Rhesus Negative
Hi All
I found out the other day that I am rhesus negative. I was quite worried when reading through the leaflet but I'm hoping now that all it means is that I need a couple of injections. Has anyone else found this and hope you are not as worried as I first was.
Lxx
I found out the other day that I am rhesus negative. I was quite worried when reading through the leaflet but I'm hoping now that all it means is that I need a couple of injections. Has anyone else found this and hope you are not as worried as I first was.
Lxx
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The hospitals/mdw are more worried about re neg in 2nd and 3rd pregnancys so if this is your first they will be fairly laid back with you.
any questions feel free to ask.
Love
Lottie
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its nothing major. i discovered i was rhesus negative when i was expecting my daughter and i looked it up just like you have, and it scared me half to death reading it all but my midwife reassured me.
my mum and dad are both positive, but my nana is negative which is where i think i inherited it from.
firstly they tell you that you only get a negative baby if the father is negative too, but this is rubbish. my first baby was negative but my second positive (despite having same father), and my third is also negative (different to other 2)
they say its only a problem with subsequent pregnancies and not your first. when i had my other 2 though they didn't give me an injection routinely, they checked my antibodies every 4 weeks and then would only act if there was a problem and then again tested after the birth. i didn't have to have any injections with first or second child, but with my second one i discovered after he was born that i needed an anti-d injection and that he was positive.
now my 3rd pregnancy, i had a lot of bleeding and the hospital put it down to my blood clashing with the babies and gave me injections every 6 weeks (this was a smaller dose than the big one you get at 28 weeks), then i had the big one at 28 weeks, so i was shocked that after i had him i was told that i didn't need another injection because he was positive.
well i hope this has been helpful. and i wish you all the best for the future.
I posted about this the other day as my midwife told me I was rhesus negative and scared me half to death about it! Lots of people posted really nice things and explained it to me, much better than my midwife! I've calmed down about it now and as someone else has said, they have to look after us now they know! I did make my husband go and give blood at the weekend so we could find out his blood group. If he is negative too then it's fine, but I have a feeling he'll be positive! But don't worry, it's not as bad as I first thought!
Louise.
Lxx
I kinda worry a lot too, Im having my first scan on monday and i cant help but worry that its gunna all go wrong
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hope its a bit more usefull 4 you but it is really nothin 2 worry bout the doctors an midwife no wot there doin just relax and enjoy your pregnancys! x x x