Blood Clot After Delievery

You should consider a diaphram and/or natural family planing. I have used both (NFP to GET pregnant) and have been happy with both of them. I have had an IUD (non-hormonal) and have loved that also, I know hubby nixed that though. But the diaphram is really good imo.
I can't speek to anything about the blood clots but I would suggest thinking about where your family would be if something DID happen to yuo (heaven forbid). Stopping at 5 may be something to think about. God bless and grats on the new little one!
S.

Ok. You can use a birth control pill, it is a progesterine and my brand is Camilla. I am on it as I have a blood clot disorder. The deal with coumadin is once you are preggers you have o go off it as it causes birth defect and then get daily injections of HeperinIin the stomach area). You can have another child but will be considered high risk pregnancy. It was suggested by my dr's not to have more kids on the event that i could clot giving birth or hemmorage to death. Mind you though my blood clost caused me to have a heart attack. If you don't you need to have a hemotologist who can give you the 411 on all your answers. By the by why would hubby be opposed to IUD? He should reconsider as it is now a health issue for you, and since when does the man make the call on BC? I'm glad you are on the mend and congrats on #5.

My brother in law's ex just had a baby and had a blood clot. But she knew having amymore kids was a risk for her. When she had her first they found out her blood clots so she was put on medicine for that. This is her fourth and she had been told after her 3rd that she should not have anymore kids. I guess the question I would ask myself if I am willing to take the risk to something happening where my kids are left motherless or with medical problems. I understand your love for kids but I think it is more important that they have a mother.

Congrats on having 5 kids and then wanting another one. I am exausted just thinking about it. Coming from a medical family I would first ask when do you plan on having another baby? If you plan on having one in the next couple of years then I would be safe and not go on ANY form of "female" birth control. Have your husband start to wear a condom. I personally have not had any clots after having my (1) baby but clotting if pretty common, just not in the legs. The clots form and usually will be exspelled naturally through your 'female parts'
Stay on the thinners but you need to be VERY cautious about taking the BC pills. its your health that is at stake and if something were to happen to you (car accident, big cuts while cooking, shaving) you dont want to bleed out because your blood is too thin Plus having thin blood makes you pretty week. It would be aweful for 5 kids to be without their mother. I would use other forms of BC and put it on your hubby (no pun intended) Congrats on the caboose. :)

I haven't had a blood clot and I didn't have one while pregnant or after delivery but I do have a blood clotting disorder. Factor V Leiden. While I was pregnant and 6 weeks after delivery I gave myself a Lovenox shot every day in the stomach, which helps with the blood clotting issues. I saw my hematologist and OBGYN during pregnancy. I tell you this so you know there is something you can do while pregnant. But I don't know all the risks if you've already had a clot. Hope this bit of info helps.

umm...why does your husband have a say in what form of birth control YOU have in your body? And why is he saying you "can't"?! If you're ok with not having a 6th and you're ready to make it permanent, get your husband snipped. It's much safer than having your tubes tied. My husband wants to have his done during the World Series so he can sit at home with a bag of pees and have an excuse to do nothing else ;)

If your doctor doesn't understand you, find one who does.

Many of these questions totally depend on which doctor you talk to, what blood clotting disorder you may or may not have and so on. My primary care doctor and OB greatly disagree on the issue.
Primary care doctor says absolutely no birth control. There have not been enough studies on the progesterone type to really say yah or nah about blood clots. It also still says in their warnings that they could cause clots. Although most of the time the issue is found with estrogen levels. Estrogen levels become high in pregnancy, along with the increase amount of blood the body makes, it makes any women more prone to blood clots...most normal women are ok.
Now, my OB will say that the risk the progesterone hormone has when it comes to causing blood clots is lower than the risk of being unexpectantly pregnant and taking coumadin (which although safe in breastmilk can cause major birth defects) or just being pregnant without proper blood thinning treatments (as I am now since I take no blood thinners at this point). That being said she tries to get all women to take some form of birth control. She feels the progesterone is safe enough to take.
Personally, I had a blood clot after taking birth control for two weeks at the age of 18 while I was very active (cross country runner). I have been "scarred" for life and have never even thought of birth control as an option since. I have one child, unplanned but the love of my life non the less. I do believe that you can control when you get pregnant without birth control if you really watch days and behave yourself.
If you plan on getting pregnant or not preventing pregnancy then you may want to talk to your doctor about the effects of cumodine on a fetus.
I wish you the best of luck!

I had a blood clot in a superficial vein after my first born. Not as bad as yours. The doctors put me on asprin to thin my blood which worked for me. I have had two more children since then and have not had any more problems. I hope this helps and good luck to you in your decision.
S.

It's early so I didn't read much of the other posts, but I believe Anna summed it up very well. I have a clotting disorder, and I am actually currently pregnant, so I won't be in your position until December. Depending on your lifestysle (smoking ect.) there are a very small number of bc options, although if you are really concerned natural family planning could work for awhile since you plan on another child anyways. I think personally I will take my chances, since BFing will help prevent pregnancy for a few months at least, and I tracked my cycles in order to conceive, so it's something I'm used to doing.
As for future pregnancy, blood clots can cause m/c's I lost two before this baby. However, there are several things that can be done. Heperin injections are most likely a last resort, depending on your doctor and specific issues. A daily baby aspirin worked just fine for me, and I only took it for the first 14 weeks. We just had our ultrasound yesterday (it's a boy) and he is doing perfectly. You could also talk to your doctor about taking aspirin along with bc to possibly lower your risk while you enjoy your little guy.

good luck and congrats!

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It's early so I didn't read much of the other posts, but I believe Anna summed it up very well. I have a clotting disorder, and I am actually currently pregnant, so I won't be in your position until December. Depending on your lifestysle (smoking ect.) there are a very small number of bc options, although if you are really concerned natural family planning could work for awhile since you plan on another child anyways. I think personally I will take my chances, since BFing will help prevent pregnancy for a few months at least, and I tracked my cycles in order to conceive, so it's something I'm used to doing.
As for future pregnancy, blood clots can cause m/c's I lost two before this baby. However, there are several things that can be done. Heperin injections are most likely a last resort, depending on your doctor and specific issues. A daily baby aspirin worked just fine for me, and I only took it for the first 14 weeks. We just had our ultrasound yesterday (it's a boy) and he is doing perfectly. You could also talk to your doctor about taking aspirin along with bc to possibly lower your risk while you enjoy your little guy.

good luck and congrats!