Join Our Community!
Share
Pregnancy Forum > Am I Pregnant Forum > Pregnant?i'm On Bloodthinners
Birth control is helpful in preventing pregnancy. Need to know more about birth control? Start here to learn more about popular methods of birth control....
You have many birth control options. Each works differently. What are the choices and what should you consider in order to help you make your decision? ...
Each method of birth control comes with risks to your health. What are the general problems you could encounter?...
Avatar
Q: Pregnant?i'm On Bloodthinners
asked by: webestin on December 12th, 2003
New User
I am 2 wks late,my 4th baby born 1yr ago,i had pulmonary embolism 3 months after his birth so i'm on bloodthinners,if I am pregnant what can happen on meds?
Did you find this post useful?
|
Replies(1)
Avatar
ladyj2380
replied on August 10th, 2004
New User
Wish Someone Had Replied to You Sooner
>>>this is because it sounded to me like you were pretty concerned....I hope that your doctors were helpful through all of this and in getting you off the pill form of blood thinner....I will post this real quick just in case there are any other women out there with this question. If you are on a blood thinner before you are pregnant and then become pregnant, you will need to come off of the pill form, or coumadin or warfarin. You still, in all honesty risk losing your child, and coming off the pill form will still run you the risk of a clot developing, as estrogen promotes clotting, and that is why birth control and pregnancy can be risk factors. The doctor however, should put you on low dose blood thinner shots, like a lovenox, or heparin, that can be given through your stomach. Yes, you have to give them to yourself, and you will bruise in your stomach, but these shots will help keep your risk of clotting down, and it will not effect your baby, as this form of medicine does not pass through the placenta. Just know that coumadin, or warfarin, will cause birth defects in your child if you do not come off of it. If you or anyone else has comments on their experiences, you should post them here to help another who might be scared and going through this......
Did you find this post useful?
|
Quick Reply
Search