Rhogam question

has anyone else had to take this shot? is it safe? it makes me nervous to take a shot at 29 weeks!

 

I had to get this because I am O negative blood, and my husband O positive. It is pretty important to get, if you were in an accident, and the baby bled for any reason, your body would reject the baby if he had anything other then O- blood. Also, it would keep you from being able to have any other children in the future...your body would reject it!

I had the shot, I thought it was earlier, at 6 months, I could be wrong, but I also had to have the shot after delivery, again, since blood could be passed between the two.

So I am not sure if it could have any side effects, but it didnt with me or my son. I thought of it as a necessity!

Check out www.rhogam.com for more information.

 

Yes I had it 3 time with my DS and will have it again around 28 weeks.
If your DH blood resus factor is + and your is negative and baby will take his resus factor ( this is only about resus not the blood type)
your body start produce the antibody and can reject the baby. if somehow his blood mix with your. also this is important for the next pregnancy.
If your babies will get positive resus factor ( after birth they will check it out) you will get one more Rhogam shot. I think it woudl be done 24 hours after delivery ( don't remember the exact timeframe).
With DS I start bled around 6 weeks and they give me Rhogam right away. the bleeding stopped. next one was at 28 weeks and the alst one after they confirm that baby has (+) resus factor.

 

Yep, I had one with my oldest DD and got one as well after Emilie was born. It is safe as far as I know. And is very important to get if you need it.

 

I had a rhogam shot at 28 weeks in both pregnancies and will have one again with this one. My twins were both A- so I didn't need to have a shot after birth with them but did have a rhogam shot after my singleton because he is A+. All my pregnancies have been healthy

 

I actually work in a lab and worked in a Blood Bank where they issue this. It is important because if any baby blood passes to you and the baby is Rh + it will make future pregnancies dangerous for the baby. I know that we had a lady who formed the antibody and had to have her baby transfused inutero through her who pregnancy. If you are concerned talk to your Dr. but, it is pretty important to have.

 

I took it - can't remember what week they did it, but then again before their birth and then I think one more time for some reason.... having a hard time remembering. I think it's probably vital to take it, but I don't know for sure!

 

I had to take it with all of my miscarriages (4),with my daughter and with this pregnancy. As PP said it is very important. I don't think it's even considered an option. I know that they will even give it to women whose husbands are negative blood types- just in case the husband is not the baby's daddy :blush: They are very careful with this stuff; will test you the day you get it to make sure that you haven't developed the antibodies.

Rhogam or WinRho (Canadian version) is a blood product. It is not form one single "Donor" but many donors put together. There used to be a group of ladies that provided all of the blood product- they all had developed the antibodies. I spoke to my Dr about it and he said that the ladies are all old (or have die) so now (In Canada at least) that they just grabbed a bunch of men in Winnipeg (hence WinRho ) that are negative blood type and cause them to develop the antibodies.

Other than having to drop your pants for the shot not a big deal really.
Goodluck!


Here is some info from the WinRho site

Mother and her baby, an important blood group difference

Pregnant women often have different blood groups from their babies. This is normal and usually not a problem. However, in some cases, these blood groups differ in an important way, which is the presence or absence of a particular protein on the outside of the red blood cell. If you have this protein, you are "Rh positive". If you do not have this protein, you are "Rh negative".

Sometimes during pregnancy and delivery, a small amount of the baby's blood can cross the placenta and enter the mother's blood stream. This can also happen in events such as a miscarriage, abortion and amniocentesis.

If this transfer of blood occurs from an Rh positive fetus to an Rh negative mother, the mother's immune system will see the baby's blood as "foreign" and will produce antibodies that destroy the baby's blood cells.

In the first pregnancy, most of these antibodies will remain in the mother's circulation and the baby is usually not significantly affected. During subsequent pregnancies, however, a problem may occur if the new baby is Rh positive and if there is another transfer of blood across the placenta. The mother's immune system has a good memory. It can rapidly produce the same antibodies again, and they can re-cross the placenta in large numbers and start to destroy the new baby's own blood before birth, causing a number of serious complications.

Babies who have this condition are said to have Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN).

* WinRho® SDF is up to 99.9% effective in preventing HDN when administered correctly.
* WinRho® SDF is an injection of antibodies administered with every pregnancy, when the mother is known to be Rh-negative. It works in the bloodstream to destroy any circulating blood cells from the baby before the mother's immune system has a chance to make its own antibodies. The baby is not affected by this injection.
* Injections may also be given in connection with abortion, miscarriage or amniocentesis.
* As a result of the WinRho® SDF injection, the mother's immune system never makes its own antibodies to the baby's Rh positive red blood cells, so mother and the baby are protected from HDN.

 

I had to have it with my miscarriage and again before I had the kids. Definitely necessary! It's unsafe NOT to do it.

 

I had one when I miscarried the first time. Also when I was 28 weeks preggo with my son, and then after he was born I had another one since he has a positive blood type like his daddy.

I had some bleeding this time around with the twins around 10 weeks so I got another rhogam shot then. I will get another shot at 28 weeks, and then if either of them have a positive blood type I will get another one after birth.