Pregnancy after 2 miscarriage's

[LouGPC]

Hi all,

I just wanted to jump on for some support. I have just found out I am expecting again after two miscarriages. I typically have a cycle between 25-28 days.

i have three children already youngest is 6. I have fallen pregnant first cycle with all my babies, sadly the last two didn’t make it. From memory I’ve always had some form of continuous spotting in early pregnancy.

in my first miscarriage I wasn’t on any progesterone/baby aspirin. 2nd miscarriage I was on both (started progesterone after spotting for a week from 3-4 weeks)

this time round, the dr started me on it from positive test. I tested positive a week before my period is due….only had a v small amount of light orange/red spotting before progesterone….i don’t know what I'm after advice wise - just feeling so incredibly anxious, I really don’t know if I can cope with another miscarriage. Just feeling so completely helpless….

I just wanted to say I know exactly how you feel, and it's so so scary. I found out I am pregnant again this week, 3 months after I lost my last pregnancy at 6 weeks and 3 years after a previous loss. I phoned the GP a few days ago and he's referred me to gynae to hopefully get me on progesterone. He also mentioned baby aspirin so I started taking that yesterday.

It's stupid. I have two daughters and they both took ages (16 and 12 months) to conceive, but once I actually got pregnant, things went swimmingly. But now I have none of that confidence and I'm going to be a nervous wreck for the foreseeable I think!

Just jumping on to say I understand how you feel, as I found I felt less alone just hearing that. Pregnancy really is a tough time anyway, but I know the feelings are all the more complex after losses. Have you spoken about your anxiety with anyone at all? I found the Talking Therapies and perinatal anxiety support helpful. They recommended something called “worry time” which worked quite well for me. I think the main thing is to take things one day at a time. Right now, you’re pregnant and everything is fine - so try to keep that front of mind.

I had 2 miscarriages within a few months of each other both at 6 weeks, waited a few months and then fell pregnant again- DD is now 3. So I know how you feel. I was incredibly anxious the first few weeks as my 2 previous miscarriages were at 6 weeks, after that the anxiety did reduce a bit but never completely went away. The good news is that people do have a successful pregnancy after 2 miscarriages and your body has already shown it can successfully carry a baby. Also you’re already taking medication to help, I wasn’t offered anything like that, so that’s really positive.
Try to relax as much as you can- I know that’s easier said than done.

Thank you for your response, I was referred ti an amazing councillor after my 2nd miscarriage who is brilliant. I’m not seeing her again until mid June. Like you say for now, everything is fine. I think that it’s difficult as the 2nd miscarriage was diagnosed at a scan. As the progesterone stopped the bleeding etc, so even the stopping of the spotting isn’t a guarantee…BUT trying to be positive and visualise this baby

so so true. Trying to think of the statistics too, the more likely outcome is a positive one, so sorry for your losses. It’s really comforting to know there’s others out there feeling the same way x

I'm in the same boat as you OP. I already have a DD but had an MMC in January. Found out last Saturday that I'm pregnant again. The anxiety is coming in waves! I'm better when I'm distracted in work. You're pregnant now and that's what matters x

You're not alone OP. Pregnancy after loss is so stressful. I've had 4 missed miscarriages (all found at scans) and no living children. I tell myself I can't control the outcome but it never really helps 🤦

So sorry for your losses, it’s incredibly difficult. It’s supposed to be a happy time, like you say just comes in waves, good to be busy! Take care xx

Gosh @Moosey898 this is incredibly tough! Im
so sorry, there’s no relief from the anxiety is there xx.