ok this might sound like a dumb question....but,

[punkrckgirl69.livejournal.com]

ok i was talking to a few friends the other day and they brought up the topic having kids. now a bright friend of mine said something that had me curious. i tried to find something on the internet but i am not so internet suave.
ok my question is.....

"can you get 'morning sickness' before you are actually late for your period. or does this pretty much just set in after the fact that your late and preggers?"

ok i sound completely dumb. i dont have kids, nor do i see any in the near future. but i also know that everyone women's body is different and stuff. so if you have any input i'd like to hear.
thanks.....

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[tome.livejournal.com]

My mother swears that she got morning sickness with me before she missed her first period. She also couldn't take BC pills because they made her sick. I think that she just must be extra sensitive to hormone flucations because my BC pills never made me sick, not even when I first started taking them.

{also, I am probably taking BC pills with less hormones in them, the last time she tried them was in the 1970's}

[punkrckgirl69.livejournal.com]

LOL my dad always said that he knew before my mom did that she was pregnant cuz she felt so sick. LOL neither ever mentioned if she was late at this point or not.

she had problems with BC too....gave her blood clots. due to this i cant go on BC. i hope i dont end up with morning sickness likemy mom had!

thanks for the input!

[scarlett75.livejournal.com]

You can most definately have symptoms of morning sickness before you would expect your period. Especially if your period is irregular. I have known women who claim to feel "queesy" a good week before they expect their period. The body is a miraculous thing and it' sfull of mystery... but, yes, it is possible!!

[punkrckgirl69.livejournal.com]

thats what i thought. i mean why would you only get sick after you missed your period? your body already knows whats going on!

ok now i have a 2nd question....

a friend of mine from back home just called about a hour ago, she lost her baby for the 2nd time. this is the reason why...well what her doctor told her.

her blood is 0- and the baby was (A or B i dont remember) well she was basically "allergic" to her baby. now this has happened twice. all i know is that ser was violently ill all the time and stuff.
can this really happen? well i mean that given reason. this kind of scares me because i am 0+. my husband is B+. i know that us o types can give blood to anyone but can only recieve o.

is this common or just a weird freaky thing of nature?

i know, a load of off the wall questions today. LOL

[ravensongs.livejournal.com]

It's actually quite common. It's for that reason that they used to do blood testing in Florida before allowing two people to marry.

My mother told me that it has more to do with the Rh factor in the blood, but my biology teacher said that different blood types can also do it.

If I remember properly, O type blood has no identifying tags on it. A type has an "A" tag, and B type has a "B" tag. AB has both. So when A blood is introduced into a body is B or O type blood, the body identifies the "A" tag as an invader and will destroy it. That's why O type blood can be given to anyone.

The positive and negative Rh factor refers to a third "tag." If you're positive, you have it. If you're negative, you don't have it.

This is also why a mother's body will attack a fetus if it has a different blood type. It notices the tags and assumes there's a little invader in there (which is not completely inaccurate, I suppose).

The first time a woman is pregnant with a child with a different blood type, it doesn't kill the child because the woman's body hasn't yet made the antibodies to that particular tag. So in most cases couples with majorly different blood types can have one child without any trouble.

You'd have to ask someone more informed whether it is just the Rh factor or the other tags as well that cause this.

I thought that there were drugs that force a woman's body to keep the baby. I am an A+ blood type, and my mother was O-. I was told that she was placed on these drugs so her body wouldn't eat me.

Again, you'd have to ask someone more informed. But definitely inquire. I hope this clears some things up. Good luck.

[punkrckgirl69.livejournal.com]

she did take the drugs but they didnt help.

[scarlett75.livejournal.com]

There can be a problem having to do with the Rh-factor...however, this normally only becomes a problem at the time of delivery where the mother's and baby's blood may possibly come in contact with one another, also during surgical procedures (like a D&C). Normally, the mother can be given shots before and immediately following delivery to lessen the chances of complications resulting from this phenomena. Keep in mind, this is only a problem when the mother is RH-negative (A-, B-, O-, or AB- blood type), and the baby is positive (meaning the father must be positive (A+, B+, O+, AB+). If both parents are negative, or the mother is positive there is no issue.

Your body can develop an allergy to the fetal tissues, but the blood type generally isn't the issue. There are auto-immune/antibody problems that come into play... I know, as I just lost my second pregnancy on Friday due to one of these problems.

Since both you and your husband carry the positive Rh factor, you have nothing to worry about as far as that goes. Furthermore, when you get pregnant, your doctor will run an obstetrical panel (lab work) that will look for other blood issues... so don't worry until you have a reason! :)

The best thing you can do for your friend right now is be there to listen!! Trust me on this one!! Do little things that let her know you are there for her and her husband. Losing a pregnancy is the same as losing a child (to the mother's heart). It's very painful and stressful. You sound like a concerned friend, she's lucky to have you!

[punkrckgirl69.livejournal.com]

i am sorry to hear you lost your baby. i dont know what else i could say to make that any better.

thanks though for the info you give out. i have learned tons of stuff from just glancing through the entries.

[eenie.livejournal.com]

i'm sorry to hear about your loss.
you're in my thoughts. ::hug::

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[scarlett75.livejournal.com]

thank you!!