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Anyone Had The Rhogam Shot

10 posts on this thread and the last post was on January 28th, 2009 6:02 PM
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kmoselle - November 19th, 2008 9:42 AM
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I get the rhogam shot at my next appointment. I don't know if my friends are teasing me or not, but they say it is a huge needle that goes in your butt and you can't sit for days. How true is that? Does it really hurt???

Kimmer23 - November 19th, 2008 10:11 AM

I got one, and I barely felt it (even when it was in there). And, it wasn't sore at all afterwards...try not to worry...

micsmms3 - November 21st, 2008 1:29 PM

That's silly. The shot goes in your arm, and it is just that. A shot.
hurts less then when they draw blood and it's over in a snap! Dont worry about it!
; )

kmoselle - November 21st, 2008 1:38 PM

I have such wonderful friends!!! ;-)


austynsmommy - November 21st, 2008 2:05 PM

I have had the shot with all three of my pregnancies and it's not bad at all.

crystalpa - January 27th, 2009 10:21 PM

they are telling the truth you have to get itbut i got it in the butt and the spot was sore for weeks not so bad I couldnt sit down though just to the touvh

angelmonkey - January 28th, 2009 6:42 AM

im not sure if you call it soemthing different but is it for refus negative blood type? as in negative blood group because i,ve had 3 of them this pregnancy in my thigh and it really doesnt hurts that bad just liek a normal injection...........but im not sure if we,re talking about the same thing lol

meganmacg - January 28th, 2009 9:27 AM

I know I'm a bit late to the party but I got the shot right above the butt and it wasn't sore at all.

Angel- It is for negative blood type.



newbaby2009 - January 28th, 2009 11:09 AM

kmoselle- ive had many many rhogam shots and none of them has hurt at all. They've all been in the arm and i didnt even feel it and it didnt hurt afterwards. They'll keep you 15 minutes after you get it to watch for reactions. Why are you just now getting one? Standard is 28 weeks then immediately after delivery.

Angel- Its not called refus negative here. Its called being Rh-negative. I googled what you call it but all the results i got were mainly in french.


kmoselle - January 28th, 2009 5:20 PM

This post was actually from November. I already got the shot and it wasn't bad at all. Just my friends joking me, trying to scare me, that got me worried!

angelmonkey - January 28th, 2009 6:02 PM

newbaby, here they actually call it an anti D injection and you have it if you are refus negative its strange how the name changes for different countries but its still the same thing lol...............they dont keep you in for 15mins here and they give it either abouve your bum or your thigh, as they inject it in to the musscell (cant spell lol) really doesnt hurt though just stings where they inject it slowly lol!...........i think its funny how only 15% of the nation have a negative blood group yet i know more people who are that who are positive lol