recurrant miscarriages

[carioke]

Hi Ladies, I suffered a third mc in June and was referred to the recurrent clinic in Leeds. The guy we saw was great and made me feel quite hopeful! He said when I get pg again I would be given hcg injections, they took some blood also.
We went back on Mon and we saw a lady who told me I have a blood clotting abnormality and to start taking low dose aspirin.
She then told me they normally see ladies over 38 after the 2nd mc as they don't have time to hang about!! She was also quite negative and mentioned quality of eggs and the risks of downs (nothing I don't already know!) I'm 43 now and started ttc over 4 years ago!! I'm absolutely fuming that I wasn't referred after my 2nd mc, knowing I could've still been pg is like a kick in the teeth!!
Just wondered if anyone else has had this same problem?

It should say 'Recurrent'!!

First of all, sorry for your losses. I was also told the same thing about HCG at Leeds after 3 earlier mc but subsequently went on to have a second trimester loss even with the hcg. Leeds were unable to find any reason so I got a second opinion at Liverpool and a third opinion at Coventry (details about their implantation clinic are on page 1 of the Recurrent miscarriage thread). At Liverpool, I tested boderline positive for the anti lupus coagulant antibody, suggesting I have APS. Anyway, I read up a lot about it and the best treatment is aspirin plus low molecular weight heparin (eg clexane, fragments or tinzaparin). There is a great book call 'one in four' by Babara Toppin that outlines the problems blood clotting disorders cause and the treatments available. Anyway, it is well worth finding out if your disorder is inherited (eg factor V) or just comes on in pregnancy (like APS). This will then help you research the best treatments available. You can then discuss options with your consultant.
I, too, was angry that this wasn't picked up earlier. I am now 39 and have lost 4 pregnancies over 5 years (lucky enough to have had a ds along the way). It's a really shitty journey but don't give up. If you now have an reason, you are more than likely to have a successful pregnancy with the right medication. Good luck!

Thankyou! and thankyou for the advice. sorry for your losses too! you're right, it is a really shitty journey and I do feel like giving up! but then I'd probably regret that!!

Sorry for your losses Carioke and ThePopAndCry and thank you very much for posting the info. I'm currently going through my second mc this year (or ever) and am 40. Didn't know that there might be more help for us older ones. GP was quite dismissive after first mc about help for ladies my age. I came out of that appointment feeling like my dh and I were making unreasonable demands on life. Am researching for my telephone appointment with the surgery tomorrow. Thanks again and best of luck. Hang in there carioke, big hugs.

I had a total of five miscarriages and a stillbirth. Four of them were in quick succession between the birth of my two living daughters. I was never diagnosed with a clotting disorder at the time BUT retrospectively it seems likely ( I had a very complicated history that included an incompetent cervix that required an abdominal stitch to ensure that my second daughter was safely delivered). I just wanted to give you a bit of hope. I took daily heparin with all my pregnancies but and also low dose aspirin and weekly progesterone shots ( all administered through York and Leeds). I'm wishing you the very best luck.... I have no doubt all the injections and aspirin helped ensure a healthy baby in the end. Hang in there. I was 42 when I delivered dd2.

Sorry, reading that back it is a bit unclear. I had heparin injections with my last 5 pregnancies but it was only with my final pregnancy that I also took low dose aspirin and had progesterone injections. That pregnancy was the only one that I didn't have repeated bleeds throughout the pregnancy... I am quite sure that this is due to those additional interventions.