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    Hi Again!

    I was planning on having my mother and boyfriend donate blood for me. I just read that it is not recommended that a husband donates for his wife, because it may affect future pregnancies.

    Hopefully, my boyfriend will become my husband. Has anyone else heard of this? Should I not take the chance of having him donate for me?

    Lesly

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    your body could start making antibodies against some of the bloodgroups of your boyfriend. If a future embryo would inherit some of those bloodgroups (which is likely) those antibodies, which are still present in your circulation, could attack the baby's bloodcells, with disastrous results

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    • #3
      When i had my first surgery in 95 i had to donate 5 pints of blood, not all at the same time of coarse. i was very anemic so it took awhile for me to donate. They tested my family to see who could donate for my blood type. The only person that could was my dad. He donated a few pints and then i did the rest. I dont know much about your husband or boyfriend donating and affecting preg so i cant help you there. But if they are good matches then it would be good for you and you would not have to donate as much or get someone else's blood that you dont know. Chances are you may not even need a blood transfusion.
      Sarah 25 yrs old- Married with three english bulldogs

      1995-Surgery for scoliosis fused T3-L3.
      2000-Surgery for Rod breaking, relaced rod and took out upper rods.
      March 2005-Surgery for removal of all rods.
      August 2005-Fusion of T10-T11 due to crack in fusion, Rods put back in.
      August 2006- Surgery for fusion from L4 to sacrum.

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      • #4
        I have no idea, but I was thinking of having my husband donate for me too, so this is very interesting information. Thanks for bringing this up - I wouldn't want to possibly hurt my future children.
        "You must be the change you want to see in the world."

        Previously 55 degree thoracolumbar curve
        Surgery June 5, 2007 - Dr. Clifford Tribus, University of Wisconsin Hospital
        19 degrees post-op!

        http://abhbarry.blogspot.com

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        • #5
          you find the explanation on this page http://www.bloodbook.com/reaction.html

          gerbo

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          • #6
            WOW...this is great information to share. My husband was going to donate for me, but my surgeon doubted I would need the additional blood and felt that the cost of him donating for me specifically ($400) was not worth it. No one at the Red Cross mentioned this issue while we were discussing with them the possibility of my husband donating for me.

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            • #7
              Hi Lesly,

              The blood donation system is still a mystery to me in several ways. I donated 2 units of my own and to my understanding they would except blood donations from friends and family members, same type or not, so I would not be charged for any additional blood that I may need during the surgery, as a trade off.

              They would not accept a blood donation from my husband and we had the same blood type, even though pregnacy was not going to be an issue.

              Sometimes the system is hard to understand, and the Red Cross sent me information that was not accurate. So check into all avenues, if it doesn't make sense, ask questions!!!

              Shari

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              • #8
                Thank you all for the info!! I have so many wonderful people in my life, and I'm very thankful, because I had so many people offering to donate blood for me! So, I am fine, and I am not going to take the chance of taking it from my boyfriend.
                Interesting though, my sister is 7 months pregnant and she is very anemic, so she may have to get a blood transfusion. Until my mom read this, she was planning on having her husband donate for her. When she went to see her hematologist on Friday she asked him about that (even though he had already ok'd her husband donating) and he said "oh yeah, that's right... he shouldn't donate for you." And he's a blood specialist!!! That's a little scary...
                Anyway, we both don't want to take that chance, so it's a good thing my mom saw this fine print!

                Lesly

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