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CAn anyone tell me about the Rh- issues? I thought if you got the Rhogam shot after giving birth or miscarrying, that it took care of the issue? Is there more to it than that??

gothgrrl81

Generally the one Rhogam shot does the trick. Sometimes if a large amount of the babies' blood got into your bloodstream, you need more than one shot. There's a test they can do to check for that. Most of the time you only need the one though.
Let me know if you have more questions, I work in a lab (which includes a blood bank) so I deal with this kind of thing a lot.

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Miracle07

I agree with gothgirl. I am RH- but sometimes I think that may have something to do with all my losses.... I have had the Rhogam shot each time but with my first loss it was a missed m/c and it was about 4 weeks after a lost the baby before having a D&C and the Rhogam shot. I know that the statistics of getting a baby's blood mixed with yours during a m/c is slim that early on (7 weeks) but it still makes me wonder. DS was RH- which was strange because DH is RH + but he has a recessive - gene so we have like only a 20-25% chance each time that we concieve having an RH- child. Lets see I have had 4 pregnancies and then DS... that sounds like 20-25% to me. It makes me think that something is up there.

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gothgrrl81

If you're concerned about it, ask your doctor to order a type and screen. It's just a blood test that can tell if you have Anti-D (which the Rhogam protects against). Just make sure that you haven't had the shot anytime recently. It sticks around for 2-3 months, sometimes longer. If it's still there, that'll skew the results. And if you already have Anti-D they shouldn't be giving you the shot since it won't do any good. It's possible something could be going on, but generally the antibodies don't start causing big issues till later on in the pregnancy....it wouldn't hurt anything to talk to your doctor about it and see what he/she says.

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