is there anything i can do? i've had three miscarriages. NHS has been hopeless. we waited months to see a specialist; have had one appointment with him, and are still waiting for results of second round of blood tests. (it's been six weeks since we had the tests, and no word..) Preliminary blood tests reveal no problem. We have a DS (2) who arrived with no problem so the miscarriages, all around the seven/eight week mark, came as a complete shock. we have had a break from trying since my last miscarriage in Feb, but will try again in a few weeks time. is there anything i can do to improve my chances? other than folic acid, good diet, gentle exercise, etc?

Alas, theres not a lot you can do. I chose to take low dose aspirin as although my blood tests were normal I have some clinical features of odd clotting, so my GP suggested it might be worth a whirl.

Good luck

yeah, i took the low dose aspirin for a couple of months, on GPs advice, but as we were not trying it seemed a bit of a waste so i stopped.but will prob start again in the run up to TTC. last time i tried not exercising (i do quite a bit normally) just in case that would help but it made sod all difference. in fact i miscarried even earlier.

Im in the same boat. Have had 2 mmcs and starting to try again. Having seen several pg friends recently, all of whom either smoke, eat junk food and little else, or lead frantic lives, I am slowly coming to the conclusion that if it is going to be ok then it makes little difference what you do and sadly the same in reverse. All the best of luck to you.

I too took low dose aspirin when i found out i was pregnant at 4 weeks, i spoke to my GP about it,and even though she said she couldnt advise it as i hadnt had the test to say i had clotting issues, she said it may help the pregnancy. Ive had 3 mc in total, two at 7-8 weeks before i had DS, then one at 12 weeks in January this year. Im now coming up to 18 weeks pregnant and so far so good.
Good luck for when you try again kissmummy.

Meant to say i will be on low dose aspirin until 35 weeks.

Hi, I had two miscarriages and tests didnt show any problems.

I read the book by Marilyn Glenville and found it useful. I didnt get the hair analysis done but did take the supplements and went on to have 3 successful pregnancies. Not sure if it helped or was coincidence and I also had acupuncture so it could have been anything! It did help me though to feel like I was doing something positive.

http://www.marilynglenville.com/infertility.htm

Just thinking though that I went on to have another 2 miscarriages though when I did nothing to help so maybe there was something in it all ....

Good luck

hi
im new on this tread- i was mainly on the miscarraige one!

i had a miscarraige last month- first time-
want to try again soon but so worried and want to do it right this time.

whats all this about asprin? what does this do for you?

Some m/c are believed to be caused by the mother's blood being too sticky, causing clots in the placenta.

Low-dose aspirin may help reduce the stickness of the blood and so reduce the risk of m/c.

I'd always check with your doctor before starting though.

Thanks for that

they didnt say anything like that to mee- - but how can i be sure my bloods too thick>

do i need to go drs specifically about this and ask him about taking it?