As the name of the topic says, will is pose a problem if the guy's blood type is AB- and the girl's blood type is AB+ to have baby?

Doing google search on this topic is quite difficult, and I somehow stumbled upon two sites that says two different thing somehow.
One says that it will be alright and another says that the woman will have miscarriage.

Anyone knows a solid answer to this?

I think it's best to ask the doctor abt this.

it is alright when she isn't in the rh- blood group. you can check for "rh disease" if you like to know more about it

This post has been edited by meow25: Feb 26 2011, 04:03 PM

i am a O- and doc was concerned if my hubby was +. That would be risky to the mother's life if baby is +. But in my case hubby is also -, so no worries there. I believe in your case, there should be no risk. For concrete answer, pls check your doctor.

hi. for the answer to your question.
as long as ur Rhesus blood group is not negative. u don't have to worry.

First you need to know your ABO blood group system. For example, mine is A. My rhesus (Rh) is Positive (+). To make things simple, for blood transfusion process, you need to factor in the ABO blood group as well as the Rhesus factor.

Blood transfusion: Consideration to be taken - ABO blood group (A) and Rhesus factor (+)

The above is an example depicted from my own.

Regards, Joey

thank you guys for the brief and straight answers
i did some more googling after getting the keyword search tips from meow25 (thank you!) and i found out it will affect woman who's RH are negative and the man's RH are positive AND that the baby inside is RH positive as well.

though the first child won't have any problems as the mother still haven't develop the antibody to ward off the positive RH blood cells from the baby's. it is the 2nd child onwards that will have problems but with today's technology, doctors are able to detect and cure this problems early. i forgot which site i was referring to already >.<

@qarezma, you have one rare blood blood type like me. i wonder if u r a regular blood donor?

@joey, yeah, i know both me n my gf's blood type, mine's AB- and her's AB+.

still, i have a good mind to consult doctors regarding this issue as some forumers have advised

does it means if guy -, girl must - also ?

if both different, then it is possible that baby blood type will different with mother which will causes danger to mother ?

doest in apply to same blood type only, or different type as well ?

thanks

from what i understand so far, if the girl is -, best for the guy to be - also.
problem comes when the girl is - and the baby inside is +

NO PROBLEM. Go make more babies la

i never know blood type effect the baby or mother...then why the gov didnt do blood type check b4 marriage? they only check 4 hiv..

All pregnant mothers will have their blood group and Rhesus factor checked on their 1st antenatal checkup. Rh-ve mothers with Rh+ve fathers may produce Rh+ve babies (google up Mendelian inheritance)
Mothers who are Rh -ve will get 'special' follow up from the OBGYN throughout pregnancy, labour, and then subsequent pregnancies.

If the baby is Rh -ve, no problem.
If the baby is Rh +ve, the mother gets a Rhogam jab after childbirth to neutralize any 'stray' blood cells from the baby which may trigger the mothers' immune system to produce anti-Rh antibodies. These anti-Rh antibodies are harmful to future Rh+ve pregnancies.

Hence, in modern medicine, miscarriages / stillborns due to Rhesus disease is unacceptable.

This post has been edited by samowong: Feb 28 2011, 05:24 PM

hi 5! i am not allowed to donate as my blood count is forever on the low side, due to thallasemic traits, but hubby is a regular donor.
my hubby oso same as me! so i guess our baby should be our blood type too rite?

you are right that first baby it wont give any problems (if the mother is -ve and baby +ve) but doctor will still give u the injection after the delivery just to be safe...

swt, not yet kahwin lah was discussing about our blood type and suddenly this issue arise, so i came here n ask for answers and i found it!

aww...i couldn't donate blood too due to some personal reason

you are welcome so bunny baby soon?

haha...not so soon lah, won't be dragon or snake or horse or sheep or monkey...dat's for sure...

one question, on chinese hor perspective:
whats so great abt baby bunny?

erm...i really don't know although i'm a chinese XD
i don't view these horoscope or zodiacs of anything significance...that's my view

no particular reason, just sounds cute with bunny

LOL i like this one!!

Seeing this topic, feel wanna to share something here.

My husband and myself is B+. But so happen our boy is B-.
It was a shock and we have asked the doctor why this is happening. He said is possible.
Therefore, if touchwood that he need any blood transfer, both of us cannot help him.
And it was not known to us during my pregnancy, that the baby is of different RH with me.

i can do this check up at clinic rite?

Mine was done twice at PathLab (Once through private clinic another time was in PathLab Centre in Ipoh). Yes, you can go to any private clinics for medical check-up.

Regards, Joey

ABO grouping test (and Rhesus factor) is included in any standard health screening package