Do You Know Your Blood Type?

I'm type AB; I'm unsure if it's positive or negative.

I know because it's popular in East Asia to read your horoscope via blood type. I got a little curious, and voila! Here we are.

DreamerRose said:

I don't really know, but I think it's O. O is a recessive gene, so that means both my parents were O. Interesting that the majority of people are O, even though it's recessive. I've been typed several times for surgery, but no one thought to tell me what mine is.

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Blood type is determine by the combination of 2 genes, one from each parent. There are 2 antibodies: A and B. O simply means that neither antibody is present.

Both of my parents are A+ and I'm O+. That means both of them are actually AO and I got an O gene from each of them, making me OO. If two people with type AB blood have a child, that child can be AA, AB, or BB, but can't be type O.

(My big project in high school biology was blood typing. Then I had to learn a lot more as a nurse in Labor & Delivery and Newborn ICU).

Hmmmm......red?

I should know because blood type is supposed to be an indicator of your personality (kind of like your star sign) in Japan, but I have no idea.

A-. They verified when I was pregnant with my first and wanted to verify DH's. Since he is a veteran we had a document with his blood type already so he didn't have to. I was amused that my OB was going to order blood work for DH. DH is A+ and both our kids are A+ so I got to do the Rhogam injections. They made me think that was going to be a big deal but it wasn't.

Both my parents SWORE that I was A+ so it's a good thing they verified it. It makes me wonder if there was a mistake made when they found out my blood type when I was little.

PushPurrCatPaws said:

I don't know mine. I know I should find out, though. My husband's is O neg and he has given blood for years, every 6-8 weeks, since it's a universal blood type and it's always needed. He's always sending me happy emails each time he goes, as they laud him for being the donor at each blood drive for having given the most donations. Around Thanksgiving, his tally was 85 pints of blood given -- the other day, he sent me his 86-pints-given email. They give him a little pin for each gallon he gives, lol. I love that guy.

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My Grandpa kept a little felt board with all his pins. It fascinated me when I was a kid.

Lari said:

Since my fiancé has positive blood, I have this to possibly look forward to in a future pregnancy.

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It's no biggie; just a couple shots. I think the biggest hassel was that they made me take the day off and hang out at the hospital because supposedly it could be a wait between bloodwork and getting the injection. I think I was there maybe 2 hours. Especially after giving birth; shot is the least of your worries. It's so common now I don't even remember seeing the cost on any of our statements. But then there were many after DD was born and spent a few days in the NICU. I remember being amused because I was only about 28 weeks along and I had at least 3 people stop me to ask if I was in labor and needed a wheelchair. I mean L&D was on the 5th floor but I took the elevator.

O negative. I always new that I had Irish blood.

I don't know mine.

How does one go about finding out, without donating blood or anything like that? I tried donating plasma once, and that went horribly wrong, so I don't think I'd be cut out for donating whole blood, either.

I am O+ my ex was AB+. We have three children and two are B+ and one is A+.

B positive. :-)

A negative for me.

tangers40 said:

I don't know mine.

How does one go about finding out, without donating blood or anything like that? I tried donating plasma once, and that went horribly wrong, so I don't think I'd be cut out for donating whole blood, either.

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Should be in your medical records, so ask your doctor next time you visit.

susanm9006 said:

Should be in your medical records, so ask your doctor next time you visit.

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I've looked everywhere in my record, and I can't find it.

My mom says it's O+, but I don't think I've ever had that verified as an adult, and I don't have access to my childhood medical records, so I'm just taking her word for it.

For a while she thought one of her brothers wasn't her full brother, because he's the only one with AB blood, and she thought her parents were A and O types, and they couldn't have an AB baby. But going through their papers after my grandma died, she found their dog tags (my grandma was WAC and my grandpa was in the Navy), and it turns out they were A and B (not sure who was who). So I guess he is her brother, lol.

Yup, I'm B-. I also know my dad is O-, my mom is AB-, my sis is A-. I asked my hubby what type he was and for the life of me I can't remember what he said. , Kinda something I should know...
I've always known my blood type. As well as what my immediate family's types are. Isn't that something they test when your born?

Katie M said:

I've looked everywhere in my record, and I can't find it.

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I know there are online kits you can buy to find out but you could call your doctors office and ask. It should be in their records.

My OBGYN verified my blood type during my first pregnancy. I’d ask them to find out when you have routine bloodwork done or something.

I'm O+ I only know because I've had a blood transfusion once

O+

Jem said:

Yup, I'm B-. I also know my dad is O-, my mom is AB-, my sis is A-. I asked my hubby what type he was and for the life of me I can't remember what he said. , Kinda something I should know...
I've always known my blood type. As well as what my immediate family's types are. Isn't that something they test when your born?

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I know for sure they test if mom is a negative. Because if her baby is a positive it is possible that the mother is developing antibodies to the positive blood of her baby. That is why a negative mom needs a rho gam injection while pregnant and then again immediately after delivery if she has a positive baby. Without the injection the antibodies she develops could harm or kill any other positive fetuses she carries.

I think I'm an O because both parents were O, and it's a recessive gene. No one has ever told me in spite of three pregnancies and several surgeries. I forget to ask, so I don't know whether it's positive or negative.

susanm9006 said:

Should be in your medical records, so ask your doctor next time you visit.

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It will only be in your records if there was a specific reason you had a blood type done, such as before surgery. Otherwise, it's not part of a routine blood panel.

Jem said:

I've always known my blood type. As well as what my immediate family's types are. Isn't that something they test when your born?

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I worked L&D and nursery for a lot of years. The only time we did a blood type on the babies was when the mother was Rh negative.