rhesus neg - do i need an injection post mc

[jen35]

As per earlier post, I had an mc two days ago. A friend mentioned i may need an injection or something as my blood group is rhesus neg. Does anyone know anything more about this?

Thanks for all your support, i don't know what i'd do without this site.

 

[chella]

As per earlier post, I had an mc two days ago. A friend mentioned i may need an injection or something as my blood group is rhesus neg. Does anyone know anything more about this?

Thanks for all your support, i don't know what i'd do without this site.

Hello im rhesus neg, i had to hav a jab after my induced mc xxx

 

[rachjim98]

Yes I am Rh negative as well. they need to give you a shot (jab) of RhoGam.. this will protect your body from producing antibodies that will attack another pregnancy. Just call your doctor and they will set you up.
Just for future reference.. they will also give you a shot(jab) of this during your 28 week of pregnancy as well, and after birth. If they baby is not Rh negative the baby will also receive a shot (Jab).

Sorry for your loss.

https://miscarriage.about.com/od/immediatemedicalconcerns/f/rhnegative.htm

 

[mazza2003]

Yes I think so. I had an ectopic and had to have one. X

 

[malpal]

So sorry to hear about the MC.
Have read through my booklet and yes i do believe you have to have the anti d injection.

 

[Charliemarina]

yes i believe u do after 12 weeks of pregnancy if u lost your baby b4 this time i dnt think u do i am also rhesus neg and had one after my mc so not to sure about that anymore x x

 

[Shelby2007]

I too am RH -.. and they did give me a shot of RhoGam after my mc and I mc at 9 weeks.. and they gave me a little card to carry around.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[leigh123]

Yes as soon as possible..I also had a miscarriage and got it too late and am producing anti bodies..sorry for your loss..x x x

 

[mrsstreet0417]

I had a m/c today b/c of being rh-, my 4th, and found out today i am rh-....this might sound bad, but i am kind of glad to see i'm not alone, i felt really lonely today....i think you do have to have the shot still, and my MIL (midwife) says it lasts 6 months after you get it, but they also say to wait 6 months to try again...so I am confused as well...

 

[leigh123]

Mrsstreet0417.. the jab is neccessary when you are negative and your partner is positive (its extremely complicated so wont go into all of it)The jab is to try prevent you producing anti bodies against the positive blood group for future baby. Have they checked if you are producing anti bodies from previous pregancies? If you are the anti D does not help they need to start monitoring you if you fall pregnant, you can still have a baby with anti bodies its just little more involved.. unfortunately lots of midwives and even doctors are bit lapse at the whole rhesus thing so you need to find someone who has dealt with it..the 6 months waiot is so your body can heal and get strong again..please dont feel alone.. x x x

 

[leigh123]

Found this to expain bit better :::

The Rh factor is also known as the D antigen. The baby will receive one gene from each mom and dad. If either of those genes is the Rh + gene the baby will be Rh +. In your families' case, your wife is Rh neg. so she has two copies of the Rh negative gene. With you being Rh + and having a baby that is Rh neg. you must have one copy of the + gene and one of the neg. gene (causing you to be Rh + but able to pass the Rh neg. gene to your child).

When mom's are Rh negative there is a chance that the baby could be Rh +. In this case, if some of the baby's blood gets into mom's blood stream she may develop antibodies to the Rh+ blood cells. These antibodies subsequently can cross the placenta and destroy the baby's blood cells causing severe problems.

To prevent this, Rh negative moms are given an injection of Rhogam. This is Rh + antibody. While it may seem counter-intuitive to give the antibody that we are trying to prevent from forming the reason is quite clever. This way, there is some, but not much, of the antibody floating through mom's body. If any of the Rh + baby blood cells get into the mom's blood stream the antibody binds them before mom's body is able to react so that mom never forms antibodies to the red cells.

If anti bodies are however formed in the mom for some reason then Rhogam is no longer useful and future pregnancies will need to be closely monitored.

 

[dan-o]

It's amazing how they don't test you earlier.
I knew I had a high chance of MC, from my scans, but still no one would tell me what blood group I was & it wasn't on my medical records.
I bought a test off ebay in the end so I knew if I had to ask for the shot or not.
I was Rh positive, so no probs, but rediculous I had to resort to that!!

 

[rachjim98]

Here in the states they do test your blood for it as well as for antibodies.

My daughter is Rh+ and my son is RH- so if he has a wife later on in life who is RH+ she will have to have a shot if she has a child with him because of his RH factor. Very interesting stuff

 

[mrs.beanz]

Your sons blood type wont matter. If he has a child with a woman that is positive or negative it will be fine. The mothers rh is the only one that matters.