So I sadly recently suffered a mmc at 11 weeks. This would have been my 3rd DC. I have been devastated by the loss. I desperately want to try again and DH is very much on board but I wonder if I should be thankful for what I have and move on in life based on my chequered medical history.
I'm looking for advice from anyone who has suffered placenta previa and gone on to have a further pregnancy or anyone who has suffered multiple miscarriages. My history goes..
Early mc 15 years ago
Successful pregnancy and vaginal delivery 4.5 years ago resulting in my beautiful DS. However I was induced at 38 weeks due to 3 occurrences of reduced fatal movements and he was ENORMOUS despite me and DH being small. In hindsight we believe I may have had undiagnosed gestational diabetes.
Early mc 4 years ago
I immediately conceived after this mc and became pregnant with DS 2 who has just turned 3. It was a complicated pregnancy. I suffered with total placenta previa and was diagnosed with gestational diabetes also. I had a big haemorrhage at 35 weeks resulting in immediate emcs and sadly he was very poorly and whisked immediately to NICU for an unknown infection. He was on a ventilator and very ill, but bounced back within a week and has been healthy ever since.
Early mc 3 years ago resulting in ERPC
MMC at 11 weeks just 2 weeks ago - haemorrhage and ERPC.
I have always desperately wanted 3 children and we are very fortunate that we conceive very quickly however I am soon to be 37 and I just wonder whether I should move on now. Equally I don't want to wait on this due to my age and complicated past I think it's now or never.
I cannot find anything out there online that definitively states that one occurrence of placenta previa can increase your risks in subsequent pregnancies but I think my womb has been through a lot and I'm wondering if I being a little bit irresponsible if I now try again because I may be putting my health at risk. Then again, I may not. I don't know anyone who has suffered repeated miscarriages or placenta previa so I'm just not aware of how risky this is. My GP and gynaecologist have both said there is nothing to stop me which is surprising because intuitively I believe my body has been through quite a lot but equally my heart is desperate for one more child.
Any thoughts from someone who has been through something similar v welcome or just any thoughts from someone who is able to look at this objectively as I am so caught up with emotion and have been for years when it comes to this decision!