the asprin thread

[caz & bob]

ye 100mg is to much hun just take 75mg or 80mg x x x

 

[spellfairy]

I stopped taking ba and after tryin 4 months got pregnant. Doc says it's for 6 weeks to 34 weeks but let me start it at 4 weeks as I had bleeding at 6,7,9,17 and then loss at 19/21. I had previously stated on this thread I was so angry with Docs before with not giving me this. I will however say I took a load of soy this month and due to my partner getting chicken pox we only dtd once around ov and it was two days before positive test.

 

[croydongirl]

My doctor told me to take it after a bfp - but not before because it has the potential to interfere with implantation

Seems like so much confusion surrounding it. I just wish I knew what would help me keep a little one. 4 m/c later, I am ready for a big pregnant belly and a baby in my arms.

Good luck to all you ladies!

 

[hollyw79]

I just wanted to add my OWN recent experience with it.. I was definitely a supporter of taking it after talking to some friends who had mc and who had healthy pregnancies after taking it.. there is A LOT of evidence that shows it HELPS with implantation- improves the lining- increases the blood flow- ALL good things to help AND with some ladies ~ it's a good thing to prevent miscarriage.

HOWEVER~ on occasion~ when you DO get a BFP~ it can hurt the placenta.. and I know this bc I am experiencing this RIGHT NOW. It can either cause placenta separation or abruption which is VERY dangerous.

I JUST got my BFP & Have been taking it since I had my mc- well, I went for my 1st u/s and I am DEVASTATED bc I have a small area of placenta separation which my FS truly believes is bc I was taking baby aspirin and wants me to stop it ASAP. I have a pool of blood in my uterus right now. I go back this Friday to see how things are looking- thankfully- it's early enough that the baby doesn't rely on the placenta and it "SHOULD" heal- key word- SHOULD. I am crapping my pants right now in FEAR of losing my baby - BECAUSE of the baby aspirin. I have been put on like a modified bed rest for the time being until this PRAYERFULLY heals. Needless to say- I took it to AVOID a mc and hear I am in jeopardy of having one BECAUSE of it.

Now, it does A LOT of great things for women and I'm not telling ANYONE to stop it- I am just providing a picture of the other side of the coin... from what we were told- baby aspirin prevents A LOT of mc- but for those who go on to miscarry- something like 80% of the time- it's FROM the baby aspirin contributing to it.

Sooooo in my humble opinion- take it when you're trying to get preggo- but once you have that BFP~ lay off of it until you talk to your doctor and until you see that your baby is ok! I want NO ONE else to go through what I am going through now- just waiting to see if everything is going to be ok.

So I just want to tell everyone to be careful with it.. if you google baby aspirin and placental abruption~ you can read more about it.. it's scary stuff!

 

[justwaiting]

there is no 75mg or 81mg in Aus just 100 i think i'll just wait and ask fs next week

 

[Tasha16]

holly i pray everything is ok 4 u and ur baby, thank u 4 sharing ur story. I stopped the aspirin at the weekend and was going 2 take it again when i get my bfp as thats what the docs toke me 2 do. I dont usually struggle getting pregnant its keeping hold of them x

 

[hollyw79]

holly i pray everything is ok 4 u and ur baby, thank u 4 sharing ur story. I stopped the aspirin at the weekend and was going 2 take it again when i get my bfp as thats what the docs toke me 2 do. I dont usually struggle getting pregnant its keeping hold of them x

thank you my dear! Best of luck to you!

 

[DaisyBee]

Holly - I hope you are doing ok. I'll be praying for you and your bean. Thank you for this information - I think it benefits everyone to hear this side of things.

 

[caz & bob]

holly hope all is ok hun x x x

 

[weemoofrazz]

I was advised by my midwife to take low dose aspirin as I have Raynaulds Disease and they were concerned about blood flow to the placenta and baby. I didn't take it during my last pregnancy (which was also my first) as I found out late on I was pregnant. I miscarried last week and had medical treatment which was successful.

I am in two minds as to take it or not, like so many on here I have read conflicting reports concerning aspirin, I think I might just take the low dose anyway as it can probably only do more help than harm!

Holly I hope all goes ok for you!

Anyone else prescribed/advised to take it for Raynaulds?

 

[hollyw79]

I'm so sorry I know it's a REALLY hard decision so the best thing I can say is make sure your doctor clearly knows and ok's it and is monitoring you.. just in case! Bc it CAN be good and it CAN be bad!

 

[weemoofrazz]

Thanks Hollyw I am seeing my GP tomorrow I'll ask his opinion.

 

[TTC Again]

Hi, I've been taking baby aspirin on and off as I've had 3 miscarriages in a row. My regular OB suggested I take it to be proactive (not based on any test results) after my second MC. The cycle I started taking it i got a BFP, which I later lost due to trisomy. I started seeing an RE who did more detailed testing and told me I do in fact have a blood clotting disorder and once I get a BFP she'll start me on Lovenox injections. She told me not to bother taking the aspirin.

So, I don't know what to do or who to listen to. After O I decided to start taking the aspirin again daily. Then at 7DPo I started spotting and now 9DPO it's gotten heavier. No clots...just brown and now red thin blood. Is this a weird AF or could this be from the aspirin? Note: this is an EXTREMELY short LP for me. I'm so confused!

 

[whyme]

Hi Ladies, I have just gone through a second mc this week - background: 1 ds aged 4 and mmc feb 2010, mc july 2011.

I am 41 and therefore don't have time on my side, so we paid privately to see a specialist, who we saw last night. He has suggested several blood tests and a biopsy to test for NK cells. I have spotted for four days before AF, since MMC last year, and recently started on vitamin B6, this defo helped with the spotting and in fact i got my BFP after 3 months on it. He was very interested in this

Anyhow, doc said that quite often, recurrent mmc is down to clotting issues, and recommended (baby) aspirin - i double checked with him and wrote it down - He said to take 150mg (baby asprin = 75 mg, so two of them) - he said to take them from day 14 of the cycle ie BEFORE potential BFP. If no BFP, and AF arrives stop them and restart next cd14. If BFP, then keep taking until week 13....

He also recommended staying on the vitamin b6 - which he says is also fine in pregnancy.

He says that there is still so much research to be done and as a result alot they still don't know about. He is a very well respected consultant here, so I am going to consider the aspirin. He also wrote to my GP to see if i can have some of the blood tests via them, if free of charge in the first instance.

 

[justwaiting]

whyme - I though the dose had to be around 85mg rather than 150mg. I find it very hard to find 85 mg in Australia and can only get 100mg. It's very intersting ur dr suggested 150mg. good luck with everything I've heard it can't hurt