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I have read on the internet that when a woman has O positive blood it can be a problem for the baby if her husband is A positive, B positive or AB. I ask because I am O postive and my husband is A positive. Our first daughter was born with jaundice which is a symptom. The article I read mentioned that many miscarried baby's have type A or B blood when the mother has O. Has anyone else heard of this. Should I be concerned since I had a miscarriage? My doctor never mentioned this as a possibility.
deleted_user
They told me with my m/c that it was a possiblity that because I have O negative that it might have something to do with it becuase of the RH factor. But they're never really quite sure. Just after my D&C they gave me a shot of "ro-game" (phoenetically) which is an antibody to it.
CarrieDawn
I have never heard of that. I am O- and my husband is AB+. At 28 weeks gestation Rhogam is given and another dose is given after the baby is born if the baby has a positibe RH factor. Our son is B+. If Rhogam isn't given, it can affect subsequent pregnancies if the baby has a + RH factor. It doesn't cause early miscarriage though. It causes problems around 28 weeks and the baby can be given a blood transfusion through the mother to keep the baby alive.I don't think there is any truth to what you read on the internet as it would affect a huge amount of pregnancies. There are tons of couples that would have that combination of blood types. It's not too uncommon for babies to be born with jaundice either. Quite a few babies are born with high bilirubin which causes it. I wouldn't worry about your blood type affecting a pregnancy.
deleted_user
I am O+ and my husband is either A or B +. We were told this would have no bearing on anything.
kokomokers
It wouldn't hurt to ask your doctor about it. My mom is O+, my dad is A+, and I was born jaundiced, but I'm also A+. I wouldn't think it made any difference unless you were Rh negative, in that case it would be treated with the Rho-gam shot. I'd definitely call your doctor if you're worried, just to ease your mind at least. Good luck!!
deleted_user
I do believe you are referring to RH disease. My mom is o neg and my daddy is A pos. RH factor usually affects the second child and every child thereafter much worse. See the way it works is that your body sees the baby as disease because of the differing blood type. The first baby is ok because your body hasn't built up antibodies yet, but your second child will get the brunt of it. However, I am living proof that these babies can be ok. I am the second born child to my parents and the Rh affected me very much. My mom had to have 5 amniosentesis with me, as well as extra immune suppressant shots. She also had a ;heart monitor on her belly during birth. The doctors told her i was high risk enough and they shouldn't try for anymore children so my mom had a historectomy. But listen, you can come out fine and the rhogam shot helps a lot., it is 99.9 % effective. some of us just happen to fall into that .1 % chance. Hope that helps.
rmae990
Thanks everyone for the replies. I feel much better now. I will defintelty run it by my doc. but I am going to ttc again.
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