Hi I have been prescribed aspirin to take now I am 12 weeks pregnant. It is a 150mg dose a day. I know it is prescribed to prevent pre eclampsia but am worried about the side effects of taking it and harm to baby. I was just wondering what everyone experience is currently or was during their pregnancy with regards to taking aspirin.
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Aspirin from 12 weeks
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Inka
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I was worried too @Colette15 but I had a long chat with my consultant and she reassured me a lot. What convinced me was her saying that in my position she’d take it. She was/is extremely experienced. I took the small aspirin dose as prescribed and had no problems - not with the aspirin and no hint of pre-eclampsia. I did take a gastro-friendly one and chose a good time to take it food-wise. Having read up a bit on diabetes and pre-eclampsia, I think it’s generally a wise choice.
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Yes, I took it as prescribed 🙂 Actually, having said “prescribed”, I was just told the dose and bought it myself. I took it from 12/13 weeks (I don’t remember exactly) up to just before the birth.I don’t remember exactly when I stopped, but it was basically very close to the birth.
Yes I took it up to and including the night before my c section. Then afterwards I was given Clexane to inject, which is an anti-clotting drug. This was done based on risk factors like age, haemorrhage, diabetes. I had to inject that for 7 nights afterwards.
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