Hi ladies,
I've looked up lots of topics on here before but never posted. I have two children aged 5 and 3, and we are keen to have a third. I have just turned 39 so time is running out. We get pregnant very easily but unfortunately I have miscarried twice in the last year, almost back to back. As you know, there is no follow-up investigation in the UK until you suffer a third miscarriage which seems excessively cruel. I asked my GP for a general blood test which came back normal, I had a smear test which was normal, I lost around a stone just to get back to nearer my pre-pregnancy weight by following a fairly low-carb, low sugar diet and I don't smoke etc.
I phoned my GP today to ask if I could take baby aspirin and be prescribed progesterone to assist as that's what all the research seems to point to, to give a woman the best chance of a pregnancy enduring. He said he could not, and referred me to a private clinic in the local area as I said I could pay for a private consultation or a private prescription. The clinic said that because the pregnancy would be natural, the doctors there would be unlikely to prescribe anything. In short, I cannot get progesterone. I am going to start taking baby aspirin when we are ready, and the GP did not mention any kind of risk, but I feel frustrated that we are left to try again without any assistance even though we have done everything else we can to ensure we are healthy.
Does anyone have any positive experience of getting progesterone on the NHS or privately in a similar situation? Does anyone have a recent positive experience of taking baby aspirin?
Thank you so much x