On Monday, I had to go to the doctor because I saw a little blood. Thankfully, God was watching over those tiny little miracles inside of me. I was able to get a sonogram and the heartbeats are very strong and they are growing wonderfully. The doctor tested my urine and said she saw some red blood cells in it. She included, "it's possible that you passed a kidney stone and didn't know it, you may have a bladder infection and don't know it, or the red blood cells are just present due to the contamination of the blood." No one at the doctor's office ever called me back to give me an update on the test results they did, so I'm assuming, "No news, is good new!".
The doctor who saw me that day (my doctor was not present) did notice that I have Rh-negative blood. When Rh negative blood is exposed to Rh positive blood the Rh negative person begins producing antibodies to fight the invading blood. Antigens trigger your body to produce antibodies. Antibodies are usually a good thing and serve to protect a person from foreign invaders. Now the problem lies when a pregnant woman is carrying a baby that is Rh positive. If the mother has antibodies to the Rh antigen, those antibodies can attack the baby's red blood cells. This can lead to complications to the baby including anemia, jaundice, and other blood related problems. There is good news! Rh incompatibilities can be prevented and treated. Therefore, I had to receive a RhoGAM shot that day. And I will need one more at week 28 and one more after the babies are born. The shot was NOT pleasant, but I am so thankful that's the worst thing that I had to go through that day. God is GOOD!
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