Private scan at 7w3d - told 99% chance I’ll miscarry (second loss)

[WorriedGirl91]

Am beside myself.

Had a miscarriage in June and now I’ve been told at a private scan place there’s a 99% chance I’ll lose this pregnancy.

I had an EPU scan at 6w1d which showed a 1.9mm fetal pole and normal gestational and yolk sac.

Today’s scan showed three ominous signs: 1) a faint heart beat, 2) the fetal pole was just 3.2mm (so very slow growth since last week) and 3) the yolk sac was enlarged and 6.8mm.

I am so heartbroken.

I have an EPU scan on Tuesday where I’ve been told to expect to discuss management of this very likely loss.

I want to know why I’m losing these pregnancies - two times in half a year seems so high. I just want a healthy baby, I’m scared if we try again (and we want to) we will just go through this utter heartbreak again? Unless we know what’s causing it?

Has anyone been in a similar position?

Very sorry that you're going through this. Unfortunately I believe unless you're over 35 you need 3 consecutive miscarriages before the nhs will refer you for investigation (I'm guessing from your name you're younger). I had three from three successive cycles (albeit waiting for periods in between) and have taken a break for the moment, I can't imagine it's good for the body to go through that. Wishing you the best.

So sorry you’re going through this. Two years ago I was in the same position as you, two miscarriages within months of each other (one in March, one in July). I was told by the EPU that this was really quite common and ‘nothing to worry about’ - as a previous poster said, unfortunately nothing is looked into unless it’s 3+ consecutive MCs. After my MC in the July, I became pregnant again late November and now have a beautiful 15 month old little girl. Wishing you all the best xx

@WorriedGirl91 good morning, I'm so so sorry to read this :(
I too am just past suffering a second MMC. I'm beyond devastated and know how you feel. The only way I can describe myself at the moment is as if I'm stuck in 'middle earth' type of mode.
Il never be the person I was ( all innocent and excited) and never the person I was supposed to be ( even if I'm lucky enough to do this again and carry full term etc) il still always have the losses in my heart..... and I am supposed to be a mummy ...
All in 6 months too.

Currently waiting on blood test results to see if I have thyroid or blood clotting issues and will have an ultrasound on my uterus to see if the shape/size/placement is causing issues....
I'm in the waiting game now and though I know I'd like to try again I'm definitely not ready for it emotionally..... I have to be prepared for all eventualities don't I?

So my gp couldn't offer me any further investigation apart from what I've said even though I'm 37 and two miscarriages... each area is different so ask what you're entitled to. My next step will be to take my results and ho private on anything that comes up or see what further investigations can be done ... I'm loathed going 'try again' to get to 3 and risk another life.... x

Good luck OP, and once again I'm so sorry, it's hugely unfair x

hey im so sorry to hear this xx

I've had 4 mcs now, all around the 6 week mark and across 2 years.

The NHS investigations are very basic and they didn't find anything for me.. i went to St Mary's after that (gp referral) and they did find things. That said, I still mc'd again recently and they put that one down to bad luck.

Things you can do now:

1. Take low dose aspirin from day 21 next try. It won't harm anything, but if you did have a blood clotting disorder, they'd recommend you take it after investigations

1. Get your lining measured privately via a scan at day 21. Thin lining causes miscarriages

1. Find a way to get your gp to prescribe you progesterone. (I begged after my 2nd one) Take the pessaries from a positive test as there's lots of research that suggests it helps for reoccurent miscarriage

1. Move away from any blame for yourself.. its so heartbreaking but not your fault. At 2 mcs it could still be bad luck and when you google, there's stories of women having over 5 and then a healthy baby. Not that i want you to go through any more! (I'm hoping my 4th was my last)

1. One thing I'm doing next time is testing early with a line test and testing every 2 days. If the line doesn't get darker then at least I know early on, rather than getting more emotionally attached after the 4-5 week mark

1. Have a look at Professor Quenby and Professor Regans research. Im under professor Regan at St Mary's and im looking at getting a referral for Quenby soon too. These women are the leading authority in the UK for mcs. Professor Regans book is on amazon and it helped me a lot to rationalise things

Xxxx

Thank you so much. I did line tests every other day from 10dpo to well after 5w and they went very, very dark.

I will definitely ask my gp about progesterone. Has this helped you?

When you say day 21 lining - where did you get this done? I had ultrasounds at 5w1d, 6w1d at EPU - would they have seen anything to do with lining? I also had private scan at 7w3d which is where I found out my devastating news.

Also to all the wonderful and thoughtful replies on here: thank you so much and I’m so sorry you’ve been through this too

Hey,

Ah ok, I'm sorry to hear that on the tests. In my case, the line was very faint at 5ws so I've decided to start watching the line as my hcg is always low which indicates poor embryo development.

Progesterone hasn't helped me yet as I've mc every time, but I take it as reassurance as I did get my progesterone tested last time at 5 weeks, (medichecks) and it indicated the levels were at they should be. This however, was with me taking 1200mg a day in supplements... so I deduce from that, that if I didnt take it, I wouldn't produce enough on my own.

The lining is my next venture. My mcs are always very light in bleeding (apart from the product, sorry for tmi). I also took a year out after my 3rd mc and did 3 rounds of ivf in case the embryo quality was the issue. I never got pregnant with ivf but my lining was always 7mm-8mm.. on the low side for ivf and considering I was taking lots of supplements to thicken it. So im getting my lining measured next month at day 21 to confirm.

Also this month ttc, ive taken it upon myself to take 2mg estrodiol every day from ovulation, to thicken my lining. I've never had it measured in a natural pregnancy and it could be the reason my pregnancies never make it past 6 weeks.

Xx

ps if you had private scans done, its worth asking them if they measured the lining and what it was. I find it very odd that its not the first thing to be checked during mc investigations