hi tara

i have to have these injections i hadto have 1 a few weeks ago due to a bleed, i had the option to have it in my arm or thigh. i dont know too much about them but i do know that there is no side effects, the needle aint very big and it stings for a lil while.

but i did ask if there was any side effects and the midwife said there wasnt

hope this helps hun

love kym and bump 21/3weeks x

Hi Tara

Not sure wheather to tell you this but better to be prepared........Sorry to say I find them hard to take. Mine sting and are quite unpleasent then my arm aches for the rest of the day. I have my second one in a couple of weeks and ain't looking forward to it. Leg or arm makes no difference they will both ache!

However there are definatly no side effects. I try and make sure I'm mid way through a conversation when the needle goes in then your as distracted as you can be. I've always thought that a vodka and tonic would also be a good idea to help...but not sure my Mat unit would go for it!

I also have to warn you that if baby turns out to be positive you might have to have another one after birth....... I did after I had Jessica. Luckily I'd had a section and my legs were still numb when they came to do it!!!

Good luck, it's all worth it in the end I promise.

Px

I am rh neg and will have to have anti-D injections.  All I can say is that the potential side effects of not having the injections are much worse than having them as a precaution. 

But like you, I hate injections.  I have to lie down when they take blood because I pass out!  So not looking forward to them.  The things we do for our babies!

Good luck with everthing xxx