Need Some Comfort

[Anonymous]

I miscarried in January and miscarried again yesterday. Has anyone ever had a successful pregnancy after two miscarriages in a row. I am going to see a specialist to determine if anything is wrong with me. I already had one successful pregnancy. I am so scared that something is seriously wrong with me.

[Anonymous]

I know two people who have had this happen; there are a lot of potential explanations that can be diagnosed and can be treated. One might be as easy as progesterone supplements during early pregnancy; another might be aspirin or blood thinners. Be proactive and assertive in asking for any and all testing to be done. Recurrent miscarriages CAN be prevented when there is not a genetic problem, and the fact that you have one child already is a great sign. Specialists can help. Best of luck!

[Anonymous]

So sorry this happened to you. It happened to me, too. Two miscarriages, then a healthy pregnancy. Then four (count 'em, four) miscarriages and another healthy pregnancy. For me the problem was always (at least the 3 time we had tissue tested) bad chromosomes, different ones each time. Agree w/pp to get as many tests as possible. Did you have a d&c? If so, you can get the tissue tested to see if chroms are your problem. How old are you?

Good luck to you.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for your replies. They make me feel better. I have already made an appointment with a fertility specialist. I am 35 and no, I did not have to have a D&C. The first was a natural miscarriage. And, I believe this one is as well (although the doctor is monitoring me to verify that the pregnancy is not in my tubes).

[Anonymous]

Yes, my sister had her first healthy child, followed by 2 miscarriages. After the second d&c, she went to shady grove for genetic tests, etc. Unbeknownst to her, she was pregnant at the time of her SG appt and that pregnancy resulted in her second totally healthy child. Btw, the tests all turned out negative for problems. She was 37 at the time.

[Anonymous]

Yes this just happened to me as well. Natural MC in October at 5 weeks and D&C last week at 8 weeks. I understand it is the hardest thing in the world and all you can think is, "what's wrong with me." I don't have a success story to share yet, but I just feel like it will all work out. MC is so common, and often times it can't be explained. Try to keep a positive attitude and see a specialist, they can rule out any problems and answer your questions...at least during the next pregnancy you will be monitored from the earliest stages.

[Anonymous]

I miscarried twins (d&c) and had about 9 chemical pregnancies as well before having my son. I know how you feel and it stinks, and I am so sorry.

After the twins, I went to a new, small practice - I was with Reiter and Hill and I just wanted more attention. The new doc put me on baby aspirin and some b (6 and 12) vitamins. I had a few more chemical pregnancies and then honestly, just stopped caring. I had a big huge project at work I was focused on and decided to "stop trying" and of course, that's when I got pregnant. I took the aspirin until I was 32 weeks and also did the progesterone the 1st trimester. For some reason, I will always believe it was those baby aspirins that did it, I have no clue why I feel that way.

Hugs to you and know that you aren't alone. It's a very tough thing to recover from.

[Anonymous]

OP, I really feel for you. I don't have any children, but after 4 m/c's, wondered if it was ever possible. I'm now well into my 2nd trimester. I went to GW, SG, and Cornell, and as much as I didn't want to unearth a problem, I was so frustrated when there WASN'T a problem after all that testing. It's really hard.

I ended up sticking with SG -- Dr. Nair and Dr. Widra both have wonderful approaches and are very understanding. They thought it might be a very slight blood clotting issue and referred me to a MFM, who prescribed Lovenox. Maybe that's what's working now, but none of the docs really know. Like the PP, I am also on baby aspirin, b vitamins, prometrium, plus extra folic acid.

Take care of yourself and give yourself time to grieve.