What are the side effects of taking warfarin and being pregnant?

[hawaiian girl 808]

so i am a 16 year old girl taking a blood thinner. before this i was so healthy and very active in school && sports. i think i might be pregnant. and cant tell my mom because she WILL FORCE me to get an abortion and i WILL NOT. so i need to know what i can do. and how to tell her or how to hide it as long as possible and also what the warfarin will do to the fetus as it grows. thank you

[frog122191]

Well im the person you should tell your mom.BUt if she going to make you get an abortion, and its not good.
im not sure about your blood thinner. but on how to hide it.
just try to keep active. like still work out but not as hard.just take it a lil easier..it shoudl keep you looking thin till about 10-15 weeks. by then im pretty sure you cant get an abortion after 6 weeks?..
best of luck!!!

[cococremejuju]

If I were you, I would go see the school nurse possibly, since you're still on you're parents insurance. What about your dad? Try Planned Parenthood, or a clinic. Or the Lighthouse Shelter that takes in pregnant girls. I don't know? Tell your mom that you want to keep the baby, and that you will take care of it, she can't just make you abort it, what does the baby's father think of this and his family? They might want to take care of the baby? I don't know just some options. Call your local hospital and ask to speak to the phone nurse, tell her what you told us and see what she recommentds. Tell her your whole situation, she may be able to help you. Good Luck.

[failingsanity22]

You need to discuss this with your doctor ASAP. Were not doctors we cant advise you on what it will or wont do, you need to test yourself to see if you are even pregnant and if you are, you need to see a doctor anyways, You might not be able too be on this medication anymore, Or you may have too switch to another form.

[ladypam]

First of all, know if you truly are pregnant. This can be done through a pregnancy test, or through neighborhood health centers like Planned Parenthood.

What are you taking blood thinners for? If you are taking warfarin, and truly are pregnant, then you are posing a risk to both you and your baby. Warfarin is not good for pregnant women. The safest blood thinner to take, if really needed is heparin. Continuing with warfarin may even cause that abortion that you dread to happen when you tell your mom.

Keeping pregnancy a secret is not easy. Even if it doesn't show physically, morning sickness and other conditions will point to it. Someone who has been pregnant before can recognize those symptoms.

I suggest that you check if you truly are pregnant, then go to a doctor as soon as possible, esp if you are. If taking blood thinners is essential to your health, all the more important to tell your doctor.

As with telling your mother, it is not the end of the world. Unless she has told you outright that she will make you abort the baby when she finds out you are pregnant, then she can be the only person that you can turn to right now, especially if the father of the baby does not recognize his offspring. Being pregnant needs a lot of emotional and mental support, as well as financial. I don't blame you for wanting to keep your baby. But I am more concerned of your health while at this state.

Hope this helps.