3 MCs in a row - unlucky or is there a problem - experiences??

[MiggleMoo]

Has anyone else had multiple consecutive miscarriages in a row. Is this just unlucky or does it indicate a problem?
I am going to the Dr on tuesday - what should I expect them to say, I want to feel prepared. All mine have been between 6 and 8 weeks (I think more like around 6 weeks, my cycle is all over the place so difficult to date!) and back to back.
I have a DS who is 18mths old and we concieved easily with him and had no problems. We seem to fall pregnant easily but keeping it is the problem?

any ideas?

Hiya.
Ive had 7 mcs.
2 prior to my son who is 9,
5 in the last 4 years.

When you go to your GP ask to be reffered to your nearest re occurrng miscarriage clinic.
These expperts will carry out a multitude of blood tests on you and your partner.
They can advise you on possible causes and will go through your results with you.

For me, every single test came back normal.
They discharged me as there was nothing that they could do, no treatement and no advice.

I had a mc while under their care. They advised progesterone injections, asprin and high dose folic acid...i still miscarried.
What i am trying to say is, there may be no reason for this happening to you.
BUT
There may also be a simple reason for it too!

Now the good bit...i am 17 weeks pregnant, with no treatemnt, no medical involvement, it has just happened SO i think, for me it was simply bad luck.

Im rubbish, no answers for you, but tons of experience to share, and i hope that this helps x

Thanks nananaps that is helpful.

Hi Hun,

I had three in a row, followed by blood tests, which all came back as normal. I then went on to have DS, and 14 months later DD! They are both toddlers now!

I just had another mc 6 weeks ago, but that was due to TRI 16 (not the case with the others). It seems to be luck of the draw, but don't give up!!!! HTH xxx

Ps, may or may not be important, but I took progesterone vaginally with the two pregnancies which stuck...

I'm sorry about your miscarriages.

I had mc, dc1, mc, mc, dc2, 5-year gap before conceiving again (not trying during that time), and another mc. Not three in a row but enough for my doctor to have now referred me for tests. I also get pregnant easily. There was no chromosomal cause for this last mc (the others weren't inevstigated) so now a potential clotting disorder is being looked at. But it could equally be that no cause is found.

After my 'middle two' miscarriages I found Lesley Regan's book on miscarriage helpful - positively encyclopaedic but very well-written. There's a lot of info on the chances of it happening again and IIRC even after 3 consecutive mc, you still have a 60% chance of going to term, especially if you have already had a full-term pregnancy.

Good luck.

I had 2 dc then 4 rmc before having dc3.

I had all the standard tests and was seen by nhs consultant and also paid to see someone privately.

Nhs cons thought it was either bad luck or the fact that dp has a really bad sperm issue (low count, poor motility >1 %) z

Private cons thought possible undetected clotting issue and suggested high dose folic acid and heparin injections.

When I got pgs with dc3 I took 150mg aspirin and heparin daily alongside high dose folic acid.

I can't link on my phone but do a Google search for innermost secrets. Follow the looks on there for Mc tests and there is a list of the recommended tests. Maybe take that to you appt so you know what to ask for. Some GP's will do some of the basic tests for you.

we had 6 losses before DD1. after many investigations last test was on hubby. dodgey sperm, affected the chromosomes. luckily not every sperm affected. 13 pregnancies and 4 children we are all done.

Thanks all, informative if not a bit scary!
Starting to get a bit worried as this mc seems far more painful and worse than my first 2.
Thank you for the support and advice!

Thanks all, informative if not a bit scary!
Starting to get a bit worried as this mc seems far more painful and worse than my first 2.
Thank you for the support and advice!

Hi Miggle, sorry for your losses.
I'm on miscarriage no 3 at the moment too, we have three dc, ds 19,dd1 13 and dd2 8, had an unplanned but very welcome preg earlier this year which sadly resulted in MC at 10-11wks in March. Having realized how much we wanted another baby we ttc again, lost another one at 6wks in June, conceived again straight away, had a scan showing a heartbeat at 8wks but having gone for a private reassurance scan at 10wks found baby had died the week before. I opted for expectant management but over a week later nothing is happening ,I still feel very pregnant. I go back to hospital later this week so I presume they'll suggest some intervention.
I want to have some investigation at this point, though DH is undecided if we should ttc again, it is heartbreaking going through repeated miscarriages and I worry about the effect on the rest of the family. Since I'm a geriatric mum(44) I worry that it could all be age related too and I realize if we do want to try again time isn't on my side. We would like to try and find out if there is an actual problem or if it is bad luck.
I would be interested to know what tests are suggested to you Miggle and what the proceedure is for investigating recurrent miscarriage. I presume I'll have to complete this MC before I can go down that route.
Someone on another thread spoke of an article in the Irish Independent newspaper(google it and check for recurrent miscarriage superfertility).
Apparently some women who are superfertile have a problem with the uterine lining being so receptive it allows a foetus that otherwise wouldn't be viable to implant and grow for a while so they get pregnant very easily but ultimately miscarriage occurs. Unfortunately the article didn't seem to suggest a treatment but it's something I'm going to try to research a bit more.

Hi there hun,

Sorry you have had to go through this. After my third
Miscarriage I was referred to the recurrent miscarriage clinic the other ladies have mentioned. They couldn't find anything major wrong apart from my poly cystic overies. I asked the doc why I had to go through it 3 times before I was referred and he said that 3 can be quite normal!!!! I started clomid had another 2 miscarriages then finally on my sixth pregnancy they tried me on aspirin and progesterone pesseries and hey worked I've got a beautiful 10 month old son x x x make sure before you go you write all your questions down as when
You get in there your mind goes blank. Good luck hunny

thanks all for sharing your experiences I know it can't be easy but has helped me make sense of this and know what to expect. alsothere is a sad comfort in knowing I am not alone.

I feel like I almost dread getting the BFP now, as for me it now only the begining of what is starting to be a long and painful journey!

I was so blissfully unaware of all of this with my ds. Never heard of of chemical pregnancies, didn't know how common miscarriages were etc, I got my BFP and that was that as far as I was concerned, I went through the whole pregnancy fully confident all would be well and it was. It was such an exciting, happy time. I feel I am now in the land of pregnancy being stressful, scary and worrying. We aim for one more child then we are done, not sure i could do it many more times than that!