RH Negative Blood
So it seems that I haven’t written in a while. That would be because I’ve been pretty stressed out and busy lately. My due date is getting closer and closer so I’ve been trying to get things ready and cleaning.. and usually by the time I do have time to myself after my daughter has gone to sleep, I’m too tired to write.
Ok so I had an appointment August 8th. It went well I guess but I brought up the fact that I had previously had a c section and asked if it would be better for me to have one again this time. My doctor said he thought it would be because it would be safer for the baby in case any complications arose and especially since my baby looked a little on the big side. So I got this consent form I need to bring back to my next appointment. I haven’t been too happy thinking about the fact that I’m going to have another c section because I remember exactly how painful it was and it doesn’t even seem like birth. The thought of just laying there while I’m cut open… UGH.
Another thing that has been bothering me is that a few days after my appointment I realized that I hadn’t received my shot for being Rh - When I was pregnant with my daughter I got that around 28 weeks and now I’m pushing 35. So I definitely need to bring this up at my next appointment on Wednesday. It’s just too important for him to overlook and forget about, so I need to find out why I haven’t gotten it.
You are either rh negative or positive. If you are rh negative then if your blood happens to mix with your baby’s blood and he is rh positive your blood will treat him as if he were an infection and start to destroy his red blood cells. If the baby is negative just as you are then there is no problem, but once your body starts to make antibodies to rh positive blood they will be there forever and the shot wont be good anymore. The shot only prevents them from being made. I am afraid that maybe in one of my blood tests he seen that I already had the antibodies and that’s why I didn’t get the shot. If that’s the case then I wish he had told me, I just really wish I had thought about this sooner instead of just expecting him to take care of everything.
The thought of what my own blood can do to my baby is so awful.. this has me more stressed out than the c section. I hope the baby has my blood type, he seems pretty active most of the time. So I think after my next appointment I will be going weekly.. I’ll write about it when I go on the 22nd.
My daughter has a tiny cold that started about 2 days ago. A runny nose and cough that I’m sure will be better very soon. I’ve been putting the humidifier in her room when she sleeps at night plus I put this vicks like stuff for babies on her chest.
