Recurrent Miscarriage Support Thread 19 - tests, treatment, trying again.

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Buckle up, the threads move like lightening! Tea, sympathy, information, support and combined wisdom to guide you through the maze of testing and treatment for recurrent miscarriage. Newbies always most welcome.

Please start with the traditional recap of your stats.

Twilight, so sorry to hear this. Losing a pet is so hard. x

mimi I'm sure it will be hard as due day approaches. We're all here with you on that one and will support you as best we can. My first mc was in sep also and I also mourn that one more than the last one in jan. It would have been due beginning of April. It's good you're trying to look forward positively, I'm sure it will help and I hope it continues. X

Sorry about your little bunny twilight

Oh twilight, sending you hugs :-( i cimpletly empathise, they are our family, our little people. I have a thing for british blue cats and a few years ago my 18 year old sweetie died. Broke my heart. Seema a bit like babies in that the only thing that made me feel better was getting a new blue fuzzball - a very naughty girl she is too! And then i got another...!

Sorry to hear about your rabbit twilight

loopy so sorry that you are going through this again. Big hugs. x

Twilight am so sorry :-(

So it turns out the 6,000 mg isn't going to work bringing on AF - they contain bioflavonoids. FFS.

Hoping the parsley tea will work but I doubt it

Brummie that is so bloody frustrating. I can't remember if you are seeing an acupuncturist or not. If you are what do they think is going on and could they try and encourage AF with a specific treatment?

My bleeding is playing with me at the moment. After the gush and period type bleed I thought it was all drying up, put a panty liner in again and nope, too much blood for that, night time nappies back on

I'm so pissed off that my body really did seem to do everything right this time and yet still the pregnancy failed. So fucking annoying.

Congrats tanny - wonderful news :)

Yes been having acupuncture.

So frustrated!!!!!

Brummie - Are you going weekly? Is it a specific fertility acupuncturist? I assume you are still testing with hpts?

Tanny!! Congratulations! Really quite tearful and delighted for you. What a journey, but now he is here. Fantastic news.

So sorry to hear of your news loopy and all the newbies. Sorry about your rabbit too twilight.

Hugs and waves to everyone. X

I was going weekly but stopped for moment - the reason being he was going to see me when TTC which was approx supposed to be this week.

Yes he specifies in fertility, miscarriage etc.

Taken 3 x hpt all at different days. All negative

twilight I'm sorry . I have a child substitute dog who is the centre of my universe yes I am that person, and I always used to think it was so ridiculous when other people put their dogs first and I get so upset if he's hurt or unwell.

Sebs both my mc's dragged out (natural, not erpc) to about 5 or 6 weeks of bleeding and I found it impossible to get my emotions under control until the bleeding had completely stopped. It's just such a horrible constant reminder of what happened.

brummie it took me 3 months to get AF back after my 1st mc, I had bits of random spotting but no 'flow'. The consultant gave me provera to bring on a bleed. That, combined with acupuncture, got my cycles back.

AF has finally arrived here. Baseline scan tomorrow and hopefully start injecting tomorrow or Tuesday if all is well. I have been an emotional mess yesterday and today. Very teary. Combination of AF hormones and being terrified of the Ivf. Not so much all the needles, done that before, it's just such a massive thing, and I'm worried about all the hormones and managing to stay sane at each stage. Will my baseline be ok? Will we get enough eggs? Will they be good enough quality? Will they fertilise? Will they get to blastocyst? Will they implant? Will I be pregnant? If so, will I manage to hold onto it? It's just one stressful wait after another for a month!!!!

Hi all,
barking my thoughts are really with you as you start the IVF journey. I am sure it is a terrifying prospect but you will manage and get through it, remember one day at a time. I will have everything crossed that this is your time.

brummie not much reassurance but after mc 2, AF took 7 weeks but then was back to normal.
loopy sorry to hear your news, hope you are ok (ish)
twilight sorry for your news too. All these extra things we don't need.
counting thinking of you and hope you're ok.
tanny hope you're enjoying those hugs.

To everyone else, 'hello' and sorry for not mentioning more names. Have tried to step away from the phone/computer this weekend and get outside to top up that much longed for vitamin D!

Can totally understand you being worried barking, i know what a lot is riding on this for you. Stay positive. This is your great big opportunity and it's going to work out. You have done everything you possibly can to give this one the best start. Hand holding for this stressful next 9 months, just the difficult bit you have to get through on the way to your baby. Xx

Barking ditto. You are very brave and we will be right here willing you on. Wishing you all the luck in the world. Xx

Barking deep breath. You've come this far. I know how much this means to you. One day at a time and we'll be with you every step of way xx

Mrsdiddlydoo,
We have a saluki cross lurcher! He's lovely. Now. After a year of chewing everything he could get his jaws round he had a lot of making up to do... But he is really gentle. (Unless you're a squirrel.)
Hello Twilight - sorry about your rabbit. Pets do become part of the family these days I think, we give them human names and have photos on the mantelpiece. When I had to make the decision to put my elderly cat down because her kidneys were failing, I cried for days.

Twilight, sorry to hear about your bunny x

Good luck Barking, you know we are here for you x

Thanks for all the good luck, not sure if AF is actually here properly though, argh!!! Had spotting yesterday, put moon cup in, very little of anything overnight but that's normal for me, and expected it to start properly today however just taken the mooncup out again and it's still a tiny, tiny amount. So it's basically been two days of spotting. I'm still going to go in for the scan tomorrow, but I'll fully expect to be asked to come back again on Tuesday....

Thinking of you Barking

Are any of you following a special diet at all? I am going to try gluten free I have decided. One because that psychic I saw a week ago was talking about me giving up wheat germ as my body hated it. I then googled gluten and miscarriage and found some stories linking it and I know I eat far too much wheat in the form of bread mainly. So it certainly wouldn't hurt, I'd just have to get used to eating alternatives.

Good luck barking are you on short protocol then if you're starting injections straight away? We've got our appt Thursday so hoping to get an idea of timings then

Antagonist protocol floweroct.

Sebs I tried wheat free for a while as it's supposed to help balance your hormones (my lp is very short). Not doing it now though, didn't seem much point when I'm injecting so many hormones into my system anyway!

Not on any special diet sebs, but i had a coeliac screen done at the gp as i know this can cause mc and doesn't cause any symptoms for 20% of sufferers (mine came back normal). The treatment is a gluten free diet if you do have coeliac so if that's what you're trying anyway then that would rule the possibility out for a future pregnancy.