Just need a straight answer

[Cherene]

Antheia, I am o neg and I have had to have the anti D injections. You generally don't need it with you 1st preg (unless you get bleeding) but every preg or m/c after you do. It protects the baby your carrying or your next.

[BellyBelly]

HERE is the BellyBelly article.

There is a reason not to jab willy nilly just because.... it's a blood product and that carries risks in itself. If you read my article you will see a different side to the precautionary jabs.

I have the understanding that if you are both negative you dont need it anyway. Could be wrong will check it out.

My Ob never gave me routine anti-d during pregnancy and being a fertility specialist i trusted his judgement, now I have done my reasearch after kids I am glad.

[sangie]

If both yourself and partner are negative then you don't need it.
This is also the case for myself and DH and my OB said it wasn't necessary.

[Alan]

Hi Antheia
If you and your DH are both Rh- then you don't need the injection. However most hospitals will try to persuade you to have the injection as they can not be 100% sure that your DH is the father. Further to this you only need the injection if you are Rh- and the father is Rh+ and there has been a mixing of the baby?s blood with yours.

[sangie]

Ooohh good point Alan - the hospital WILL try to persuade you to have it. I had to be quite firm with them in the end as did my DH. If you decide not to have it then make sure you are quite vocal about it to your DH/OB/midwife etc.

[Antheia]

That is the reason why i don't want it, cause it is a blood product.

I was pretty sure that i didn't need it. But after hearing conflicting views and having the hospital guilt me into having it by saying i will be risking my baby/future babies if i dont have it, it doesn't give you much hope.