Aspirin to prevent pre-e?

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Any mom's here have pre-e in a pregnancy and their dr told them to take a low dose of aspirin during first trimester for prevention?

My midwife mentioned it to me over the phone while I was asking her a different question but she saw it in my chart so thought she would bring it up. We'll talk more at my 8 week appointment in the beginning of December. But I'm curious if anyone else is doing it/done it.
 
I am currently taking it as my dr. Recommended it. I've read various things about whether it does or doesn't help this. They didn't tell me just for first tri though, I was under the impression I'll be taking it for the duration so I'll have to ask them. I've been taking it for 3 ish weeks now. I figure, anything to try to avoid that ordeal again.
 
Agreed, anything to prevent it from happening again. From what I understood it's from first tri through second but to stop at third. But I'll wait on my midwife to clarify that as we continue care... third tri is ages away
 
I had severe pre-e with my first. I was advised at my 10 week first appointment with my second to start low dose aspirin. I waited out of caution until my second trimester. All the research studies I read started in second trimester. I did not develope pre-e with my second. I was induced at 39 weeks due to my risk and my BP being high at the doctors, although it was never high in the hospital.
 
Thank you for the encouragement, I would love to prevent it from happening again! I'll have to look into more research and talk to my midwife again. I would like to know more about when it should be started. Waiting until second tri makes sense..
 
I reaearched it myself and was very convinced. If I do become pregnant again I will take it starting in my second trimester again.
 
I was induced with my second for the start of pre-e, never had it with my 2nd although had a couple of high bp episodes. I had my booking appt yesterday and the midwife advised to start taking a low dose at 12 weeks for the duration?
 
I'm taking it. Got told to take it after 12 weeks until birth, 75mg a day. I haven't finished pregnancy yet but so far my blood pressure has been good and I've had no protein in my urine
 

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