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1891031 tn?1329878737

RH o-neg

Can you please tell me why I gotta get a shoot for my blood type? Im not understanding right.
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1428239 tn?1333457053
Try not to stress it too much... If you didnt test positive for antibodies at your initial appointment then you dont have yet..  THey will test you again right before you get rhogam..

Im - too so I know its a pain in the ***.. After my labor they made me keep my IV in for 4 extra hours while they waited for my daughters blood type to come back.  She ended up being negative anyways...

as others have said by getting the shot, you are suppose to be preventing the development of antibodies.... and it wont affect your current pregnancy unless you had developed antibodies from like a previous miscarriage or something along those lines
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581359 tn?1454006442
This isn't something to start to worry about unless your Dr's say that you have developed the antibodies. It's very unlikely that you have developed them unless you have been given a blood transfusion of the wrong blood type or have has a previous pregnancy or miscarriage and were not treated. Your blood would have to mix with a + blood type at some point for you to produce the antibodies.

They always test your blood type in early pregnancies to know if you have the antibodies already and determine if you need the Roh-Gam shot. If you have spotting in early pregnancy they'll give it to you and again at about 28 weeks you'll get the shot. When you give birth they will check the babies blood type to see if you need the shot. It wouldn't make you or your baby sick right now.

The chances of it harming a first pregnancy are very slim...it will would have more effect on subsequent pregnancies if you do develop the anti-bodies.
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1194973 tn?1385503904
Sick as in nausea/vomiting, or sick as in virus and colds?
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1891031 tn?1329878737
*so sick
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1891031 tn?1329878737
Yes this a be my first time maybe the reason why I was so at the start.
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1194973 tn?1385503904
If your partner is RH positive, more than likely your baby will be as well. The shot is given typically at 24-28 weeks and again when you give birth. If you've had any bleeding or spotting earlier than this you would get it then as well. This is to prevent your body from producing antibodies if your blood mixes. Your body will see the baby as a virus or foreign object and will start to produce these antibodies which then attack the child. Because these will never go away, prevention is key. It usually is not a concern in a first time pregnancy, but this can be troublesome in later pregnancies. In severe cases the baby can become anemic and require blood transfusions while still in the womb.
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You have to get a shot because if the baby has a positive blood type then your body will reject it. The shot prevents this. I have to get one every month. It's a good shot.
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