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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

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Iggi999 · 17/02/2015 23:05

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

helen19760 · 18/03/2016 03:12

Hi im 39 and have 4 boys aged between 14 and 22 . Ive had 4 miscarriages since last year and dont understand why all my other pregnancies were fine

helen19760 · 18/03/2016 03:16

Ive been to see my gp now awaiting to see a gynecologist to see if theres an underlying problem so that I will eventually know whether I can carry full term I think miscarriages are soul destroying I need answers so I can put my mind at rest

iloveberries · 24/03/2016 11:50

Hi, I have a few friends who have ad between 3-5 miscarriages and both have 2 DCs now.

I have had ectopic, MMC, MC and currently 11 weeks and praying this one works out.

There are LOTS of success stories out there and they can do so much these days.

It's so so painful but there is hope. x

Chottie · 26/03/2016 19:43

Yes, I have too. I had DD and then three consecutive pregnancies before my rainbow DS was born. Both my DCs are now in their 30s, so this happened more than 30 years ago, but I've never forgotten the heartbreak and I would not wish it on anyone.

I am so sorry to hear about your losses Flowers at times, life really stinks x. I hope all these stories help to give you hope and strength for the future.

Miloarmadillo1 · 26/03/2016 19:49

I had 3 consecutive miscarriages, all at 8-10 weeks, whilst trying for DC3. 3rd one was tested and had normal karyotype, so I went to see Prof Quenby at Coventry University Hospital, where I was diagnosed with high NK cells. My next pregnancy
I was treated with progesterone from ovulation, steroids from a positive test and heparin from an early scan to confirm sac in the right place at 5 weeks. My rainbow baby is nearly two.
I can't recommend Prof Q highly enough, there are so many women from the recurrent miscarriage threads on here who have had success with her protocol.

Primaryteach87 · 26/03/2016 19:54

Yes.
They never found a reason although I have PCOS so hormones being out of whack probably wasn't helping.

With successful pregnancy I took low dose aspirin, estrogen at the start and also progesterone for 16 weeks. Something in that concoction worked.

good luck. Don't lose faith.

Tam1010 · 29/03/2020 19:47

Hello everyone. We just went through our third miscarriage. Our journey began after we got married in June of 2018. We started trying that month and got pregnant in Oct. and found out in Nov. 2018 that we would be expecting. I was over the moon and surprised how quickly it happened. When i went in for my first scan, i heard the heartbeat at 7 weeks and all was well except for a subchorionic hematoma. They didnt act like it was a big deal, just said i needed to be on pelvic rest. I had some spotting a week later, and another sonogram and all was well, other than that spot getting a little bigger, i was just told to take it easy. At my apt where i should have been almost 10 weeks, i found out that there was no heartbeat and i was only meausring 8 weeks and so many days; that was like a knife to my heart. I was told that hematoma didnt have anything to do it, and it was natures way of saying something wasnt quite right with the baby. I ended up getting the d/c so i didnt risk infection, and i figured it was a fresh start. After that, everyone had no doubt that we would get preganant again. It took us until Aug 2019 to conceieve again, i wonder if it was stress? But unfortunatley it did not work out, as after i found out in Septemeber we were pregant, i naturally miscarried a week after, and after having some cramping. We then got some testing done; blood clotting tests, chromosome testing, checked my uterus, checked my husbands sperm and all tests came back fine. We went to a fertility specialist and they were willing to help us get and stay pregnant, but i figured we didnt necessarily have trouble getting pregnant, it just seemed staying pregnant, so i figured we would take some of their advice, but try naturally again and go from there. They did recommend Ovasitol Supplement, which i started taking, its suppose to help with blood sugars and help egg quality and regular cycles. The doctor also recommended Keto diet, which i did cut back on carbs, but couldnt do it fully, as i love bread too much. I got all my female hormones checked, and all was well there too. They told us about this procedure called a HSG, which is to make sure you dont have any blockages, and its suppose to make you more fertile. We ended up doing that this past Jan 2020, and got pregnant that month. Found out in Feb. All blood work was fine and i was put on progestrone suppositories per the fertility clinic and i also started taking LDN, which is suppose to help with anxiety and your immune system. I thought early intervention was best, so i had early sonos and each one, they said baby wasnt growing as it should. Turns out it was another miscarriage. I decieded to have the d/c this past friday. I am now feeling guilty, thinking i jumped the gun. I just listened to my doctors, and i hope i made the right choice. We are getting the tissue tested to see whats going on. We are emotionally drained to try again anytime soon. We really thought this 3rd baby would be our rainbow. Our plan is to work with the fertility clinic fully the next time around, when were ready.

LAURAPAX · 21/06/2024 20:32

Just confirmed third miscarriage in a row trying for my 1st. Now 38. In despair. Under ivf clinic but nothing seems to be working. All my pregnancies are from natural conception. It would be good to hear how everyone has got on xxx

Laurabeee · 21/06/2024 20:39

sorry you’re posting at such a horrific time. I am another person who had three miscarriages and then a successful pregnancy. I spent ages trying to find success stories at the time and felt pretty hopeless. I don’t think anyone could have reassured me at the time but I hope you hear lots of stories where things did work out and the hope keeps you going.

LAURAPAX · 23/06/2024 10:02

Hi @Laurabeee congratulations to you and thanks for your message. As you know I’m in the depths of despair at the moment. Is there anything you did differently? If you don’t mind me asking how old you are? I’m just struggling to blame my age for every loss- two at 36, now one at 38. I’ve had all the investigations as part of my ivf plans but nothing seems to be identified or working. 💔 xxx

Laurabeee · 23/06/2024 13:42

I understand that feeling of despair. My third miscarriage took ages to be over and I was researching everything I could at that time. I was crying a lot and had to take time off work for the first time ever.

I am not sure if anything I did made a huge difference. I had regular periods but raised androgen levels and a few cysts on my ovaries so I was convinced I had PCOS. I took metformin as I read that it reduced the risk of miscarriage for women with PCOS. I have no idea though if it did help me as I stopped it at about 6 weeks. I also had progresterone pessaries which might have helped but again not sure. I had low vitamin D levels despite taking supplements so I took high dose vitamin D for a few weeks.

I was seen by the recurrent miscarriage clinic but no cause was found. They just told me to keep trying.

I did spend a lot of time and money using clear blue products to pinpoint ovulation which must have been helpful to some degree. i also took proceive which was disgusting and I only managed it every 2 days!

I was 34 when I had all my miscarriages and I was a bit obsessed about age at the time, but please don't fixate on your age. 38 is not too old!! Women have babies throughout their thirties into early 40s with and without extra help. My older sister had miscarriages and had her children at 38 and 39. My husbands friend just had her first baby at 41 (nearly42) after over 6 miscarriages.

It is so hard to believe it will happen until it does but it sounds like you can conceive and it is very likely that it will happen for you!

LAURAPAX · 24/06/2024 07:38

Hi @Laurabeee thank you so much I really needed to hear that. I’m so glad to hear it worked out for you your sister and your husbands friend. I just feel like something is so wrong to keep having recurrent miscarriages especially as I don’t have any children and I’m really tired of going through it it’s been 2 years since starting to try and I feel no further ahead and worn down by the sadness. I definitely don’t have PCOS - I’ve got low AMH so I think I’ve got dud eggs. I’ve also had all the testing done as part of ivf so just not sure where else to turn. I think I need to follow up separately with a recurrent miscarriage specialist outside of ivf and see if there is anything I could be missing.

thanks so much again for giving me some hope xxxx

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