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

[Jemimapuddleduk]

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

[LeeCoakley]

I had double progesterone for my 4th, 5th and 6th pregnancies and had my 3 adorable dds. Good luck with this pregnancy.

[cupcake78]

Very simply yes, 1st mc at 6wks, 2nd at 12wks 3rd 20wks. All in a 2 year period. I now have a beautiful and amazingly funny and special 4yr old son. He was our last try, I had decided I couldnt face another miscarriage it simply hurt too much.

Who knows why it happens but my son is even more special because of it and not a day goes buy that I dont realise how lucky I am to have him, even when he is on the naughty step and driving me up the wall.

It is possible and it does happen x

[hairytale]

Sorry, obviously I got the yard wrong in my post above - mmc in dec 10 and Feb 11, conceived DD in may 11

[EmGem12]

I've miscarried again, I don't know what to do, I'm just going to have to see all the doctors I can :( I'm really just I'm so angry and furios !! :((

[mosaica]

Yes. I had much difficulty conceiving, then three miscarriages in a row; I then had one lovely baby boy when I was nearly 36, then another miscarriage and then a gorgeous little girl. I am currently 39 weeks pregnant with another little girl, this time a surprise pregnancy! I am 40 now and I never, never, thought I would end up with a big family after all my troubles.

For info, I was diagnosed as having mosaic Turner syndrome and a thin endometrium, possibly related to the syndrome.

Good luck. The wonderful staff at the recurrent miscarriage unit which dealt with me told me that 50% of women who had had 3 miscarriages had no medical issues to speak of and it was just a case of "bad luck", so to speak. They usually went on to have children without any intervention. Most of those with medical issues did also eventually manage to have healthy babies.

[Jemimapuddleduk]

mosaica, thanks for that lovely story. I was feeling very gloomy today (never ending mc this time round, with hcg circulating 6 weeks after the mc op) and wondering if I would ever end up with one child, never mind the 3 or 4 I had dreamt of! You have given me hope that it's all still possible!
Thank you

[katesav87]

hi i hope you dont mind me joining this thread. I am just going through my 3rd miscarriage and could really do with some support and hope. I had 1 missed miscarriage then i had my beautiful daugther who is 4 and last april i had another miscarriage and now im going through my 3rd. im terrified im never going to have another child and dont want to have to go through this again. i was digonised with PCOS and my periods have always been all over the place but when i had a scan on wednesday to find there was only a sac present they said my ovaries were fine. Im so confused is there anything anyone can suggest to help when im trying again.

[GualSemen]

I would say you should still try I have seen this program on TV when someone had 8 and still tried to get pregnant, at last she have her baby. I will advise you to keep trying.

[squizita]

Hi all- just a message to say THANK YOU for all of your stories of hope.

I'm sure there are many like me who have been lurking and reading. Jus3351 have an appointment at Prof Regan's clinic this summer! So glad it worked for you, hoping it does for me!!

[redbunnyfruitcake]

I'm with Thumbwitch on the Vit D levels. Had loads of miscarriages, got my Vit D sorted with a 10 week super dose from the doctor and am now 34 weeks. I am truly convinced Vit D plays a huge role in fertility difficulties. It can't hurt to get tested a least.

[moonfacebaby]

Sorry you're going through this Op.

The fertility clinics advice sounds good. I had 4 mcs in total & was often told by the NHS that there was no reason as all tests came back negative.

Much research led me to Dr.Shetata at Harley St - he deals with natural killer cells & the treatment you describe from your clinic was what I had - my DD2 is asleep upstairs so I was successful.

It was pretty easy too - steroids, low dose aspirin & progesterone and 3 intralipid infusions.

[squizita]

Redbunny and Thumbwitch - did you just go to the doc and ask for a blood test? NHS?

I'm going to St Mary's soon so could ask them, but wonder if it's almost too basic/obvs and not just a MC problem (i.e. if a bloke had it he wouldn't be well either) so maybe I could ask my GP first? Can't hurt!

I have also heard B vitamin complex (of which folic acid is a type) is good for fertility. The web seems to be of the opinion up to 100mg is safe daily as you wee out any your body doesn't use, I've found it turns your wee very yellow but this is normal!

[redbunnyfruitcake]

Hi, I went to the doctor because I just felt so run down. I had muscle weakness, was permanently tired and was starting to think I had ME. You will need to ask the to test you as many GP's try to avoid doing it because they know so many people are deficient and don't want to deal with it. Crazy as prevention seems better than cure to me but who knows what directives doctors have to work under these days so not blaming them.

Mine was under 27 when it was checked, the average for good health according to the Vit D Council being 50. I took a 10 week course of ProD3 and my levels are fine now. I have since purchased my own from their website and top myself up now and again but am having regular blood tests as am pregnant so can keep an eye on the levels.

[squizita]

Thanks very much. My GP is quite supportive when i go to her and ask for things so I may well ask.

[stephbbyx]

My cousin has just been through 3 miscarriages in the past 8 months, which is a really short time, but I know how difficult that must be for you. However, she is pregnant again & everything is going great, shes healthy, the babys healthy. Don't give up, it will happen for you, & everything will work itself out :)

[elham]

hi everybody,
I had 2 MC in 4 months
first one 5 weeks and second one i heard the heartbeat at 6 weeks but nothing at 10 weeks.
i have a three years old and i want to have a second one. these miscarriages are killing me i am scared to try again.
just the fact that i think nobody feel my pain is killing me. every Dr and RN said sorry for your lost but it means nothing to me. my husband said they were to small i you didn't even felt them.
i don't know what should i do?

[Kasterborous]

I had six consecutive miscarriages, then the seventh pregnancy ended up with the birth of our now two year old daughter.

[jimijack]

Hi there.
I've had 7mcs.
We went to Liverpool women's hospital 're occurring miscarriage clinic. Had a million & one tests, all normal.
Became pregnant again, treated with aspirin, hormone injections, high dose folic acid....still miscarried again.

Tried one last time, I was 41. Miscarried.

Made the decision to stop trying. Got the pill from my GP. Had it in my bag, waited for the first day of my period.

I had so many miscarriages, I stopped writing dates down, went back to work after a day or so.
Felt very unwell, the only explanation was retained materials of pregnancy. Had no idea of dates.

Popped to early pregnancy unit (they knew me well!!) Had a scan to check that everything had come away. There, bold as you like, was a 7 week baby, with a heart beat. (I had only had a hb in 3 of my pregnancies/miscarriages)

At 43 I had my boy.

Amazed, even to this day, 2 years on. Absolutely amazed.

[perfectlybroken]

Yes . Sorry to hear about your miscarriages, I've been there and it's really hard. After the 3rd we took a break from trying for about a year, and also had some tests done (no problems showed up from the tests). I got pregnant within 2 months of starting to try again, DS2 now 8 months. I was breastfeeding while I had my 3 miscarriages, and had stopped when we started trying again, not sure if that made any difference.
I found it good emotionally to have the year off trying, I tried to change my focus a bit, lost some weight and got fitter, worked hard in my job, and it helped.
The miscarriages seem like a distant memory at the time, although it's so hard when it happens. Mine were all different too, 2 were at 3 months, 1 of those a missed miscarriage, the other was at about 7 weeks.
Try not to lose hope

[Frecklefire]

Miscarried today. Third in eight months. I get pregnant, it seems, like flicking on a switch - seems a special type of cruelty to have it given, then taken away. But i am exceedingly lucky - i do have an insanely beautiful 19 month old son (no problems with that one) but hit 40 this year and my luck has soured, curdled. June was six weeks, october 7, yesterday i thought i was 11 weeks but turns out it was a missed miscarrige at 7 weeks, again. But i am oddly cool and unemotional, if tenacity were an olympic sport i'd win goldnd i am superb at protecting myself with a crispy coating. There is not a morsel of doubt in my mind that i won't keep trying - eventually it will have to be my turn to hold my iwn baby in my arms again. I just know it, and nothing in heaven and earth could change my belief...

[bakingtins]

Hi freckle sorry for your losses. This is a zombie thread but you are v welcome to join the RMC support thread. There are many of us who are 40 ish and plenty of success stories. Are you going to have testing now?

[Frecklefire]

Thanks so much for your reply - i saw it was dated, but sent my response off into the cyber ethos anyhow. I will definitely be looking at that thread. They took six different blood samples from me yesterday to check for stuff and are going to take from husband too, but i kinda think - wouldnt they have been checking for those things on the blood taken at my first appointment with the midwife, and how come ive produced a healthy boy if there were any chromasonal issues. It has got to be either old eggs or reduce. quality (despite it being only 2.4 years since i had my boy) hormonal issues or placenta problems. But what do i know?! Anyway - i'm going to jump aboard the rmc thread - see what i can learn. Thankyou so much again for your reply...xx

[bakingtins]

The MW tests at booking in are a blood count and for various infectious diseases and your immunity to rubella etc, totally different.
Any chromosome issues are more likely to be a single dodgy egg or sperm or arise in the early stages of cell division in the embryo than be something you or DH carry in every cell, but worth checking. Many of us on the thread had children before running into problems, some conditions e.g. Thyroid disease develop over time, some can be triggered by previous pregnancies ( immune issues)

[Iggi999]

Frecklefire, I believe the OP of this thread has now been successful too, just like you will be one day