Rogam shot

[emmapooh808]

Anyone else hear of this before?? So the routine is that you get blood drawn at around 26 weeks for the blood glucose and if your getting a Rogam shot you get a test run for antibodies before hand. We'll my midwife forgot the blood test and I alreday got the shot. So they had me get the blood drawn after the shotany way but of course it test positive for the antibodies because I've had the shot. But now they can't tell whats going on so it puts my baby at risk. Although the nurse didn't want me to worry my midwife seems concerned. I live on the big Island of Hawaii and since the specialist only come here once a month i may have to fly to Oahu for more ultrasounds to monitor the baby. I'm trying to not worry but a bit disappointed this could've all been avoided. My pregnancy has been so great thus far. Hope it all works out and me and the baby don't get ccomplications.

[sorenr]

Your blood wouldn't test +ve for antibodies after the injection, it doesn't give you antibodies, it prevents you making them to a +ve blood group. If you are showing antibodies then your body has already been exposed to +ve blood perhaps from a previous (known or unknown) pregnancy. Your midwife will be concerned, but not because she made a mistake. You'll be well looked after, try not to worry too much.

[Sara_Lee87]

That was a stupid mistake your midwife made... Well now they're covering their butts... they always treat us rh- women like we're a huge liability , well in a way we are. Luckily my Dr. who is also a  midwife happens to have my same exact bloodtype as me . We agreed to share.blood if the other needs it since we're both healthy. Kinda weird the things we have to do with our rare blood. Anyways it's very rare for your baby to have any harm from this. Especially since you already received the shot you're in the clear as well as a future pregnancy. You will get another shot after the birth. I'm 33 weeks and getting mine tomorrow and not looking forward to it. Last time I got it it gave me convulsions because I had a traumatic childbirth and my system was overloaded and too sensitive. Rhogam being a blood product from over 100 + screened donors is a blessing but it's also uncomfortable to receive Knowing that is the case. It's also a fact that our generation is the first to receive the shot during pregnancy. The shot taken during pregnancy  only reduced potential harm by 3%. It's mainly for protecting any future pregnancies. It is a weird/unpleasant  thought that if the shot didn't exist I wouldn't be able to have the baby I am going to be having In June. it's a blessing we have the shot. I hope everything goes well for you.

[LXjo]

As stated, if you are a negative blood type you will receive a rogham shot. This shot has nothing to do with a first baby but only for.future children. The dominant blood type for people is positive. So they make the assumption that your babies blood type will be positive. With that said, When you deliver your first child, your negative blood type will mix with their positive blood type and your body will begin to form.antibodies against positive blood. An antibody is like a memory cell that remembers how to.fight off foreign intruders. For the same reason you don't get chicken pox twice. Your body remembers how to fight it. So the rogham shot prevents you from forming those antibodies because if you did form then, the next time you become pregnant your body will recognize the positive blood and this time know how to fight it off and potentially hurting or at worst killing the baby. It sounds awful but as long as you get the shot before at 25-32 weeks and again shortly after delivery you have nothing to worry about. I was nervous about it too and did some research.

[cprenell]

It's when you have negative blood type....but if it's your first pregnancy then you do not have to worry about the Rogham shot until you deliver your baby....it helps turn your blood positive so you do not end up getting an infection or giving an infection to your baby.   :)

[preggers2015]

Whats rh negative? Im ab-

[edrin1123]

I had the Rogam shot. You need it if your blood type is Rh negative. If your negative and your baby is positive you can pass an infection to the baby during birth or vice versa because your blood types mix. I don't know that it is harmful to baby if you don't need it. It is meant to just protect you at birth. You get it around 28 weeks and again at birth. I would speak to your doctor and ask.