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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had the exact opposite happen sometime between when my third child was born and my fourth child was conceived. I doubt pregnancy had anything to do with it though. Mine changed from type A to type B. It’s technically supposed to be impossible but I have had so much bloodwork done in my life that I have the documentation to prove it. You can see the point in time where it changed from A to B. I have shown medical professionals the documentation. None of them have been able to explain it.[/quote]

Even if this is true, it is very rare and could be an indication of a serious issue like blood cancer, and would have to be closely monitored and discussed prior to a medical procedure or event where you might need a transfusion … such as delivering a baby. And of course the more likely reason is medical error which needs to be addressed ASAP. [/quote]

Yes, there are very few explanations for a change in blood type:

One of them is leukemia. if this happened to you years ago, I'm assuming you don't have that, but there's an outside chance OP could have it.

The other is bone marrow transplants (which can change your blood type permanently) or a recent, massive transfusion (which only changes your blood type temporarily).

Other explanations is that you and OP were actually born with a rare variant in which you react to both A and B antibodies, but depending on the test, you may "appear" as either A or B.

Or that you are a chimera, which means that in the womb, you absorbed a twin fetus, or exchanged cells with a twin via placenta, which means you can have two sets of blood types.

It's all worth exploring, because your life could be at risk. [/quote]

Yes, it's much more likely that there was a mistake but a doctor should not be brushing this off.  Retest is a very basic step.[/quote]

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