[Mrs_Brady]

Ok, you wont believe this! I never did my intitial blood work! After my apt last week the nurse called me and said she didn't have record of it, and I was like, that's because I'm an idiot and forgot all about it until you called. LOL...So, she reprimanded me (nicely) and told me I needed to get it done NOW as far along as I am.

Then they got me worried. LOL..What the heck do they check for with all that blood? I know HIV, anemia, but what else? I don't have HIV (Dh and I got tested right before we got married), but I may be anemic. But what else could they find wrong? Now I will worry. I did the blood work today finally. The nurses will be so proud. HAHAHAHA....

So, anyone know what all they test for? I asked and she just said "everything". And we need it in case there's something we need to do. What the heck?

[Babymakingprincess]

I have noidea lol- all the std's for sure, but other than tht considering you've had many kids they already know if you're rh+ or - so who knows!!!!!!!!! whoops!

Nah, they still do the rh screening, or at least here they do. Hmmm... i honestly can't think of what they do. Stds, cbc (anemia etc) a urine culture for infection.. other stuff... Weird, I guess I don't really pay attention.

Yay for finally getting it done though! How did you forget?

[sassytiff]

I know they also check your blood type which I find strange that it wouldn't already be in your charts from previous pregnancies. I even said to the nurse, "I know my blood type so can we skip that vial?" lol, she had no sense of humor

[Mrs_Brady]

Well I was afraid to ask for the time off from work to go do it when she originally gave me the paperwork and then I kept putting it off, and now that was so long ago I forgot all about it.

[szczepanski]

They check for:

Blood Count (CBC)
Blood Type/RH factor
Antibody Screen for antibodies that may harm your baby
Rubella Titer - immunity to german measles
Serology - Syphilis (required in my state)
Hep B Screen
HIV - required by NY State

That's what the packet my midwifes office gave me says they did with all my vials.

[Mrs_Brady]

oh thanks for the help!