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Anybody had a successful pregnancy after 2 miscarriages??

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kemh · 03/01/2022 19:55

My first time posting so I hope it's in the right place. After 2 miscarriages in 8 months 1 at 6 weeks 6 days last one at Christmas at 9 weeks after 3 years trying, I'm really loosing hope on the scan we saw heartbeat I'm gutted. Small fibroid was seen at the scan but was told it was nothing to worry about, Was it that?? Why does it feel like it will never happen?? SadSad

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DollyDingleberry · 06/01/2022 07:52

Yeah they couldn’t diagnose why I was losing pregnancies until I was pregnant passed 20 weeks for some reason. I bled all the way through with my son. And that’s how they discovered my cervix is rubbish.

If my experience tells you anything it’s to just keep trying for as long as you’re comfortable. What I will say though is take regular breaks. A month off from trying now and again and just having sex for fun was so important for us. Especially after losses.

Also, I set myself a future moment where I’d say to myself it wasn’t going to happen and we would stop trying forever and think about adopting. For me, there being an end to the heartache helped me carry on. My date was my 36th birthday and my son was born just after I turned 30. I don’t know why this helps, but it really really did.

Rossisfine · 06/01/2022 14:22

I am following this as I'm in a similar position. Lots of love to you OP Flowers

Mrsmadevans · 06/01/2022 15:36

@Mrsmadevans

I was unable to get pregnant, l had infertility treatment & I then had 2 miscarriages , one at 10 weeks and another at 20 weeks . I conceived and delivered both of my girls thankfully after these very upsetting events. I was absolutely terrified l was going to lose my babies , it was hellish .
Thank you so much Op ☺️ Our daughters are everything to us. I am wishing you all the luck in the world 💐
user014572 · 06/01/2022 15:43

Me! It took my mum 5 years and 4 mc's.

kemh · 06/01/2022 16:36

@user014572

Me! It took my mum 5 years and 4 mc's.
Oh I hope I have a success story soon 🙏
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kemh · 06/01/2022 16:37

@Rossisfine

I am following this as I'm in a similar position. Lots of love to you OP Flowers
Sorry for your losses 💐, Hope you get your baby soon 🌈.
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kemh · 06/01/2022 16:42

@DollyDingleberry

Yeah they couldn’t diagnose why I was losing pregnancies until I was pregnant passed 20 weeks for some reason. I bled all the way through with my son. And that’s how they discovered my cervix is rubbish.

If my experience tells you anything it’s to just keep trying for as long as you’re comfortable. What I will say though is take regular breaks. A month off from trying now and again and just having sex for fun was so important for us. Especially after losses.

Also, I set myself a future moment where I’d say to myself it wasn’t going to happen and we would stop trying forever and think about adopting. For me, there being an end to the heartache helped me carry on. My date was my 36th birthday and my son was born just after I turned 30. I don’t know why this helps, but it really really did.

Thank you that's a really good idea, I'm 32 , 33 in June. I'm thinking maybe there's something like that that's stopping me too. We now have an appointment in February and I hope they either find the cause or help me in some way. Praying this year is our year so badly 🤞🙏.
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Rossisfine · 06/01/2022 17:55

You too OP! 🌈

ForTheLoveOfDoughnuts · 06/01/2022 18:15

I'm so sorry for your losses. I can't offer much advice. Other than I had fibroids in my first pregnancy and they didn't cause any issues. Though I don't remember where they were in relation to the baby.

I wish you all the best xx

chasingtherainbow1 · 06/01/2022 19:28

@kemh I'm also 32 and 33 in March. I was hoping to be pregnant before I turn 33 after my last mc but I can't see that happening atm. We've decided if it doesn't happen in the next couple of months, we're going to go for private tests seen as the nhs won't do anything. Don't want to wait until another miscarriage or wait another 6 months for a referral then god knows how long until an appointment.

Time flies when you're trying and it isn't a good thing!

kemh · 06/01/2022 23:54

@ForTheLoveOfDoughnuts

I'm so sorry for your losses. I can't offer much advice. Other than I had fibroids in my first pregnancy and they didn't cause any issues. Though I don't remember where they were in relation to the baby.

I wish you all the best xx

Thank you that's reassuring as it was well away from the baby and small they said, Congratulations 💐.
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kemh · 06/01/2022 23:59

[quote chasingtherainbow1]@kemh I'm also 32 and 33 in March. I was hoping to be pregnant before I turn 33 after my last mc but I can't see that happening atm. We've decided if it doesn't happen in the next couple of months, we're going to go for private tests seen as the nhs won't do anything. Don't want to wait until another miscarriage or wait another 6 months for a referral then god knows how long until an appointment.

Time flies when you're trying and it isn't a good thing! [/quote]
It's took me a couple of years to actually go to see a doctor about it, It's absolutely gutting getting negative after negative test to then get a positive test, have a good scan all well with heartbeat then it's all taken away just like that. The years are just flying by more family members having their babies and we are still trying it really really sucks!!. Hope we get our rainbows soon 🌈🤞.

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Glendaruel · 07/01/2022 00:07

I'm writing this holding my 1 year old daughter as she drifts back to sleep. I had two miscarriages before her. The pain and fear doesn't leave you, as you know things can go wrong. But hope drives you through. I tried to be open about the miscarriages as I found it easier to deal with and thought it was more helpful for others experiencing it. My cousin miscarried and didn't realise just how common it is until people mentioned their experience.I

Good luck!!

pastaparadise · 07/01/2022 00:14

Sorry for your losses, its so painful.

I had 2 early m/c. Luckily got tested 9n the NHS and diagnosed with anti phospholipid syndrome. Was started on blood thinners in subsequent pregnancies and now have 2 dc. Sooo grateful to the Dr who suggested I get tested.

It does make subsequent pregnancies quite stressful, but lots of people get there so try to stay positive.

Tarne · 07/01/2022 05:16

It must be tortuous to know that excess weight is a proven endocrine/hormone disruptor. rbej.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12958-018-0336-z
basically a toxic cocktail that inhibits or stops fetal growth completely, when you don't have the will power or psychological strength to become slimmer and for a baby to grow healthily.

It's so crucial to fetal health it really is in your future baby's and in your best interest to sort this out BEFORE trying to get pregnant if only to increase your chances of a happy, healthy outcome for you and your baby.

I don't think doctors stress this enough to overweight couples because it's such a sensitive and emotive issue but please op, there really is no getting away from this.

I wish you all the best Flowers

SquarePeggyLeggy · 07/01/2022 05:30

I had 4 losses and then my beautiful daughter when I was 39. I have everything crossed for you.

kemh · 08/01/2022 01:46

@Tarne

It must be tortuous to know that excess weight is a proven endocrine/hormone disruptor. rbej.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12958-018-0336-z basically a toxic cocktail that inhibits or stops fetal growth completely, when you don't have the will power or psychological strength to become slimmer and for a baby to grow healthily.

It's so crucial to fetal health it really is in your future baby's and in your best interest to sort this out BEFORE trying to get pregnant if only to increase your chances of a happy, healthy outcome for you and your baby.

I don't think doctors stress this enough to overweight couples because it's such a sensitive and emotive issue but please op, there really is no getting away from this.

I wish you all the best Flowers

Thank you for your advice but I'm literally 9 stone wet through 😂, Petite , My OH is in good shape to
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kemh · 08/01/2022 01:50

@SquarePeggyLeggy

I had 4 losses and then my beautiful daughter when I was 39. I have everything crossed for you.
That's amazing!, Did you receive any treatment before your pregnancy with your Daughter ? ❤️
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DollyDingleberry · 08/01/2022 03:12

@Tarne

It must be tortuous to know that excess weight is a proven endocrine/hormone disruptor. rbej.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12958-018-0336-z basically a toxic cocktail that inhibits or stops fetal growth completely, when you don't have the will power or psychological strength to become slimmer and for a baby to grow healthily.

It's so crucial to fetal health it really is in your future baby's and in your best interest to sort this out BEFORE trying to get pregnant if only to increase your chances of a happy, healthy outcome for you and your baby.

I don't think doctors stress this enough to overweight couples because it's such a sensitive and emotive issue but please op, there really is no getting away from this.

I wish you all the best Flowers

Piss. OFF. Your first paragraph is incredibly patronising. For most, not being able to lose weight isn’t a ‘lack of willpower’ and the fact you’d even think that shows how little understanding you have of the obesity crisis. I bet you’re also a calories in Vs calories out subscriber too... read some Gary Taube ffs Hmm Being overweight isn’t a failing of character or morality, in most cases it’s a failing of our system to provide a nutrient rich diet rather than normalising high carb, low nutrient density food as the norm in the name of cheaper food production. Bodies are built differently and how they interact with high carb diets is one of those many differences. As I said, read some Taube. He summarises the problems with modern western diets and the research theyre based on (Angel Keys’ 7 countries study is the root of our modern diet and is deeply flawed research etc).

Secondly, Overweight and yes, even obese women are perfectly capable of having completely normal and healthy pregnancies. In fact, shockingly, perfectly normal, healthy pregnancies are the norm for overweight women. Yes there’s some increased risks to pregnancies in some cases - but you’re presenting you’re argument as if all overweight women will have complex pregnancies when the opposite is true. Historical high blood pressure, a history of drug use, excessive alcohol consumption, excessive exercise or smoking are all much higher risk factors than obesity. IUGR is also not exclusive to obese women - most cases of IUGR occur in women with healthy or underweight BMI’s.

I speak as a woman who’s only living child was conceived and born after a completely straight forward pregnancy when I weighed 21 stone at 5ft 5. My one experience does not a case study make, but it’s posts like yours which terrified me when I found out I was pregnant and there’s absolutely no need for it. Stop presenting nuanced statistics and risk as absolutes - it’s deeply, deeply wrong.

I ate a low carb, high fat diet to get pregnant (PCOS causes insulin resistance, not the other way around). If you have hormonal disruption like PCOS (which is what you’re talking about there), you know about it. Trust me when I say if this is the OP’s issue, she doesn’t need you to tell her.

It’s worth you noting also that Not every fat woman is insulin resistant and not every woman with insulin resistance will develop PCOS. There’s a much higher link between nutrient poverty and PCOS than weight.

The OP will be acutely aware if she has PCOS or if her weight is a barrier to conception, you don’t need to ‘educate’ her.

You might feel it’s your calling in this world to tell fat women they’re weak willed and murdering their own babies with food, but I speak for all fat women when I say DFOD.

Bells3032 · 08/01/2022 03:18

One of my closest friends is currently 31 weeks after three miscarriages in 18 months, they're not sure what caused it.

My mother in law had a balanced translocation and had 5 miscarriages before going on to have two successful pregnancies in a row and that was over 30 years ago when treatment was limited

MothExterminator · 08/01/2022 16:06

OP, I really hope you will have your baby soon. I had three miscarriages before my third baby. I have no idea why things suddenly went wrong. We had private care (aspirin and progesterone) but I have also heard really good things about the recurrent miscarriage clinic at St Mary’s hospital in London. Professor Reagan is supposed to be amazing.

Sending you all the best Flowers

kemh · 08/01/2022 19:36

@Bells3032

One of my closest friends is currently 31 weeks after three miscarriages in 18 months, they're not sure what caused it.

My mother in law had a balanced translocation and had 5 miscarriages before going on to have two successful pregnancies in a row and that was over 30 years ago when treatment was limited

Makes me very hopeful, Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
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kemh · 08/01/2022 19:38

@MothExterminator

OP, I really hope you will have your baby soon. I had three miscarriages before my third baby. I have no idea why things suddenly went wrong. We had private care (aspirin and progesterone) but I have also heard really good things about the recurrent miscarriage clinic at St Mary’s hospital in London. Professor Reagan is supposed to be amazing.

Sending you all the best Flowers

Thank you so much and congratulations 🥳, I have an appointment next month so hoping to start getting some answers very soon 🌈
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kemh · 08/01/2022 19:40

Dollydingleberry my thoughts exactly, I assured them I wasn't overweight but got another long comment a very patronising one I agree?!.

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TimeForTheChristmasTree · 08/01/2022 19:46

Sorry about your losses OP, and best of luck going forward.

It took 10 months ttc for DD. She was born at 32 weeks, so traumatic, so we didn’t think about adding another baby for years. It then took 12 months ttc for the next pregnancy to end at 6 weeks, another 12 months ttc for another miscarriage around 6 weeks. Then a few more months ttc DS (who is now 1). Born prematurely too, but here, and we are forever grateful.

We’d given up to be honest, so many months and years spent staring at ovulation sticks and pregnancy tests. I had a procedure to put dye into my tubes, to be checked, and I got pregnant the next month.

Best wishes to you xxx