My friend delivered 3 days ago she is RH neg and the baby is A positive. She is now not able to go home is has become very ill (the mom not the baby - the baby seems fine) Would this have anything to do with the blood? Could anyone explain the blood issue with the rohgam shot? Thanks!
2006-07-27 03:08:45 · 12 answers · asked by Nina J 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
The mother is running real high fevers and she thought they told her that it had something to do with her blood but she is not sure.
2006-07-27 03:34:19 · update #1
Ok, so here is what really is going on.....
If some of the baby's RH + red blood cells leak into your RH - system, your body may produce antibodies to the Rh D factor (a condition called sensitization). These antibodies can cross the placenta and destroy the red blood cells in your unborn baby or in the next Rh-positive baby you have.
Rh incompatibility occurs only if you are Rh negative and your baby is Rh positive. It does not occur if you are Rh positive and your baby is Rh negative. In most cases you will not be exposed to the baby's blood until you give birth. However, large amounts of the baby's blood often leak into the mother during delivery. If you are Rh negative, the next Rh-positive baby you have could have problems if you have developed antibodies.
When given rhogram the Rh-immune globulin contains antibodies to the Rh D factor. These antibodies will destroy any red blood cells from the baby that have entered your blood. You will not have a chance to form your own antibodies to the Rh D factor.
So essentially mom's sickness should not have anything to do with the blood issue or the shot, there must be another issue.
2006-07-27 03:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Debbie's answer is wrong.
Rh is not a blood type. It is a factor that is either present (+) or absent (-). Rh disease occurs when an Rh-negative mother and a Rh-positive man conceive an Rh positive child. (If both parents are negative, this is not a problem.) When a few of the baby's Rh positive red blood cells cross into the mother's system via the placenta or after delivery when the placenta is removed, the mother's immune system identifies these Rh positive fetal red blood cells as foreign and sets out to immediately destroy them, as well as form long-term antibodies to fight them off at a later time.
The Rhogam shot contains RH antibodies. This prevents the mother from producing her own antibodies. This keeps the mother's blood from attacking a future RH+ baby's blood. Without Rhogam, a future baby might die in the womb or need a blood transfusion while still in the womb. Prevention of future problems is much easier on both mother and child.
2006-07-27 03:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by #girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the baby has a different RH factor from the mother, it can be a danger to both, usually causing miscarriage because the mother rejects the baby´s blood as if it were an invading disease. This is definitely blood-related. The father must be RH positive and they should have been informed prior to the pregnancy of the risks.
2006-07-27 03:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by Double 709 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should have ben getting rhogam shots in her pregnancy...at leat twice. And when the baby was born...becasue she is o- they will test the baby's blood. If the baby is positive she should have had another shot within 24 hours after giving birth. She shouldn't be sick because of her blood. The only problem with the mother being O- is that she doesn't have the positive antibodies. It the baby is positive, and the mother negative and their blood mixes during pregnancy the mother'sblood will attack the baby,alike it is a virus.
2006-07-27 07:10:55 · answer #4 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had to have the shot my blood has the - factor. it is basically to help mask the system...if you are - and get preg and the baby is+ then the blood cells start to fight and may cause miscarriage. so the shot convinces the system that the blood the baby is carrying is the same as your own. There has to be something else going on for them to not let her come home. A lot of women have some difficultys after giving birth but in my non-professional opinion i dont think it is the shot. but you never know until the doc says something
2006-07-27 03:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by short 1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my brother and sister in-law had the blood issue. they lost their first baby due to misscarriage because of the blood difference. when the got pregnant the second time, she had to take the shots. Now I was told that it messes with the mother's blood, not the baby's, so something happens after the birth that causes the problem, but my sister inlaw is a true blonde and couldn't explain the problem specifically, so all I know is the shot is necessary!
I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with breast-feeding.
2006-07-27 03:15:22 · answer #6 · answered by key2e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes thats why the Mom is very sick...Her Rh neg(-) and babys A(+) woud cause her to be very ill...The babys blood and Mom's is dangerous for Mom...Mom gets real sick and weak and most likely is Anemic. If the RH(-) and RH(+) mix then rhogam is used to prevent an immune response .
2006-07-27 03:23:31 · answer #7 · answered by celine8388 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am rh neg my doctor told me that the reason for the shot is because if the baby is pos. blood type and you and the baby have a blood transfer while you are preg then you could loose the baby and the shot keeps that from happen more then likly that is not why your friend is sick
2006-07-27 03:33:52 · answer #8 · answered by cindy O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she got the Rhogam shot before she delivered, typically at 7 or 8 months pregnant, then her being sick shouldn't have anything to do with the blood. Her being ill is probably something else.
2006-07-27 03:20:39 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have o negative blood....shes supposed to have the rhogam shot at 28 weeks pregnant and within 24 hours after delivery if the babys blood is positive.....did she get both shots? if they said it had something to do with her blood then yea i would say they might have forgot to give her one of her shots....shes supposed to have them bc if the babys blood gets into her blood (which most likely it will durring delivery) then her blood will see the positive blood as forign and start killing it off...but then pretty much gets confused and starts killing her own blood cells in the process....it can make you very sick but since they caught it early she shouldnt have any problems in the future
2006-07-27 03:44:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋