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I found out my blood type @ the doctors & its RH negative. My mom told me that if I was to get pregnant that I would have miscarriages because when the babys blood mixes with the mothers, the mother produces antibodies that harm or even kill the baby. IS This TruE???? Im All bumbed out
This is not true. Many Rh negative women give birth every day. The complication does not arise with the first pregnancy, but with subsequent pregnancies. And this is true ONLY if the baby you are carrying is RH positive.
Now, you are right in a sense that the mother's body will "reject" the baby. It's more like the mother's body sees the fetus as an infection if you will. But, again, this doesn't happen until the subsequent pregnancies.
I'm trying to explain it as easily as possible, bear with me, I've been studying measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox etc all day for unit test tomorrow.
Now, Mom gets pregnant, and we don't know the baby's blood type until it is born. It could be either Rh-negative or Rh-positive. So, let's say this baby is born Rh-positive. Well, Mom's body has built up an antibody to the Rh factor during the first pregnancy. When she gets pregnant the second time the antibodies recognize the Rh-positive as an invader and attempt to fight it off, much like we would with a cold or flu. So, the Rhogam shot is given to stop this process (called phagocytosis).
Again it is VERY common and nothing to worry about at all as long as the doctor knows the factors of both parents.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask. This is my specialty, LOL, I work in Labor and Delivery at my local hospital. My sister is also RH negative and has 3 beautiful girls.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask. This is my specialty, LOL, I work in Labor and Delivery at my local hospital. My sister is also RH negative and has 3 beautiful girls.
So whaat happens if the babys blood is Rh positive??
First let me say that I am sorry for your loss, I know it can be hard.
Now, since you don't know what the blood type was of the baby you lost was, you will be given injections of a medication called RhoGAM. It is a medication that helps a woman who is rh - to carry to term.
When you are rh- and baby is rh+ there are antibodies in your body that recognize the fetus as a threat to your system and begin to fight against the baby. This RhoGAM shot stops the antibodies from fighting against the baby, and thus, a happy and healthy pregnancy.
No it not true . I am RH Negative and I have a healthy beautiful 2 yr old little girl. You just have to get a shot during pregnancy and if you happen to miss carry you have to get another one . But you can def. have kids . Dont worry about that just make sure your doctor knows your blood type and you get the shot.
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