How common are two (missed) miscarriages in a row

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I feel that the online statistics are underestimating this. We are having our second pregnancy after a missed miscarriage, where the 8+0 week echo was fine but then on 11 weeks we found out that the baby stopped growing at 8+1.
I feel I have been traumatised by the first miscarriage because I saw the embryo in a bad state. I'm getting suddenly images in my head and getting triggered by pictures of embryos. Talking to a psychologist didn't help.
We are now 8+3 but last echo was on 7+3. Im extremely anxious these last few days. Tomorrow an extra echo but the times goes super slow. 😓

How old are you? This is the biggest factor affecting miscarriages assuming that you don’t have any underlying health conditions.

I can't help with this but I'd like to know too. I had a MMC in February after finding out at my 12 wk scan. Baby was measuring 8 weeks. I'm now 5+6w and I'm terrified of it happening again. My 12 wk scan I'll be 10w based on my dates and not lmp so I might just hold off rather than getting an early scan. I'm sorry you've been through the same, its awful isn't it. I have two friends and a family member who had a MMC and their next pregnancies were successful. Two of them had two more children and no further miscarriages.

More common than you would think, about 5% of women. The majority of these will have a successful 3rd pregnancy. Sorry for your losses, it’s very unfair x

We've had a successful pregnancy when I was 35.
A loss at 13 weeks when I was 38, due to Turners.
A further loss at 18 weeks, when I was 39, cause unknown.
Currently waiting for full term baby to make an appearance, 10 days to go!

Both losses were horrendous, medically managed and needed surgical intervention.

My pregnant partner is 34. Healthy.

Thank you. We are in a similar situation. My pregnant partner has managed to process the miscarriage even though she is still anxious. I feel I haven't. But cant imagine how much worse it can be when it's your own body. Still. For me too it feels like all hope, security and logic (because of statistics) isnt there any more.

I had one MMC and then a successful pregnancy. MMCs are so awful and really steal any comfort you might have in things seeming outwardly fine. But I think (or chose to tell myself) they are almost always about problems with the embryo, rather than ability to carry the embryo so I take that as positive. Overall after 1 MC of any kind the odds are very much in your favour for a successful pregnancy. All the best!

I unfortunately had 3 missed miscarriages before having a successful 4th pregnancy. I was told that although miscarriages are common, multiple missed miscarriages in a row is not.

I'm going through my second miscarriage in a row and I'm 30. Hoping I'm just unlucky and there is nothing wrong. Thinking of you ❤️

Then no, it’s very unlikely. Unless there’s a blood clotting disorder that you are not aware of and/or an autoimmune condition.

I'm sorry for you loss.

I had a miscarriage before dc1, then had dc2 two years later. Then I had 3 missed carriages in a row between 5 and 12 weeks. Then I fell pregnant with dc3. Before I conceived dc3 I was put on a low dose of aspirin.

Thank you so much! Yes, they are awful because you keep doubting even after proof that it's going well.

Thank you so much. From what I have read, if your blood tests and uterus are fine, then its probably bad luck due to chromosomes. All the best wishes!

Thank you. My partner is taking progesterone and low dose aspirin preventively.