Getting pregnant, but no development after 5 weeks

[LillianLily]

Hi all,

Sadly its as the thread title says, have had another miscarriage where there is a sac and potentially a wee yolk sac seen at an early scan (spotted a little so with my history of miscarriages got an early one), then at the follow up 8 week scan, nothing has progressed.

I was given progesterone this time, which made me feel awful with enhanced pregnancy symptoms for weeks, so to see nothing developing was a slap to the face. Not anyones fault I know, I am just deeply frustrated with the lack of testing etc by the EPAC unit/doctors/anyone...Again I know not their fault, I am just angry at everyone and everything.

Anyway, bit of history, I have had four miscarriages, one in 2019 at 9 weeks, one in July 24 at 5 weeks 4 days, one in April 25 at 5 weeks and now this one at 5 weeks ish. Had my gorgeous daughter in 2021 so it is possible for me to get pregnant, and I am so lucky to have her.

I am waiting for the miscarriage clinic to call me up (months away I have been told) but I wanted to see, has anyone been in the same boat and found out there was something lacking or an otherwise unknown illness? I am just confused as the miscarriages seem to be happening earlier and earlier each time.

I am generally fit and healthy, have never smoked, like the odd glass of wine of a Friday night, never done drugs etc I have no health issues known to me. I take my vitamins each morning etc too.

I am aware its going to be specific to me, it may just be chromosomal issues and nothing that can be done etc but just wondered is there anyone going through this the same as me or coming out the other side with a healthy pregnancy?

I had two losses last year both at 10 weeks although I know the second never got past 6 weeks gestation and I suspect that the same was true for the first loss too.
I read it starts with an egg and decided to pick a few simple changes with the approach of it might not make any difference but they are healthy changes anyway. My diet didn't have a lot of egg or fish in as my daughter is allergic to both so I decided to include them in my lunches when she wasn't around. I also read that having sugar with protein can reduce blood sugar spikes so had yoghurt with fruit and peanut butter with my chocolate spread on toast. I'm not saying that these were the reasons for my losses but at a time when I felt out of control they were easy things for me to do and would form part of a good diet.

I fell pregnant again immediately after my second miscarriage.... Before any of the changes would have had any chance of making a difference and this pregnancy stuck. I'm now 33 weeks.

There are certain tests that can only be performed 12 weeks after a miscarriage so I was told there would be a minimum of a 12 week wait for the reoccurring miscarriage team. My second loss was mid Dec and my appointment came through for the end of March. I had progesterone in this pregnancy from 8 weeks after an early scan at the epu. I was 7.5 weeks when I found out I was pregnant as I didn't have a period after the last loss

I have APS. Diagnosed after two consecutive miscarriages. It means that my blood clots and the blood flow cannot get to the placental ie sticky blood. It’s an immune disorder.

anyway when I found out I was pregnant in December I was prescribed heparin injections and asprin.
i am now 38 weeks pregnant and it’s worked.

push to have all blood tests and be seen at the recurring miscarriage unit x

Unfortunately, because you've had a healthy pregnancy imbetween the mcs they tend to not see you as priority. Or so it seems from my personal experience
It is super frustrating, heartbreaking and all of the emotions.
I never managed to get a referral to them as my next pregnancy resulted in a live birth, but I've then proceeded to have more mc after.
It's a horrible thing to have to deal with, even not being prescribed progesterone or taking the risk to self prescribe aspirin and the guilt of "what if that's the reason the next one failed"
Just hold on to hope, that even if it's slim, you can carry to term and grow a healthy little one.

Hopefully if you don't get a sticky one before the clinic you'll at least get some answers from them
Sending lots of positivity your way for the next season you're heading into 😊

I'm so sorry. Have you tried reaching out to the Tommy's midwives for some advice?