i Had an abortion a few years ago....They just asked me if i was rh negative/ Positive and i said i was negative because i am afriad of needles...But i dont really know...So i didnt get the shot....Now what can this do to me if i happen to get pregnant and i really am rh positive?
2007-02-19 03:27:21 · 15 answers · asked by raaainbow 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Ps i am really scared because i regret having an abortion in the first place and now i want to have kids!
2007-02-19 03:29:22 · update #1
If you're going to an OB/GYN for proper prenatal care, then they should do blood tests to determine your Rh factor.
You should just bite the bullet, tell them you made a mistake and get it taken care of. Rh isn't something you mess with.
I don't particularly like needles either, but I don't mess around with things that can hurt another person.
2007-02-19 03:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ariamay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are rh negative they will give you the shot. I'm surprised they haven't already checked your rh factor. If you are it is imperative that you get the shot. Generally the first child is fine, but in the second pregnancies your baby can be in trouble. This can lead to miscarriages, stillborns and other problems of an rh positive baby. As a precaution they will give you a shot that prevents this. If you are rh positive there is not a problem. It is only in a rh - women you need the shot. Try to see that shot (if you are rh -) as protection from your baby. Also, we cannot be one to judge. It can be hard enough for some women who get the abortions. Why add fuel to a already blazing fire? Also, if you are talking about spontaneous abortion then you may not have known how imperative the shot was. I'm surprised your doctor did not give you a shot as soon as you said that. Usually they give you one regardless of your husbands blood. That is mainly because not every woman knows their hubbys blood type. If they did not you may want a new doctor. If you ARE Rh positive there is no worries.
2007-02-19 03:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly s 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if you said negative.. then you should have gotten a Rhogam shot.. that is for all the is Rh-. I am not going to judge you about the abortion.. but if you had one.. the last thing you should have been worrying about was a little needle! I am Rh- and even though my husband is Rh- as well.. I still have to get the shot ..just in case the baby turns out to be Rh+. The shot will help the antibodies in your body to work with the baby and not fight it like a virus so to speak. Here is a website.
2007-02-19 03:38:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am Rh Negative. My first pregnancy occured before I knew that and my mother wasn't around to tell me (I misscarried). I didn't have the Immunogloulin (sp?) shot either. I have 3 happy healthy chilren. The doctors need to know asap when you become pregnant. Along with my children. I also had several miscarriages. All three of my kids are Rh negative. The Dr told me this is because my body has created antiboies against positive blood type babies. I'm not sure if they can do anything about that for you at this point or not.
2007-02-19 12:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by TJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you are saying doesn't really make sense,it is being Rh negative that causes the problems not being positive.So,if you told the doc you were Rh negative then they would have given you the shot. Are you sure they didn't do it? You may have thought it was something to do with the abortion.Chances are you will be fine but you need to find out the truth about your blood status so you can prepare for your next pregnancy. Anti D needs to be given within 72 hrs of delivery or it doesn't work so there is no point getting the shot now.
2007-02-19 03:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by New Boots. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you get pregnant it may cause a miscarriage. It depends on whether or not your partner has a negative blood type or positive. I think if you see your doctor early enough in the pregnancy they can give you the rhogham shot and you should be okay. With my first baby I got the shot about 6 weeks into the pregnancy and after delivery. With my other two I got it after I delivered. I too have had abortions. With one they didn't give me the shot ( some sort of mix up, and I was in no state of mind to realize it) and I later got pregnant again, carried until about 8 weeks and had the shot after that abortion. Don't be scared, be smart and call your doctor. Good luck to you.
2007-02-19 03:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rh factor is important. If your blood type is RH + (A+, B+, etc) and the baby that you are carrying is RH - (A-, B-, etc) then your body will think the baby is a foreign object and try to get rid of it. The RH factor works both ways. My blood type is RH - (O-) which means that I must get a shot while I am pregnant to protect the baby I am carrying now and then another shot after I have this baby in order to protect the next baby the I may have. I hope that this makes sense. It is important for you to get the shot.
2007-02-19 03:39:13 · answer #7 · answered by unknown2u 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had one a month ago and you get the shot if your RH-. I got the shot. They are supposed to test you before you get the abortion. Not only can it hurt the baby but it can hurt you. Every pregnancy you have if you are RH- you will have to get the shot because the antibodies in your blood will kill the baby.
2007-02-21 07:36:49 · answer #8 · answered by CrazyGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it is when you are a negative blood-type that you are given the needle for Rhesus. If your baby is Rhesus positive because his father is Rhesus positive, and some of the baby's blood gets into your circulation, you will form antibodies. Antibodies are your body's way of fighting foreign substances, in this case your baby's Rhesus positive blood cells. If these antibodies then cross the placenta and get into your baby's blood stream, they will start destroying his red blood cells.
As for what this means for you and a baby in the future, BabyCentre had to say...
You could have Rhesus anibodies in your system already if you have previously had a termination, or miscarried and you didn't receive an anti-D injection. If necessary, doctors can check your baby's Rhesus status through amniocentesis or CVS. If it turns out the baby you're carrying is Rhesus negative, nothing further needs to be done; any antibodies you may have don't pose a threat.
But if your baby is Rhesus-positive -- or if you choose not to have antenatal testing to find out your baby's blood type -- the level of antibodies in your blood will be monitored throughout pregnancy. Your baby will also be watched for signs of Rhesus disease.
In rare cases where the mother's Rhesus antibody level is very high, the baby may be given an exchange blood transfusion while he is still in the womb. When antibody levels are low, a transfusion usually isn't needed.
2007-02-19 03:46:27 · answer #9 · answered by Shorty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you said you were negative, they would have given you a shot. really though, they would have tested it, at least they did when i got one--that's how i found out i have Rh neg blood. if you ARE positive, there's not really a risk. the risk is being negative (neg will attack positive blood, pos wont attack neg) and getting preg w/ a pos.
2007-02-19 03:53:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋