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My Due Date: September 19, 2013I am postpartum » My due date was more than 2 weeks ago
Age: 44 years old
Location: United States
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Stressful Day!
By kimburski » Posted Feb. 12, 2013 12:25am - 346 views - 0 comments
Well today the doctors office called to say all my prenatal labs came back and Im looking good in all areas except that Im slightly low on Vitamin D (I have a 24 and they'd like to see it at a 30), then very nonchalantly they added that I am a type A - blood type and because they don't know what my husband's blood type is, chances are he's + (85% of the population is +) and that our baby will likely be positive. That means that if I start spotting whatsoever I will need to contact them immediately and get a RhoGAM shot. Even if I experience no spotting, at 28 weeks I will get need to get it so when our blood mixes during birth my body won't try to fight the baby off like an infection. So even though plenty of people with - blood types have babies every day, this definitely puts more stress on me and overall has me feeling pretty depressed. It is less problematic with a first child because chances are you don't have an antibody in your blood fighting off any foreign blood types but by a 2nd pregnancy you might (if any of your positive fetus' blood has mixed). We would like to have a second baby after this but this news makes it so much more complicated. I'm seeing the doctor on Thursday for a follow up appointment so I'm hoping she will put me at ease. I just had no idea that having a baby would prompt so much anxiety. I thought it would all be fine after the first trimester but now I see I will be worried throughout. I will try to stay positive as stressing about it will only make things worse. I can't change what I can't control but I can control my mindset. I have to keep reminding myself that it could be so much worse. Many women find out they have much more serious conditions to contend with. DH is going to get a blood test asap so we can know for sure he is not a -. If he is there's nothing to worry about, we don't even need the shot but with only 15% of the population being - it's doubtful. There is still a chance our baby could be negative but we wouldn't know until we had an amniocentesis. Oh and did I mention I have a HUGE fear of needles?? I guess I'll have to find a way to get over that pretty quick! Scared, sad and a little down in the dumps but may that be the worst we experience in these next 7 months. Hoping I'll wake up feeling better tomorrow.
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Stressful Day!
By kimburski » Posted Feb. 12, 2013 12:25am - 346 views - 0 comments
Well today the doctors office called to say all my prenatal labs came back and Im looking good in all areas except that Im slightly low on Vitamin D (I have a 24 and they'd like to see it at a 30), then very nonchalantly they added that I am a type A - blood type and because they don't know what my husband's blood type is, chances are he's + (85% of the population is +) and that our baby will likely be positive. That means that if I start spotting whatsoever I will need to contact them immediately and get a RhoGAM shot. Even if I experience no spotting, at 28 weeks I will get need to get it so when our blood mixes during birth my body won't try to fight the baby off like an infection. So even though plenty of people with - blood types have babies every day, this definitely puts more stress on me and overall has me feeling pretty depressed. It is less problematic with a first child because chances are you don't have an antibody in your blood fighting off any foreign blood types but by a 2nd pregnancy you might (if any of your positive fetus' blood has mixed). We would like to have a second baby after this but this news makes it so much more complicated. I'm seeing the doctor on Thursday for a follow up appointment so I'm hoping she will put me at ease. I just had no idea that having a baby would prompt so much anxiety. I thought it would all be fine after the first trimester but now I see I will be worried throughout. I will try to stay positive as stressing about it will only make things worse. I can't change what I can't control but I can control my mindset. I have to keep reminding myself that it could be so much worse. Many women find out they have much more serious conditions to contend with. DH is going to get a blood test asap so we can know for sure he is not a -. If he is there's nothing to worry about, we don't even need the shot but with only 15% of the population being - it's doubtful. There is still a chance our baby could be negative but we wouldn't know until we had an amniocentesis. Oh and did I mention I have a HUGE fear of needles?? I guess I'll have to find a way to get over that pretty quick! Scared, sad and a little down in the dumps but may that be the worst we experience in these next 7 months. Hoping I'll wake up feeling better tomorrow.
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