PEOPLE WHO KNOW ABOUT RH- blood?

Question

ok i just asked this question and it went in health, but no one is answering it, i need help please........

I am 20 weeks pregnant and I am RH- blood type and i know alittle bit about it, like if my blood come in to contact with my babys blood, and my baby is most likely to have + type blood, the anti-bodies will fight against it cause they think its bad right, will if i get blood in my mouth from messing with one of my teeth and swallow it, sinces it going to the baby can that do my baby harm?!?
i am worried. i dont get that shot till my 28th week, and i am on my 20th, should i worry i can get hold of my sister in law shes a nurse but im not sure if she knows about rh- blood?
any help would be great

i dont need negitve answers i am worried and i just need some help please......

Answer 1

http://anthro.palomar.edu/blood/Rh_system.htm

I just did a search and came up with this site, hope it helps you

Answer 2

The Rh factor is a factor much like the A or B factors. A person with type O blood has neither the A nor B factor. A person with O positive has only the Rh factor. If you have O positive blood you can receive blood from an O positive or an O negative donor and you can give blood to anyone with a positive Rh factor. That would include A positive, B positive or O positive. Introducing any of the factors into the blood of a person who doesn't have that factor will cause clotting and could be fatal.

Coming into contact with another person's blood is not likely to cause a problem for you or the other person. The factor will only cause a problem if it is directly introduced into the bloodstream of the other person. That won't happen from contact or through the digestive process, as the factors will essentially filter out before reaching the blood.

So don't worry. Get some advice from a nurse or doctor if you need reassurance, but everything will be just fine.

Good luck.

Answer 3

there is no need to worry. I am also rh- and I am pregnant with my 2nd baby, the first baby was born rh+. They don't give you the shot till the 28th week because if something is going to happen like the placenta rupturing it normally wouldn't happen till after then (not likely to happen don't worry) and also by getting it the 28th week it provides protection through your labor and delivery of the baby. Now, if your baby is rh+ you get another shot. Basically, if the blood mixes your body builds antibodies to attack the foreign blood, and if you become pregnant later on with an rh+ baby your body could send antibodies to attack the baby. the shots prevent that. (at least that's how my nurse explained it to me) So just try and relax and enjoy your half way mark... it's okay.

Answer 4

The only way your baby could possibly be RH+ would be if the male you had sex with to make this baby was of a Positive group. IF he is then you need to get the Rhogam shot. And I'm sure that being a nurse your sister in law knows about negative and positive blood types and pregnancy.

Answer 5

If this is your first pregnancy, there is really no issue (unless there is a suspected abruption or bleed). If the baby is Rh positive, then at birth, your body will have been exposed to the baby's Rh negative blood and will begin to make antibodies that are designed to attack Rh negative blood.

So, if you get pregnant again, you will need to have a Rhogam injection, which stops that production of antibodies, in case your next baby is positive (because you wouldn't know until the baby is tested after birth, so they presume baby is positive and give Rhogam to everyone at that point).

It really is nothing to be concerned about. Many many women have gone through this. Rhogam works well.

Answer 6

R= Rh+ r= Rh- I= Normal Ins. i= Abnormal Ins. The possbile phenotypes include: 25% RR, 25% rr, 50% Rr, where the RR and Rr would be Rh+ children, and the rr would be Rh- The possible phenotypes for the insulin would be the same percentage for above. Since there is a 75% chance that a child would be Rh+ and a 75% chance that they would be of normal insulin production, so 75%. For the second question, it's a a 100% chance, because the children would always be Rh+ (the child would always get Rr) and always be of normal insulin (they would always get li). The father would always give a dominate Rh+, and the mom would also always give a dominate Insulin). Hope you understand it.

Answer 7

if you swallow blood, it will not go directly to the baby, it will be digested in your body and bad things destroyed...your stomach acid is really strong stuff...if you don't get the shot until 28 weeks, you don't need to worry...if it was a potential health risk to your baby before then your doctor would give it to you. good luck...your stressing over this is probably causing you more health problems, etc than the Rh factor

Answer 8

Same here, i am RH- also and I just got my RHogam shot. Don't worry so much, as long as you don't have any bleeding from your vagina (if you do, go to the ER and you will be checked out and given RHOGAM) then you are going to get your shot at 28 weeks (just like i did) and then after the birth they are going to check the baby and if it is positive you are going to get another shot then to prevent your body from making antibodies (so that your next baby wont be attacked by your body). Don't worry just go on and enjoy your pregnancy!

Answer 9

if this is your SECOND child it will matter.. for the reason that your body hasnt been exposed to the + blood if its your first.. if it is your first it wont be any prob bc your body doesnt have any antibodies to the + blood.. now your second may be a "blue baby" as some call them when you deliver. you body tries to fight off this baby because you have antibodies to the + blood. your body thinks that the baby is a 'foreign body" in your system and tries to kill it. if you get the shot and it is your first you should still be ok just a little on the safer side of things.. well gl

Answer 10

Is this your 1st pregnancy? I am also Rh- A- to be exact. Your baby will be fine. My first daughter was born O+. I received the shot after I had her and had another when I got pregnant with my second. YOur baby is protected. They give you the shot to protect your next baby. The antibodies from this pregnancy will affect your future pregnancies without the shot.

Answer 11

My sons Jimmy Jr. and Jacob's Mom had the same issue... Not to worry, when you get the shot, everything will be fine... My ex-wife, their mom, had chicken pox during her pregnancy, and had other issues, and my kids are healthy and smart and fine... You should stop worrying, because that can do more harm to your baby than RH factor can... Your OBGYN is aware of it, you are scheduled to get the shot, you, and your baby will be fine....