Aspirin

[Sabrina200]

Hi , did someone need to take aspirin in pregnancy? Midwife tells me i have to take from 12 to 36 weeks.

Yes, it's very common. I took 150mg as i was high risk for preeclampsia. It's more effective if you take it at night.

Yes, I take 75mg of dispersible aspirin before bed as advised by the consultant. Apparently it aids the placenta. My last baby was small due to placental issues.

Yes I did I think it was 75mg a day. Can't remember why though

Hey, yes I’m on 150mg, but advised to start it the minute I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t know about taking it before bed though, anyone know if that is critical?

Yes I did with my second baby, from 12 to 38 weeks, I can't remember why, something to do with me being over 40 and improving the flow of blood through the placenta I think. It was fine, there were no issues. Pregnancy and baby were fine.

I never took it in my first pregnancy but I was younger n it was 8 years ago. I now am on 150mg a day and blood thinner injections as I have a blood clotting disorder

I was told it absorbs better overnight

Aspirin is given as there is research that it reduces micro clots within the blood.

As pre-eclampsia is essentially the result of a stressed placenta, where demand of the fetus outstrips the ability of placenta supply.

It can help improve blood flow by preventing the micro clots that would otherwise block the incorrectly modelled spiral arteries. In PET, instead of being wide and open like toilet roll tubes, the spiral arteries are instead shaped like funnels.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268135/

I'm under a recurrent miscarriage clinic and was told to take it at night. Switch to evening if you can.

Ok Noted thank you, will do that. Xx

I was prescribed it and took it until my due date. I took it at night as it absorbs better but it also helps with any stomach pain you may get with it.

I didn’t know you were meant to take it at night!

Been on it for both pregnancies from BFP to delivery because of recurrent previous losses though never found a reason why.

I am on 150mg which was from 12 weeks for rest of pregnancy due to family history of pre eclampsia. My midwife however who did her dissertation on pre eclampsia said to take in the morning with breakfast

Thank you so much for advices xx

I've just found out I've got low PAPP-A (one of the hormones from the placenta) & been told to take 150mg, and the midwife said evening/after dinner was the best time.
The only ones I've found in the low dose so far are "gastro resistant", though, does anyone know if that's ok?

I took it in both pregnancies. High risk for pre-eclampsia. 75mg in the first (guidance at the time), and 150mg in the second, which I believe is still the current guidance. I took it before bed, as it made me feel queasy for a few hours afterwards. Better to sleep through it than experience it.

As for the gastro resistant thing, it's because aspirin can be a cause of stomach ulcers. The resistance means the aspirin is likelier to start dispersing after it has exited the stomach.

Which aspirin is better dispersible or gastro resistant ? Is there any difference between the two in terms of absorption?