![]() I was told about antigens and titers and all kinds of different things, seriously never understood. Just be aware and if anyone can refresh me on what it exactly means To be sensitized. I still am not 100% sure on why i became sensitized, i believe it was a miscarriage., that i thought was my menstrual cycle, bc its always paibful. Be sure to just remind., They said if you have a miscarriage or terminate a pregnancy., DO NOT forget to go back for check up, and get your after shot too. ‘after our first child mostly ‘ but accidents happen, if you are furtger than 28 wks and haven’t gotten the rho gham. Who are rh negative., and are having kids the shot is VERY IMPORTANT. became sensitized., or what it even meant, had it explained, buti didn’t get it 100% In the end my titer levels stayed low and my lil one came out with A- like me, thank god. i was petrified, i didn’t understand how i. What could happen, such as my LO Might need a blood transfusion. , which means, the rhogham shot no longer Worked for me, the shot would be senseless, not knowing my daughter’s blood type at that time, ii had to be monitered Very closey thru my whole pregnancy ,titers checked, talks about. Had gotten pregnant With My little one and was told that i had become sensitized. On the other hand, people with AB- or AB+ blood are universal plasma donors, so theyre encouraged to donate plasma instead of blood. population, and O+ blood can be donated to 84, so people with those blood types are encouraged to donate blood as much as they can. ![]() Everyone who is Rh- knows that w have to get the rogham shot at 28 wks and after birth if your child has a positive blood type, i gonna Terry to make this short, i. O- blood can be donated to 100 of the U.S. I have A- blood type., i want to share something that happened to me, and couldve caused major problems with my unborn daughter at the time. If this condition is not prevented, each Rh positive baby you carry after your first pregnancy might have severe anemia. This could lead to life-threatening anemia, a condition in which there are not enough red blood cells. If your next baby is Rh positive again, your body will produce Rh antibodies that can cross the placenta and damage the baby’s red blood cells. ![]() The antibodies produced aren’t a problem during the first pregnancy. If you’re Rh negative and your baby is Rh positive, however, your body might produce proteins called Rh antibodies after exposure to the baby’s red blood cells. If you’re Rh positive, Rh incompatibility isn’t a concern. However, during delivery or certain times during pregnancy, a small amount of your baby’s blood could come in contact with your blood. Usually, your blood does not mix with your baby’s blood during pregnancy. In some cases, the baby’s father might need an Rh factor test, too.ĭuring pregnancy, problems can occur if you’re Rh negative and the baby you’re carrying is Rh positive. The Rh factor test is done during pregnancy to identify a woman’s Rh factor. i was AB- when i was pregnant and the father of my baby was 0+ so that made my baby AB+ so that is when the RH Factor came in. ![]() The eight most common blood types are a result of the different combinations of A, B, O and the Rh factor - A+, A-, B+, B-, O+, O-, AB+, AB-.RH factor is just what you become when you have negative blood and your baby has positive blood. There is also a protein called the Rh factor which, if present, makes your blood positive (+) and if not, your blood type is negative (-). Visit our blood types blog if you want to read more. When both are present, that is called blood type AB, and when neither are present, it’s called blood type O. Same is true for the B antigen and blood type B. When only the A antigen is present, you are blood type A. Two antigens on your red blood cells determine type: A and B. Thankfully, in the many centuries since blood transfusions were first attempted, doctors and researchers discovered our different blood types and determined each type’s compatibility with other types. Otherwise, the transfusion may do more harm than good. When a patients need a blood transfusion, it’s important they receive a blood type compatible with their own. ![]()
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