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sleepingbeauty825
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I have a bad FFFC.
sleepingbeauty825
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I've been holding this in all day.
I didn't go in for my Rhogam shot. 
I didn't have the time on Tuesday, I didn't have time on Wednesday, I had time today but I decided to pick up Simon from DC and nap instead. I mean, who has two effing hours during the day to jack around at the hospital. It's so inconvenient! And as long as I have a successful pregnancy, we won't be having any more. I should have gone in, but I just couldn't.
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Re: I have a bad FFFC.
Isn't the Rhogam shot to keep your body from attacking the baby?
Am I wrong? Isn't it necessary? ::looks around panicked and looks up plane tickets to Utah::
Shame on you SB!!
....so glad I didn't have get that nasty shot.
Meh, its not big deal.
with my next pregnancy I will be opting out of the GD test
ETA: why are you getting it so early?? I got mine at 28 weeks
My FFFC is that I wasn't sure why they wanted you to get the Rhogam shot, if they tested you last time and everything was clear then you shouldn't need one.
Now, if you had to get one last pregnancy then I would tell you to go get it because then you need it.
I believe it prevents your body attacking future babies. Which SB I would get the shot, even if this is your last one you never know if an "oops" would happen (unless you or dh is getting snipped snipped)
Was it for the bleeding?
Saucy- find me a ticket!!!
Also..why are you having it done so early? is it because you bleed?
My Mom had to get one, but it was after she gave birth.
It has to do with you and your SO blood type. So if you are a + and SO a - your body will basically attack the baby because it is a different blood type (to put it simply)
If you and SO are both - or + then you don't need the shot.
how did it cause jaundice, not being snarky, just I had never heard that.
Wha??? never heard of that before. DH and I are both + blood types, so I didn't have to get the shot because DS would only be a + too.
No, it has to do with blood type. If mom is negative and dad is positive then the baby could be positive. Since the baby would have something in his/her blood that mom doesn't have, mom's body can see baby as a breech and send antibodies out to attack it.
Basically. That's my non-medically educated answer.
Uh oh...there goes her ego...
me too. I'm picking you all up in the minivan. I just happen to have 3 car seats too.
I am A negative and DH is positive but I didn't have to get anything. I wonder why?
What is the time table of when you need to have it?
I want a minivan so friggin' bad.
Nope. Until I read this post I had never even heard of this
My mom is O negative, and my dad is A Positive. I am A positive, so my mom had to get the shot to protect both me and any future children.
I found this.
When Rh negative blood is exposed to Rh positive blood the Rh negative person begins producing antibodies to fight the invading blood. Antigens trigger your body to produce antibodies. Antibodies are usually a good thing and serve to protect a person from foreign invaders.
Now the problem lies when a pregnant woman is carrying a baby that is Rh positive. If the mother has antibodies to the Rh antigen, those antibodies can attack the baby's red blood cells. This can lead to complications to the baby including anemia, jaundice, and other blood related problemsM/C Dec 2010 - 5w5d Missing my sweet angel baby.
Ohhhhhhhh It's the Rh factor thing right? gotcha
No one mentioned that I needed this so I guess/assumed that DH and I are the same.
Only super cool moms who are comfortable with themselves can drive them.
I love it. I will never go back to a regular sedan or SUV.
I am not one of those moms.
I am drooling over the new Tahoes. However, we're still upside down in mine, so we will not be buying a newer one anytime soon!
Does that mean that if one parent is + and the other - that is when you need the shot? because I have no idea what rh stands for. Reading that just confused me even more
Call your OB and tell him you needed a nap if he gives you any crap. They wanted you to get it because of the early bleeding.
Yes, this is why only Rh negative women need the shot and technically if your DH is negative as well it's not necessary. I had a nurse argue for 10 mins with me that her patient needed rhogam because the baby was Rh positive, but so was the mom, there was no incompatibility. If you're negative and your H is positive they give one shot at 28 weeks and another after birth if it turns out the baby is positive. If the baby is negative the 2nd shot isn't necessary.
Side note: ABO incompatibility can also cause jaundice because mom's cells attack the baby's. Like a pp I'm an O and DD was an A. A blood cells have an antigen on them that O blood cells don't so my body recognized her blood as foreign and attacked - it's a very common cause of jaundice. There are actually quite a few blood antigen incompatibilities that can cause jaundice in a newborn, but Rh is the only one tested for because it's the most severe.
I'm reading a whole lot of false info here, so here's the break down (sorry if this was clarified, I didn't want to read the whole thing.)
The shot is when the mom is Rh- (doesn't matter O, A, B, or AB) and the father is Rh+ (again, the actual blood type doesn't matter). This means that the dad's blood has a protein that the mom's doesn't. If there's better from the baby, like if his/her side of the placenta gets a cut, there's a chance that the baby's blood might mix a little with the mom's blood. Rh+ tends to be the dominant gene, so chances are, the baby is Rh+. The mom's blood will build up antibodies to the Rh protein and will attack it. Like any other allergic response, you need to be exposed to the thing twice before it'll cause harm. Now while the placenta does not allow blood to cross, the antibodies do, and it can cause harm to the baby, this one (less likely) and future (a lot more likely).
SB, I really would reconsider and get the shot. 1. how do you know that this is your last? You can have another opps or you can change your mind about going for one more 2. God forbid you lose this baby, you may want another 3. if you spot again, it can cause trouble in this pregnancy.
Proud Mama to Mickey (12.03.09) and Nemo (06.06.13)
Did you doctor recommend the shot after the bleeding or is the shot a been planned all along sort of thing?
Doctors encourage women to get the RH shot when they're a negative blood type especially with with SCH. It's a precaution so that your body doesn't build antibodies that will basically attack the pregnancy. It's not all that bad but with the SCH, your uterine wall and placenta may already been a little weakened.