Could pregnancy complications result from two A+ blood type parents?

Pam B on Wed, 10th Feb 2010 12:27 pm 



No. Usually it is Rh factor that causes concern- but you are both positive so no worries.

aestatisa on Fri, 12th Feb 2010 9:09 am 



Nope.

The blood type concern only happens when the mother is negative (this refers to the RH factor; it’s the + or – after the letter) and the father is positive. You’re both positive, so even if the baby ends up negative (it’s possible), there won’t be an issue with blood types.

If one parent is positive, the baby may or may not be positive. It’s possible that some of his/her blood might mix with your fiancee’s (it’s actually a rare situation, often caused by trauma, but it could even be a light trauma like tripping and falling that causes it to happen). This causes her immune system to react if the baby is positive, but the mother is negative. She’s positive, so you don’t have to worry. There are shots to prevent a reaction, and it usually isn’t a big deal on the first child–it’s the second positive child that causes problems.

pinklynn65 on Sun, 14th Feb 2010 11:35 pm 



No I am a L&D nurse and your same blood types cause no problems.

amber m on Thu, 18th Feb 2010 12:48 am 



No, it would be different if 1 of you were A- but + doesn’t make any difference at all!

working mom on Fri, 19th Feb 2010 6:47 pm 



“rh” factor might be her concern. this is only a factor if mom is rh negative(a-,b-.ab-,o-) then baby might be rh positive and mom could develop antibodies against her own baby. oh ya, and it’s only with second or more pregancies. if you a+ and mom a+ it only neans you make a baby that’s a+.

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