Pregnancy Decisions Explained: Rh Factor, Testing & Birth Choices | Emily Stanwyck

blood type oh my gosh this is such a thing and what's really funny is this is like zero evidence-based, but somebody that I follow on Instagram goes, all the Rh negative people attract each other.

And literally all my friends are Rh negative.

It's so crazy.

Like all my closest friends.

Yeah,

I am too.

And I am.

Yeah.

And my husband is positive.

My husband's positive too.

What is that? I know.

so okay this is really complex and i will just say just to preface the podcast i'm not a doctor or a medical professional in any way so if i say something wrong um correct me that's okay with me yeah um this is just everything i've learned over the last literally probably 15 years of being exposed to prenatal and postpartum care whether that be fitness that's where i was started and doula work.

So the Rogam shot is, from the outside perspective, not controversial.

You should get it.

Everyone should get this shot if you're Rh negative.

And let's talk about what it's for.

So if you are a negative blood type woman, you are going to be offered this shot at around 28 weeks pregnant.

First of all, your first pregnancy is not going to be negatively impacted in any way.

So for all of you who are first-time moms, the RhoGAM shot is to protect a future pregnancy.

This is what I really needed to understand.

And wait, let's also make this clear before we dive into it.

And maybe you were going to go there, so sorry for interrupting you, but this is something that I actually, it was very new to me until we tested Hector.

So after we got pregnant, then we found out he was positive blood type.

And then I was panicking because I didn't even know that this was a thing.

If you are negative blood type and your partner is positive blood type, if your baby, there's a pretty high chance of your baby being positive blood type.

blood type oh my gosh this is such a thing and what's really funny is this is like zero evidence-based, but somebody that I follow on Instagram goes, all the Rh negative people attract each other.

And literally all my friends are Rh negative.

It's so crazy.

Like all my closest friends.

Yeah,

I am too.

And I am.

Yeah.

And my husband is positive.

My husband's positive too.

What is that? I know.

so okay this is really complex and i will just say just to preface the podcast i'm not a doctor or a medical professional in any way so if i say something wrong um correct me that's okay with me yeah um this is just everything i've learned over the last literally probably 15 years of being exposed to prenatal and postpartum care whether that be fitness that's where i was started and doula work.

So the Rogam shot is, from the outside perspective, not controversial.

You should get it.

Everyone should get this shot if you're Rh negative.

And let's talk about what it's for.

So if you are a negative blood type woman, you are going to be offered this shot at around 28 weeks pregnant.

First of all, your first pregnancy is not going to be negatively impacted in any way.

So for all of you who are first-time moms, the RhoGAM shot is to protect a future pregnancy.

This is what I really needed to understand.

And wait, let's also make this clear before we dive into it.

And maybe you were going to go there, so sorry for interrupting you, but this is something that I actually, it was very new to me until we tested Hector.

So after we got pregnant, then we found out he was positive blood type.

And then I was panicking because I didn't even know that this was a thing.

If you are negative blood type and your partner is positive blood type, if your baby, there's a pretty high chance of your baby being positive blood type.