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Chemical pregnancies back to back

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LondonerGal · 08/02/2024 14:15

Hello…
can someone help me. I’m very depressed about this now. We’ve been ttc for a year now, my first child is nearly five but due to birth trauma I couldn’t try any earlier than 2022. That resulted in a 11 week miscarriage. Since then, the only times we’ve tried (lots in a year), I’ve hit ovulation bang on but I’ve had chemical pregnancies each time. I’ve asked the doctor but seems I’m on a long (6 months now) wait for an appointment. I might have PCOS and endo but no one has ever confirmed. I have symptoms of both and suffer with monthly hormone migraines.

This month I felt different and had faint lines at 6dpo to my shock, but when I tested recently - fainter lines. I got my period today two days early - unheard of. With bad cramping and extremely heavy flow as usual. Please can someone explain this to me why I keep having chemical pregnancies. I can’t take it anymore.

This month I had extremely sore nips, white dots on nips, vivid dreams every night, little twangs around when implantation would have been, the lot essentially. Including aversion to red meat and cravings for fruit, basically tons more symptoms than usual - and STILL not pregnant. I’m genuinely ready to give up. Why won’t it stick?

I was so excited last night (day 26 of cycle because I was so 100 percent sure I was preg and saw the tiny bleed and thought wow must be a IB! But today, no.

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Pupsandturtles · 08/02/2024 14:19

I’m sorry you’re going through this OP. I’m in a similar situation- 3 Cps- we’ve been trying 6 mo. How many Cps have you had in a year?

It might just be back luck, but I am being investigated now for immune issues and endometritis (not endometriosis.) I went private because I didn’t want to wait due to my age. Any chance you can go that route?

LondonerGal · 08/02/2024 14:38

Hi pups, that’s such a shame I’m so sorry.

Sadly we have racked our brains on how to make it work but private is not an option for us as we’re on one wage anyway due to the hormonal migraines/ibs issues meaning I struggle to work without taking a lot of time off. My husband is in the military also so our wage is very low. I can’t even afford to see a dentist as they’re all full- been 5 years now trying to get an nhs booking.

Thats interesting I’ve not heard of that condition?

I had the miscarriage in 2022, then 3 or 4 chemical pregnancy’s last year and now this one this year. It’s getting to the stage when I’m comin up to an age I won’t want to have children for fear of being an older mum. I’m so sad x

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Pupsandturtles · 08/02/2024 14:57

Was there anything in your birth trauma that could have led to uterine scarring?

so I haven’t gone the NHS route for recurrent miscarriage, but hopefully someone will be along with proper advice - as far as I’m aware though, you can ask your GP to refer you to dr Quenby or Dr Brosens at Coventry. It’s unlikely to be close to you judging by your username, but I know they both focus on immune issues and endometrial factors which can affect implantation and recurrent miscarriages. They do private and NHS work (I believe.)

has GP done any tests at all yet?

LondonerGal · 08/02/2024 15:36

Just a blood test, we actually moved to Hampshire now so further away from Coventry sadly. I haven’t heard anything at all about tests just that they’d refer me to gyno, but nothing as yet. Just the usual have a blood test which was apparently normal - it’s always normal yet my symptoms are anything but.

The birth trauma was due to a severe tear, many stitches taking hours that I could feel and the painful recovery which took six months of not being able to sit down. I don’t imagine any scarring but I don’t know anything at all. Thank you for being so kind

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Pupsandturtles · 08/02/2024 15:39

I’m sorry about your birth trauma, that sounds so tough.

you could try calling Tommy’s- they’ll probably have the best advice on how to navigate the system and what tests you probably need.

I really hope it works out for you OP (and me!)

Pickles2023 · 08/02/2024 16:08

Yes i had miscarriage, 2 chemicals, then my LO, then 3 chemicals and now 24weeks so hopefully ok 😬😬

I had all the blood tests and looked at my uterus on ultrasound but could find no rhyme or reason..

Pupsandturtles · 08/02/2024 16:50

@Pickles2023 that makes me feel better in a lot of ways! Maybe @LondonerGal and I have just been unlucky so far…

how long were you trying for your current pregnancy?

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