Rhesus Negative in pregnancy!!

[Bottom]

I am 25 weeks pregnant and just found out that I am rhesus negative, I am really wondered about the needle they give you for it, as my sister said it is painful and done on your bum. please can someone reasure me, as I now I have to have it done.

also my hospital gives me 1 injection at 28wks another at 34wks while most hospitals give you just one at 28wks why is this?

[tradey]

hi there, im rhesus negative,i had to have the needle to,but mine was in the arm,and yep sorry to say it does hurt and makes your arm feel quiet heavy after,but you need to have it,youll be fine dont worry im the worlds worst with needles if i can do it you can too,good luck for the future

[Celtigra3]

If your baby is also R Neg you have nothing to worry about. I am R Neg and both my kids were the same - my ex was R Pos. So luckily I didn't need the needle! You have my sympathy! Good luck for the birth.

[spudqueen]

It's a lot easier to have the injection than to go through what my Mum went through. She was rhesus negative, but I (her first baby) was rhesus positive, no problem, but when my brother was born (second baby, also rhesus positive) he had to be rushed to another hospital immediately after birth and given blood transfusions (3 or 4 I think) and was on the brink of death.

[boobesque]

hi, i had the injection after my bubby was born and i have a phobia of needles, but i didnt even feel it in my bum! but it does have to be done, and believe me from one phobic to another, it really wasnt that bad hun, good luck xx

[Slooow_Jo]

Bottom I'm A neg & have 2 O pos children, But I never needed an injection during pregancy, only regular blood tests.

I did have an anti-D jab afterwards but was too wrapped up in my new bundle of joy that it didn't bother me.

Congratulations btw

[charliebaps]

i had the injection in my bum which having compared with others is less painful than the arm. please don't panic. the thought is always worse than the reality

[Gemma1984]

Im A Rhesus negative and i ahvent had any babies could some one explain what the injection is for?Im not planning on having kids just yet. Im worried now can it cause a danger to the baby being this blood type?

[landie]

I guess that, if you're an expectant mum, a tiny needle is the least painful thing you'll experience.

[Solarjunkie]

Gemma1984 - if you have Rhesus negative blood but the baby's father has positive, your baby will be positive as it is dominant. (well, most of the time, it didn't seem to happen to Centigra!) The first pregnancy does not cause problems, but the birth causes antibodies to be made in the mother's blood which can seriously affect the health of the next babies. AntiD sorts it out, and I found it no worse than any other injection, a few seconds of ouch is worth it.

[Gnisy]

I disagree with Solarjunkie that Rhesus positive is dominant. Because if it is then there won't be many Rhesus negative blood types around anymore. Whether the baby comes out pos or neg depends on probability.

I agree with everything else Solarjunkie says. Second babies that have a different Rhesus than the mother may need blood transfusion at birth or be put under artificial light for something like a tanning. I think the condition makes the baby come out yellowish and it is known as jaundice. The colour is due to the breakdown of the baby's red blood cells from the mother's antibodies that may have entered the baby's blood stream during childbirth.

With modern medicine, there is no fear for the safety of the baby if the doctors are informed early. So mothers out there, do keep track of what Rhesus you, the father and the baby are.

Sorry for going offtrack, bottom. Congrats on the pregnancy!