Rh Negative (12 Weeks)

We had our second doctor visit this morning and everything went great! The doctor didn't do an ultrasound but we were able to hear our babies heartbeat. My next ultrasound will be at around 20 weeks and at that time we will get to find out the sex of our baby....can't wait! I did find out that my blood type is Rh negative, which is very rare. Being Rh negative, there's a good chance that my blood is incompatible with our baby's blood, which is likely to be Rh positive. You don't know for sure until the baby is born, but in most cases you have to assume it, just to be safe. Sometimes the baby's Rh positive red blood cells can enter the mother's bloodstream. It isn't likely to harm the mother and baby during the first pregnancy but these antibodies remain in the mother's bloodstream after the baby is born. If I get pregnant again and that baby is Rh positive, the antibodies in my blood from the first pregnancy will try to destroy the second baby's positive red blood cells causing Rh disease. To make sure this doesn't happen, I have to get a RhoGAM shot at 28 weeks and again after the baby is born. I know this is all confusing and may sound a little scary but after talking to the doctor, everything will be fine as long as I get the shot. I'm still doing some research on Rh negative blood type and will keep you posted.

I'm 12 weeks today and feeling much better than I did last week! I'm still a little tired at times but not feeling as nauseas in the evenings. I never had "Morning Sickness", I've had "Evening Sickness" and it has not been fun for Larry or me.