I heard there are blood types that will not work together (meaning my husbands and mine) when conceiving a child. Is this true and what are they? I have O positive, doesn't that work with anything?
2006-12-19 12:10:04 · 16 answers · asked by irishjenn79 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
I am O neg my husband A pos Our daughter A pos
The baby DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE MOTHERS BLOOD TYPE>
Everyone assumes that it is the baby who is at risk. but it is actually the mother, During delivery the babies blood may escape into the mother, umbilical cord, sac etc. The mothers blood if she is neg does not contain the D-antigen. Rh problems ONLY occur when the MOTHER is NEGATIVE and the baby is Positive. NOT the other way around. and the father must have Rh positive for this to happen. The mother is given an anti-serum to prevent the D-antigen from entering her blood. Only RH positive blood contains D-antigens. As for conceiving it makes NO difference what his blood type it. But sometimes the husbands sperm is not compatible and dies quickly. (RH factors have nothing to do with this)
If a mothers blood with a RH neg enters the babies blood who is RH pos. there is a VERY RARE chance that the baby will develop hemolytic disease.
PS blood type, A, O, B, AB, etc make no difference, It is the RH NEG, (mother) and RH POS (father) that are of any concern.
2006-12-19 13:54:56 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probably talking about rh compatability. If the woman is negative and the man is positive I think that is where it comes into play. However, they have a shot to prevent any problems in the baby. You are O positive so probably do not have an rh incompatabililty. I think the problem lies in an rh - female and a rh positive male. All the rh factor is is your blood type such as a female being a- and a male being O positive the female would have a negative rh factor and the male a positive rh factor. Don't quote me and you should ask your doctor. The problem with rh negative is if the child is rh positive there is a chance of stillborn or such. But it is usually nothing to worry about if you are rh - and get the shots you are supposed to. Usually happens during the second child.
2006-12-19 13:46:45 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly s 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a RH-factor question. When a child is conceived from parents who have negative and positive blood respectively, the child may encountered complications upon delivery. This is because bloods from both mother and child would interact thus the RH-factor comes in. Complications come in only if the mother and child have different blood types. Should both mother and child have similar blood type then there is nothing to worry about.
However, there is no scientific proof that couples with different blood types can't conceived.
2006-12-19 13:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by SingGirl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What people are talking about when they say that, is the RH factor of the blood, not the actual blood type, and it doesn't keep you from concieving, but causes problems during the delivery. However, doctors can give you a medication too to help with that before you deliver so there wont be a reaction
2006-12-19 14:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by I love sushi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blood type only matters for transfusions and organ transplants.
But if you are RH negative and your husband is RH positive, it's possible the baby will be RH positive and your body may react. But due to the miracle of modern medicine, all you need to do is get a shot. You're pretty much getting vaccinated so that your body won't produce enough antibodies to harm the baby. In later pregnancies you will not need another shot.
Oh and if you're RH positive and the baby is RH negative, it will have no affect. It's only if you're negative and Baby is positive that you need the shot.
Bottom line. Don't worry. :)
2006-12-19 13:36:00 · answer #5 · answered by Chels 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are positive, you do not have to worry about anything. The only time there may be a concern is if the MOTHER is NEGATIVE and the father is positive and there is no concern with the RHgam shots now dr's give to women during and right after pregnancy.
2006-12-19 12:23:40 · answer #6 · answered by Jenna 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the child usually takes on the mothers blood type. you can have a baby with anyone you want. i don't know where you heard all this crap but it's false. me and my husband have different blood types (he's O I'm A) we have twins and one more on the way.
2006-12-19 12:12:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the RH factors are different, like he has a negative blood factor then they will have to give you a rogam (sp) shot to make sure that your body doesn't attack the babies...other then that there are no problems.
2006-12-19 12:13:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the only thing that I know about is if the mother is RH negative she has to get a shot around 28 weeks of pregnancy and at birth.
I know this because it is going to happen to me at 28 weeks.
2006-12-19 13:13:02 · answer #9 · answered by Bunk 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any positive with a negative cannot mix without medical intevention during the pregnancy, you would just have to get a shot or two during your pregnancy.
2006-12-19 12:15:29 · answer #10 · answered by Jennifer Dalpe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋