Thank you for sharing your experiences with me and for the reassurances. I have been reading up on the meds and there is so much out there on them and then there are all the medical terms which are hard to understand. I thought it would be best to get with other women who have had the treatment or are on it. Thank you for all the information that you both gave me it is very helpful! I will get back with more I just havent had a lot of free time I have many other questions.
I lost my first two babies to clotting and I took Low molecular weight heparin and baby aspirin in my last pregnancy. This time I carried to term and delivered a healthy little boy.
I also had my progesterone monitored and had to take that for a while too because my levels started to drop. I found it very stressful to take this medication, and there were many times I felt like we came close to losing our little boy. But it was definitely worth it, these meds kept my baby alive.
It was only after losing my babies and being tested that I started to think about other things in my life which may be linked to a blood clotting disorder. But my diagnosis is not clear either. I don't really understand it.
Sorry to hear of the loss of your little girl. She sounds precious.
Dear Sunshine
I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful child.
I had severe pre-eclampsia with DS1, was hospitalised at about 29w and he was born at 34w, severe IUGR.
I lost my second pregnancy at 17.5w, but had had baby aspirin since about 8w.
My third pregnancy, which resulted in DS2, I was on labetelol (BP medication) from about 12w and baby aspirin from about 6w. He was born 9 days overdue! And huge!
Pre-eclampsia is a very dangerous condition, but it can be managed medically. Best wishes for the future.
I just wanted to let you know that I had an unexplained loss at 22 weeks. They did a million blood tests and checked my son and placenta for problems. There was nothing wrong that they could find. I was pregnant again in 3 months with my daughter. The doctors told me that my first loss was a fluke and it would never happen again, no need for any treatments. Around 17 weeks I had an ultrasound that showed she was a week behind in growth. I had an ultrasound every week and she just kept getting farther and farther behind. We lost her at 28 weeks. She never got big enough to survive on her own. After I delivered they took a close look at the placenta and 25% of it was clotted off and dead. I am now taking a baby aspirin and a shot of heparin every day. We are going to try to conceive again this month. We hope this combination will give us our earth angel.
Laney,
I too am sorry for loss how terrible it must have been for you. I wish no one had to go through what we have none of it makes sense!
You are the second person that I have heard of that is taking a baby aspirin and a shot of heparin every day before pregnancy. Can you tell me why your doctors are having you take it before? I just wonder why I am not too. What side effects have you had if any, I just want to know what may be ahead.
I hope the combination gives you a angle on earth too!
Please keep me posted.
Thank you for sharing with me, I am sorry for the loss of your second pregnancy. But happy for you that you with the help of the medical attention you received we able to have your two DS's. Please do not think by me saying that I think that it makes your loss any easier to handle, I am just saying that I am happy that you were able to over come the pre-eclampsia and deliver two beautiful sons.
Yes Pre-eclampsia is a very terrible condition, I wish that more research will be done and that they figure out what it is that causes it. Thank you again.
hi!
Just wanted to share part of my story with you. I have had 2 healthy and huge babies. I then lost my 3rd baby at 17wks, 5days and he was behind in growth. I then lost my 4th baby at 22 weeks, 2 days and she was also a little behind in growth. Jack had an autopsy and that resulted in no answers. After extensive tests on Madison and the placenta and blood work on me, still no answers. I have been referred to the head of obstetrics at monash and that is next thurs so i will see what he says and let you know just so you have another experience to hopefully gain some knowledge from. I am so sorry to hear of your loss and i wish you so much luck for the future. i am like you -i really want to gather as much info as i can to understand somehow why this is happeneing and to also understand what medications are out there that may help our chances!
take care!
jo
Hi,
I am taking heparin and aspirin before conception because my regular OB felt it was important to have thin blood at conception. My high risk OB said to start taking it as soon as I get a positive test. There are a lot of different schools of thought. I really think most doctors only advise aspirin preconception. I think some doctors wait until they see a heartbeat on ultrasound before giving you heparin. Taking the heparin can make you bleed a lot with your AF or a m/c. I have had both since being on the injections and the bleeding wasn't too bad. I have been taking baby aspirin daily for 5 months now. I started the heparin 2 months ago. I have not had any problems with it except some bruises and maybe a little dizzy the first week of injections.
Many obs will not commence heparin until it is confirmed that the pregnacy is intrauterine and not ectopic. If you have an ectopic pregnancy on heparin the risks are increased because of the anticoagulant therapy.
There are slightly better outcomes for women who commence anticoagulant therapy in the luteal phase of their cycle or from a positive pregnancy test.
Oh bless you! I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I am glad to hear that the Low molecular weight heparin and baby aspirin worked for you. If you do not mind me asking what kind of side effects did you have?
I am so glad that you replied to me I just want to hear from everyone out there that had to take Low molecular weight heparin and baby aspirin.
I am so afraid to take the meds based on the doctors thinking that I may have a blood clotting disorder which is unknown. But at the same time I do not want to go through the loss of another baby. Thanks again!
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