Hi all, firstly I’m sorry for the long post I am really hoping someone can help shed some light or meet anyone who has been in a similar situation.
I have had 3 missed miscarriages (2 in the last yaar) and am currently 4 weeks pregnant but not holding out much hope.
we have been ttc for 2.5 years. We have had 3 missed miscarriages presenting with the exact same story every time. Everything fine tests progressing, bar a bit of spotting here and there and a (dry stuck like sensation up there?!) and a lack of normal pregnancy symptoms each time. We get to the 6 week scan and there is nothing there, no usual sac no yolk and certainly no baby. Each time has shown a very mishapen sac or the last time just a thickened uterine lining. It is baffling everyone. I might add my levels are 15’000-19’000 hcg by this point and still rising. They were so concerned about the lack of anything and the high levels last time they did the ectopic surgery but it turned out to be nothing there. All 3 have ended in SMOM surgery as they don’t come away by themselves and my body still goes on as if it’s pregnant. I am just expecting the exact same thing to happen again in 2 weeks when we go for a scan just to be told ‘sorry we can’t see anything’ and I am so disheartened and frustrated.
I have been under the reccurent miscarriage clinic (NHS) they have sent the tissue off (the last 2 times) which has come back with no genetic abnormality, the last time nothing came back (was only November and think it takes a good few months?) I have had every blood test going both nhs and with a private clinic I.e lupus anticoagulant, thoromphollia, karotyping, thyroid etc all back normal. I have had a private scan - all normal and amh blood test which was also normal. I’m at the point I want them to spot something off so we can fix it. The only other query was with the GP a couple of years ago when I was (and still do) get quite classic endometriosis symptoms (heavy periods, dragging pain from belly button etc etc but decided not to take this further due to the tests being invasive when ttc.
the last pregnancy (in November) I was given high dose folic acid and progesterone to start when I fell pregnant, it didn’t help and ended in the same result. I must add I was diagnosed last year with sarcoidosis (which is an auto immune condition) and this time I have been given steroids (predisolone 25mg) to take daily when I fall pregnant as that was the only other idea the consultant had for this time (it could be that I am rejecting the baby with the auto immune condition?). I am also taking baby aspirin (on the advice on the private dr we saw for a consultation) and high dose vitamin d.
I suppose my question is has anyone else suffered anything so peculiar like this? We don’t ever get past the 6 week scan and I am wondering when and whether to give up. I do pray this time is different but with the lack of pregnancy symptoms I’m not so sure, but I am taking the steroids religiously none the less!
just to add I have 2 previous children from an ex husband 11 and 10 years old although sadly first born died when a baby. So I know I can be pregnant and carry pregnancies (albeit a decade ago!) I have my partner of 4 years now and I am worried in some way we are incompatible if that’s even a thing?! His sperm is better than average so we know it isn’t that too. I am 31 and he is 42.
if you have got this far thank you for reading and I really hope someone out there has been in a similar situation and I’m not the only one!!
Many thanks,