I have rh negative blood and didnt get the shot after delivery?

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I didn't even know I was th negative until last year! My daughter is three. My doc didn't tell me I was and when you are rh negative you are supposed to have a card that you are supposed to carry at all times in case of an emergency. 
Anyway last year I miscarried baby #2 and the nurse told me I was rh negative and needed the rogham shot. I was furious at my former doc for not telling me. 
After I had my daughter, I got a terrible uteran infection caused by a tear in the placenta which made membrane leak out into my uterus. There was so much icky stuff coming out of me and I ended up being in the hospital on an iv for three days pumping antibiotics through my body. 
Worst experience ever.
Anyway I was told that when the mom and dad are both rh negative the baby will be and it poses no threat to the baby. But, when the mom is and the dad isn't the moms body puts off antibodies that attack the baby, is this true and is it the reason I miscarried? 
Or could it be that I never received the shot after my first delivery?

Beetle in a Box · Answer

If a woman who is Rh negative gets pregnant with a fetus that is Rh positive, in the first pregnancy there are usually no ill-effects for the fetus.  However, after delivery the mom may start making antibodies against the Rh factor.  This can mean that if she gets pregnant again and the fetus is Rh positive her antibodies can attack it and damage its health.

Is your daughter Rh positive?  It may be that she is negative.  An Rh positive father can have a Rh negative daughter since he has two copies of the Rh gene, and he could have one Rh positive version and one Rh negative version.  The Rh positive version of the gene is dominant, meaning a person with one positive copy is Rh positive while still being able to pass on the Rh negative trait.

Rh incompatibility does not usually cause miscarriage.  It may also be that you did get this treatment when your daughter was born and didn't know it because of all of the chaos and medical treatments you were getting.  Did you get the shot after your miscarriage?  If you did not have antibodies already that would help prevent them forming at that time.

You can be tested to see if you are producing antibodies to the Rh factor.  If you are you can still get pregnant, but should follow up with your doctor frequently to help monitor the baby's health in case it is Rh positive.

Sorry about your miscarriage, and good luck for the future.

Jake&#39;s Mommy · Answer

I'm RH negative. I was NEVER "given a card to carry at all times". You get the shot at 28 weeks pregnant. Not after delivery.

(Edit) - Well I got mine at 28 weeks. I know a few other woman that have gotten them at that time also. We all have healthy children. None of us were given cards to carry.

http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/ask-heidi/rhogam-and-rh-negative.aspx#
"When an Rh incompatibility is identified, Rhogam will be given, as a shot, during week 28 of pregnancy (it will also be given after chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, abortion, uterine bleeding, or any trauma during pregnancy that could leak some of the fetal cells over to you) and then again within 72 hours after delivery (if, that is, the baby is indeed Rh-positive; if he or she’s Rh-negative, the shot isn’t necessary because there are no "foreign" cells for your immune system to respond to), ensuring that subsequent pregnancies are as safe as the first. "

Lisa · Answer

I miscarried due to not knowing I was o-, then given the shot at time of miscarriage. I was given a card to carry in case of emergency, and told if I became pregnant again that I would need shots during the pregnancy, and that there would be no way for me to have a baby without the shots (unless my baby was also o-)

? · Answer

It is true and it could be why you miscarried  x

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