Hi, ive just got some blood results back from the hospital and my blood group is Rhesus Negative.. Is this normal?? A friend said i should be worried as thats blood group is rare??? Pls Help X
2007-05-04 08:14:52 · 8 answers · asked by prg 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
ooops forgot to mention im 4months pregnant thats why im worried. x
2007-05-04 08:25:06 · update #1
Having negative blood is more rare than having positive blood, but you will be fine. Your doctor will give you a Rhogam shot when you are about 28 weeks along and then after you have your baby, if the baby has positive blood, they will give you another shot at the hospital. If the baby has negative blood, they won't give you the shot.
2007-05-04 08:27:02 · answer #1 · answered by Tina B 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your Rhesus status describes whether or not you have a particular protein on the surface of your red blood cells. If you don't have this protein you are considered Rhesus negative, and if you do have it, you are Rhesus positive.
When blood test shows Rhesus negative, during pregnancy you will have some extra blood tests to see if you have developed any Rhesus antibodies. This rarely happens, but, if it does, you will be carefully monitored. If a Rhesus-negative woman has an ectopic pregnancy, or if she has bleeding or a miscarriage after 12 weeks of pregnancy, she will be given an injection of anti-D immunoglobulin. These are antibodies which coat any fetal cells in the mother's circulation and destroy them before an immune response is triggered so that the baby is not affected.
2007-05-04 15:28:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Rhesus Factor is mostly just a thing to know about your blood type. Fear not.
The Rhesus Factor (better known as Rh-Factor, technically Rh D) refers to something that you don't carry in your blood - an antigen. An estimated 85% of the global population carries the antigen. People who don't have it, like you and I, make antibodies against the blood of someone who does have it if our blood mixes. So if your blood type is A- (that - means Rh negative) and you receive a transfusion of A+ blood, your body will make antibodies against the Rh D antigen in that blood.
With mommies and babies, the possibility exists that your blood *could* mix during pregnancy. It is also possible, through the joys of genetics, that your baby could have the Rh antigen (be Rh-positive) even though you don't. However, you will be treated against this possibility so that with this baby and any future babies the risk is minimized.
During your pregnancy, you will receive a shot of immunoglobulin, generally known by the trade name RhoGAM. This is to make sure that if, by accident, your baby's blood mixes with your own, your body won't make antibodies against your baby.
Then, when your baby is born, they will test your baby's blood type to see if s/he is Rh-negative. During birth is another opportunity for your blood to mix together. (They take the sample from the cord typically, so no needles required.) If the baby is Rh-negative, they do nothing. If your baby is Rh-positive, you will receive a second shot of immunoglobulin.
Overall, relax, and have a nice pregnancy.
2007-05-04 15:42:56 · answer #3 · answered by phiguru 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there my sister is rhesus negative and with her first child - by miracle her hubby was too so everything was totally fine, this last time around, she had a baby with a different guy and he wasn't also r-neg! all that happns is you have to have a few extra injections as your blood is different from your babies and if nothing is done your body will suddenly reject your baby! i will be honest with you the injections are a bit more painful than usual but thats it! everything is fine and there is nothing to worry about. it does happen to women although it's quite rare but everything is totally fine because they have a simple way to correct the problem! my sister did just fine and her baby is now 5-months old and is just fine!
2007-05-04 15:45:07 · answer #4 · answered by girley_05 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you baby doesn't have RH positive blood everything is okay, but here is awebsite I found a with some info. I hope it helps. www.webmd.com/ just look up pregnancy and blood types you should find it.
2007-05-04 15:24:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it just means you have to have a needle before you have the baby bc your blood will attack the baby blood bc they are opposites don't worry its not a big deal
2007-05-04 15:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by momma 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never heard of it b4 but it sounds rare.. Even if it is rare when the baby is born, try to get its cord banked.. In case god forbid something happens to her/him and noone have that blood type you'll have an back up..
2007-05-04 15:27:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
you need to call your doctor only they can answer this
2007-05-04 15:22:13 · answer #8 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋