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Tell me about aspirin and miscarriage

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CalmDown7 · 12/09/2020 09:43

Hello

You might have seen me floating around, created a thread about chemical pregnancies recently and what your doctor did to help you. Well I’ve read a bit about aspirin helping pregnancies stick, pls tell me how you got it and how much you took and if it helped stop a further chemical pregnancy/early loss.

Thanks

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Luckystar1 · 12/09/2020 09:48

I can only tell you about me, but:

I’ve had 4 miscarriages. My first was a MMC at 11 weeks. Successfully carried 2 babies after that. Then had 3 further miscarriages between 5-11 weeks. Took a aspirin, and I’m now 37 weeks with #3... so, I’m a big fan!

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CalmDown7 · 12/09/2020 09:50

@Luckystar1 - great news so happy for you! When did you start taking it and how much? Did you run it by your doc or take it on your own accord. I’m currently having my second early loss in the space of 6 months. I’m going to have a phone appointment with the doc next week but wanted to know what I could do off my own back to help a future pregnancy stick.

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Cariad90 · 12/09/2020 09:55

Same - had multiple missed miscarriages, all stopped developing around 8 weeks. I took baby asprin daily throughout my most recent pregnancy and now have a 4 month old. I'll definitely take it for any future pregnancies. Good luck!

Cariad90 · 12/09/2020 09:57

I took baby asprin once a day. My midwife suggested it, and I mentioned a couple of times to other midwives and doctors that I was taking it and it wasn't an issue. One doctor said you only need to take it until around 12 weeks, but I took it until around 37 weeks just in case. You need to stop taking it before the birth.

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CalmDown7 · 12/09/2020 10:41

@Cariad90 - great news so pleased it worked out for you. Where did you get it from and at what point did you start? Was it as soon as you got a positive pregnancy test or around ovulation?

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CalmDown7 · 12/09/2020 10:42

@Cariad90 - also was it 75mg you were taking?

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dublino · 12/09/2020 10:43

Hi . Im also interested . Had mmc last year and two chemicals this year. Id heard about it but was unsure. Do you take it from ovulation or when you found out

Martinisarebetterdirty · 12/09/2020 10:52

Please go carefully and speak to your doctor. Several years ago I took “baby” aspirin with IVF after several miscarriages. I sadly miscarried again and the doctor in the early pregnancy unit said that there was new research then showing that aspirin could cause a miscarriage. This was many years ago and of course that research could have been disproved now. I wanted to give the other side as I’d read a lot about how it could help and my IVF doctors were supportive of it (but as the dr in the EPU said, it’s their job to help you get pregnant but they aren’t always the best at keeping you pregnant). Good luck whatever you decide to do Flowers

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CalmDown7 · 12/09/2020 10:57

@dublino - with 3 losses did your doc do anything to help?

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Furbabymum15 · 12/09/2020 11:11

I'm interested in this thread so hi ladies x I've had 3 consecutive miscarriages.... 2 mmc and one early loss.... I'm currently sat in epu waiting on the nasty misoprostol tablets to shift tissue that's left behind🙁 Ive been referred to the re current miscarriage clinic. Just looking for inspiration inbetween ❤️

Luckystar1 · 12/09/2020 11:23

Yes OP I take 75mg, you can get it from any pharmacy, just ask for a low dose of aspirin.

I started it when I found out I was pregnant. I also followed the ‘recurrent miscarriage’ regime in ‘It starts with an Egg’.

I told the consultant I was under for the recurrent miscarriages (although I was pregnant again by the time I saw him), and he said it would do no harm to take it.

I’m still taking it, although, I might stop having seen what the PP above said!

Best of luck, it’s really shitty.

dublino · 12/09/2020 11:49

@CalmDown7 I went to a fertility clinic for a while after my gp who is also a fertility specialist went on maternity. The clinic prescribed me a low dosage of eltroxin for the early losses . Even though I havent got thyroid issues she said it would help. I used it for two cycles so far and didn't get a bfp on either. Now my gp is back and put me on letrozole ( have pcos) . . I found the eltroxin wrecked my stomach along with the other meds I take and have no idea if it helps. I ran out of script two weeks ago so will have to talk to gp when I go for follicle scan Tuesday. Ots the first I ever heard of eltroxon helping with early loss but if something like baby aspirin does the same job then I'd rather that as it shouldn't cause so much stomach upset

MyCassiopiea · 12/09/2020 12:28

5 early miscarriages. Unhelpful doctor. I put myself on 75mg aspirin which I took until I got a blazing positive test result. My friend who had a similar history but via IVF did the same and we fell pregnant in the same month. Our babies are a few weeks old now.

The (different) doctor I spoke to after my positive test said he would have put me on aspirin if it hadn't worked and laughed when I admitted I had already.

Angel2702 · 12/09/2020 12:34

I was prescribed it in all of my preganancies from 2ww onwards. I was told strictly to stop taking it by 20 weeks though as it can cross the placenta.

icedaisy · 12/09/2020 12:48

I had six losses, missed or miscarriages.

Two failed IVF.

Saw private specialist January 2018 and was told to start 75mg a day and meanwhile out on donor list.

Had Dd October 2018.

Now seven months with baby two!!

Am taking 75mg, or a 300 broken into quarters as I couldn't get it during lockdown.

Took it right up until the day I delivered. Started again when got positive test.

jazzibelle · 12/09/2020 13:10

I'm currently taking 75mg and am in the TWW. Like many of the PPs, I've experience early miscarriages and have been told it can't hurt. I've read elsewhere about women taking 150mg, but I would personally consult my doctor before moving up from 75mg. If I do get a BFP in the next week or so (AF is due on the 18th) I'll tell the midwife I've been taking it and will follow their guidance on when to stop -- but probably won't feel comfortable doing so until the 12-week scan, just so I can feel like I'm somewhat out of the woods. If this month isn't my month, I'll stop taking it and will start again when I enter the next TWW. Fingers crossed for me ladies!

Cariad90 · 12/09/2020 17:42

@CalmDown7 Yes, I took 75mg. You can buy it from most pharmacies and supermarkets. I took it from around 6 weeks (from when the midwife recommended it to me) and if I fell pregnant again in the future I would start taking it from the date of my positive test.

I should probably mention that I also asked for a prescription of progesterone, after advice from others on here, so I can't be sure which made the difference (or it could be neither, and just a matter of luck). It made me really tired though, and personally I have a feeling it was the aspirin that did the trick. My midwife said she'd recommended it to multiple people in my situation and it seemed to work. It can't hurt to try, fingers crossed that everything works out for you next time Thanks

2020wish · 12/09/2020 17:57

Had 3 miscarriages this year all before 7 weeks. Started taking aspirin 3dpo on 2 cycle after 3rd loss and I’m not 12 weeks pregnant and I’ve had 3 scans and all progressing well

hellymum21 · 12/09/2020 17:58

Also took 75mg from BFP after two early miscarriages. Told midwife about it and they were fine. At 12 week scan they increased my dose to 150mg (due to age they said, I'm 40) and I'm currently 14+3. It definitely doesn't do harm so worth a go and I'm so glad I did!

2020mission · 12/09/2020 20:19

Hey ladies, for those who've been taking 75mg aspirin to prevent a miscarriage, at what time of the month did you start taking it every day?

I'm going to get a pack and start after having 2 chemicals at around 4 and a half weeks along.

I'm convinced it will help as I get some small clots during my periods every month and I'm otherwise eating well, a normal weight and healthy (no smoking, heavy drinks etc) so feel like there's nothing else I can change to try and help things along.

Any tips anyone can give would be super helpful. I have low blood pressure (as in bottom of normal range low) and very mild asthma - only triggered with high intensity cardio exercise or extremely dusty environments, so want to check if you all think it's safe for me to give it a go?

I'm reluctant to ask the GP as I think they will immediately just say no to cover themselves due to my records saying I have asthma and also having had 2 miscarriages rather than 3.

2020mission · 12/09/2020 20:27

I've just read some posts I'd missed and it sounds like it's ideal to take from the start of the 2WW?

whatever1980 · 12/09/2020 21:23

What is 2ww please?

2020mission · 12/09/2020 21:59

@whatever1980 2WW is short for two week wait... time between ovulation and next period

whatever1980 · 13/09/2020 11:46

Thank you!

Slk3558 · 13/03/2021 17:26

Hi @2020mission Did you end up getting pregnant again? And did you take the asprin? X