Rhogam - Did You Get It? Did You Skip It? Why and What Was Your Experience?

I have had several. My oldest son is almost 9. So I had his back in '99. I also miscarried in '02 and had twins in late '02. I was never approached as if it were a choice. It is for the protection of any future pregnancies. You may not want any more now, but GOD forbid, you get pregnant, the likely hood of losing it is real. By the way, my oldest is a straight E, very bright, healthy little boy. And the twins came at 3.13 and 2.5 lbs, and will be starting kindergarten in the fall and are as bright as thier older brother. Get it. A little poke in the butt is smalltime compared to the protection it provides. Best of luck with your upcoming birth!

C.:

In my opinion it's not worth the risk of not getting it. I had to have the course of shots (one late in the pregnancy and one right after I delivered) and while the needle kind of hurt, I didn't get sick or feverish and my 16 month old is just fine. They give it to you in the hip/glute and it was all over within 20 seconds. I would do whatever I had to in order to protect my little guy and this is just a small example.

Good luck and I hope you make the right choice for you and your baby, whatever that might be!! :-)

I got Rhogam with both my girls and had no problems at all. They are both, healthy, normal and no developmental delays.

Yes, I got my last one 24 years ago. I had one with my first child and again with my second. THere was no side effects, if fact they did'nt give you any choice. The reason to have it is to protect any other children you may have. I did not feel bad except when they gave me the shot, back then they gave it to me in the thigh and that was the only pain or side effect from it.

Hi, I've had 3 pregnancies (last one was twins, so 4 kids), and I've gotten the shot w/each one and all of the kids are either A+ or O+, so I've also had the shot w/in 72 hrs of giving birth. I've never had any negative effects (knock on wood). It is a shot, so it does hurt a little.

I wasn't ever given the option of having it or not. W/my 1st, after reading about the RH factor, I would have opted to get it anyway. I would never want to go thru anything that you said some family members went thru.

For me, if I didn't do it and something happened when any of them were born, I know I would just kick myself for not just getting the shot. And I would feel guilty. But that's me :) Good luck!!!

Hi C.,

I have had to get the shot three times and I have never had any side effects from either myself or my two children. I guess I always understood it as the best thing to do for my children (or future children). If you have concerns I would suggest talking with your doctor further so that everything could be explained to you so that you can make a better infomred decision. Congratulations - and best wishes with your son - they truly are a blessing:)

I got it once before...It is a REALLY good idea if you want to have more children. What if you had another child...I am not sure you can reverse the effects. No reactions with me....My Hubby now is Rh- so I don't need it for this pregnancy