big country
7th June 2010, 08:43 AM
So here is the deal:
My wife is pregnant with our first child, she's due Sept 25th. Shes O- blood type and I'm A+ so she is at risk for "RH disease" where her blood will develop anti-bodies and destroy anything that is not "negative" blood type. (not a risk for the first child, but for subsequent ones) atleast that is my understanding.
The Dr. (midwife w/ OB support) wants to give her a RHOGAM shot at 28weeks, as well as one after delivery. The little bit I read online about it said that it is only effective for 3 days before or after the babies blood and the mothers blood had mixed, and that the 28 week shot was no necessary and only "recommended" by big pharma to sell more shots. I cant remember or find the link where I read that. I asked the midwife about that point and she said that they recommend the 28 week shot, and "don't believe everything you read online. You can find support for ANY side of the agurement you want to believe on the internet"
I'm inclined to decline the 28 week shot and only accept the shot after delivery after they test the babies blood to make sure it is POSITIVE blood type (if the baby is negative then this isn't an issue). Would you say this is a responsible stance regarding the health of my wife and the possibility of developing RH disease and risking future pregnancies?
I know no one can tell me what to do, just looking for opinions. Any bad side effects? I had never heard of all the LASIK problems until (can't remember who) on GIM1 talked about it and LASIK-flap.com or whatever his site was. Just want to be totally informed so I'm reaching out to see if anyone has heard of anything or has experience.
Thanks!
My wife is pregnant with our first child, she's due Sept 25th. Shes O- blood type and I'm A+ so she is at risk for "RH disease" where her blood will develop anti-bodies and destroy anything that is not "negative" blood type. (not a risk for the first child, but for subsequent ones) atleast that is my understanding.
The Dr. (midwife w/ OB support) wants to give her a RHOGAM shot at 28weeks, as well as one after delivery. The little bit I read online about it said that it is only effective for 3 days before or after the babies blood and the mothers blood had mixed, and that the 28 week shot was no necessary and only "recommended" by big pharma to sell more shots. I cant remember or find the link where I read that. I asked the midwife about that point and she said that they recommend the 28 week shot, and "don't believe everything you read online. You can find support for ANY side of the agurement you want to believe on the internet"
I'm inclined to decline the 28 week shot and only accept the shot after delivery after they test the babies blood to make sure it is POSITIVE blood type (if the baby is negative then this isn't an issue). Would you say this is a responsible stance regarding the health of my wife and the possibility of developing RH disease and risking future pregnancies?
I know no one can tell me what to do, just looking for opinions. Any bad side effects? I had never heard of all the LASIK problems until (can't remember who) on GIM1 talked about it and LASIK-flap.com or whatever his site was. Just want to be totally informed so I'm reaching out to see if anyone has heard of anything or has experience.
Thanks!