Thread: Rh Neg Question
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Old April 17th 08, 03:50 PM posted to misc.kids.pregnancy
Anne Rogers
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Default Rh Neg Question


I was just wondering if I need the Rh neg jab (sorry I forgot it's name)
this time. I'm A Rh Neg and Jessica was born O Rh neg, so I'm guessing that
makes DH Rh Neg too? If so, does that mean I can skip those horribly nasty
jabs this time?


all it tells you is that he has the gene for negative, but he could be
positive or negative, rhesus status is like brown and blue eyes,
positive being like brown, dominant and negative being like blue,
being recessive and requiring a gene from each of the parents - so
what you said would be the same as saying, I have blue eyes, my
daughter has blue eyes, hence my husband has blue eyes. So getting him
tested might put you in the clear - I think they don't usually suggest
that so as to avoid any assumptions about who the father is, but
should be able to deal with it when it's initiated by the mother. I
had a male colleague who was Rh- as was his wife, they had 4 children
and most times they would engineer some way of getting him out the
room and quizzing her after delivery. Nothing is an absolute must, as
Ericka says, there isn't universal agreement on the 28 week shot and
I've come across instances where the mother has been very sure it
would be her last baby and declined - though I'm not aware of any
research that suggests these decisions are stuck to, I don't think
many doctors would readily agree to that for many women.

Cheers
Anne