I’m 25 and I’ve just had my second miscarriage in a row, is there anything I can do to avoid it happening a third time?

[Nikigeorgi]

I’ve just experienced my second loss within 6 months today. I was 9+4 weeks and a scan confirmed there was no longer a heartbeat after some light bleeding this morning. I had a scan a week and a half ago and the pregnancy was healthy with a strong heartbeat. It’s so hard, I feel lost & confused, absolutely devastated. It all felt so real this time. The last loss was at 5 weeks so I had less time to process the pregnancy, in some ways this made it easier to cope with. Now as I’m in the so-called 2% of couples who miscarry twice in a row, I’m starting to feel concerned, but with no investigations unless it happens a third time I don’t know what to do. I’ve read about low-dose aspirin, progesterone etc. Can anyone shed light on if these might be helpful the third time around, considering my age if this has anything to do with it? Please do share your stories with me if you’ve been in the same boat and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy the third time around, it will give me a glimmer of hope at such a dark time. Thank you in advance :( x

I've also had two miscarriages in a row so aren't within the 3 miscarriage threshold to get help or tests either. However after doing my own research with my current 3rd pregnancy I decided to start taking low dose aspirin, I have to far had scans at 8w4d and 10w4d and have seen a heartbeat at both (furthest I had gotten also) I'm now 11w4d and so far all is looking good 😊 fingers crossed for my 12 week scan sorry that's all I could advise x

@22td that’s really helpful thank you. I’ve been reading about similar experiences, as long as there’s no harm in the low dose aspirin I will give it a go next time. Congratulations and good luck. Thanks for sharing ❤️

Hi @22td, congratulations on your pregnancy, so happy for you! Do you mind sharing when you started to take the aspirin x

@Gbemi15

Hi *@22td*, congratulations on your pregnancy, so happy for you! Do you mind sharing when you started to take the aspirin x

Yes, as soon as I found out which was around 4 weeks x

I had two miscarriages too. One at 6weeks and one at 9 weeks. So hard. I also did research into aspirin. I took 75mg a day and am now 38weeks, due any day.
The midwife told me I should be ok taking it and even through my gp told me not to I ignored her. It felt good to be doing something proactive. I can't say it helped as obviously 3 in a row is less common so could be a coincidence. Especially because I was prescribed 150mg from 12 weeks due to a bp issue.

So sorry for your losses. It really is so heartbreaking and such a challenging and confusing time. Be kind to yourself.
I too had 2 miscarriages within 6 months, 1 at 5 weeks and 1 at 7weeks.
I am now 37 weeks Pregnant with our rainbow baby 🥰 so there is hope.
I had a very kind and understanding GP that was willing to refer me for some tests but i am also 36, have you spoken to your Gp? They may be willing to refer you.
I had an initial telephone appt with a consultant 6 months later who advised me to start taking 75mg of Asprin daily( i believe the dosage is now 150mg) i got my BFP the next month. I then asked him about progesterone as id done my own research on it and he was happy to prescribe it.
Now i dont know if it was literally 3rd time lucky or if the Asprin and Progesterone helped.
Good Luck, i hope you get your Rainbow soon X

I've had five miscarriages (a loss then a baby then 4 losses as the GP refused to recognise one of them) and was treated at the clinic at St Mary's in London. I was told that if you have a clotting disorder then aspirin won't make any difference, and if you don't, it won't make a difference, so there's basically no point except a placebo effect that night help you feel less anxious.

This was in 2012 though but as far as I know that is still true.

Sadly you will need the tests done to see if you can find out a reason for your losses.

I don't mean to sound callous, but this thought helped me: at least with the third pregnancy you will either get a baby or be able to have the tests.

Sending hugs and baby dust.

So sorry you're going through this🥺

I had my first miscarriage at 24, in April 2020 I was 9 weeks thereabouts. I then had another miscarriage which was a chemical pregnancy 6 months later when I was then 25, another early miscarriage in the December, and then I had a missed miscarriage in April 2021. So all 4 losses in a row in the space of 12 months. With my missed miscarriage I was on progesterone and I thought that was the end all and be all, it was what would help me. How silly was I. Nothing is your fault, nothing can help you prevent it, if only it was that magical and simple which breaks my heart.

I found out I was pregnant in august of 2021, I was convinced another miscarriage, was put back on the progesterone and I was really not putting my heart and soul into it helping again and to this day I still don't think it has. My I'm thankful none the less. I am now writing this at 33 weeks pregnant with my little girl, my angel baby who will be here in April 2022 (ironic)

Don't lose hope, don't lose faith and don't ever give up because you will get your angel baby x

So sorry op and others.

I recently had a mmc and in all my research aspirin and progesterone seem to keep coming up as what could help

You can do some of the tests yourself.
Go to your GP for Thyroid check, as this goes unnoticed. I had two miscarriages because of it. Its easy to test and treat.

@whosaidtha congratulations ❤️ Thank you for sharing

@Scoaf I’m sorry for your previous losses, but congratulations❤️ This gave me hope. I’ll be on the phone to the GP soon. I’ll benefit from feeling proactive at such a helpless time x

@zurala wow, you’ve been through a lot. Thank you for sharing that with me. What you say makes so much sense and helps me to rationalise. Hugs right back x

@missrainbowbaby thank you so much for taking the time to share. I’m so sorry for all of your previous losses but a massive congratulations to you now, your story makes me feel sad, but hopeful❤️ I can’t imagine the emotional rollercoaster you’ve been on. It brings comfort to know there’s someone else of a similar age who’s reality resonates with mine a little... Sending love and luck for April x

@Helpdesk3 thank you soo much, this is definitely one of the things I’ll be getting checked with the GP.

Hi
I'm a multiple miscarriage mum now with two children. I did the following

Lost a bit of weight (if you're thin then try putting a little bit on) as oestrogen resides in fat so can affect fertility

Took Angus castus til BFP

Took low dose aspirin

Took high dose folic acid

Good luck

Progesterone is my tip but I suspect it needs to be prescribed. It is much more widely recognised as an issue now than when I was pregnant 17 years ago

So sorry about your losses. I am currently feeding my rainbow baby, a beautiful boy born after 3 miscarriages.
I took
150 mg aspirin a day (won’t harm you)
High dose folic acid (need a prescription) but start taking normal dose
Progesterone (again a prescription, GP can prescribe it - look on Tommy’s website for evidence how it works and to support your case with GP)

Have your bloods done and everything checked - I had a vitamin deficiency too, my friend a thyroid issue.

IF you have a third miscarriage, go to the hospital as they will look into it then and check if there are issues with the baby.

Updated advice on progesterone

www.bbc.com/news/health-59385621

I asked for progesterone and was put on aspirine as well. 24 weeks along now after three losses. Baby is not doing brilliantly, but hanging in there for now. Clearly, I was not designed for procreation. So we are planning to stick with just this one. Good luck, and I am sorry for your losses!

I had two very early miscarriages in a row, we started trying for our last baby in September 2017, I got pregnant the first month very early in September, tests were positive line got darker but then it stopped getting darker and it got fainter then the bleeding started. We tried again immediately and I got pregnant again very early in October, same again, positive tests line getting darker, then it stays the same then it gets fainter and then again the bleeding started. My next period was due at the end of October so we tried again but at this point I felt quite deflated by it all wondering what was going on, we tried again, got pregnant again, this time the lines got darker faster like a few hours made a huge difference, I went to the doctors who checked my hcg as I was so worried by the last two miscarriages, my hcg went up pretty quick with a doubling time of 30 hours rather than the 48-72. They worried something more sinister was going on and I was sent for an emergency scan, all was well. I started bleeding, scanned again, all still well, I bled on and off until 12 weeks then it didn’t happen again and I carried to term.
We never found out why it had happened but we got there in the end. He’s alMost 4, we found out we were pregnant in January and I’m 10 weeks now with no issues so far.
I’m so sorry for your losses, I couldn’t imagine the pain of getting that far on and it all going wrong. Mine were all between 4-5 weeks so if I hadn’t Of been testing before my missed period I probably wouldn’t have really know and just assumed my period was a few days late. I didn’t need to do anything different on the 3rd attempt it just happened as if that one was meant to be and sometimes that’s all it is, babies can have some things wrong and your body recognises this

Read the book "it starts with the egg" lots of info on maximising egg and sperm health, I used it during IVF but its relevant to everyone. I also know friends who managed to get progesterone after 2 miscarriages and had their rainbow babies.
I'm so sorry youve had to go through this

Hi OP, I had 3 miscarriages, 2 before 6 weeks and 1 where baby had stopped growing at 9+6 but it wasn't picked up until my 12 week scan. I was then referred to Tommy's but whilst I was waiting I fell pregnant again, I ran round to boots to buy to asprin in a panic, then did some research and decided against it. I had some blood tests done and it turned out my thyroid was underactive not massively but enough to cause the miscarriages, currently 22 weeks with this pregnancy and everything has been ok so far.

Whilst you do need 3 for a referral to a recurrent miscarriages clinic, your GP could run some basic bloods like thyroids and progesterone levels. I was advised not to take asprin or progesterone unless i needed it and obviously I didn't as it was my dodgy thyroid all along.

So sorry for your losses. Were you able to get your losses genetically tested at all? I lost three babies that were genetically healthy, and all standard nhs recurrent miscarriage tests came back normal so nobody could figure out what was causing my losses. I was told it was just ‘bad luck’
After seeing some specialist doctors it turns out I have issues with my immune system attacking the pregnancies, so I’m now on a protocol of steroids and blood thinners, as well as the standard aspirin and progesterone. It’s unlikely to be the same issue for you, but just wanted to let you know that there are other reasons for losing a baby outside the standard nhs tests.

Wishing you lots of luck for your next pregnancy. X

I had similar to you, first loss was at a scan, baby was 9/10w when heartbeat stopped.

Second loss was about 4 weeks and a few days.

Third pregnancy (straight after second loss) is currently fast asleep on my lap at 1 year old.

Good luck, it's devastating now and it's scary to go through pregnancy after your experience but it's not all bad, it can happen and naturally. I didn't do anything different (I stopped drinking when I was ready to try the second time).

Thinking of you