Ok, I'm Rh negative, my husband is RH positive. This is my second pregnancy, but my inquiry is about my first. I went for routine bloodwork each month. At 28 weeks they gave me Rhogam. A month later my dr called me up and said there are positives showing up in my blood. I asked what this meant, but he just told me not to worry, and it's probably nothing..just from the needle I had had the month prior.
What caused the positives to show up in my blood? My first child ended up RH positive..could it have been from my son, or just the Rhogam, does any one have any knowledge of why there would have been positives in my bloodwork..
2007-02-09 05:10:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I know what the Rhogam needle is for, I'm just wondering why the positives showed up in my bloodwork, and will that have any effect on my new baby or this pregnancy?
2007-02-09 05:23:52 · update #1
As both of my children have been affected by the RH incompatibility factor - I would advise you to speak to your doctor again or another doctor to find out exactly why the positive cells occurred. I was tested during my first pregnancy and was told I had positive cells - not from the Doctor but from the blood testing lab. The lab told me I needed extra testing and monitoring through my pregnancy. When I asked the doctor - he told me not to worry.... good job I followed it up with another doctor who explained it all to me as I needed special care and treatment during my pregnancy (due to the positive cells) to monitor and in the case of my second child - save his life. I could go into more detail but I don't want to frighten you. All pregnancy's are different - but please get someone to explain to you where the positive cells came from. In my opinion the statement "it is probably nothing" couldn't be further from the truth. It "could be something" and that something needs to be monitored.
2007-02-09 10:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my understanding a person with RH Negative can also be a carrier of positives. That's why you only know that a Positive Mother and Father will produce a Positive Baby.
The easiest way I can think of it is with Math Intergers. If you add together 7 and 9 you get 16 (this represents a positive mother and father with a positive baby). But if you add -7 and 9 you get 2 (this represents a negative mother and positive father with a positive baby). Likewise, if you add 7 and -9 you get -2 (this represents a positive mother and negative father with a negative baby). So if both parents are positive you get a positive baby. But if one parent is positive and one is negative you may have either a positive or negative baby. I hope this helps you understand.
2007-02-09 05:46:47 · answer #2 · answered by pack513 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RH+ is dominant to RH- so you husband's gene determined the phenotype (physical actuality) and the drug was just so that there was no trouble with your RH- blood
2007-02-09 05:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's from your son. Babies secrete a small amount of their DNA into your blood stream.
If you've had the shot, there is nothing to worry about.
2007-02-09 05:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by Waiting and Wishing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when they gave you the Rhogam it made the baby Rh(-) resistant so he/she wouldnt have a problem during gestation
2007-02-09 05:15:50 · answer #5 · answered by sjeboyce 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋