If an Rh- and an Rh+ person have a child would they need to worry about an Rh reaction? why or why not?
916323
Yes,there should be worried if father is Rh+ and mother is Rh-.This also may not creat problem for thier first child because mother blood has not started  making antigen against Rh+.But after thier after thier first child has been born then, of course, mother has started making antigen.Then thier second child child will die of embryonic erythroblastosis.I think you have understand the process.
949829
Sure, as long as his reproductive organs were not harmed and he is fertile, reproduction should be no problem. Don't worry about being his biologival child, what matters is that everything is okay now.
1087200
Depends on how this new member is introduced and treats the child.....if this is a future spouse...there are alot of factors. Ask the children how they feel.\nGood luck:)
875264
I think{as a nurse} the doctors answer was correct. I can also understand your worry of course. Had your partner no signs and symptoms before getting ill at 23? That is unusual. It is likely that the children won't get screened unless one of them develops difficulty breathing, or becomes cyanotic{fingers ,lips,nose go purple/blue colour}. Then they will agree to immediate screening for all the kids but I think it will be hard to get done otherwise. Can you ask even your Gp to refer them to a cardiologist privately to rule out any signs of disease. I think that is your only option-going private. Remember however, if they get screened and all is well, that is no guarantee that it will stay that way throughout their lives. They may need screening every few years to make sure. Best of luck. I hope something works out and someone can reassure you.If they are healthy and can be very active without any difficulty, they are bound to be in good shape.Good luck and hope your partner is doing better now.
937203
According to the information given, it is not possible for the A negative child to be your child. Bummer. Sorry. You better re-test to make sure though.\n\nIf both parents are type O, their children must be type O as well.
75882
Hmmm.....she was to be helping me? I would simply ask her how the 'research' is going? I would definitely be more upset with her than with the boyfriend. He's 20. She's 34 and family! I honestly would just be done with them both. I wouldn't throw a fit.......I wouldn't confront them. I would just know that I was so glad to find out what both are capable of. And then have nothing to do with either no matter how much either of them begged.
681552
being pregnant makes hormones go crazy (but you're the mom so you know that).  it might be the relationship she's having with the childs father that's irritating her.  not enough info really to say one way or the other.  but i bet it has something to do with that.  this is her 2nd????  but with a diffrent man than the first???  if so, there's another issue.  it can be hard to try and maintain a relationship with a guy and juggling responsibility with the child you have by another relationship.  and if the 2nd guy has kids by someone else.......................my point is, it could be that simple.  just relax.  don't worry yourself, it may not be as complicated as you think.  (i mean a real mental health issue and the need for drugs etc.....)
922913
Most of the times it does not cause problems.  It only becomes a problem when the mother is missing the Rh factor in her blood and the father of the child is Rh positive.  Even then it is only a problem after the first child is born.  The process is called Rh hemolytic disease of the newborn.  Essentially the mother will develop an immune response to any subsequent baby that is also Rh positive, if she is exposed to any of the Rh factors from her first Rh positive baby.  This used to be very common.  Now there is an antenatal (after birth) treatment of antibodies given to the mothers so she won't react to her subsequent babies.  To get a full description and explanation go to wikipedia.
816957
What causes hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)?\n\n\nIt's basically an incompatible blood of mother and baby, due to an Rh - mom and Rh + dad.  Baby has Rh + and so mother's immune system (antibodies) starts attacking baby's "foreign cells".  For the second pregancy, the mom will be "Rh sensitized" --remembers, so it may most likely not occur again.\n\n"HDN most frequently occurs when an Rh negative mother has a baby with an Rh positive father. When the baby's Rh factor is positive, like the father's, problems can develop if the baby's red blood cells cross to the Rh negative mother. "
1132341
If your having a baby you have just step into the grow-up world and let me tell you something that child needs both parents. \n\nThat baby did not ask to come into the world but this is happen, so therefore the responsibility is you both give that baby the best life possible no matter what people think.
251359
Rh factor is a very important factor in pregancy.  Our red blood cell is covered with antigen.  For example:  if your blood type is AB, you have antigen A, and antigen B on your red blood cells but you don't make antibodies *substance that bind to antigen* against A and B because if you do, you literally destroy your Reb Blood Cell.  Rh Factor functions the same way.  Rh factor is basically protein on the cell surface.  If you have this protein on your RBC surface, you are considered as Rh+, but if you don't have this protein on your RBC surface, you are Rh-.  When Rh- blood is introduced into Rh+ blood *assuming this is the same blood type*, the  Rh- blood will see the protein on the cell surface of the Rh+ blood as foreign and will start making antibody to attack the Rh+ blood.  The result could be cell lysis etc.  Hence, it's important to know what kind of Rh factor the mother has because if the mother has Rh- and the baby is Rh+ *this could happen because the dad can be Rh+*, then when blood of the baby is transferred or crossed the placenta during laor, the mother will start develop antibody against Rh+.  The first pregnancy usually is fine, but when the woman is pregant with the second child, she definitely needs to be checked because fetus receives blood from the mother and if the monther blood contains antibody against the Rh+, red blood cell in the fetus is destroyed.  \n\nYou can read more about how to prevent unwanted antibodi production against Rh+ factor when the mother is Rh- factor in the following link.\n\nHope this helps
940313
I want to know who are any of you to judge this person. I bet if we followed you'd have some issues also. The first person who posted is right. And just so you know smartass a baby is not automatically born with HIV if the mother has it.
248532
Yes.  It is possible for a type O mother to produce antibodies that will cross the placenta and attack her baby's cells if her child carries either the A or B (or both) antigen.\nUsually antibodies against A and B are IgM - they are too large to cross the placenta, but type O people occassionally produce an IgG antibody (called anti-A,B).  This is the antibody that usually does the damage.\nThe baby has a chance for being type O (between 0 and 25%), and in that case there's no problem.  However, there's a 75 to 100% chance that the baby will be type A, so there could be a problem.\n\nThe chances of a type O mother's immune system attacking her baby's blood because of this anti-A,B antibody are rare, but in cases were a female is type O (especially if she's Rh positve), it is investigated along with other possible causes.
636911
Yeah, it is fine. The baby is in a sack so it is protected from any *** getting on it. ( I know it may be naive, but I was worried about that when I was pregnant so I asked my Doc) As far as any other health reasons you should be concerned about I don't think there are any. There's certainly no fear of getting pregnant if you are already preggers. My husband and I actually had the most uninhibited, worry-free, most AWESOME sex ever when I was pregnant. Enjoy and let your hubby enjoy this while it last. Have fun.
1061261
4 out my 5 sons have their dad's blood type while only one has mine. It really doezsn't matter though......\nWiserangel is nuts. A child HAS to have the blood type of one or the other parent. Can't just have one made up..........
750839
I am going to answer this question because for me this was a moral issue. In fact I was caught in this delimma not to long ago. I have son that was recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, and because of this diagnoses, he had extreme anger outburstes and major mood swings. He is actually on an antidepressent. It made a world of difference for the better. So, I think that it depends on the child and the severity of the situation.
654157
In my opinion, no. How would that effect the child is the first concern. When the child is small wouldn't be the issue, but as he/she entered school it would most defiantly get ridiculed by the other kids and have emotional stress/problems from this. This would really confuse the kid! I don't care what anyone says, a child needs a MOTHER and a FATHER. Not two women, and not two men.