clexane during pregnancy

[Jules_P]

Hi guys,
I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant and have been taking 100mg of Aspirin and clexane injections daily from the day we found out we were pregnant.
I've had 2 miscarriages, one at 18 weeks and thanks to a fantastic doctor was diagnosed with Prothrombin Gene Mutation (blood clotting disorder).
I have been told I will stop taking the aspirin at 34 weeks and will be induced at 38 weeks. 1 day prior to the induction day I will stop the clexane injections so as to decrease the risk of bleeding out, I can have a ceaser if required or an epidural.
I'm pleased with this as all I want is bub to be safe.
Needles are ok, I get bruising every couple of days and getting worse as the fat roles run out as belly grows.
There are many stories on here from girls who have had similar issues and are now taking clexane and have gone on to have perfectly healthy babies so this gives me lots of hope.
De

Hi DeDe -

This is almost exactly what my OB is doing, except I will be induced one day shy of 39 weeks. We actually set the date at my appointment today. I am stopping aspirin now, and will take my last clexane shot of 40 mg the day before induction. (I should go and update my ticker with my induction date of June 26th!!)

I also have PGM.

My shots are becoming more of a challenge as well, but still not as bad as when I was injecting incorrectly earlier on and I looked like a punching bag!!

Best of luck to you!!

[Tanya]

Thanx Deb, I will have a look through some medical journals and see what i can find.

DeDe, I was born in Wang I am going to Wang today... there is a homebirth meet there (if you are interested let me know, there is one every month) AND my sister lives there Of course I would travel to Wang for a client

xx

[Wishingandhoping]

DeDe, I was born in Wang I am going to Wang today... there is a homebirth meet there (if you are interested let me know, there is one every month

Sorry but I don't understand why DeDe would want to go to a homebirth meet when she has said she is being induced at 38wks to avoid risks associated with having been on clexane/aspirin??

[Inanna]

Homebirth meets are great places to learn about a different approach to birth and parenting. Tanya is a doula and as such is involved in birthing in all settings. DeDe can have a medically managed birth and still have a Doula - AND still be interested in seeking like minded women to connect with.

[Wishingandhoping]

Thanks flowerchild So sort of like going to a nursing mothers get-together even though you are bottlefeeding because you like to talk to women who breastfeed? and you all have babies in common anyway!!

[Inanna]

I wouldn't know about that WH - it sounds a bit confusing to me & I am not really understanding your post.

Homebirth meetings are a really good way of exploring birth options and discussing birth and early mothering. I would not compare it to a nursing mothers meet if you were bottle feeding.

[Abbeyness]

Hi

I have never posted on any chat site before but I have looked often and found the advice to be quite helpful. I now have a pressing query but I can't find a direct answer to my question. I apologise if I haven't posted this query in the correct area.

My history is as follows:-

TTC ICSI May 06

May 06 cycle 1 one embies BFN
Oct 06 cycle 2 three embies, 2 chem preg
Apr 07 cycle 3 three embies, BFP, blighted ovum wk 6 scan
Nov 07 cycle 4 one embryo BFN
Sept 08 cycle 5 two embies, two trf'd, chem preg
Jan 09 cycle 6 two embies, one trf'd, BFN (took HCG - unable to determine chem preg), frozen embryo trf'd Ju 09, BFP, heartbeat at 7 week 5 day scan

MTHFR gene, NK cells in uterus and blood. Am taking the following meds:-

5mg folate
40 mg clexane
cartia - 100 mg aspirin
20mg prednisolone

Dr Sacks diagnosed me with the NK cells in April this year.

I went back to my FS and now that I am pregnant, I feel that I am being treated as a normal patient but I know that I am not. I will be using an obstetrician (not a special IVF obstetrician) and have my first appointment with him next week when I am 9 weeks and 5 days. My FS and he has advised that normal protocol is to taper off the prednisolone from 12 weeks. Same with all the other meds I am taking (except the folate). I believe that I should be on these meds for alot longer - I prefer that.

Does anyone have a similar story to mine? I want to find out how long other people have been on it because this NK cells things is not well known at all - my FS still doesn't believe that I am pregnant from the prednisolone - he is suggesting it could be any of the number of things that I am taking.

Sorry for the long winded post.

[Tanya]

The homebirth meet is for all women seeking a 'normal' birth. I have only had hospital births (aside from Banjo) and so have some of the other women that attend. We don't just discuss homebirth.... Just a bunch of empowered women gathering to support each other