Blood type RH D Negative

Don’t they just give you a shot for that?

It’s fairly common(ish) I had this! I was rh d negative and baby was a doffeeent blood type - I just had an anti D vaccination. It wasn’t anything concerning so try not to worry xxxx

It’s only if the two blood types mix your blood would make antibodies. If you have any bleeding, abdominal trauma etc it needs to be reported to the midwife as you’ll need an Anti-D injection to stop that from happening. A prophylactic one is given during pregnancy, and baby’s blood type is tested after birth.

Honestly don’t stress too much, some places now offer you the option to find out if baby is the same as you - if they dont offer this then you will just have to have an ante- d injection at around 28 weeks and then possibly again at birth (if they are not the same blood type) also you just need to be cautious if you knock your belly or have a bleed - if you do you will just need to go into hospital and have the injection if you’re not covered (they last about 6 weeks I think) I’ve had 3 boys, my first two were the same blood type and my last was different 🤷‍♀️ you’ve got this 💪🏼

It just means you have to get a shot. It’s nothing to be afraid of. I’m a negative through this pregnancy. I’ve had three shots in the ER. One was because I was spotting. The other one was cause I fell and then the last one I had will get me through for the rest of my pregnancy. They’re good for 12 weeks.

Yes, I had to have the anti d as my baby is A+, I had it early too as I got knocked in my bump so they wanted me to have it. It’s fine, obviously no injection is a nice experience but from someone who is scared of needles, it was actually ok x

I'm negative and had to just get a shot. Other than that I kept having miscarriages because my body thought when I got pregnant that I had an infection so it fought off the baby

It’s common, they have an injection they will give you

I have that, but my experience was so much more different then the other ones here too. I've had 12 miscarriages, all at 10-11 weeks. Now I'm positive that won't happen to you, especially if you have access to proper medical care, I didn't qt the time and the doctors refused to check anything as to why this was happening

It sounds scary but it’s nothing to worry about. Promise! My blood type is also negative and they just give you a shot during your pregnancy. They’ll also give it to you after delivery to set you up for success if you were to be pregnant again in the future. I’ve had 2 sweet babies recently and both turned out just fine. The second had a positive blood type and there were no issues, so the shot worked.

I have that also, it’s nothing to worry about. I’ve had three healthy children. They just give you shots once you reach certain trimesters, and then a shot after delivery.

Yep! I'm O neg, so I got the rhogam shot and that was all. It prevents your body from making antibodies. It's mostly to help prevent future problems. The most common problem is that if you start making antibodies your body could reject future pregnancies that have a positive blood type, which usually is caused by blood mixing during pregnancy/birth of the first. The antibodies won't actually hurt you typically unless you have a large infusion of positive blood, but could make future pregnancies non-viable.

I got given the anti-d injection with my first pregnancy. It nipped a little bit but all was fine. But after discussing with my midwife second time around I declined the injection as my husband is also RH D Negative and two negative blood types cannot make a positive blood type baby.

It’s fine, they give you anti D at specific weeks or if you have a bleed or knock to your bump. It also doesn’t affect your current baby but increases the chances of miscarriages in future pregnancies