am O H neg. I have to have this shot. otherwise my next pregnancy there is a great chance it will end in miscarrage. Usually only if the blood type of the fetus is different than mine. if it is the same it should be an issue. all of my children got my hubbies type. So the rogam shot was a must!
Google the RH factor of blood and you will get a grip of info on what it is, the causes and results. to sum it for you your body attacks the fetus if it has a different blood type, due to your body thinking it is a foreign object instead of being a baby. It has to do with you immune system and blood type. check it out! and by the way i have 4 children...you can have lots of babies with 0- blood type.

Answer 5

There is no association with blood type per sey and child bearing. There is a condition involving rhesus factor where after the first child, the mother needs an innoculation during subsequent pregnancies to keep from developing antibodies that might be harmful to the baby. This does not mean only one pregnancy. It just means regular prenatal care is important for all pregnancies.

Answer 6

I think your are confused about Rh disease. If your blood is Rh negative, and your first child has a different blood type than you, your body will produce antibodies that will attack a second pregnancy. This used to be a serious problem, but now there is a drug that can be administered after the first baby is born that will protect the next one. Since your blood type is B+, this does not apply to you.

Answer 7

Never heard that blood type dictates how many kids you will have. Years ago, I believe people with O Negative had to be careful, but medicine has come a long way now. The number of children you have are entirely up to you and your husband; unless there is a medical reason why you can't have more than one.

Answer 8

Blood type has no effect, the RH factor does.

Problems with the Rh factor occur when the mother's Rh factor is negative and the baby's is positive. Sometimes, an incompatibility may occur when the mother is blood type O and the baby is either A or B.

Answer 9

Sorry to say, but that is a big load of crap. All people can have any blood type. This is not classified by race or gender. People are really mislead by the color of peoples skin. There is nothing that separates us from one another. Your blood type is fine and you can make a lot more babies.

Have a great day sweetie. Sorry about peoples ignorance towards you.

Answer 10

NO. Only if you have the Rhesus deficiency syndrome.

The D antigen is the strongest. Red cells from a Rhesus positive foetus cross the placenta and can sensitise a Rehesus negative mother, expecially at parturition. The mother's antibody may then, in a subsequent pregnancy, cause haemolytic disease of the newborn if the foetus is Rhesus positive.

Ask your doctor.

Answer 11

Huh??? that's my mom's blood type ( i only know cuz I used to go donate blood with her when i was in high school) and I'm the baby out of 5 kids, so I'm thinking wherever you heard that, stop listening... what would be the reasoning behind that, even?