Two miscarriages in last 6 months, age 43 and trying again

[Anonymous]

Hi all, had my first naturally at 40 after 2 years of infertility. 3 failed IUIs and 1 failed IVF. No diagnosis, husband had slightly low morphology but no real reason was given other than my age. Did supplements, treated my thyroid, and got pregnant naturally by surprise at 39 and delivered at 40. Tried again for several months when my son was approaching 2...went to a different IVF clinic and was told my chances were dismal bc I had been a previous poor responder. Fast forward and I am now divorced and have a partner of almost a year now (please if possible reserve comments to the subject at hand, feriltity, and not my divorce/boyfriend/etc and be kind!)... have gotten pregnant twice but miscarried around 6 weeks both times. The first time was absolute shock after being told I couldn't get pregnant previously. Second time yes had been practicing bc methods via timing etc but clearly was off (have a weird long cycle). We have been together about a year now and I would like to actually try now. I asked my GP, who is a very religious Catholic, and he pointed me to the Creighton Method. It seems pretty expensive (almost $100/session with 6 required and not covered by insurance). He says there are other things he or another dr can tell me (I'm guessing vitamins, etc) to keep a pregnancy (as getting pregnant with my partner doesn't seem to be the problem now). Is this worth it? What is it other than charting CM? Are there any other things anyone can tell me that would help? I'm taking the same supplements as I was at 39 but obviously I'm 4 years older but have also gotten pregnant twice in the last 6 months! Any advice? Thanks so much in advance-

[Anonymous]

I would add acupuncture. It helped me after 18 months of trying- including meds etc

[Anonymous]

Wait did your partner agree to stop trying “bc” methods (poor as they were)?

[Anonymous]

OP here, I did acupuncture before my DS, didn't work (at the time)... 22:21 my partner and I were not trying before-just happened- I was told I could not get pregnant so the first time was a complete oops shock! Second time I was using the AVA bracelet for bc (which was way off apparently)... now I would like to actively try, and maintain/keep a pregnancy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi all, had my first naturally at 40 after 2 years of infertility. 3 failed IUIs and 1 failed IVF. No diagnosis, husband had slightly low morphology but no real reason was given other than my age. Did supplements, treated my thyroid, and got pregnant naturally by surprise at 39 and delivered at 40. Tried again for several months when my son was approaching 2...went to a different IVF clinic and was told my chances were dismal bc I had been a previous poor responder. Fast forward and I am now divorced and have a partner of almost a year now (please if possible reserve comments to the subject at hand, feriltity, and not my divorce/boyfriend/etc and be kind!)... have gotten pregnant twice but miscarried around 6 weeks both times. The first time was absolute shock after being told I couldn't get pregnant previously. Second time yes had been practicing bc methods via timing etc but clearly was off (have a weird long cycle). We have been together about a year now and I would like to actually try now. I asked my GP, who is a very religious Catholic, and he pointed me to the Creighton Method. It seems pretty expensive (almost $100/session with 6 required and not covered by insurance). He says there are other things he or another dr can tell me (I'm guessing vitamins, etc) to keep a pregnancy (as getting pregnant with my partner doesn't seem to be the problem now). Is this worth it? What is it other than charting CM? Are there any other things anyone can tell me that would help? I'm taking the same supplements as I was at 39 but obviously I'm 4 years older but have also gotten pregnant twice in the last 6 months! Any advice? Thanks so much in advance-

We are the same age. You can expect a higher rate of miscarriage due to the likelihood most of your eggs are chromosomally abnormal. You might try aspirin (keeps blood flowing to uterus) and progesterone if there are problems other than the egg. I would ask your doctor, though. It’s a good sign that you’re ovulating on your own.

[Anonymous]

it's unlikely you're going to have a baby with your eggs. i had 2 miscarriages at that age (got pregnant naturally) and both times were chromosonal abnormalities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I did acupuncture before my DS, didn't work (at the time)... 22:21 my partner and I were not trying before-just happened- I was told I could not get pregnant so the first time was a complete oops shock! Second time I was using the AVA bracelet for bc (which was way off apparently)... now I would like to actively try, and maintain/keep a pregnancy

The Ava bracelet is not BC.

[Anonymous]

OP here, yes I didn't mean the AVA is Bc, just that I had used it as a form of bc- similar to avoiding intercourse using OPKs when ovulating to avoid pregnancy.