MMC & chemical. What to mention at Gynae appointment?

[Kmg97x]

I have had a miscarriage at nearly 10 weeks in January. Start of this month April I had an very early miscarriage which I’ve been told is called a chemical pregnancy
I am getting concerned now … I have a Gynaecologist with the NHS as I have had other issues where I had one ovary removed in February this year. After they’ve taken out my ovary I have had the feeling to hurry up and rush to get pregnant before something bad happens to my remaining ovary. I had lots of Endo removed and a potential cancer tumor growing on my ovary which ended up removing the ovary completely.
I had a scan after the surgery and it shown my remaining ovary was reacting well, everything looked well and good with my uterus shape size thicken etc.

anyway

I have a Gynae appointment next week and really want to speak about the miscarriages I have had this year and any tests that can be done? Anything I can take? To help with future pregnancies to stick? Any tests on my partner???
I honestly have no idea on any of this, so if any ladies can help me who have been through multiple miscarriages would be great, I’ve read they don’t usually help until after 3 miscarriages.

thank you!

You could ask of course, but most NHS will only do tests after 3 miscarriages in a row, and/or if you've been trying for a year with no pregnancies in that time. After my MC the GP said they reset the year to when you had the miscarriage. NHS should be giving progesterone if you have bleeding in early pregnancy, with previous miscarriages.

ive had 3 miscarriages, after my second i tried to demand tests to be done but was always told no. After my 3rd i've had to demand for my bloods to be done as a full blood count, they've not found very much but i've also been referred to the recurrent miscarriage clinic and im now waiting for my appointment.
The nhs very seldom do anything after 2 miscarriages. Sorry OP.

@Kmg97x So sorry to hear of your losses. I had a MMC last April (in fact today is my anniversary of finding out about it) and then I had a CP early September, so a similar timeline to you. Although the CP was gutting, I was quite relieved that my body had recognised a non-viable pregnancy before I got further on again. I fell pregnant again straight after the CP but unfortunately had a MC at 7wks. By this point I was feeling quite despairing about everything having a successful pregnancy again (very grateful to have my DS already). We decided to pause TTC as we awaited a referral to the fertility consultant (this only kicked in after loss no.3).

However, unplanned and a month we weren't tracking, I fell pregnant again and am 23wks today.

The only thing I did different (aside from the not tracking etc and mentally giving up on TTC!) was that after the CP I started taking CoQ10 which is supposed to increase egg quality. It takes about 3 months to improve the currently ripening eggs... So it is interesting that the egg that stuck would fit with that. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Otherwise it may simple have been numbers and random luck. Horrible as it is, the reason the NHS has the 3 loss rule is because early losses are far more common than most people realise, by which I mean to offer some reassurance in terms of, it's not necessarily anything wrong with you and your reproductive system at this point. Losses are horrible to go through, but they don't have to dictate future pregnancies. You just need the right sperm to meet the right egg. And the fact you are conceiving is a really positive start.

Sending you lots of baby dust and praying your little rainbow is just waiting in the wings 🙏🏼🌈💕

It could be worth trying your GP to see if they will run some of the common bloods to see if your levels are optimal for pregnancy. For instance, vitamin D is often implicated in miscarriages. Also, things like undiagnosed thyroid issues etc can have an impact. It's worth a conversation even if they won't do any deeper/more thorough checks until after 3 (which hopefully you won't get to). X

I agree with this, my GP offered to have an appointment if I'd had a second MC in a row but luckily this one has stuck. Definitely worth a go.