baby aspirin to prevent preeclampsia

hi all! i just had my appointment this morning and my midwife recommended starting baby aspirin tomorrow (12 weeks) to prevent preeclampsia. I’ve never had preeclampsia but there were two things that concerned her

1. my bmi is considered overweight 2. i had high blood pressure towards the end of my last pregnancy but they would often retest and it would go down. it was most likely due to nerves because there was never any protein in my urine.

I don’t typically take medication even when i’m not pregnant but the idea of taking something while pregnant does make me a little hesitant. Has anyone taken baby aspirin to prevent preeclampsia? despite not having it before?

I want the best for my baby but i’d like to hear some stories from people who did or did not choose to take it.