Any advice? Or any one with a similar situation?

[Lu Lu]

Hi Guys,

thanks for replying to my post.

Chez - I'll definately check out that other thread, thank you - and thank you for sharing your story with me

Butterfly - your situation is really interesting - thank you so much for sharing your story with me aswell.

I've only had blood work done and my FS has said everything is fine except that i was borderline for the autoimmune/blodclotting disorder. she then told me (after i asked about the baby asprin) that asprin is linked to early mc and that she doesn't suggest i take it? after everything i've read (and that's a lot), is that low dose asprin is fine during pregnancy - I really think i may end up taking the asprin, if anything to put my mind at ease. It would be interesting to know how many people have taken asprin against their dr/fs orders and its worked for them?

I am also seeing an acupuncturist, she hasn't commented about the borderline clotting thing, she did change my herbal medicne though. I mentioned to her that i'm on day 20 and still havn't ov'd, she said that the medicine will help me with that.

Agh, its all so frustrating, i just want to be pregnant already or at least know that i'm ovulating or something!

Thanks for listening and for your advice ladies.

[Laney]

LuLu,
low dose aspirin is fine to take during pregnancy. I started taking it 2 months prior to conception for this pregnancy (81 mg daily). I also give myself injections of a blood thinner once a day. My baby is doing great and is on the larger side. I had 2 very late losses due to an unknown clotting disorder. All of my blood tests came back in the normal range but they found large clots in the placenta of my last pregnancy. I demanded the blood thinners from my docotor. He told my that aspirin alone would be the best way to start.

[Rozzie27]

Hi Lulu,

I would take the aspirin if I were you. It doesn't cause miscarriages according to everything I've read. I have had various readings for anticardiolipin antibodies, ranging from moderate positive to just on negative. I saw an immunologist after my loss and he put me on aspirin (which I would have done anyway) and said I could go on clexane as a precaution, even though the latest tests were just on negative. He also said that people on the high side of normal are more likely to clot than those on the low side, it's all a matter of degrees and even though you results aren't really bad they could still be affecting your pregnancies.

I would see another doctor if I were you, not doing further tests when requested just because you've had 2 rather than 3 losses would not be acceptable to me personally.

Good luck!

[sryan]

Hi LuLu,

I am also one who was taking baby asprin before and during pregnancy until 36 weeks.

Even though my testing came back negative for blood clotting etc, my FS said it couldnt do any harm taking baby asprin and it helps with bloody flow and also getting the uterus ready/soft for embeding.

I definately would get a second/third/fourth opinion it.

Good luck

xxx Sue xxx

[Lu Lu]

Hi again,

Good news! I finally ov'd on CD24 -It might have been late but i'm glad it happend,so i guess now we wait... hopefully this month is the month

Laney - thanks for your advice and reassuring me that low dose asprin is ok to take.

Rozzie - Thank you aswell for sharing this info with me and also for the reassurance, after discussing with hubby and reading this thread to him he also thinks it can't hurt to take it. Just wondering... do you need a refferal to see an immunologist? or can anyone just make an appointment with one?

I can't thank you all enough for giving me advice with this issue ... I just have a few more questions? do you think I should start taking the asprin asap - or only once I receive a positive HPT?

Also how much dosage? Laney you said you were on 81mg per day - is this the standard dosage of baby asprin?

and finally - can you get it from the chemist, can any one reccommond a good brand for me?

TIA and to you all

X

[butterfly_warrior]

I used cartia. I briefly tried another brand, but I found that it upset my stomach. You can get it from the pharmacy - it's on the shelf, you don't even have to ask for it, generally found with/near the other painkillers.

I'm a slightly different situation - I started it on the day of my embryo transfer, which would equate to a few days after ovulation (can't take it before EPU because of the bleeding risk), but hopefully someone non-IVF will be able to guide you further on what to do with aspirin in relation to more natural conception methods.

BW