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Vitamin d and aspirin prescription

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Dove88 · 17/08/2021 12:49

I had my first appointment with my consultant last week. It honestly wasn't the best appointment, he did not seem to actually listen to me but overall he did seem knowledgeable.
Since then I have had a call from the pharmacy saying that they've been sent a prescription for vitamin d and aspirin. I'm abit confused as to why I've been prescribed this. He did ask whether my mother had pre-eclamsia during her pregnancies as she is diabetic to which I explained that she hadn't and has only recently developed diabetes. But other than that he didn't really seem to be concerned about anything. I know being prescribed aspirin isn't uncommon and I did have a heart condition in my teens (now resolved) so I guess that's probably why for that but I'm even more confused about the vit d. I'm already taking pregnecare which I told him. Do they check vitamin d levels in the first blood sample that my midwife took? Will he have these results as there is nothing in my notes that I can see about low vitamin d?? It just seems odd for him to assume and I'm worried about taking too much. I don't want to stop my pregnecare as I'm still struggling to eat much so I'm worried about lacking other vitamins. I'm waiting to talk to my midwife but think I'll be waiting awhile so thought I'd ask you all

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dg93 · 17/08/2021 15:25

I think your going to need to call and ask.

Prior to being pregnant I was on a high dose of vitamin d (40,000 every 2 weeks), but I was told by my midwife, who spoke to my consultant to stop taking my vitamin d as I was on pregnacare. That was at 12 weeks, and they are doing a blood test at 16 weeks to confirm if I need to take my vitamin d or not Hmm

dg93 · 17/08/2021 15:26

I should have mentioned, they also put me on 150mg of aspirin a day x

aroma123 · 17/08/2021 15:31

I do know that Vit D3 is a very important vitamin and there is a lot of evidence now that it is needed by every organ in the body. Vit D regulates countless processes in our body. I personally think you have a very good doctor. In my experience, doctors are so reluctant to even do a Vit D test, let alone prescribe it!!

i dont know much about aspirin.

i hope this helps.

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