First OB appt today.. kind of scared :(

MyHusbandMyHero · August 2011

So I had my first official OB appt today. I loved my OB. I got to hear the hb which was amazing over all a pretty good appt. She gave me some new meds to try for my headaches (which did NOTHING ) and some more nausea meds.

The part that freaked me out was when we went over my medical history. Turns out Im blood type O- and DH is blood type O+ . My OB said if i start bleeding AT ANY TIME, no matter how much I need to get to the emergency room ASAP because I will have to get a shot. They dont want me to start developing antibodies and start fighting the baby. It really scared me. She said if I dont start bleeding at all and make it to 28 weeks they will give me the shot anyways.

Did any of you experience this? Im really nervous about this...

EDIT -- sorry i flipped the blood types! all fixed now!

AmyD583 · August 2011

I've not heard of this before, but you'll be in my T&Ps that you won't have any bleeding.

MSaksa · August 2011

Have no experience with this but will keep you in my T&P that everything is fine and you dont have any bleeding!

babylove0511 · August 2011

i am A- and hubby is A+. I had a shot at 4w, 16w and 28w. i also had spotting before my beta and through 11ish weeks so they gave it to me to be safe. the one at 16 i asked for just in case. they gave me the one at 28 wks in case the baby comes early.

my RE and OB both said it doesn't hurt to have it done. it will not hurt you or baby, so maybe ask or it just in case?

hope you don't experience any bleeding.

lovelyAngelique · August 2011

I only ever had one day of spotting but my doctor said that was fine. My blood test results came out weird though and it seems like I somehow built antibodies already. I go in for another test. Your case is very normal and if you dont have any bleeding they will probably just give you a shot at 28 weeks and right after you give birth.

bbakersgirl75 · August 2011

I don't have any experience, but just wanted to wish you luck and I'll keep you in my T&P's that no bleeding starts!!!

Dee1028 · August 2011

I am just a lurker here and hoping to join very soon (see ticker-lol)

I worked in a lab and this is pretty common. We had ladies coming in all the time for this shot. You will have to go for a blood test and then they will give you the shot (or vice versa-I can't remember), The shot is called Rogam I believe (I have no idea how to spell it)

Try not to get too worried about it. It happens often because a lot of couples have blood types that don't match.

Yay for a heartbeat, that must have been amazing.

Good luck

kkdavie15 · August 2011

I'm A- and DH is O+ so I'm RH negative like you are. Since our DH's are RH + the baby is most likely RH + as well. I had the RoGam shot after my miscarriage as a precaution. The Dr said that when the baby is still so small that there are just not enough fetal cells for it to be a problem but I got the shot just in case. I did have bleeding at 6ish weeks and they didn't do anything about it since it was still so early and I had recently had the shot. Try not to worry about it too much... OB's deal with this all the time. More than likely you will just need the shot at 28 weeks and then also at birth.

love2b_mrst · August 2011

I found out this week that I am Rh- as well, buy my OB made it seem like it wasn't a huge deal. Just that I will have to get a shot later in my pregnancy. I wouldn't worry too much about it...even though it's not super common there are many who deal with this and it's all fine.

etoyama · August 2011

Aw I'm sorry you had to be scared

I've never heard of this but T&Ps that it does not come up as an issue!

andrea817 · August 2011

I'm B- and DH is A+. OB only told me I'd have to get the Rhogram shot at 28 weeks and again at birth. She did tell me to call if I would bleed for any reason, but I assume that goes for anyone.

If it makes you feel any better, when my grandma had my dad, she had this problem & since they didn't have the Rhogram shot 65 years ago, she developed antibodies to him. He was born w/ a low birth weight, but he was fine ultimately.

MyHusbandMyHero · August 2011

I had brown spotting in between my first beta and second beta -- just a little bit. Do you think I should call my OB back and tell her that? I really didnt even think anything of it.

ladychicago · August 2011

I am a little perplexed by your OB's alarm about this. I am O- and DH is O+. So the same exact situation. My OB (big city major research hospital) could have cared less, except to say that I needed the rhogram shot at 28 weeks, and then something again at birth if the baby was + (Anna is in fact O+, so I got whatever shot I needed). But that was it. It isn't uncommon and I was never told to be extra worried or cautious about bleeding. I have even had a SCH this pregnancy with bleeding (red blood) from 9-13 weeks, and my OB didn't do anything other than extra monitoring by ultrasound. My Rh factor wasn't an issue.

I would try to clarify what exactly the concerns are... Despite my bleeding and spotting this time, me and baby are perfectly fine. I really don't think you have anything to be concerned about, save for getting those rhogram shots. Good luck!!!

lovelyAngelique · August 2011

MyHusbandMyHero:
I had brown spotting in between my first beta and second beta -- just a little bit. Do you think I should call my OB back and tell her that? I really didnt even think anything of it.

I don't think the brown spotting is what they refer to when they want you to go to ER. I had a little bit too around 7 weeks but my OB said it was fine. She said that if I start bleeding a lot like bright red blood and have any cramps accompanying it, then I should go to ER right away. Usually though, baby and mom's blood don't mix this early so you should be fine until they do it at 28 weeks.

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