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Q: Rh - and pregnancy ?
asked by: Bri_ana on May 6th, 2009
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When I was younger I had to have a D&C done. The doctor told me I had A positive blood and was fine. Well three years later I end up getting pregnant and having a miscarriage, and was told I had 0 negative blood. They gave my the Rhogam shot. I went to my OB/GYN and he told me that I would never be able to have a healthy pregnancy and most would end up in a miscarriages, because they other doctor didn't give me the shot when I was younger. Sure enough I got pregnant 7 months later and it too ended in a miscarriage. I just want to know what my chances of having a healthy baby is or if I need to start looking into a different ways of having a child? Also with both miscarriages I got the Rhogam shot.
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habibi23
replied on May 14th, 2009
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wow
I'm sorry you were lied to by your first dr... that stinks. But.. if you've already made antibodies to the rh then the rhogam shot is a moot point. Barn door already open.

First off you need to be tested for the antibodies... see what your level is. If you have them then you can carry (an rh baby) to term, but its a higher risk pregnancy and you'll have to be watched closely to prevent miscarriage... and the baby may still need special care afterwards (healthy baby, but a blood transfusion thing) if your antibodies are particularly high.

How early into your pg's did you miscarry?

Also if your partner has a recessive neg gene (obviously he's pos if this is an issue) then it's definately possible to carry a healthy baby to term... as long as he passes on the neg gene instead of that pesky pos one. No way to determine that though.
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