Dear Jules,

Thanks for your reply. Im so sorry to hear of your losses and my best wishes to you this time around.
I was concerned about the injections but like you will do ANYTHING to have a healthy baby at the end of it, the hospital have not discussed with me yet the side effects of the injections what are they? Do you worry everyday and if so how do you deal with that im really trying not to worry as its out of my control to a certain point and feel the real worry will start around 20wks as we could not bear go through it again even at that early stage. I have told the doctors I don't want to get to 38wks again so they will induce me at 35/36 wks. Have you discussed any of this yet?
Hi there - Well, I know of at least one person personally who was on heparin and she just delivered a healthy bub a few weeks ago. She stopped it around 35 weeks I think and had a c-section b/c bubs was breach. She had no complications at all.

It's my understanding that long term heparin can contribute to osteoporosis, and there are probably some other rare side effects that are in the literature you get with the meds. I have read somewhere that heparin babies can sometimes be a little bit smaller at birth. My doctor at Royal Women's has not expressed any worries about any of this and he is a highly regarded expert in this field. It's also my understanding that the heparin does not cross the placenta so no harm to baby.

I get some bruising around injection sites now and then but that's just part of it - it's not that you had a bad injection or did it wrong. I ice the injection shot a bit before I give it and it helps a lot. The medication can sting a bit when it goes in - the ice helps and I also inject slowly and that helps too. I have had NO other side effects other than some nervousness about giving myself the shots!

I think you should see if you can start the heparin before 6 weeks, by the way. I really would have freaked if they told me I had to wait that long.

I think anyone who has suffered a loss worries more in subsequent pregnancies. I just try to take it one day at a time. Every day I am poking my breasts to see if they are sore, wondering if I have as much queasiness as the day prior, etc. Many women go through this. A lot of the time I just try not to think about the fact that I am pregnant to be honest. I am less stressed this time than I was last time b/c I was not on the heparin - just the aspirin. And, I have to remind myself that what will be will be. I feel that unless the baby has a genetic problem, this heparin will help me deliver to term. Oh - and I have belonged to a wonderful online support group for miscarriage, pregnancy after miscarriage, etc and it has been a lifesaver for me. I also have seen a counselor a few times through the recurrent miscarriage clinic and have found that very helpful.

And I also wanted to comment on Rosehip's post about aspirin - low dose aspirin is very commonly used with women who have a history of loss, clotting disorders, etc. And yes, the heparin and aspirin help prevent the tiny blood vessels to the placenta from getting clotted so then the baby does not get cut off.

Yellowblue please feel free to contact me via my profile (I don't think I can do private messages but you can contact me there somehow) if you would like to email off forum. It's a scary time but you can do it. I just keep thinking that not trying for another baby is more painful to me than another loss to be honest even though I know if we lose this one I will be wrecked.