Baby aspirin? ?

hiya, i just wanted to tell you all my story. i have had 2 successful pregnancies with my eldest being 8, my youngest is 2, i have been trying to fall pregnant ever since having my youngest and unfortunately had 3x miscarriages, lasting until i was 6 weeks (had a scan and had lost baby a week later when going bac k for scan)with little as to know why? i have since been referred to gynaecology department and had a blood test, been advised to take 75mg Aspirin including folic acid which should solve my problem, id also have an early scan at 7 weeks instead of 12 to monitor the pregnancy.. i have been taking the tablets a couple of weeks now and keeping my fingers crossed for when i am due PMT as to whether i will be pregnant successfully or not? i have since read some interesting stories on people being prescribed aspirin to help pregnancy and it has worked. i will update you all when i see what happens when due PMT. hope everyone is well! any other stories or info would be a great help also :) x

Hi @Papplewapplewoo.

Thank you for your message. I did already start a new thread; I posted here accidentally whilst reading through!

HI @ashley992
So sorry to hear of your loss.
This thread is over 5 years old and as a result you might not get many replies to it.
You could start a new threat re baby aspirin (low dose aspirin) and I’m sure some lovely MNers will impart wisdom.
All the best x

I had a MMC with twins last month. They stopped growing at around 6 weeks, we found out at 9 weeks and my SMM was performed at 11 weeks. I've read that taking baby aspirin can decrease the chances of miscarriage. I've had two miscarriages previously. The pathology report from the hospital following the SMM said there was nothing unusual about the pregnancy. Has anyone taken the baby aspirin? Thank you.

I hope it all works out well for you! At least you know that you've given everything you can a try.

Well, we have been to the clinic again and have decided on a fourth and final (emotionally and financially) attempt in the hope that we will be 4th time lucky. I mentioned to the clinic about what I have read on asprin, and they said they are quite happy for me to try asprin along side the steroids this time. I wonder whether they would have mentioned it if I had not! So will keep fingers, toes and everything crossed.

That's pretty much why I take Heparin. Some doctors say I don't need it, I believe I do and other doctors believe that it's better to be able to say you tried than question if it would have helped.

If you're getting it OTC make sure you get the EC version because you don't want an ulcer during pregnancy!

Hi All. I MC twice (8wk/10wk) and asked my consultant if it was worth trying baby aspirin, he said that it basically wouldn't do any harm so felt it was worth a try so prescribed me 75mg a day, I took these as soon as I found out I was preggers again. I now have a healthy 1 yr old and am 8 wks pregnant with my second child. When I found out I was pregnant this time I went to the super market and bought the aspirin over the counter and just took it. Obviously I have no way of knowing if the drug is the reason for my success but in my mind as long as there is no medical reason for you not to take it then why not give it a try?

Hi KarRose, not been on much this week so only just read this. You're welcome. Jr Aspirin is a miracle drug, pregnant or not, and people tend to just write it off as a small drug without realising the side effects or the effects on other things, so you're right not to do it on your own. I read a story of a man who had a heart attack and was put on Jr Aspirin, he decided he would use it as an excuse to get fit and part of his new regime was cranberry juice every day but cranberries are also an anticoagulant so he had a stroke. I have to keep reminding my doctors not to give me dispersible Aspirin because taken on a regular basis can cause stomach ulcers. So there's a lot of things to know about taking it, as I said it's a good drug but does need to be taken with doctors being aware, I'm sure unless you're haemophilic they won't stop you though.

Hi confuddledDOTcom, thank you for your reply. If we go for it again, I will certainly be mentioning the asprin. Know what you mean, but I would be too scared to just go ahead, I am not that brave. thank you.

It depends on why I guess. Mention it to them, it probably can't hurt but I wouldn't do it without letting them know first as it might sound like a small dose (half a tablet a day) but it is enough and can affect your treatment for some things and there are things you may need to know.

I have had 3 failed embryo implantations, so am now wondering why my clinic has not suggested baby asprin.

You can request your GP order tests. If you've got a good one just say "I've been reading about different things that can cause recurrant miscarriage, like Hughes Syndrome, maybe it was a bad idea but I can't help worrying about whether there is something because something like that is life long and goes beyond just miscarriage." As you're in your 40s it does increase all the risks of Hughes so it would mean if you had it that you could have been at acceptable levels then but now it's an issue. I should imagine the same would be true of many things.

thank you so much captain and confuddled for all the info.
I've been back at EPU today for a rescan, my MC is still incomplete but I asked the midwife about referral for investigation. She told me if you've had three normal pregnancies they wont consider any workup even if you go on to have three miscarriages in quick succession and any way it was likely to be chromosomal abnormalities causing the problem because of my age.Any pregnancy would only have a 50% chance of making it. That might be true but it was a bit depressing. She did say I could try taking aspirin as soon as my next AF started if we wanted to try again. I'm going to see my GP on Mon so I'll see what she says.(I'll bring my list of the tests you suggested!)I live in the North West of England. We would consider going private if necessary.

Have you read his blog? It's on the HSF website, some of the cases he sees are really scarey! I love that he gets these people in with random symptoms that no one knows what to do with or they're treating the symptoms and within weeks he has them on the proper drugs and living life like normal. I've heard of someone with MS going in in a wheelchair and two weeks later walking out of there with no MS - MS drugs are bad for the disease.

I'm at thomas', have not seen him, hopefully this means i'm not scientifically worthy of his time as i'm not a bad enough case!! :)

I feel so lucky to be there no mentioning name of clueless previous hospital I have hope that this one might make it.

Yeah, he fundraises for his own research and helps others out occasionally who ask for it. From the reports back of people who have seen him, he's a lovely guy and very good at his job.

confuddled I guess that explains why the hughes foundation seems to fund st thomas' research more than other hospitals!

Prof Hughes still works at St T's, he was a junior doctor when he discovered it (probably why a lot of doctors resent him) in the mid-80s so as doctors go he's still a pretty young man. If I wasn't at the QE in Birmingham (my prof has done a lot of research into it too, I love reading stuff then seeing her name on the end lol) I'd consider a referral there.

Captain, I wonder if that's the test I had then. It had to be done close to the lab so it could be done straight away.

A normal dose is 300mg, a single tablet is 150mg. Junior or baby Aspirin is the same as a half tablet. You can buy it OTC but as I said before ask for EC because it's not good for your stomach to take them on a regular basis otherwise - you'd be surprised how many drs I've had to tell that to and I don't just mean GPs!

Baby aspirin is normal aspirin but in a 75mg dose ( a normal tablet has 300mg so would be too much)

Consultant advised me to take Aspirin whilst trying to conceive, apparantly to improve blood flow in my Uterus. Is normal Aspirin okay? Have you been advised to take 'Baby' Aspirin?

Hi Irishmammybread, where abouts in the world are you?

St Mary's recurrent Miscarriage clinic in london is european wide centre for excellence (i don't know what your chances of getting a nhs referral (age?) but wondered if private was possible for you?)

Or St. Thomas' (also london) great for clotting probs- the professor 'hughes' from hughes syndrome was based there and a lot of research into clotting is done there as the hughes foundation give them money to do so.

There is another test called a TEG test, (i think you'd need to go to st mary's for this one even if you have everything else done on nhs elsewhere) where they often find clotting problems in cases where it is suspected but all tests eg for hughes syndrome have come back negative.

I think there current rate is something like 6 out of 10 women for whom clotting is suspected but has not been found on conventional tests test positive in this test. Its actualy tests whether blood clots in practice rather than looking for a specific clotting antibody. ( i think the idea being there may be clotting antibodies not yet identified and named that may be causing it).

Yes it can. Two things, firstly the risk of losing a baby because of it is about 80% so (despite what some doctors say) that means there is a chance you can carry, secondly although it's congenital it doesn't always show itself straight away. Migranes are a common symptom of it.

Testing for Hughes Syndrome will be checking your clotting levels, counting your Ig levels, LAC (Lupus Anticoagulant which is nothing to do with either of those words) screen, ANA (Anti-Nuclear Antibody) test, ACA (Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies - nothing to do with the heart, they used to use cows hearts as part of the testing) and there may be others. You can show up on any of those, I have IgM ANA, you can also test negative, the symptoms are as important as the blood test. They should really do the tests 6 weeks apart so that they can compare the results. The tests are best done in hospital because they're testing clotting so need to get them processed as quickly as possible and they may even want them in a particular part of the hospital (I had to have it done in triage - the miscarriage MW who took it was very apologetic).

Look for the Hughes Syndrome Foundation website (run by Prof Hughes) for some good information. If you ask for testing, obstetricians/ gynaecologists will know about it, GPs can be hit and miss so always pays to go to a GP armed. They may also know it as Antiphospholipid Syndrome, APS, APLS or by one of the names of the tests - this is why there is a push to get people to call it "Hughes Sydrome" people need to be talking about the same thing.

Can I ask if anyone knows if Hughes syndrome is something that can cause recurrent miscarriage even if you've had normal pregnancies in the past? I have a DS 19,DD1 13, DD2 8, all normal pregnancies apart from two brief episodes of bleeding with DD2 at 9 and 15wks .
I am now 44 but this year have miscarried at 10-11 wks in March, 6 wks in June and am now having my third miscarriage, baby died at 8w6d.
DH initially said it was time to stop trying, it is heartbreaking,but a few days later he saw an article on Hughes syndrome and thought we should check it out. I suffer from Raynauds and migraines which I think are sometimes linked. Does anyone know what tests are done for Hughes and how long it normally takes to go through a workup for recurrent MC? If we are going to try again time isn't on our side . We want to get some medical advice to decide if we should try again, if there is something we can do that might improve our chances we'd consider it .

Whiteshoes... I've been taking it 6.5 years, breastfeeding for 6 years. Why not when breastfeeding?