Green tea & Baby Aspirin

Hi.  To all who drink green tea and/or take baby aspirin while ttc, do you take it the whole cycle till AF arrives or do you stop taking one/both at a certain point in your cycle ??  Thanks ! :)

[waitn838]

i think both are safe the entire cycle

have you asked the women on the pregnancy forum about this? they might be able to give a better answer

[1nana]

Green tea depletes the folic acid in the prenatal vitamins, so I wouldn't drink it while trying to conceive or at least during the first trimester when the folic acid is needed the most for the baby.

[Heather5]

wannabenana is right. To ensure that you get enough folic acid, you should only drink green tea until ovulation and then stop for the remainder of the cycle. Baby aspirin, on the other hand, can be taken throughout the cycle :-)

[Cheesecake7]

You can take baby aspirin throughout your cycle and while TTC, I always did, after letting the doctor know of course. After my last m/c they discovered a clotting issue, and there is a chance that if I had been taking the baby aspirin then it wouldnt have happened, but that is speculation.  The baby aspirin is a great idea, I would just make sure your doctor is aware of it.  

[blessedmomof3]

My RE says I am to take Baby Asprin through my whole cycle, then if I get PG I am to take it until 20 weeks.

[Diane1003]

After two m/c's - my dr's office found a clotting issue and told me the treatment is to take baby aspirin.  I am now 33 weeks and doing well.  My dr's office did tell me that I probably want to take it for the rest of my life!

[mommyin10]

Thanks, ladies!  Great advice.  I didn't realize about the green tea depleting folic acid. I took it this cycle from CD1 - my next AF !  I do take a multi-vitamin which contains folic acid, plus another folic acid pill, but it's still good to know.  I will stop drinking it after O, but the baby aspirin is now part of my daily plan :)
Thanks again !!!