Recurrent miscarriage support - tests, treatment, trying again - thread 8

[Bakingtins]

Welcome everyone, pull up a chair! A thread for anyone who has suffered multiple miscarriages and is in need of company, information, moral support, tea or sympathy.

Can I suggest we start page 1 with a recap of where we are all up to, because my fuddled head can't keep track?

I got the advice from someone on the pred thread who was shown how to inject by her fertility clinic - so it's sort of legit. I was that I was just sent off with the syringes and no help. As it happens I'm quite happy handling needles and syringes but they weren't to know that, nobody checked. The air thing is just bizarre, we would never intentionally inject air into an animal. I think by injecting straight into a skin fold I was probably hitting muscle (such abs as I have) whereas at 45 degrees it hurts less and the needle just slips under the skin. Works for me anyway. I'm still counting down the number of injections to go though! (10 more)

hi at work just wanted to say congratulations picardy sorry you find yourself here ruggle hi to everyone else

hi everyone
picardy congratulations! Here's to a very boring straightforward 9 months for you.
Glad booking went ok baking

How are you doing worry? I have decided to push ahead with seeing the consultant privately. Just made a GP appointment for next week to get the referral letter sorted. It seems like such a small thing but my stomach is in knots even thinking about it.
Because there is the possibility that I could be pregnant I need to know for sure what I should be doing/taking next time I get a bfp (positive mental attitude here).
Hope everyone else is doing ok.

Hi everyone just a quick drop by to say I had my little boy at 04.53 sunday morning 10/11/13 weighing a very healthy 9lbs 9ozs and he is perfect :) so after 3 mcs and all the problems I had at the begining of this pregnancy where on more than one occasion we thought we had lost him too it is possiable for a happy ending I hope and prey for you all that is the case xxxxx

congratulations lands lovely news

Aww, Lands that's fabulous news! Congratulations!

congratulations land thats super news

Congratulations LandsN wonderful news. I remember those anxious early days for you so well, lovely that it has all worked out.

Oh LandsN :) :) :) How wonderful for you congratulations!!!!!

I am in a dilemma ... if I TTC this month, I will be in the middle of the time I usually have a loss over Christmas (6-8 weeks). I know I am diagnosed, I know the risk is now lower, and I have a better hospital. But I don't know whether it's a needless risk, which might ruin Xmas for everyone (including me forever) and mean I'm going to hospital when it's understaffed and not it's best. Hmm. On the other hand, I am eager to try again after the enforced break (and am paranoid about age even though at 35, I've been told it's probably not the cause) and don't want to 'assume the worst'. :/

I haven't posted much recently but just had a big reading session and wanted to say big congrats LandsN - thrilled for you :o) Hi to Tea and well done you for being so far along. The longest bit of the waiting is over now - hopefully it's downhill from here (in terms of the worry anyway)!

Bakingtins, I wondered if you could remind me - you're on Clexane at the moment too aren't you? I've been injecting it since BFP and now reached 16 weeks. I was meant to stop it at 14 weeks, but then my consultant decided she wanted me to see another specialist to advise on whether I should take aspirin or anything when I come off it and they can't see me until the 27th. So they said to carry on with it until then. I wondered when you were stopping it. My midwife said most women she sees with Factor V Leiden inject it throughout, but she said because I'm slim and don't have a history of a blood blot perhaps that's why they say to stop at 14 wks. I found your advice to inject at 45 degree angle really helpful. It was really hurting sometimes and I had a few little bruises but seem to have the knack of it now - don't squeeze too hard, inject at angle, not too deep, sorted! (it has started making my skin a bit itchy though :o( )

I'm supposed to stop at 12 weeks, but I'm not on it for a clotting problem. Clexane is cytoprotective for placental cells, so it's to help with my issues with implantation.
Fantastic to hear you have reached 16 weeks
I think in your shoes I'd carry on with it until you can see a specialist.
I'm anxious about stopping the meds in case they are all that is propping this pregnancy up. I am weaning off the pred now and am supposed to stop the clexane and progesterone dead on 12 weeks if the scan is ok. Would be a real bummer to get that far and then lose it...

Squiz you are overthinking it, lovely. IMHO the only way to tackle this is one hurdle at a time, you might not be successful this month. I do understand how you feel, I had my main risk period over my son's birthday party and half term which was an added pressure.
I think being able to have a drink at Christmas and toast a much better 2014 might be a better argument for waiting a month.
Besides, you are not going to MC again.

Thanks Baking. I didn't realise it had other uses too. I can't believe I've reached 16wks, not least because I don't feel much different now the tiredness has passed. Just a bit podgy around the waist. The 12wk scan was amazing - first time I've had a 'proper' scan that wasn't dildo cam ;o) OH didn't realise they did them the normal way I don't think, he was confused! But have a long wait until the 20wk scan now. I feel calm-ish, but still quite pessimistic and don't feel like telling people. Have just told family and close friends. How have you been feeling? Are you nervous or trying not to think about it too much? I know what you mean about the meds. I was meant to just stop the progesterone at 12wks but I ended up having some left over so I did them every other day for a week or so which made me feel better my hormone levels weren't just going to plummet. Sure that medically it didn't make any difference but to me it did a bit!

I think I will have 5 clexane and a few days of progesterone left so I think I might do the same - drop down to once daily progesterone and every other day clexane for a week or so.
My DH is being really positive now I'm past the point where I've MC previously and planning everything with baby in mind. I'm not! All the staff I've come across at the RMC clinic always start with "congratulations"!" which just seems really odd - surely they if anyone should know that getting pregnant is just the start, and that mostly if you have prev had RMC it's a source of dread that you are back in the firing line, not happiness. I booked in this week and it just felt surreal to be discussing choices for delivery, like I was actually going to have a baby Have you not read my history, people??

Ha ha, ditto about all that stuff. I was very thrown by the 'where do you want to have the baby' question! A couple of family members have congratulated me and I've sort of said thanks then mumbled something about I haven't really got there yet to be congratulated... We painted our spare room a few weeks back, which would be the baby's room, but didn't even consider that. Just painted it with highly impractical for a kid matt light paint and stuck a new bed in there for guests!

Thanks Baking ... DH says the same about reasons!

Congrats Lands, wonderful news! Hefty boy!

Waves to everyone!

Squiz we have a similar dilemma - we'll have the go-ahead/results ect before Christmas, not sure whether to just enjoy the fetive season and ttc from Jan, or just get going!

Hi everyone sorry I've been a bit quiet!

Welcome worry & ruggle sorry you find yourselves here but I can see you are getting some good advice and support.

I can't namecheck everyone I'm on my phone but massive congratulations to Lands fab news after everything you went through, enjoy your gorgeous little boy :)

Congratulations to picardy & Guppie hope everything goes well for you both this time keeping everything crossed x

Baking glad your booking app went ok there's another little milestone passed :)

I'm off for another scan today feel more relaxed today hope I'm not setting myself up for a fall. I'm really suffering with morning all day sickness it doesn't let up only been sick a couple of times but I think the constant nausea is worse...I'm not complaining though I love it really!

good luck butterfly

Everything was ok today little bean has grown from 2.2mm to 8.2mm from last friday so now measures 6 weeks 5 days just a few days behind my origional date so caught up a bit :)

yay great news

That's great Butterfly did you get to see a hb?

Could do with a bit of a shoulder to cry on.

Not sure, but think I'm going to MC again. Some backache and cramping yesterday morning in bed and now my nausea has gone and the cramping is mild, but has returned.

It was always a long shot, as it was so soon after last MC, and I've been practising some "I am pregnant today" type thoughts, but still it's really getting me down.

((HUGS)) tanny it can be quite normal for symptoms to come and go, and to have some cramping. PUPO pregnant until proven otherwise.
Take it easy and hopefully it will settle. We are here to hand-hold.

Tanny symptoms, cramps and so forth do come and go for many people and it isn't MC (on the documentary further up the thread, the poor girl has symptoms coming and going and a massive bleed and it all ends well eventually). As you are worried contact your EPU perhaps? Thinking of you!!

Butterfly :) Glad you got a good scan! :)

AF made a spectacular entry today. Had to hover by the classroom door then dash to the loo like a teenager when I spotted an adult to cover me as the 'just for the first drip' pantyliner was reaching critical overload in minutes. Lucky I always carry a spare Always!! Well at least I know the overpriced TTC vitamins are building up the old lining.

Baking DH said almost exactly the same as you re TTC. Although instead of a good luck toast he phrased it "surviving in a house for 3 days locked in with your parents requires red wine".