RhoGam

TheLovingWife · October 2011

I posted in the Rh- thread below, but I am reposting because my curiosity has gotten the better of me.... When I get RhoGam (I have already done it with this pregnancy b/c of bleeding and will have it two more times, I go to the lab and they take my blood to "make" the shot. I have to sit around for an hour until it is ready and then go get the shot.

Is it not like this for everyoen else? Or maybe I am mistaken about what is going on?

jenick · October 2011

Not like that for me... nurse comes in and gives me a shot just like the flu vax.

Bamie5 · October 2011

Its like that for me- THey have to take blood- then it takes an hour to I forget either mix or come back with a certain result then I get the shot in my butt/hip area...

I hate having to wait around!

Mom2BE8409 · October 2011

The reason for the Rhogam shot is based on your blood type. I am A- which means that if the baby happens to be + it could cause issues with how our blood works together. So with my 1st pregnancy i got a shot in the end of 2nd trimester and one right after he was born. It will be the same for this pregnancy.

I would def ask your doctor to give you a better understanding of the procedure you are going through. Best of luck!

tahitiandreamin · October 2011

I had the shot a couple of months ago for spotting. When I went in they took my blood and I waited around (more than 1 hr) before they would give me the shot. They told me that they had to test to see if I had already formed anti-bodies before they would give me the RhoGam.

lar1203 · October 2011

i just go in and they give me a shot in the butt right away.

Mind_the_Gap · October 2011

I had the "generic" RhoGam shot at 28 weeks with DD, and then a customized shot after delivery that was made with my blood.

soralette · October 2011

tahitiandreamin:
I had the shot a couple of months ago for spotting. When I went in they took my blood and I waited around (more than 1 hr) before they would give me the shot. They told me that they had to test to see if I had already formed anti-bodies before they would give me the RhoGam.

That's fascinating, and makes sense.

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I haven't had my first RhoGam shot; assuming all continues to go well, I won't have one until my 28wk appointment.

britglenn9 · October 2011

yep i have to get rhogam too, but not til the recommended 28 weeks since i havent had any issues. yeah im pretty sure the 'waiting' time is to go ahead and make sure youre not already producing antibodies and having those issues before they give you the shot.

reils500 · October 2011

I also have to get the RhoGam at 26-28 weeks

My understanding is that they only have to do the extra step of testing the blood each time if you have had some bleeding. They are checking to make sure you haven't made any anti-bodies.

tartaruga · October 2011

Loolaide:
soralette:
tahitiandreamin:
I had the shot a couple of months ago for spotting. When I went in they took my blood and I waited around (more than 1 hr) before they would give me the shot. They told me that they had to test to see if I had already formed anti-bodies before they would give me the RhoGam.
That's fascinating, and makes sense.
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I haven't had my first RhoGam shot; assuming all continues to go well, I won't have one until my 28wk appointment.
I find this odd - I've wondered why they wait until 28 weeks instead of giving it to you as soon as they find out you're Rh- to lessen the chance that you will develop antibodies.

Because it only lasts for about 12 weeks, so if they gave it to you earlier, they'd just have to do it again at 28 weeks. And the chances of there actually being enough blood mixing earlier in pregnancy are extremely low (that's what my OB told me - he said they only give it with early miscarriages as a cya kind of thing, not because it's really needed.)

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