5 CHEMICAL PREGNANCIES

[cocothomas1234]

Just had my 5th 'chemical pregnancy' in a row. Can't quite believe it now, it's just becoming the norm for me. I can't ever imagining seeing that little line get progressively darker the way it should. I'm testing positive 9-10dpo each time and each time the line gets stronger for a 3-6 days days then all of sudden my symptoms stop and the line fades away. I went to the doctors and she said it's a 'good sign' my bodies rejecting bad cells and that I'm getting pregnant so easily in the first place, but whats the point if I can't hold them?? I'd rather not get pregnant at all… my body and my hormones are in a total mess and this is starting to affect my relationship. Whats stopping my little one's from hanging on? They can't all be bad cells, something must be stopping them. I just don't know what to do. I'm on all the best vitamins and I even tried baby aspirin this time round. I just don't know what to do anymore...

I am holding my breath fingers toes and everything else I can find!! Huge hugs and congrats to you, stick little bean stick! Keep me posted and he hugs and baby dust your way xxx

Kane how are you? Any news? xxx

I just wanted to write on this thread as it's kind of turned into a diary for my journey in a way and I know others may be reading this in future looking for answers as to recurrent losses like I was so I'm just going to throw this out there.

I spoke to a lady today who has had numerous early losses over the past year and a half. Now this may mean nothing but… she's had a lot of testing done and apparently has also been over to a clinic in Switzerland too to get checked to see what's going on. One of the theories she's been presented with is based around the fact that she is Rhesus Negative. For those of you who don't know - 15% of the population are rhesus negative blood type which means that if their child is the more common rhesus positive then there is a possibility that our bodies could see this as a foreign body and our immune systems attack it, particularly if for example you have an overactive immune system. In theory your body shouldn't recognise your babies blood type until/if blood mixes at birth but some scientists who have looked deeper into this believes it could have an impact from day one i.e. implantation.

I took note of this because I am rhesus negative, and this would be my second child. Blood mixes during the birth of your first child and your body creates an immunity against the second child to counteract it (hence why it's so important to have the anti-D injection to counteract this). So, this theory would stand up for me, maybe the little one I'm carrying now is rhesus negative like me so was accepted or maybe I was getting just too tired to fight back - I just don't know. But, maybe this adds another string to your bow if you're looking for answers xxxxx

Thanks for that coco....unfortunetly im on steroids to combat my immune system and clexane and it looks like its fading again....the tests are all over the place....darker one minute and lighter the next. They have all consistently been light today so i think its all over again. Gutted isnt even the word. Xx

Ive taken another one this am and its maybe a smidge darker? But im 13dpo so expected it to be darker but how the hell should i know what its ment to look like?! Xx

If anyone ever pops back to look at this thread I just wanted to let you all know that I am 3.5 months now, we find out next month whether we are having a little boy or girl :) I've had my first scan and everything looks perfect, due date set for 15th July 2016. I hope this gives hope to whoever is reading… after a year of back to back early losses with no explanation as to why it's starting to look like maybe it was down to bad luck for me. Love to you all and don't give up xx I'll come back again with an update as things move along xx

Still going strong here, I'm coming up to 5 months this week, eek! Didn't find out the sex in the end though we'd leave it as a surprise but baby is happy and healthy. Love and hugs to anyone who should ever read this xxx

hi coco congratulations again and thank you for giving us an update :) I finally had a faint positive this morning :)

Hi! Ladies I know ur thread was written 3 years ago but I'm so grateful I found it
I've had 5 chemicals in a row and all tests normal apart from hashimotos thyroid! Which apart from the antibodies my tsh and t4 levels are optimal.
Ur post is giving me hope.
This cycle I'm trying predisilone and baby asprin again ( last month was another chem even tho I was on these)

Would be good to hear back
Thank u!

Any new what’s happens to the previous ladies with there pregnancy’s

I know this post is from years back but wondered do you think the baby aspirin worked for you? Did you have a healthy baby and did you eventually come of the baby aspirin and what did you use I’ve has three now giving up hope x

Hi I no this is years later but I’m haveing the same problem with these chemicals in fact mi s are starting to fail as early as &days past ov where I can Evan pick up a positive some months I’ll have. A positive for a day or 2/3 days I no exactly where you are coming from and wondering did you ever resolve this or investigate ect any help would be great thankyou I hope this gets to you x

@cocothomas1234 thank I for this thread I’ve had two chemicals in a row and have been rattling my brain for answers but all these stories made me feel at ease - we are now going through covid-19 so I can’t exactly keep appointments and checkups as we normally would - I’ll try next month and if it doesnt stock again I’m going on baby aspirin xX I hope your little one is doing well!

Read the whole of this thread, just had my second early miscarriage whilst trying for our first baby. No one wants to see me during COVID it’s just ‘can you manage at home’ going to look in the aspirin. Hope everyone in this thread doing well.

Sorry for your losses, I've had 4 Chems in the last year, your right during covid it sucks even worse! I've been taking low dose aspirin and I have progesterone suppositories th doc recommended to start when I get a bfp , none of it has worked so far, but this post gives me hope!!! So thank you for sharing.

Kane I’d like to know how your journey is going

How is your journey going

I know this is an old thread but does anyone reading this know if it’s common for a go to prescribe progesterone? Mine doesn’t want to but recent research suggests after 3 miscarriages it’s deemed helpful and you are more successful with further pregnancies

@Puppylove10 GPs don't prescribe progesterone unfortunately. But if you had more than 2 or 3 losses (depending on the area you are) you can be referred to a recurrent miscarriage clinic, or fertility clinic who are likely to prescribe this for you. (I've just had it and didn't even have to wait for my blood tests...)

Im not entirely sure why I’m posting this but I’ve been wondering for a while if writing down “my story” as such will somehow help.

This post is me down to a T. I have had 5 chemical pregnancies this year, the joyous year of COVID following the birth of my now 22 month old daughter. Prior to my daughter, my first experience of pregnancy ended in a rather traumatic missed miscarriage at 11 weeks. Thanks to all this, it’s safe to say I’m a little downtrodden by it all. I have become very hardened and “matter of fact” emotionally but I suppose that’s my way of protecting myself.

So this year. I get pregnant VERY easily but they tend to end at 5 weeks. I barely need to test (although i do) as I get very obvious symptoms at 3.5 weeks. I have had one this year that made it to approx 6.5 weeks which is the one where I took baby aspirin. My GP has done some bloods which were all clear and I have been referred but who knows how long the wait will be. I am going to try taking baby aspirin again next time and obviously taking pregnacare.

I know this post was written a long time ago but it did give me a glimmer of hope and for the first time in a while I didn’t feel quite so alone about it. I suppose I wondered if there was anyone else going through this now? A problem shared and all that!

@321xxx - hey 👋 I’m currently going through similar. This year I’ve had 3 losses, they all end around the 4week mark. None make it beyond that. Doc has fine bloods and referred me, bloods were routine ones and came back okay. Now waiting for the referral to produce an appointment but I’m told it’s a long wait. I feel broken like my body is failing me x

It’s so difficult this year of all years! Do you have any children already? I’m so glad I’ve found this original post as I can’t believe how similar to me it is and it really does help so thank you original poster! I’m surrounded by scan pictures from other people at the moment and just want to hide from them and be around people that get the rubbishness of this feeling, maybe that why I’m here? 🤔

Hi there, I’ve just read this thread and seen the recent posts from 2020. I am in the same boat - I have had four chemical pregnancies (3 after IVF, 1 after a natural conception). I’m currently waiting to see if I will be able to keep this pregnancy - I had a low HCG last week but it doubled, but I’ve been getting faint lines since. I’m on clexane, IVIG, hydroxychloroquine and methylfolate for an MTHFR mutation, but I’ve got a horrible feeling it hasn’t worked again and I feel so sad. We don’t really know where to go from here.

@BriocheBuns and @321xxx I hope you are both doing ok x

Hi again, sorry to hear you are in the same boat, who knows, will 2021 be kinder to us?

I believe I had a 6th chemical at the end of last year but didn’t bother testing. I have managed to detach myself from the situation and just convince myself that I’m “ill” not pregnant and I find not testing or testing late much easier. I am finding filling my mind with other activities (exercise, healthy eating etc) really helping as I do not have so much time to dwell on it and also feel I am getting my body in the best condition going forwards.

No news on my referral and yes, I was also told due to corona there would be a long wait. I have been told by a private specialist that there is only a 50% chance of finding anything wrong so we decided not to peruse the private tests any further at this stage.

Keeping my fingers crossed for both the other recent posters, good luck!

Hi ladies.

I had 5 chemical pregnancies overall, 4 last year and 3 of them consecutively in oct nov and dec. it’s been hard and we have been TTC for our first for 2,5 years now.

Had initial investigations but still need to do some more, however due to Covid things are difficult as you probably know.

I will try with the baby aspirin route as I did with previous cycles but I was stopping after BFP so maybe will continue now. I wish someone would prescribe progesterone I don’t mind paying at all just want anything at this point as it seems like I have no answers, I can get pregnant just can never get passed 5 week mark! 😔😞