Blood type

indianasunshine · August 2011

Does anyone know their LO's blood type? Under what circumstances would one get this info? I would think this is something I should know, but I don't. My DH doesn't know what his own is either. Is that weird or is it just me?

stever · August 2011

I don't know M's either. I think DH and I are the same type and I think that we're O+, but I'm not sure of this. If I'm right then that's what M is too, but I agree with you that we really should figure it out Embarrassed

YaraC · August 2011

I don't know Caroline's either and I would like to. Something to ask the pedi, I guess.

pahokie · August 2011

I found out my blood type when I was pg with DD. I have it written down, but never remember off the top of my head. I do know I am the same as DH, which means DD must be the same as both of us (I think, high school biology was a loooooong time ago).

I have donated blood in the past, so I have been typed before, but I either never asked or never remembered what it was.

ateytelb · August 2011

Just ask the pedi, and they will tell you what his blood type is.

daisydana · August 2011

If you kept your paperwork from the hospital, it's on there. I only remember what Sydney is because I am A- and had to get a rhogam shot while pg and would have had to have another if Sydney were born with my DH's blood type. As it turned out, she is A- too.

robynlesley · August 2011

Like Dana, I am RH-negative (type O-) and I had to get a RhoGAM shot at 28 weeks because my DH is type AB+. They typed Aaron at birth, through the cord blood (prior to donation) and that's how they also did his initial screen (mandatory in NJ, I think).

Aaron is A-. Same blood type as my mom, actually.

Funny story... when I was born, they had to type me because my mom is A- and my dad is O+. They said I was A- like my mom. And for years I thought I was. Until high school biology class where we self tested for A, B or O blood type (couldn't test for negative or positive RH, though). I did the test twice and both time came up as O. So my mom had my pediatrician (I was 17) test me and, yep, I'm O-.

The hospital screwed up. Good thing they got the negative right, since my mom would have needed a Rhogam shot after delivery had I been positive.

I'm fascinated by blood type. I'm the universal donor (O-) and DH is the universal recipient (AB+). He is the 2nd most rare common type (behind AB-) and I'm the 3rd (most think O is the most common, but it's only O+).

OscarQ · August 2011

LO is A- just like DH and me! They insisted on giving me the Rhogam shot after my m/c even though I knew I didn't need it. I was then insistent about not needing it after LO was born.

Even though LO was A- and the hospital knew it, he always received O- blood in the NICU. I thought that was strange. Why waste O- when the blood type is known?

funchicken · August 2011

Another Rh- mom here, they typed both of my DD's right after they were born to determine if I needed an additional rhogam shot.

YaraC · August 2011

daisydana:
If you kept your paperwork from the hospital, it's on there. I only remember what Sydney is because I am A- and had to get a rhogam shot while pg and would have had to have another if Sydney were born with my DH's blood type. As it turned out, she is A- too.

I have actually checked Caroline's hospital paperwork because I had wondered about this question before. It isn't on there. I wonder if that is because I am B+ and a Rhogam shot wasn't an issue. Or maybe they just don't record it.

I need to make a note to ask the pedi next time we are there.

vanverth · August 2011

I am B-. I am not sure what DH is but it is on record somewhere because he is a blood donor and has had several major surgeries. Not sure what M's is.

Peppernut · August 2011

Margaux is A+, I know because I am A- and they needed to check her to see if she were negative or positive.

robynlesley · August 2011

OscarQ:
LO is A- just like DH and me! They insisted on giving me the Rhogam shot after my m/c even though I knew I didn't need it. I was then insistent about not needing it after LO was born.

Even though LO was A- and the hospital knew it, he always received O- blood in the NICU. I thought that was strange. Why waste O- when the blood type is known?

That IS odd. If both you and DH are A- then your LO would be neg no matter what! Though two A- can have an O- baby (if recessive O). Though perhaps the hospital wanted to cover their butt in case you were fooling around? Semi-serious there... they prob. have to for lawsuit risks.

But VERY odd re: the transfusion of O- when she was typed A-.

bigv44 · August 2011

Your LO is typed when they are born. This is mandatory with all the other bloodwork at the time of delivery.

Just ask your pediatricain or OB, it should be in their medical records :-)

I work in a lab, and did Blood Banking :-)

mwd · August 2011

I work for a company that manufactures blood typing kits. Both DH and I know because we've been tested at work for samples. I'm A+, DH is O+. I also developed a white cell antibody during my pregnancies, not a big deal, it means I'm not a good candidate if my kids need a kidney or blood transfusion.

OscarQ · August 2011

robynlesley:
OscarQ:

LO is A- just like DH and me! They insisted on giving me the Rhogam shot after my m/c even though I knew I didn't need it. I was then insistent about not needing it after LO was born.

Even though LO was A- and the hospital knew it, he always received O- blood in the NICU. I thought that was strange. Why waste O- when the blood type is known?

That IS odd. If both you and DH are A- then your LO would be neg no matter what! Though two A- can have an O- baby (if recessive O). Though perhaps the hospital wanted to cover their butt in case you were fooling around? Semi-serious there... they prob. have to for lawsuit risks.

But VERY odd re: the transfusion of O- when she was typed A-.

I'm sure the first one was simply to cover for lawsuits. But the transfusions - not only was it wasteful, it deprived my husband of feeling useful. I can't donate blood (lived in Europe during Mad Cow period) but DH donates every other month.

This was the *one thing* he could do for our son (I know they wouldn't have used his blood but still).

He still donates religiously but it would have made him feel good to know our son was getting A- blood.

NewMrs07 · August 2011

I'm not sure but DH and I are both A+ so that would mean that Adrian is too? I have to check. My dad is AB+, my mom A+ and my brothers B+.

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