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Low platelets

shoff2shoff2 member
in May 2015 Moms
Has anyone else experienced a low platelet count during pregnancy?
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Re: Low platelets

  • lelaielli1987lelaielli1987 member
    My sister did during both of her pregnancies.. Had to take steriods at the end to raise them.. How low are yours?
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  • shoff2shoff2 member
    It was 145 a month or two ago and now it's 130. They said they'll monitor for the rest of the pregnancy. I'm 36 weeks.
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  • beasegbeaseg member
    I have one. No one has said anything special to me. The OB hardly cared (my primary care doc was the one that caught it). After google I just bought myself an iron supplement. Hoping all else is fine. 
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  • lelaielli1987lelaielli1987 member
    Yea I think they wouldn't let her drop under 100 so they put her on steriods. Other than that there wasn't any interventions. She ended up having CS for both and bruised pretty badly.
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  • soontobecapeksoontobecapek member
    beaseg said:

    I have one. No one has said anything special to me. The OB hardly cared (my primary care doc was the one that caught it). After google I just bought myself an iron supplement. Hoping all else is fine. 

    Low platelets and low iron are two different things. In some cases taking iron supplements will lower your platelet count. I would advise against self medicating, even if it doesn't lower your platelet count, it won't raise it.
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  • rosannewildrosannewild member
    I have had very low platelets in the past, ITP. They are monitoring a few times every trimester, but it hasn't been significant (touch wood). I'm praying it stays stable and I can avoid steroids.
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  • kmchugh2013kmchugh2013 member
    Mine dropped pretty low & are back up to almost "normal" at 38 weeks. They just take precaution because if they get below 100 the hospital won't get you an epidural ! Ouch!
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  • shoff2shoff2 member
    I want to go natural anyways so I'm not too worried about the epidural.
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  • kcohee5927kcohee5927 member
    I have low platelets, under 100, and have had low platelets since 28 weeks.  I was sent to a hematologist who basically said the only treatment for low platelets was to go on a light steroid.  She said the success rate is 50% with the steroid and there is no guarantee that my platelets will not drop again before labor or during labor.  The steroid would also increase the size of my child, or "advance" him.  It's what they give to mom's who will be giving birth prematurely.   She also said that some anesthesiologist will still give you an epidural as long as you are above 80. I chose not to take the steroid and hope for the best.  Good luck!
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