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I seriously want to cry at my bp today. They’ve already upped my meds once. I have perfect blood pressure when not pregnant. Seeing my OB tomorrow. Prayers please.

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Having a rough day, hoping I get put on bed rest this pregnancy and let go for needing too much time off to collect unemployment and spend some time with my baby instead of 6 weeks.

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My first ob appointment is Thursday. Nervous but excited! Praying everything is normal. I should be 9 weeks 5 days then!

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Well this happened this weekend! Praying this baby sticks!

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Well it looks like if I don’t get a positive this month we are putting ttc on hold... my husband found out today the restaurant he is a manager at is going under. We just have to believe God has a plan.

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This couldn’t be more true.

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As someone who had severe preeclampsia I am glad I learned this!

Bridget Desmukes was surprised when her OB-GYN recommended low-dose aspirin at her first prenatal appointment this past spring. She knew about daily low-dose aspirin being prescribed to people recovering from a heart attack or stroke. But for pregnant women?

In a past pregnancy, Desmukes had developed preeclampsia, a potentially serious complication that involves high blood pressure. A small amount of daily aspirin, it turns out, can significantly cut the risk of developing preeclampsia in pregnancy. It’s currently recommended for many pregnant women by two influential groups — the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts commissioned by the federal government.

The challenge, some OB-GYNs believe, is getting the word out to women who are at risk that the low-dose aspirin regimen is something that could benefit them. In that way, Desmukes and her husband, Jeffrey, were lucky to hear about it early in her pregnancy.

She says her doctor “explained to us that because of my age and the fact that I had a history of preeclampsia, aspirin would be recommended for me to take. Just precautionarily — to keep the flow of nutrients and oxygen and everything to the baby and help it continue to thrive and grow.”

Desmukes says at first she was hesitant. A nurse by training, she knows any medicine can have side effects, and says she prefers a “holistic” approach to her own health. But she also knows the risks of preeclampsia, and how it can be fatal — it’s a leading cause of the high maternal mortality rate in the U.S. And as a black woman, Desmukes’ risk of dying in childbirth is elevated; maternal mortality rates among black women in the U.S. are about three times those of white women.

A Daily Baby Aspirin Could Help Many Pregnancies And Save Lives

Photos: Ryan Kellman/NPR

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I really do.

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Cd 17

I just want to cry. My husbands cousin, my sons godfather, announced his girlfriend of 4 months is pregnant today. We’ve been trying to get pregnant longer than their relationship. This isn’t fair? Why not me? Then when we finally are pregnant I can hear all of my in laws saying I only got pregnant to steal the attention or because I was jealous. Well guess what?! I am jealous so beyond jealous.

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Cd15

So I got another positive ovulation test today! Maybe I ovulated twice this cycle? Praying it’s my month! I also got a fortune at dinner that the next new moon will bring luck... new moon is tomorrow!

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CD10

I usually don’t ovulate until cd 15-16 but I got a positive opk today. It’s a different brand than I normally use. The old brand was negative today, so I’m wandering which ones wrong. My cervix is low soft and open so going to baby dance tonight.

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Cd10

Had such a long rough day at work (pediatric nurse) I went by my husbands work for a hug. (Restaurant manager) We are so connected he walked outside the exact moment I pulled in, and I hadn’t messaged him or anything. I was in tears hugging him, then went inside and his staff kept bringing desserts to me. This is the man I married, this is the man I’ve started a family with, and I couldn’t be happier.

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#cd9

Well had plenty of “fun” this weekend even tho I’m not close to ovulating. I’ll be going out of town next weekend so We will have to make Wednesday Thursday Friday count.

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CD 7

One good thing about not being pregnant this weekend I can be wine drunk for my birthday

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fuck axe but the message is good