Lovenox is my next step

[Lifelove]

I know there are a lot of women on the boards that have used Lovenox, why did your doctor decide to suggest that? I am wondering why I can't just try baby asprin instead. My RE thinks this is the next step for me, I would start the daily injections on day 1 of a BFP. The unknown scares me, I am worried about major side effects to myself or the fetus.

Can anyone offer any Lovenox advice?

Thank you.

[blairwh58]

Lifelove- I actually started Lovenox with the cycle. I have been on baby aspirin for a few months now, but after 3 unsuccessful IUIs, and 2 unsuccessful IVFs they were starting to wonder what was wrong with me. We did tons of bloodworks and even genetic testing and found out that I was homozygous for the MTHFR gene which can cause the blood to clot off once the embryo attaches. So with this FET cycle I started the Lovenox injections 5 days after the transfer. Im not going to lie they actually burn/sting pretty bad, but it only lasts a few minutes. Other than that the only side effect was bruising on my stomach, and some little knots. The only down side is the cost- and the fact that my insurance required a Prior Authorization which was a hassle. Not sure if it was the Lovenox or the other changes we made to this cycle but it looks to be working so far. Best of luck to you all!!

[Lifelove]

Thank you so much for your reply. I have one of the MTHFR mutations myself so I wonder if that plays a role in all of this. Thanks for putting my mind at ease, I don't mind bruising if that is the worst of the side effects. Glad to hear your cycle is looking good!

[brit1612]

Lifelove- Our baby boy was born in March with me being on Lovenox. I do not have the clotting disorder, but I had three miscarriages and the doc thought it would be worth a try. I don't know if it helped or not, but we finally have our little boy.

We did have a problem with the lovenox that I want to share with you. Please know that the situation is unique, and I do believe the lovenox helped us to have our little guy. When I went for a high level ultrasound at about 12 weeks, they saw that I had a subchorionic hemorrage (it is a bleed on the placenta). My doc sent me to a high risk doctor and the bleed had already gotten really large. (It was NOT caused by the lovenox) The doctor said that I needed to stop the lovenox immediately because it was making the bleed larger. She thought that I was going to miscarry, but I didn't, I stopped the lovenox and the bleed went down. I'm sure that the situation was rare, and you need to do what your doctor suggest. I am not trying to scare you, I just want you to be aware of the possibilities.

[Lifelove]

Thank you Brit I appreciate the honesty and stories, that is what I am looking for. I am glad to hear you went on to have a little boy. I am mostly nervous about cutting myself since I am a baker/cook I do a lot of chopping and cutting.

[brit1612]

I don't think you should worry about that. I was on Lovenox twice, (the first time we didn't start it until after I was pregnant and we were afraid I was going to lose it- which we did) and I never had any problems with bleeding. The only time i noticed a difference was when I had the miscarriage. I bled a lot more than I did with the first one. Good luck to you! Hope everything works out!

[Lifelove]

Thanks for the reply. (fingers crossed everything will be fine)

[angelaezra]

Lynne – I have a clotting disorder called Lupus Antigen Clotting disorder and I am currently on baby ASA and Heparin daily. Lovenox is just a more expensive version of Heparin and with Lovenox you generally inject that once a day instead of twice as I do with Heparin. The studies have shown that the combination of baby ASA and Heparin/Lovenox works better to prevent clots than baby ASA alone. So that might be why your RE puts you on both. I am a nurse and have injected Heparin and Lovenox to numerous patients and I think it is just preference or formulary coverage as to why a doctor might pick one over the other. I hope this helps!

Angela

[Lifelove]

Thanks Angela it does help.