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Miscarriage/pregnancy loss

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Why are we all NOT encouraged to take Baby Asprin???

52 replies

CarinaP · 13/05/2012 21:00

Hi,

I have posted on here quite a bit after my MMC/ERPC in March, i am still waiting for my period which has so far been a VERY long 9 weeks. I have so far been told by the doctors that they won't look into this until i'm past 12 weeks and still no period.

I have been reading online about different fertility treatments and remedies that help thicken the lining of the womb and Baby Asprin/low dosage 81mg has come up every time.

I'm going to go and buy some tomorrow and start taking it as i'm currently ovulating...i'm just wondering why women that have had miscarriages/ectopics arn't encouraged more to take this type of medication...even women that are having a normal pregnancy should be encouraged to take it considering it lowers the risk of miscarriage and not to mention all the other health benefits listed below@

It lowers the risk of the following:

Strokes and heart attacks
A daily aspirin cuts your risk of dying from breast cancer in half and protects against
colon and pancreatic cancers
Premature labour
Preterm labor
Preeclampsia

I have read that there are some risks of long term use, but to avoid you just need to cut down gradually rather than stop immiediately

Anyone else want to join me in taking baby asprin and see how many BFP's we get????

OP posts:

user1497480444 · 02/07/2017 08:03

it is very very rare though, but doctors have to weigh up the pros and cons carefully for each individual.

eurochick · 02/07/2017 08:29

I took it during pregnancy. I still had iugr and blood flow issues, but who knows if it might have been worse without it.

FlipperSkipper · 02/07/2017 08:40

Migraleve it's a colloquial term for low dose aspirin. In the uk it's 75mg, a quarter of a standard tablet.

I took it on medical advice from the recurrent miscarriage clinic, as I tested borderline positive for a blood clotting disorder. I was also told to take it by my consultant as I was at high risk of pre eclampsia. After 5 IVFs and 2 miscarriages I now have a baby, but I still think it should only be taken on medical advice.

ImaLannister · 02/07/2017 08:52

This post is interesting. I've had 1 MC 1MMC and 4 chemicals. All within a year. I've been checked out. Got my bloods done, had a scan & sample of my womb lining taken, everything was normal. Doctor said it's 'normal'. But I'm not accepting that it's normal. I don't know anyone else who this has happened to. I'm thinking of going back to Doctors and asking about baby aspirin or what else they can do for me.

Brenna24 · 02/07/2017 08:59

Migraleve is not a colloquial term for low dose aspirin. Migraleve is codeine and paracetamol.

I have been under treatment from two RMCs. We tried low dose aspirin empirically and I still miscarried. My test results then came back showing I have no clotting issues. I went to Dr Quenby's clinic and had a biopsy done and and that showed that I have high NK cell levels. My treatment now is progesterone and prednisolone and they have specifically told me not to take aspirin as I could cause problems with implantation and placental development for me.

Migraleve · 02/07/2017 08:59

flipper. Thanks. I had never heard that term until now. A quick google tells me I must have been living in a cave

Brenna24 · 02/07/2017 09:02

Oh, I just realised migraleve is a person. Sorry flipper.

FlipperSkipper · 02/07/2017 09:06

No worries Brenna, my punctuation could have been better!

I hope Prof Quenby's treatment regimen works for you, I went there too but my NK cells came back low. Wishing you lots of luck!

Brenna24 · 02/07/2017 16:02

Thanks flipper. So far so good. 7 weeks tomorrow and had a heartbeat at 6 weeks. I can definitely recommend trying for that in case that is your problem.

Aria2015 · 03/07/2017 17:51

I took things into my own hands after two miscarriages and started to take baby aspirin. My third pregnancy was successful. I too had read of all the benefits even down to increases blood flow to the uterus.

I will take it again if I ever try again. I can't be sure it made the difference but it was the only thing I did differently.

Best of luck for the future.

user1497480444 · 03/07/2017 18:16

I took things into my own hands after two miscarriages and started to take baby aspirin. My third pregnancy was successful do you mean without medical guidance? How would you have felt if it had left your baby disabled

Aria2015 · 04/07/2017 14:50

By taking things into my own hands, I meant that I did my own research on it as I was told I would not be eligible for any testing until I'd he 3 miscarriages.

Once I found out about it I started to take it in the hopes of improving the blood flow to the womb and thickening my uterine lining (something I'd had issues with) and then when I fell pregnant I told my gp about the aspirin and he said it couldn't do any harm and so I kept taking it.

I'm sure if there was any chance taking it could have caused disabilities my gp would have said and I certainly wouldn't have taken the risks after 3 miscarriages. The dosage is very, very low and serves to slightly thin the blood. Foetal disabilities aren't a side effect.

AnneLovesGilbert · 04/07/2017 15:26

So glad it worked for you Aria Hope for the rest of us.

And you don't need to defend yourself against someone who clearly has an agenda, quite bizarre weighing in on this thread by user, not sure what his/her problem is but it doesn't need to be anyone else's!

How long did you take it for during your pregnancy? I'm on low dose aspirin under doctor's orders through the recurrent miscarriage clinic, so I'd say you made a sensible choice, backed up by the experts

ChilliMum · 04/07/2017 15:40

I took it after 2 miscarriages. I was told by a nurse after my d&c that they would prescribe it after 3 miscarriages but as I was also suffering from unexplained infertility with 18 months between miscarrages I should speak to my doctor about it.
My doctor agreed to prescribe, he said he wasn't convinced it would help but it wouldn't hurt. He sais the theory is some of us have very small blood clots, too small to harm an adult but the placenta is so tiny that they can restrict blood flow to the foetus.
Ds is 6 now. I can't be sure it was the junior aspirin but I would recommend to anyone to speak to their doctor about it if they have had more than 1 miscarriage.

Aria2015 · 04/07/2017 21:35

AnneLovesGilbert - thanks! Not sure what prompted that comment either, seemed a bit antagonising!

I ended up taking it for the duration of the pregnancy. There seems to be variations on this, some people take it up to 12 weeks but I was too nervous to stop at that point. Some people seem to stop at 37 weeks in case they have extra bleeding during the birth. I didn't suffer any excess bleeding so was ok.

user1497480444 · 05/07/2017 05:36

As I said, my friend's son, now 11 has been left with brain damage from Reyes syndrome, caused by her talking aspririn when pregnant.

user1497480444 · 05/07/2017 05:37

or something similar to reyes syndrome, I can't remember exactly the details, but we looked up the information she was given when the brain damage was diagnosed, and it seemed to be another name for reyes syndrome.

I've taught children who have survived reyes syndrome, and so I recognised the name.

user1497480444 · 05/07/2017 05:41

I'm on low dose aspirin under doctor's orders through the recurrent miscarriage clinic, this is the important thing, it has to be under medical supervision, nobody should be taking these decisions themselves.

And you don't need to defend yourself against someone who clearly has an agenda, quite bizarre weighing in on this thread by user

Why is it a bizarre weighing in? I regularly care for a child that has been left disabled by junior aspirin. Why would I not say so.

See a doctor. Don't make the decision to take it without medical checks.

mumwhatnothing · 08/07/2017 10:36

Hi all. I have 3 children 18, 7, and 2 all with no issues at all. After the 2 year old was born we wanted one more baby. I then had 4 miscarriages over 14 months. It was awful and my Dr made no suggestions or offered tests.
I found out about low dose aspirin but I can't find anything lower than 100mg. I am now 16 weeks pregnant 🤰 and am sure it has something to do with the aspirin.

GoulishGoblinPumpkinSnatcher · 03/11/2017 10:33

Hey ladies. Zombie thread I know but I'm going to try this. Had 1 MC & 4 chemicals in the past year. Do you take it when TTC, or after ovulation when DTD or throughout all early pregnancy?

RavingRoo · 03/11/2017 10:37

It could potentially kill someone with an undiagnosed ulcer or inflammatory bowel disease. Be very careful as this is only a treatment really when miscarriages are caused by insufficient lining and the mum has no other health issues.

GoulishGoblinPumpkinSnatcher · 03/11/2017 23:00

I don't have insufficient lining. I got my bloods done & womb scan. All was normal. I don't know what else to do, as the gyno fobbed me off because I haven't had 3 'proper' miscarriages (MC is only classed as one when 6 weeks or more). And my GP and gyno said what is happening to me is normal. It's all part of getting pregnant. When every single person I know who has had a baby has not gone through this and has not happened to them. They seem to get pregnant then have a baby. Whereas I get chemicals now after my MC. It isn't normal and I refuse to believe so. So what other options do we have but to take matters into our own hands. Doctors won't help.

GoulishGoblinPumpkinSnatcher · 03/11/2017 23:05

Do they not think to lose a baby 5 times within a year isn't painful? Regardless of it's not 6 weeks or not. It was still a positive pregnancy test that resulted in being over within 3 weeks. It's still the start of a life, what would have been a baby if it had continued. All pregnancies need to start somewhere. Why do they think the 6 week point is significant? And to be quite honest I'm sick of it. I've read nothing but good things about baby aspirin. You don't need a doctor to take painkillers. This is a less dose than regular painkillers. So I don't see the problem.

SchnitzelVonCrummsTum · 08/11/2017 13:09

It's a treatment when certain types of thrombophilia are detected, not just an endometrial issue (re: RavingRoo's post).

Goulish, have you undergone any RPL testing?

ferntwist · 10/11/2017 21:37

I'm being treated under Prof Brosens at Coventry for recurrent miscarriage and they specifically advise not to take aspirin as they have found it hinders successful implantation and pregnancy.

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