Recurrent Miscarriage Support Thread 16 - tests, treatment and trying again

[Justonemoretime]

Information, support, hand holding, tea, sympathy and a hell of a lot of combined knowledge - all welcome as we try to make sense of the RMC roller coaster of tests, NHS admin, heart ache and (hopefully) happy endings!
Please start with a recap of your stats :)

Glad to hear the doc is taking it seriously purple but sorry you're going through a worrying time on top of the usual worries. Fingers crossed it turns out to be something harmless.

Feeling your pain cloud and right here with you holding your hand. I'm in awe of your self restraint waiting til 14 or 15dpo to test. I'm thinking a sneaky test on Thursday (11 dpo for me), even though I've never tested positive before 12dpo!

Scan fine healthy but wriggling, uncooperative baby, so back for repeat scan in 2 weeks. Spine and kidneys were not clear as baby was facing bottom to the back and wouldn't move. Also, placenta a little low, no concerns yet but will scan at 32 weeks to check its not sitting too low. Relieved (for now!!!)
Will catch up properly later. x

Naughty baby glad it all looked ok and you get another sneaky peek in a fortnight.

Just so pleased for you! Tiny and I both had uncooperative babies too and had to go back. Do you think they're in cahoots?

Cloud, cramps can be a sign either way, still having them now! My fingers are already crossed for you for the weekend, and I am also admiring your self restraint.

Baking glad Faith has got through it, little sweet chickadee. Really hoping for some good news for you all...

More to follow, can't keep up with who said what...

cloud - fingers crossed! Great - restraint! But then I have none

just - really pleased scan went well although baby has you on your toes already making you go back for another one!

Sun, Jady, Monten , Brummie, about thin linings... Seems to be a very common post MC complaint that periods are light. My lining (and quite a few others) have been measured as thin. It is oestrogen that is needed to build up a good lining pre-OV. I took some quack medicines, had acupuncture and a few months off TTC, and my lining increased from about 2mm to 7mm (still a bit thin), although periods were still not back to pre-MC levels. I then had Coventry support and sustained this pregnancy.

My consultant definitely thinks it has bearing on MCs and the Coventry research is all about your lining being receptive but selective, and decidualising to support the development of good implantation (I think, worth googling to find out more).

Hope that is a bit useful...

So pleased Just!!!
Yep, my one wouldn't show the heart and face.

Brilliant news just. And nice that you get to have an extra scan (sure non mc people would find it frustrating to have to go back but not us! )

Sorry just a quick question will be back later to read through. I had the standard rm blood tests last Monday how long is the wait to get results usually? I've had them done privately if that makes a difference? Thanks

flower, My clotting ones took about 3 weeks and karyotyping took 7 or 8 weeks but that was over Christmas. I think normally 4 to 6. (And we were told not to bother waiting for the karyotype results before trying again). I was nhs though. Fingers crossed they will be quick for you

Thanks march we haven't had the karyotyping ones so hopefully we'll get the rest back soon. We have nhs appt in a couple of weeks so I'm hoping that we will have them back to take to that

Flower sorry I really can't remember! I'm guessing a month or so, but they might be quicker if they're being done privately...

Baking- pleased that faith and you survived the trauma of the MRI today.

Just- excellent news and I had the same with DD in regards to the placenta. I was pleased it meant an extra scan and of course it had moved out the way ??

flower - my results took about 3 weeks too.

Almost 900 posts in 16 days, no wonder I struggle to keep up!

Whoop! for the scan news. Amusing to see the noncooperative babies giving mum an extra scan .

counting I am going completely insane. If I get a bfn I'm not sure if they let me start stabbing again to try again next cycle. Convinced myself this morning I was pg then immediately pictured another bad 6 week scan and started crying . I don't even know if I'm pg yet and I've already got scanxiety! Still smarting from finding out a third friend is expecting a second baby amongst those who've already had two or are expecting #2 when we all started ttc #1 at the same time. It stinks. They could at least have waited for me to get pg with #1 before having #2! It's just rude!
If it's a bfn that's another edd I have to face without getting pg again since the mc. I could have grown a whole baby in this time yet I'm still not even back in the starting blocks.
Sorry, feeling a little sorry for myself tonight.
Off to go and cook a roast to focus on something other than am I pg? !!!

Oh Barking it sounds so hard, and you're coping with so much. Big big hugs sweets.

Can't keep up! Good news on 20 week scans and glad faith got through ok. Thinking of you barking, such a hard time but i know better ones are ahead for you.

Massive row with dh tonight. So hurt and angry with him. Men!!

Hellllooooo. Been an eventful day. All good with scan here, as normal as normal can be, except for the slightly larger than average head, which is frickin typical.
Didn't find out the sex, really want a surprise. No pictures tho, sonographer said she didn't get any good shots, all a bit odd - but anyways.

Great news for you too just Hurrah. I take it you didn't find out the flavour?
Beginning to feel a bit more real now? A friend asked if I wanted her baby clothes - still couldnt say yes outright.

baking great news about faith. A good appetite is a good sign, no? Fingers crossed for good results.

cloud got fingers crossed for you too.

On other news, vendors threatening to pull out of house sale by midday tomorrow, took the shine off what was til then a lovely day!

Good news Belle, shame about the photo tho. Hope your house gets sorted. Last thing you need.
No, we don't know the flavour either. Here's to surprises
Cat, hope you and your dh can clear the air.
Barking, sorry you're feeling stressed. Hugs to you. Its tough, and I hope you come through it with a good outcome soon.
Results for me were a week for some, GP ones, hospital ones 6 weeks because I think some take longer. Kayotyping takes longer because they have to grow cultures etc so going private wouldn't speed that up. Hope this helps.

Great news just and belle
barking hugs
twilight hope you're ok, thinking of you for the scan tomorrow

baking well done to you and faith for getting through the starving and MRI...they both sound pretty stressful. Hope tbe results come soon x

just and belle that's wonderful! Are you starting to feel excited now? Huge milestone passed. Wouldn't worry about head size belle,, they seem to grow different bits at different rates in my experience - DS was to be short and tiny by scans, but he is one of the tallest in his peer group, and solid. Hope house gets sorted - I did all that last summer, total nightmare.

cloud and barking its such an awful limbo to be in, everything crossed for you both.

counting first day back done and dusted, well done.

Tanny I just can't believe how fast your pregnancy has zoomed by (not to you I am sure), thinking of you alot in these last few weeks of pregnancy, and everything crossed for a straightforward arrival.

Thin linings...mine was fine as per Coventry, and the first AF after mc 4 was a flood; this time, my WTF cycle arrived in a timely 28 days, but was only 2 days of bleeding, which stopped, and am now spotting a week later. WTF, aptly named.

I e.mailed Prof Brsens re no results, with about 12 questions - he said come back for a consultation so we can discuss. I wonder if he will do it by phone? Its not that far from London but still kind of a trek..though of course I will go if need be...

cat what did he do? Hope you sort it out this evening.

twilight hand ho!ding for tomorrow. You're not crazy for waiting tbe two weeks, I did that too and reckon its a reasonable path. Nearly over now anyway. What time is the scan? Everything crossed for you x

Good news belle 'normal' is what we're after I think 20 week scan photos are often a bit disappointing anyway as by then you are looking at bits of the baby, rather than the classic 12 week whole-thing-on-the-screen profile shot. Hope you enjoyed having a good look - so pleased that you and just have got to that important milestone. Next stop viability!
Rubbish about the house though....

Faith's appetite on steroids is not lacking - we've had to check her nappies for bits of plastic in case she's eaten the spoon with her porridge, and from being a dainty little thing at the bottom of the chart she's gaining a pound a week and rolls of chub. It was really crap having to starve her when you can't explain to her why, hopefully she won't remember any of it. Had an inadvertent FB-bomb from a friend who posted something about cortisol harming brain development, she was talking about cry-it-out really but made me wonder what on earth we are doing with the shed loads of steroids and all the stressful procedures, though we really have no choice.

twilight good luck for tomorrow.

Good luck for tomorrow Twilight. We're all routing for you! X