Does anyone have any reassuring statistics on having a successful pg after a mc?

[ginhag]

Because most of what I've heard is not that reassuring,so both myself and mr gin are finding it hard not to think it'll happen again.

(mmc last year,was unaware of anything being wrong til 12 week scan and had to have 2 erpcs...really don't want to repeat the experience.)

I want to be happy about my pg. Not just worried to pieces!

Thanks for any happy thoughts...

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I miscarried twins earlier this year and am now full term with a ds being delivered on Christmas Eve so it does happen - have no idea about actual statistics.

I can understnad your worry. I had a mmc at 13 weeks in April with my first pregnancy, and convinced myself I'd never get pregnant again. I'm currently 24+5 and everything's going fine. Like others have said, I'm not sure of actual statistics, but I know from speaking from friends and family that many women have at least 1 mc in their lifetimes. My mum had 2 and had 3 healthy children

I had a mmc last year in August and am now 36 weeks pregnant. I had some leaflets from the miscarriage association and I'm sure the risk of another miscarriage isn't that high with a second pregnancy - though that of course didn't stop me worrying till I had my first scan. Is there any chance you can go for an early scan?

I think the chances are good if you don't have any underlying conditions which could be ruled out by blood tests. I had a mmc 4 years ago and conceived my dd 10 months later. Straight after the mmc I had private blood tests done to check for NK cells among other things as I didn't want to go through 2 more miscarriages before finding out what the problem was. The cause of my first miscarriage - I miscarried at home and had the remains analysed at a lab - was because of a chromosomal abnormality and I was told I was no more likely to have another miscarriage because of the cause of the first. I had another mmc about 8 months ago and am now 30 weeks pregnant. Miscarriages are unfortunately quite common - some stats seem to say 1 out of every 4 pregnancies end in a mc - and most women go on to conceive and have babies. I read that the only good thing about a miscarriage is that it shows you can conceive. Best of luck - I'm sure you'll be fine.

Don't know the stats, but I had a mmc and successfully conceived 6 weeks later. Now in 3rd trimester of third pregnancy. All my friends who've miscarried fell pregnant within the next 5 months and with no complications.

I remember looking for the stats myself and finding that it only gets a bit worrying after you've had two or three miscarriages. That said, I know people who've had several miscarriages and several successful pregnancies. The chances of an underlying condition that causes repeated miscarriage seem to be fairly slim.

I had a mmc in Dec/Jan and did our best to hold off trying again until April this year (waited for three cycles). My periods came back so erratic I didn't know I was pregnant when I was - it took only a couple of attempts, if you know what I mean.

Biological speaking, women's bodies want to be pregnant - it's what we are designed to do. So whilst mcs are common (more common than we really talk about) getting pregnant is also common! I'm 36 weeks now and the mc seems a lifetime away.

We were fortunate enough to see a leading gyno during the mc (thanks, BUPA!). He knew so much about why women mc and everything he said made us realise how normal we were and how normal it is for women to mc - and it's very common for women to lose their first pregnancy and it have no effect regarding subsequent conceptions. It was a strangely reassuring experience. I actually felt more prepared for being preggers the next time because of it.

Try not to worry about it, if possible!

Thanks everyone. Have been taken aback by how scared I am already (only 5 weeks,have only known for a few days...) am trying to be positive tho,am just worried about getting carried away (like last time.)

I have a ds (nearly 2) so I know that I was able to hold on to one,at least that time. I just got freaked out by some v negative statistics I was told...am a bit fragile at the mo!

liskey my doc is sorting out a scan at 7+ weeks,so that's pretty much first week of jan...if I get that far and see a heartbeat I know it will help.

Had a tiny bit of bleeding last night and went into total panic/doom mode,but it stopped quickly and no more since.

Thanks again for all the positive stories. amyboo I remember you,we had mmcs round about same time (I had different talkname then)

here's to positive futures,eh?

Gin, congrats on your pregnancy and fingers crossed for you. I also had a mc this year at 10 weeks, that was in October and am now 5 weeks pregnant as well. I have been knicker checking frantically but I have a better feeling about this one

congratulations ginhag!
my closest friend had 3 mcs before she had her dd
hth

sorry, that didn't sound at all encouraging, it was meant to say
had 3 mcs between having her dds, ie alternate mcs then successful!

oh dear...it was supposed to be positive and I fluffed up the typing!

i had a mmc at 12 weeks, then had my beautiful DD who is now 18 months. I then had another mc, though at 7 weeks, and am now 29 weeks pregnant. good luck xx

We had been trying for 2 years to conceive, then did, but first miscarried in 1st trimester. I was preg again with the 2nd attempt 3 months later. Then for next daughter it only took one attempt, both uncomplicated pregnancies.

Looking back I can see its just bad luck that we had a mc, but at the time I was so scared about never being able to have children or coping with another miscarriage.

The chances of it happening again are no more than the first time you were pregnant, but that doesn't help. MCs are horrible emotionally and physically - but you just have to think that 'something' was missing with the baby and it would never have been viable if it had gone full term.

Good luck