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Old 07-18-2011, 02:57 AM
 
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado
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My Mom was 0+ and my Dad is A+ and I am B-. I had my doctor test me 3 times. She said it's impossible for a 0+ and a A+ have a B- baby.

I am pretty sure I read somewhere a baby can make their own blood sometimes or a persons blood type can change on it's own. I can't find it now, but has anyone ever heard of that?
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Old 07-18-2011, 04:23 AM
 
Location: A little suburb of Houston
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Are you really sure of your parent's blood types?
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Old 07-18-2011, 10:50 AM
 
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My Mom was 0+ and my Dad is A+ and I am B-. I had my doctor test me 3 times. She said it's impossible for a 0+ and a A+ have a B- baby.

I am pretty sure I read somewhere a baby can make their own blood sometimes or a persons blood type can change on it's own. I can't find it now, but has anyone ever heard of that?
I found this article: Understanding Genetics: Human Health and the Genome

According to the article, it is possible, but it's very rare. In your instance, I would guess that one of the follow scenarios was more likely, at least in terms of probability:

-Your father or mother is confused about their blood type and maybe remembers incorrectly from whenever they were told years ago.

-One of them isn't actually your bio parent.
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Old 07-18-2011, 11:00 AM
 
Location: Woodbridge, Virgina
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[quote=h886;20065807]I found this article: Understanding Genetics: Human Health and the Genome

According to the article, it is possible, but it's very rare. In your instance, I would guess that one of the follow scenarios was more likely, at least in terms of probability:

-Your father or mother is confused about their blood type and maybe remembers incorrectly from whenever they were told years ago.

-One of them isn't actually your bio parent ( Oh god i really hope it's not this one or your about to reveal a BIG family seceret.......)
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Old 07-18-2011, 11:25 AM
 
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( Oh god i really hope it's not this one or your about to reveal a BIG family seceret.......)
Well, I hope it's not that either. There's a fair chance one of her parents just got mixed up on their own blood type--it's not the sort of detail you need very often and the memory gets shifty with time.

And if it is true, it's not the end of the world either. In my mind, your parents are the people who raised you. Whether you share the same ears or blood type pales in comparison to that.
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Old 07-18-2011, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado
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Well, I hope it's not that either. There's a fair chance one of her parents just got mixed up on their own blood type--it's not the sort of detail you need very often and the memory gets shifty with time.

And if it is true, it's not the end of the world either. In my mind, your parents are the people who raised you. Whether you share the same ears or blood type pales in comparison to that.

I know but they are so secretive and it bothers me. Plus my mom passed away and I wil never be able to ask her, my dad wont talk.
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Old 07-19-2011, 07:56 AM
 
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I know but they are so secretive and it bothers me. Plus my mom passed away and I will never be able to ask her, my dad wont talk.
Unfortunately, some people are very private and would rather their past stay in the past. It's tough when that past is yours too. But, it's entirely possible that there is nothing weird going on, they are in fact your bio parents, and your mom (or whoever told you her blood type) just got mixed up and she actually is the same blood type as you.

Have you seen a copy of your birth certificate? That should have both their names on it. Of course, it doesn't eliminate the possibility that your dad signed as the father when he might not have been biologically, but it would mean your mom was the mother.

Or, you could not worry about it, assume it was just a mistake on your mom's part, and go on.
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Old 07-19-2011, 11:45 AM
 
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado
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I have 2 birth certificates with the same name but 2 years apart and different birth place. but thats for another thread.
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Old 07-19-2011, 04:22 PM
 
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I have 2 birth certificates with the same name but 2 years apart and different birth place. but thats for another thread.
Wow! Most people can't say that!
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Old 07-19-2011, 04:46 PM
 
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado
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yeah not sure what to do about it. Not my fault though.
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