Steve and I have an Rh incompatibility. I'm O negative and he's O positive. If the roles were reversed, and I was the one who was positive, it wouldn't be a big deal. Basically, with the first pregnancy, my body creates antibodies to the baby if the baby has positive blood. It doesn't harm the first baby, but with subsequent pregnancies, it could cause some really bad problems, like severe anemia, because of the incompatibility. It's like an allergic reaction.
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Date: 2007-03-21 12:41 am (UTC)Steve and I have an Rh incompatibility. I'm O negative and he's O positive. If the roles were reversed, and I was the one who was positive, it wouldn't be a big deal. Basically, with the first pregnancy, my body creates antibodies to the baby if the baby has positive blood. It doesn't harm the first baby, but with subsequent pregnancies, it could cause some really bad problems, like severe anemia, because of the incompatibility. It's like an allergic reaction.