Miscarriage after IVF

[GorgonsGin]

I think i am in the process of miscarrying after a cycle of IVF - I have severe cramps, bright red heavy bleeding, clots. I went to the hospital this morning for a blood test to chech HSG levels and I am waiting to hear when I can go for a scan, but I am very pessimistic . I had two embryos put back, so it has been suggested that perhaps one twin being miscarried, but I don't want to get my hopes up. The doctor was pretty down beat.

We have been TTC for two and a half years and finally got to the top of the IVF queue and now this. It was early days, but I am absolutely gutted and can't see it ever working out for us.

I just needed to "talk".

Hello everybody,

I wrote on here a few weeks ago and then stopped as things got quite difficult... we've been told we can't do IVF again as the reason I had my miscarriage (a giant fibroid) would probably rear its ugly head again and cause the same problem. I also suffered quite badly from the side effects of IVF - I was the 1 in 20 who ended up in hospital from OHSS (over stimulation of the ovaries) - it's interesting to read that others found the process ok as I found it pretty awful...We ended up doing ICSI as well as DP's sperm was largely immobile...it seemed like everything that could be against us was against us. Did someone say that over stimulation is often associated with first cycle IVF - does that mean it's less likely with future cycles? We saw our consultant a few days ago and he seemed to think it would be high risk again for OHSS. I don't know whether to get a second opinion... we are at Wolfson Clinic at Queen Charlotte's...anyone got London Clinics that they really rate apart from QC?

So it's grim here at the moment. They are recommending surrogacy for us... I can't even imagine how tough that must be. I didn't even know it was legal! Apparently you can't advertise and you have to wait to be chosen. I can't even imagine how that must feel... Anyway, just thought I'd share as you all seem like lovely ladies sharing what is a very tough situation.

So sorry Springblossom, youv'e having a really difficult time. Just wanted to say that there are lots of woman who are having to consider surrogacy, straight and host.

Have a look on Fertilityfriends website and miracles do happen website, you will find lots of support from woman going through surrogacy aswell as ways to find a surrogate.
Takecare
XXX.

Hi Springblossom

Sorry to hear the feedback you've had. I had mild OHSS with my first IVF which resulted in my dd. They only had to monitor me with scans. They were very surprised that I got OHSS as I only produced 4 eggs. When we were discussing another cycle with our doctor and the likelihood of OHSS again he said that it is often less likely that you will get it as your body seems to get some sort of immunity from it and on the fresh cycle I had where I produced 14 eggs - but didn't get pregnant - I didn't have OHSS.

Our clinic is the Assisted Conception Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. We had dd on our first cycle, and as I've previously said, a good response to the drugs on our next cycle but no pregnancy and have just had a miscarriage from a frozen cycle. The clinic has been fine if a little disorganised at times so you just need to make sure that you're one step ahead. I know of 3 people who have had babies at the Lister. The ACU at Chelsea is self funding and cheaper than purely private places like the Lister. ARGC usually tops the table in terms of success but is controversial. I have heard it said that they only accept women who are more likely to succeed to help their figures.

I've mentioned before that I attended a support group held at the Bridge Centre at London Bridge called The Mind Body Group - see here. There were 11 of us in the group and all sorts of options were explored including surrogacy, donor eggs and adoption. We had visits from a woman who had had donor eggs and another who had adopted two children. Of the 11, 9 of us went on to have babies.

Best of luck to you and everyone.

Hi Springblossom

I'm so sorry to hear about what you have been through. I had mild OHSS and had to be 'coasted' for a week before EC so that the levels could come down. I did get pregnant from my first IVF but had a m/c at about 8 weeks. On our follow up appointment the consultant initially discussed a more natural approach with us called IVM, if you google it you will find some more information, I'm not sure if it would be suitable for you or not but might be worth looking into. We decided against it in the end because I think I was overstimulated as I was on a very high dosage of stimms and if they lower them next time and boost them if they need to rather than starting out high my consultant feels that would be a better strategy. To be honest I'm scared to try anything new as I know it was good news that we got pregnant with our first set of treatment and I'm hoping it will work for us with a better outcome second time around.

Wish you luck

Onion x

springblossom - I am so sorry to hear what you have been going through It must be a very difficult time for you and your DP. have the doctors advised if there are any treatment options for the fibroid in your uterus which would mean you could have another attempt at IVF?

I'm afraid that i don't know enough about OHSS, but from what i have read, if you suffer from polycystic ovaries there is a higher liklihood of developing the condition, but otherwise, it is luck of the draw and stimms dosage management. As extremelychoclately says, it may not happen to you this time.

I am at Hammersmith Hospital and we like it, but I admit to doing limited research into other IVF units as we did our NHS cycle here and decided to stick with what we knew. It suited us costs wise also.

We are going for a follow up appointment at Hammersmith on 7th April. Privately this time - we bit the bullet because NHS follow was up not until 7 May and only then do we get put to the back of the funding queue for another 18 week wait. Thankfully, my cycle is gradually getting back to normal after the m/c now and I have some EWCM, which I am grateful for.

hello to onionlove and everyone else.

hi sorry to hear your news i have been through a m/c.i had ivf/icsi 1st cycle and had one blastocyst stage embryo put back in on the 31st of jan but 7 days later i started bleeding and they said to do the urine test early and it was a faint pink line so went for blood test and my hcg level was 96 they said it was probably a chemical pregnancy and that my hcg would go back to normal but 3 days later it jumped to 400 then 2 days later it was 779.i had a scan they found a sac but my womb was too thin.later that day i bled heavy and in was in horriffic pain the nurse said i was miscarrying.They think i must of had twins and thats why my hcg level went up after the first bleeding.Thinking of you all on here.x

redzee, really sorry to read about what happened to you. It's completely devastating and there's not much anyone can say to make it better. xxx

I had miscarriage too after IVF frozen embryo transfer last June 5 two were put in but ended m/c after 6 weeks.I was enjoying being pregnant but that lasted only 1 week after my preg.test.I know how you feel who went through the same, my husband & I were really devastated and feeling depressed now.I've waited for more than 6 months For this FET coz I had OHSS after egg retrieval on November 2008.Now I dont know what to do next.There's nothing they can do if you m/c at early pregnancy,we've been tryin for more than 3 years now.I really dont know what happen next I am eager to try again but i know it is too soon.Waiting is so exhausting, feeling horrible ................really awful

Hi Piggypink.

sorry for not responding to you before now. I don't check the thread that often.

I am so sorry to hear about your m/c after FET . How is your DH? Do you have any more frozen embryos or will you have to go through another full IVF cycle? I don't want to minimise the pain felt by anyone who has experienced a miscarriage, but a m/c after IVF seems very harsh when we have been through the physical and emotional rollercoaster and the hormones of assisted conception. The fact that you can't simply begin having sex and trying again the following month and know that you have to go through another cycle or FET with all that entails is very tough. Thinking of you.

Waiting to try again is very hard, but it does fly by. Have you been told to wait three periods before trying another cycle? I had my early m/c in March and now it is July and I had egg collection for cycle #2 yesterday. In fact, as I type, I am waiting for the embryologist to call and tell me the news . I can't believe where the time has gone, because I was so impatient to try again.

If cycle #2 works out, I know I will be a bundle of nerves for the first few weeks until I get to 12 weeks. I am dreading it to be honest.

Hi GorgonsGin and to everybody!

I just had a missed miscarriage too couple of days ago. On my first scan at 6 weeks, 6 days we saw no heartbeat. It was just devastating.

I still find it hard to accept that this happened but I am trying to deal with it. I will be going on a holiday that was already planned.

But I am also thinking about the next attempt. We still have 16 frosties but what adds to my worries is the cost. I hope I don't have to wait till the 3rd attempt but I guess we will never know.

I am just scared that it will happen again. I know I have to get positive before we try again.

hi everyone,this is my first time on this site,ive been going through ivf and five weeks ago i got my dream come true and happy ever after,im pregnent!family,friends me and my partner were so excited after years of everyone around me getting pregnant either planned or by accident.i had my first scan a week ago,i was so excited thinking that nothing could go wrong now,after all these years of waiting then like a drop to hell it was bad news!they said that at some stage my dream had just stop growing,i wish somebody had taken my heart out before entering that scan room.im told to come back aweek later for scan number two but i am told its the same and given my opptions (none that are nice),i decided out of either an opp,let nature do its thing or have a forced miscarriage,to go with number 3 to get it over with,after 6 hours of waiting for my dream to come to an end it did,the pain was so bad and now i just feel empty,so close yet so far!i feel life is just too cruel.im very luck that i have a wonderful man by my side but now we are not close and cant decide when to go for it agian,i would go asap but he wants a holidy and to relax a little,next april seems like a lifetime away.im so so sad,to say goodbye to your dream is just heartbreking!!!!

hi booney,and all the girls
we m/c in June and im still emotional about it,i knew i was pregnant soon after 2 blastocyst 6days old were put back this was r 2nd attempt.i asked for a picture of them before transfer which helped keep me positive even if i felt a bit crazy looking at them!r joy was short lived i started to feel mild period pain and some spotting so had my first scan at 5 1/2 weeks,no heartbeat waited 2 more weeks that was hell!no heartbeat.i tried putting it to one side the last couple of months but thee anger has surfaced lately were very indecisive as to try again im 37 next month.hope to hear from u.

I know exactly how you're feeling.

I've been trying to get pregnant for over 3 years and was overjoyed to get a positive result after a cycle of ICSI a few months ago. After the high of this, I had heavy bleeding and pain and suspected a miscarriage. I had an agonising wait over a weekend to enable a comparison of blood tests for my hormone levels only to find that I'd lost both chances.

It's been 6 weeks since this occurred and although it's a lot easier than it was back then, I still find myself thinking 'I'd be so many weeks now if things had been ok'.

We're starting to think about trying again as I know I won't get pregnant without the intervention but I know the enthusiasm won't be the same on the next cycle. I'll be worrying.

But you're absolutely not alone in what you're feeling right now x

hi everyone, my sister in law finally got pregnant through ivf after trying for a baby for 6 years with no luck. Every one was so happy for the new arrival this year and everything was going fine until she saw brown spotting at 6 weeks, she went for a scan and it showed the baby was fine, healthy with a heartbeat. Two weeks later she saw red spotting and again went for a scan only to be told had a delayed miscarriage. they said that the baby died and there was no heart beat, and wanted to clean it out of her right there n then.
she was really upset and couldn't do it thinking they got it wrong after two weeks later she did a 2nd scan and its still showing the same and she going in next week for the pill induction, what is the safest way to miscarry this as she scared of doing the surgery.

Everyone is devestated as we all were so happy for them :( after 6 years they are finally become parents.

Just found this link and am so sorry for everyone who has experienced this. I had positive test result after 3rd attempt at IVF, which was after waiting 18 months for a second donor. Got the positive pregnancy test just 10 days ago, but yesterday had cramps, light brown bleeding and passed what looked like the sac. No other bleeding as yet, but expect that is due to the progesterone, which i have been told to keep taking for now. Also no more pregnancy symptoms, so it looks like this is the end, so soon after thinking we'd cracked it at last. After 7 years of trying this was our last attempt. Devastation doesn't start to describe the feeling, so my heart goes out to everyone who has experienced the same.

Hello hoping someone can give me some help. I had a d and c on Thursday after trying for 3 years for our second child. Our first is 5 years naturally conceived. Have been tested and come back as unexplained infertility. So we tried IVF which we did get pregnant but after 5 weeks the sac was empty. I had to have a d and c. We have one frozen embroy left i am so worries it will happen again. Any help would be amazing. X

good morning everyone

my name's Melissa I am 44 years old from my 40 years old, I'm trying to be a mum

I made a 5 IVF with donor eggs the three miscarriage with 3/4 weeks of pregnancy.

When I was around 20 years old I got a couple of aborts with the Cytotec medication.

I believe that this medication caused fibroid in my uterus,
that I took them out, when I was 38 years old,
but the doctor told me that she had cleaned everything she could because I still had a few fibroid but smaller.
But I think that now with all the medication that I have had to take for the 5 IVF, the fibroid have grown back.

the penultimate IVF the clinic I had an immunological blood test, to see if there was some kind of unknown impediment to know the cause of the latest abortion and I had low Vitamin D and I was also given medication for thyroid.
apart from the medication that I had to take for the IVF. Clexane,progynova, cyclogest, prontogest, levothyroxine, aspirin, prednisolone and SunVit-D3.

I did an ultrasound to see the cavity of the uterus,

My progesterone was very low in my first miscarriage,

and it could have been the cause of the my first miscarriage.

then I had more controls two days after the transfer, to a blood test of the progesterone.

but even so, I have not had the desired success, what is to be a mother
then one of the doctors, they said, I could try, remove my fibroid again but with my age?
this July I'm 45 years old.

The ovules used in the last IVF has been a girl has a child, getting 5 embryos.
my partner has 4 children.

The truth is that I don't know if there is any possibility that I can be a mother.??

I would like to know if there is something else that could be done, that we have not done yet.
would be my last attempt if there is a hope there.

I would not like to create false illusions.
???
thanks
have a lovely day....