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Baby Aspirin and Calcium Carbonate

tjkdlhbtjkdlhb member
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I had my first OB appt today and since she knew my history with hypertension from my last pregnancy, she recommended that I take baby aspirin and calcium carbonate for the rest of my pregnancy in hopes of reducing the risk of it happening again.  Has anyone else`s dr ordered this?



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Re: Baby Aspirin and Calcium Carbonate

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    lavendergiraffeslavendergiraffes member
    savannah_girl said:

    Wait, you are halfway through your pregnancy and just had your first Ob appt?

    My question too....

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    IBackBevoIBackBevo member
    Yeah, but you really are supposed to start before 12 weeks with the BA. The studies only show it to help when started early in the pregnancy
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    tjkdlhbtjkdlhb member
    I'm from Canada... we see our GP until third tri.

    She mentioned that the studies said that it's normally started earlier, but wanted me to do it anyway just in case.



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    tjkdlhbtjkdlhb member
    *at least in my province we see our GP until third tri



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    IBackBevoIBackBevo member
    I would go ahead and do it. It is not going to hurt.
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    2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
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    Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
    BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014

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    tjkdlhbtjkdlhb member
    That's the plan. Wish I had known about it sooner... but that's all I can do now.



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    flutepharm87flutepharm87 member
    Disclaimer: I am NOT an OB. 

    However, I am a pharmacist and I have to seriously side-eye this rec. Baby aspirin isn't going to do anything to prevent hypertension. If anything, it'd be dangerous to take as a pregnant person unless you have a clotting issue of some kind because aspirin is a blood-thinner in addition to its pain relieving properties. Calcium won't be able to help with this either. Not that calcium is bad to take in pregnancy, seeing as baby is taking all the minerals and may not be leaving much behind for your bones, but it's probably not going to affect your blood pressure. Maybe seek a second opinion??
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