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shots during 3rd trimester
Posted: 04-12-08 10:18am

Ok....so I am in my 3rd Trimester and I know that I still have to get the shot for the blood type. I don' know what it is called but my doc told me in the beginning that I would have to have a shot around 28-30 wks just in case the babies blood type is not the same as mine (at least I am pretty sure he said it would be a shot). I already had the blood drawn for the glucose screening. I was just wondering, am I going to have to have any more needles poked in me before I deliver?? I hate needles Sad My arm always is so bruised from where they poke me. i can't imagine what I am giong to look like after having the baby and all the needles there---ugh.
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Posted: 04-12-08 11:01am

nope the 26-28wks bloods should be the last ... if no abnormalties are discovered. yeah my arms left all bruised from all the blood tests also .. sucks hey at least we guna have bubbies soon!!
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Posted: 04-12-08 11:06am

ya thats what my doctor said to me as well.
the blood type is incase your baby gets sick, you and the baby may not have the same blood type, so they find someone else with the same blood type.
i had a paper with the things that are done during the weeks of pregnancy, im tryign to find it now....the needle marks do go away, and if you get bruises, i think you are to tell the nurse who draws the blood..at least i saw a chart that mentioned something about that when i had blood drawn from my arm.
Your doctor would be the only one who can tell you if you are to have any more needles, i can't find the form i got with the info on it, but just call up your doctor. They wont think its a stupid question or anything, and you should say you bruise easily when getting needles, the doc. is the only one who can tell you whats next anyways, so just give him a call.
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Posted: 04-12-08 11:44am

The shot is called rhogam and that is because you have RH- blood. 85% of the population has RH+ blood types.

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Today, when a woman with the potential to develop Rh incompatibility is pregnant, doctors administer a series of two Rh immune-globulin shots during her first pregnancy. The first shot is given around the 28th week of pregnancy and the second within 72 hours after giving birth. Rh immune-globulin acts like a vaccine, preventing the mother's body from producing any potentially dangerous Rh antibodies that can cause serious complications in the newborn or complicate any future pregnancies.
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Posted: 04-15-08 09:09am

Thank you ladies for the help. It is funnywhat we will do for these little guys even though we hate doing it. Wink I have an apt on friday and am going to ask about it while I am there. I am so excited about this weeks apt though cause he is going to show me the baby yes He told me to bring my m-i-l and he would show her the baby, so oh yeah I am bring the mil--hehe. I will be exactly 30 weeks on friday. Anyway, thanks again ladies. You guys are great.
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