Missed Miscarriage - can it happen again?

[Srse]

Hi All
Looking for some advise - i had a missed miscarriage late may - I didnt know i had until i went for a scan and there was no heartbeat - i was still having symptoms so was devastated and had to have a D+C 2 weeks later. I found out surpirsingly that I was pregnant again in July. I went for an early scan at 6 weeks and there was a heartbeat but I'm terrified that I have miscarried again and just dont know it like the last time - I have had no symptoms of MC but i didnt the last time either. I'm 9 weeks now so still another 3 before next scan - does anyone know if u have had one missed miscarriage are u likely to have another or would it be a normal mc?
My GP isnt exactly helpful by saying if its going to happen its going to happen but the days are draggin and i just dont think i can through it again so soon after the last time. I'm hoping the fact there was a heartbeat at 6 weeks will mean its different but im terrified. thanks in advance for any reassurance- btw i also have PCOS and a bicornuate uterus so not exactly straightforward.

Sorry for your loss. I experienced similar last November - started to bleed at 8 wks.

It is not possible to say whether it will happen again or not. One MC and then a normal preg is very common . However, there are women who MC recurrently. This could be because of blood clotting issues, immune problems, physical problems, genetic. Only after 3 consecutive MCs will the NHS start testing.

I became pregnant again in June but bled 3 days after positive preg test. Luckily I fell preg again the following month and am now 14 weeks. I still worry like hell because a missed MC is such an awful thing to experience when your body continues with the symptoms.

You should ask for an early reassurance scan - you will see heartbeat at 9w. Call your local EPU and explain the situation.

thanks for your note and congrats to you.
The EPU unit have said as there was a heartbeat at 6 weeks i cant go back until 12 which i suppose its reasonable but as above just worried that its happened again and i just wont know until the 12 weeks

My EPU was great. I went in at 7 wks and they booked me in again at 9 wks to make sure that I passed the point of the 1st MC.

You could have a private scan also.

Hi Srse I also had a mc in May and am now 10 weeks pregnant. I had a scan at eight weeks this time because I had some light bleeding and everything is looking ok. I know just how you feel about worrying all the time that something has gone wrong.

Apparently, if you have been scanned and they have seen a heartbeat the chance of a mc in the first 12 weeks is significantly lower, around 5 - 10%, so it's good that you've had a positive scan. If you are really worried I would do as Sh77 says and ask for another scan but, as she says, plently of women who have a mc go on to have successful pregnancies, sometimes there's no reason for the mc - it just wasn't developing correctly.

Try not to stress too much and if it will make you feel better go the GP and get a scan booked.

Good luck!

Sorry for your loss. It can happen again, but it is statistically more likely that you will have a healthy pregnancy. I had a missed MC last year and am now about to have my first baby. I also have PCOS. If your EPU won't scan you, it's possible to get a private scan for about £100 (depending where you are). If you see a heartbeat now, at 9 weeks, your chances will be very very good indeed. Some people prefer not to have too many scans but with this pregnancy I found it helpful - it helped to break up the endless anxious wait for the 12 wk scan, and I also felt that if it was bad news, I'd rather know sooner than later and deal with it, IYSWIM. Good luck.

Srse - how stressful, sorry about your mmc. A dr friend of mine say the same as JoEW - if they have seen a heartbeat the chances are much higher of all being well.

FWIW - I had mmc (found on scan at 10.5wk then D&C at 12wks) and got pregnant 3 months later.

I think you need to try to focus on something else for your (very long) 3 weeks wait. Take care

I had a MMC last year and a D&C the day after I found out.
It took us a while to conceive again (11 months) but im now 34 weeks.
I was told that if youve had a MC you are statistically more likely to have another...but thats only because if youve had 1 MC, you MAY be one of the rare women who has recurrent MC's but you wouldnt know that until youve had 2/3...so its more likely this is a one off for you (does that make sense??)
I worried like anything for the first trimester and alot of the second too...and most of this one TBH! I had several scans due to small bleeds, which obviously turned out to be nothing, but I found them hugely reassuring. NHS would only scan me for the bleeds if I went to the GP first and got referred and then went on an "emergency scan waiting list" for 2 weeks!!! I couldnt wait that long, so we paid for private scans. Its cost us alot but worth every single penny. Private give you much more information and give you lots of reassurance. I too had the "if youre going to miscarry , youre going to miscarry" line from just about everyone in the NHS, they were non committal and did nothing to make me feel in any way reassured....Private were more willing to tell me that as bubs had a HB, the odds were positive.They seemed happier to give you facts rather than sit on the fence like NHS. We were also told that if they find a HB at 9 weeks, your chances are excellent. This is because the babys basically made all its organs and they just need to grow and mature. Most MC's occur because something goes wrong in babys development prior to 9 weeks.
If you can afford it, id really recommend a private scan. It wont totally dispel your fears but it helped me enormously.Good luck