Rhesus Sensitivity testing

eldamo

So, discussions have turned to having number 3.
My wife had some bleeding during the two previous pregnancys, it proved no issue after pregnancy one, our son had compatible blood.
But my daughter spent some time in a photo chamber to deal with jaundice from a mixing of the blood.
So my wife had the anti d injections every time there was bleeding.
Before starting trying for the third in earnest we would like to make sure that the anti d worked and her blood is not sensitive to the rhesus (primed too attack a different blood type)
My wife went to her gp yesterday but the gp was unaware of any such test and warned that even if such a test did exist it might not give a clear yes no answer. The GP is consulting with her colleagues (most likely her husband who did a rotation in the national maternity hospital) and will get back to us today.
I know I should just wait to hear back from the GP, but I am anxious and was just wondering if anyone on here had experience with this situation and knew if there was a test out there?

Again, sorry, I know I should just wait for the professionals now that we have engaged them, but still, up the walls.

Also I know we can try again regardless, but still, there are unneccessary risk factors that we would prefer to be aware of before making a decision, we have 2 happy healthy kids, that was always the plan to stop at two, but now we are there we are interested in going again!

Neyite

Kleihauer test is the one you are thinking of?
That's a blood test on the mother to establish if foetal blood cells crossed over into the placenta during the ante-natal stage.

I've a feeling that foetal blood cells stay present in the blood stream for quite some time after the birth, but I'm not sure how long.
Probably the best thing to do is to get a referral to a specialist - which might involve both a gynaecology consultant and haematologist.

cornflake1

If I understand correctly you want to test for the rhesus antibodies? I thought this was a standard test for rhesus negative pregnancies. I was tested after both my babies and got the anti d. I was also tested at 28 weeks pregnant.