2006-07-28 06:42:14 · 3 answers · asked by Bridget B 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
During my first pregnancy when i went to get the RhoGam shot at 28 weeks, the doctor discovered that my blood and my baby's blood had mixed sometime between 3 months and 28 weeks so it was to late to get the shot. So my blood (rh -) made antibodies and began attacking my baby's blood (rh +). And once you have antibodies in your blood they are there forever so the RhoGam shot is no longer an option for me.
2006-07-28 06:42:55 · update #1
SO what are the risk with subsequent pregnancies? Anyone out there rh sensitized and had other babies?
2006-07-28 06:54:05 · update #2
The doctor can do what's called a titer-that will tell if the antibdy level is rising. They may need to do an interuterine exchange transfusion. This is where they go throught your belly, remove some of the baby's blood and replace it with donor blood. With future pregnancies, doing the titer will help the dr determine if your baby will be affected. At this point, Rhogam will do nothing.
2006-07-28 09:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by meltee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to get the shot during every pregnancy and after every delivery (including miscarriage) whether you have made antibodies or not. The shot will protect the next baby regardless.
2006-07-28 13:51:52 · answer #2 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what is your question?
2006-07-28 13:48:33 · answer #3 · answered by myste 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋