Antiphospholipid Syndrome

[Aphrael]

Hi there,

I was diagnosed with APS in 2004 after 2 m/c by an Ob. He then said when I fall pg (have PCOS so had to take other meds to fall pg) to use aspirin asap till 36 weeks.

I fell pg 2 months after being DX and used aspirin till 36 weeks, I had a baby girl by em caesar 5 days later with no probs (had to take the heparin after the caesar though, gee's they hurt!). I then fell pg with DD2 in May 06 and took aspirin again till 36 weeks (she was born at 42 weeks via em caesar again).

I had no side effects of the aspirin and had big babies (3.6 and 4kg) and am pg with #3 and taking Cartia (aspirin with a coating as the other aspirin I was using was giving me stomach pains) and will take it for another 7 weeks (am 29 weeks now).

At the start of this pg I saw a haematologist and he tested me further and discovered I have no APS atm but was advised it can come and go so to be careful anyway, hence I'm on aspirin again.

That's my story in a nutshell

I'm so sorry for the loss of your baby girl.

Beck

[yellowblue]

hi beck,

Congratulations on your babies it is very reassuring to know of women who have this condition and have gone on to have healthy babies. They also told me how it can come and go, I have a little girl and that pregnancy and birth was fine its heartbreaking to know that if we had of known earlier they could of possibly saved my her but there was no reason throughout the pregnancy to think that there was anything wrong, all scans were great , I was measuring every month as I should of been even though the placenta stopped growing at 30/31wks and there was hardly any fluid left and her heart beat was strong the day before we discovered she had gone. Best of luck on your next birth I hope everything goes very well for you and your family.

[Jules_P]

Hi there,

I was diagnosed with APS in 2004 after 2 m/c by an Ob. He then said when I fall pg (have PCOS so had to take other meds to fall pg) to use aspirin asap till 36 weeks.

I fell pg 2 months after being DX and used aspirin till 36 weeks, I had a baby girl by em caesar 5 days later with no probs (had to take the heparin after the caesar though, gee's they hurt!). I then fell pg with DD2 in May 06 and took aspirin again till 36 weeks (she was born at 42 weeks via em caesar again).

I had no side effects of the aspirin and had big babies (3.6 and 4kg) and am pg with #3 and taking Cartia (aspirin with a coating as the other aspirin I was using was giving me stomach pains) and will take it for another 7 weeks (am 29 weeks now).

At the start of this pg I saw a haematologist and he tested me further and discovered I have no APS atm but was advised it can come and go so to be careful anyway, hence I'm on aspirin again.

That's my story in a nutshell

I'm so sorry for the loss of your baby girl.

Beck

Wow Beck - what a wonderful success story! While I am sad to hear of your losses, I am very happy to hear that you now have a little family with another on the way!!

The heparin isn't so bad if you make sure to ice the injection spot throroughly beforehand. Give it a try if you need to do it again. Best of luck to you with this pregnancy!!