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Has anyone had 3 miscarriages in a row and then had a successful pregnancy?

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Jemimapuddleduk · 11/04/2012 17:52

Hello we are dealing with our third miscarriage in 14 months after ttc number 1 for over 2 years. I am feeling pretty devastated at the minute and trying to boost my mood by hearing some success stories.
Each miscarriage has been different (first one at 7 weeks and happened naturally, second was a missed miscarriage dealt with at 11 weeks but didn't grow much past 6 weeks and this last one is a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks, stopped growing a week a go). This last time we saw a strong heartbeat at 6 weeks and then 7 weeks and were told this was a good sign of success.
We had the miscarriage tests after the second mc and no problems found. The fertility clinic we are under are suggesting steroids, high dose folic acid, and some drug thinning injections (along with progesterone which I had this time). Has anyone had success with these meds? Is there anything I should push for or do? I havn't drunk, smoked, had caffeine, exercised or had sex in either of the last 3 pregnancies. I don't know what else I can do to improve our chances and actually take home a real living baby!

Thank you

OP posts:
jammic · 02/05/2012 14:56

Hi
Saw your message and didn't want to go without posting. I don't know of anything that can help but have you spoken to your gp?

EmGem12 · 07/05/2012 01:52

No I haven't, I'm thinking about going and getting some test done.

NapaCab · 07/05/2012 03:43

I had an MMC in my first pregnancy and it's an incredibly tough and lonely thing to go through so having 3 MCs in a row must be heartbreaking. Just wanted to say that through my prenatal yoga class I met a woman who had had identical experiences to you (1 mc and 2 mmcs) and she was pregnant 4th time round, terrified at 20 weeks when we met(!) but had a healthy baby boy in the end. They never gave her any explanation for them, no syndrome or anything so could have just been bad luck.

I had a healthy baby too after my MMC on my second pregnancy. So there is definitely no reason to give up hope. I hope you have good medical advice and are getting as many tests and exams as possible in the meantime.

Thumbwitch · 07/05/2012 04:13

I don't at all want to jump the gun here so will just say - I have had 3 MCs over the last 2 1/2 years, and am now 17w pg. All MCs were early losses, no later than 9w - this time around I started clexane jabs as soon as I got a positive peestick result, and the progesterone pessaries. But, if I'm honest, I think the biggest difference is that I had my blood tested for Vit D levels mid last year and was found to be below range, so had some megadose Vit D pills (10,000 IU) to take. Vit D deficiency is associated with reduced fertility and MC, so I think it's possible that me taking those pills has resulted in this pg being more successful (Still not jumping the gun - bloody long way to go still - FX!).

Vit D cannot hurt to try - if you want to get your levels checked, it's easy enough and then get a prescription for the Vit D. I have been taking pregnacare (which contains vit D) almost daily for the last 5+ years, since I was pg with DS (now 4.5) - but it wasn't enough.

So that's my suggestion - Vit D - get tested and then megadose if you're low.

littlemiss26 · 07/05/2012 04:36

Hi, although I don't quite qualify as i only (?) had two losses in a row, I wanted to post and say how much i understand how awful the miscarriages are and how they do make it very hard to ever believe you will manage to have a baby, but there is definately hope! my two miscarriages were very similar to yours - a mmc discovered at 10 weeks (where it only grew to 6 weeks) and another straight after at 8.5 weeks. The second one i saw on a 'reassurance' scan three days before miscarrying - perfectly healthy with good strong heartbeat! so very hard to deal with. Since where i am they won't do tests until you have a third miscarriage, and i wasn't prepared to wait for that, I did extensive research into it and believed i was a good candidate for taking asprin. So the next time i conceived I took 75mg of asprin from my BFP till approx 14 weeks - bingo baby survived. I then got pregnant again two years later, and did exactly the same thing - am 39 weeks pregnant now.

Following all the research i did it would appear low dose asprin will not in anyway harm a pregnancy that doesn't need it, but will reduce the 'sticky' blood of those that have it enough to lead to success for those who need it. I will never know if it made the difference to me, but i am convinced it did! I would have great hope if i was you - you are getting pregnant and managing to sustain a pregnancy for a least a few weeks, which rules out an awful lot of the reasons pregnancy fails for alot of people. Try and go into the next one as positive as you can (not easy i know - I was signed off work for a week following a bit of a meltdown at 8 weeks with my ds2 convinced i was going to miscarry again) - you still have a very good chance of getting a baby!

Midgetm · 08/05/2012 15:23

So sorry that you have had to exprience the heartbreak of multiple loss. I am currently on my 9th pregnancy. I have one DD, somehow natuarally in the middle of it all (thank you baby asprin - I love you). And she was worth all the heartache. I was also referred to Professor Regan at St Marys and am at last 17 weeks pregnant with DC2 (although currently experiencing bleeding so please cross everything for me). There is hope after loss - I would push for referral to a specialist RMC unit as I personally wouldn't want to take lots of meds 'just in case' but actually try and pin point what the real problem is. Good luck - it can work, honest.

Original poster
Jemimapuddleduk · 08/05/2012 17:55

midget fingers x'd for this current pg, I hope all gos well. Sorry you have had such a tough time of it x

OP posts:
MDM · 10/05/2012 21:29

Apologies if I am repeating any advice above, but ask to be referred to Prof Lesley Regan at the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic.

I had three miscarriages, followed by three DDs. My problem turned out to be phospholipid syndrome (where the blood clots too readily), but this and many other causes of m/c are treatable.

Get some tests done right away so that you know what you're dealing with.

I wish you the very best of luck. If I could take the pain away for you myself, I would.

EmGem12 · 11/05/2012 00:35

Thank you all sooooooooo much :) it's nice to
Know you have so much support :) I've been taking
A capsule that contains 16 vitamins, but I'm
From Australia and we don't have baby aspirin that i know of :)
:/.

Thumbwitch · 11/05/2012 00:45

EmGem - I'm in Australia, you just get 100mg aspirin (which you can get easily enough).

EmGem12 · 11/05/2012 02:27

100 mg asprin ? Do I need a perscrition ?

Thumbwitch · 11/05/2012 02:33

Nope, just buy it off the shelf.

EmGem12 · 11/05/2012 06:29

Sweet, so it's just called aspirin? Any special brand I should get, and
How much is it? And 100mg wont effect my baby if I fall pregnant?

Thumbwitch · 11/05/2012 08:40

The one I bought is just a generic, no brand - it's not expensive. 100mg is child dose, iirc - and no, it probably won't affect your baby because the dose is too small.
However, aspirin didn't help me - I had to go straight to the Clexane (anticoagulant) injections, but then I have a good reason to need it (blood clots too easily) - are you just trying anything, or do you know if you have a reason to need it?

EmGem12 · 11/05/2012 09:13

Just trying anything :/
How do you know if you have blood clots ?

Thumbwitch · 11/05/2012 11:22

You get tested but usually they like to have some reason for testing you, e.g. family member who has had clots, died of a blood clot unexpectedly or you've had a clot yourself. In my case, my uncle died out of the blue with a pulmonary embolus so all his family got tested - I knew that before I got pg the first time.

Em, have you seen a doc about it? because if you haven't you really shouldn't be taking random advice off the internet - you should do it through your GP or a gynaecologist.

EmGem12 · 11/05/2012 11:30

Thank you for all your help, I'm worried because I'm period is 1 day late according to my period tracker and i just miscarried a month ago :/ I'll go the docs tomorrow :)

MDM · 11/05/2012 11:46

I took 75mg aspirin, available at the chemist. It's sometimes known as 'baby aspirin'.

EmGem12 · 11/05/2012 12:47

Ok thank you :)

EmGem12 · 12/05/2012 14:53

I've just taken a home pregnancy test, two lines!!!
:D I'm 4 weeks and 2 days! I'm so excited but I'm scared at the same time :))

flapperghasted · 12/05/2012 15:06

I had 3 miscarriages before I had my daugther. She's 11 now and beautiful. I also had a miscarriage after her. I do think that the care and attention of the recurrent miscarriage clinic helped enormously. And having a small family is neither what I wanted nor what I'd hoped for, but I have one precious child and am eternally grateful for her.

I am so sorry to hear about your losses. Every time I hear of a woman losing a baby I feel so much sorrow because I know that it means the loss of a promised life and the sacrifice of hope. I know that when there are multiple miscarriages it gets harder and harder.

I hope that you end up with the family you want.

MDM · 12/05/2012 20:38

Wow, congratulations! Stay positive. Wishing you all the luck.

My first successful preg was straight after a m/c, by the way.

SleeptimeZz · 12/05/2012 21:16

Recurrent miscarriage is heartbreaking and I am so sorry for your situation.

To answer your OP, I had three miscarriages before DS who is now 16 months. One was a missed miscarriage at 11 weeks, the other two were natural.

Tests revealed nothing wrong. The only thing I did was take 9 months off TTC as I needed a break emotionally and I didn't want to be pg with a due date looming for a baby I was no longer carrying again, and also took agnus castus.

It felt like a long road getting DS though I know others go through worse, so I totally sympathise.

SleeptimeZz · 12/05/2012 21:19

Congrats! I obviously didn't read the whole thread before posting. Good luck!!

hairytale · 14/05/2012 07:54

Hi. Yes I had three mc before having my DD now 16 weeks old. I am 44 and started trying at 41.

I had a pregnancy of unknown location in June 10, a mmc in dec 11 and a mmc in feb 12. I got pregnant in may 12 with my DD.

Between Feb and May I ate very healthily including supplements, wheatgrass etc,, didn't drink at all, did some exercise and in April I went on a chill out holiday.. When I got my BFP I took 150mg aspirin as advised by consultant.

All tests showed no reasons found for mcs.