QuestionMy husbands blood type is B- and mine is B+, we had a miscarrage this past april. i found out i was pregnant in march and i made an appointment for the OBGYN as soon as i found out and got in about 3 weeks later. they did a vaginal ultrasound and at first just thought it was just too early to see anything and scheduled another appointment for 3 weeks later which was april 17th. they did anpther vaginal ultrasound and couldn't see anything and told me i would miscarry. they pretty much told me i absorbed my baby. i wanted to miscarry naturally so i waited eventhough my baby was gone and it was very hard for me but i didnt want a d&c so i waited about 2 weeks and went to the ER with horrible pain because i was miscarring. i went to the bathroom and the babys sac fell into the toliet. they cleaned me out and told me i could start trying as soon as i was ready. me and my husband has now been trying since then to get pregnant and nothing has happend and its now october 29th. could it be possible that our blood types arnt compatible? please help. thank you so much!
AnswerDear Ashley,
First, I do apologize for the delay. I suffer from migraines and this has been a heck of a week...
Rh incompatibility usually isn't a problem unless the mother is Rh negative and the father (and more importantly, the baby) is Rh positive. It also typically does not cause any issues or pose any harm to a first baby. The problems arise when the blood of mother and baby is potentially mixed and the mother then develops antibodies against Rh positive blood. It then would pose a danger to subsequent Rh positive babies she would carry. This is avoided in modern times by injections of a drug called RhoGAM.
But again, this situation should not be a problem for you since you have Rh positive blood. And I would not get overly concerned about there being any type of incompatibility issue after one loss. Although any loss is difficult, doctors typically do not start looking at there being a fertility problem until there have been 2-3 consecutive losses.
It sounds like there has been approximately six months since your miscarriage. That truly is not an extraordinary amount of time for couples who are trying to conceive a pregnancy. As long as you are having regular periods, you should be fertile and able to conceive. The most fertile time of your cycle will be cycle days 11-21 (Day 1 being the first day of each period). I typically suggest having unprotected sex every other day during those cycle days when actively trying to conceive. This allows for any variation in your ovulation day and also gives your partner's body time to rebuild his sperm stores.
I hope this has helped you and answered your question. I wish you well.
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