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Old 02-18-2015, 02:44 PM
 
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AB negative. We have all blood types in our family of 4 and 2 negatives and 2 positives.
Can't have all types, whether you are parent or child if you are AB you can't have any type O's in your family.
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Old 02-18-2015, 02:47 PM
 
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I am O+.

Last edited by Pikake; 02-18-2015 at 02:59 PM..
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Old 02-18-2015, 03:05 PM
 
Location: TOVCCA
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While O Neg is the "universal donor" it isn't in any more demand than other types and in less demand than more rare types like AB pos or neg or B neg.
Sorry, wrong. A person who is AB-pos can take any blood! They have all the factors, they are the universal receivers of blood types. If AB-neg, they can take any blood type (A, B or O) that is RH neg. B-neg can take O-neg or B-neg.

I am O-neg and the Red Cross calls me constantly:

From the Red Cross:

"Type O-negative blood is needed in emergencies before the patient's blood type is known and with newborns who need blood." "It is always in great demand and often in short supply."

Blood Facts and Statistics | American Red Cross
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Old 02-18-2015, 03:21 PM
 
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I'm A+, husband is B-, and our three kids are A-, AB-, and A-.

A sad thing: my in-laws are from another country and did not understand English well when they came here. Mother-in-law is type A- and was told when she was pregnant that it could be risky for her to have another child because of her negative blood type. She just accepted that little bit of information and reluctantly decided that it would be better not to have more babies. Fast forward many years--it turns out that father-in-law is also a negative type (B-) and so it would not have been an issue at all, if she'd only asked for more details and had her husband tested.
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Old 02-18-2015, 03:27 PM
 
Location: Islip,NY
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Mine is A+ My husband is 0 negative (I think)
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Old 02-18-2015, 03:59 PM
 
Location: London
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I don't know my Rh factor, but I know my blood type. It's the "bad" one--type A.
In Japan, a lot of people believe in a type of blood type astrology.

Type A was, I think, considered the 'best' blood type.

If anything, my Japanese friend tells me that my type, B+, is considered bad, especially for women. :/

Screw astrology lol.
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Old 02-18-2015, 04:40 PM
 
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I am O-neg and the Red Cross calls me constantly
Same here and I only donated once five years ago. I'd like to donate again but I'm anemic. I've asked them to stop calling and they don't listen!
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Old 02-18-2015, 07:13 PM
 
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I'm A+, the second most common type. A+ people are supposedly susceptible to stress -- more likely to have higher levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, in their body. However, I've never been stressed/anxious and let things roll off my back easily.
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Old 02-18-2015, 10:55 PM
 
Location: Upstate NY 🇺🇸
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Why is type A "bad"?

...short life span, or so I've read. Type Os are the longevity winners-- by a couple of decades.
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Old 02-19-2015, 11:03 AM
 
Location: U.S.A.
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O negative
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