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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the reasoning behind not going to a doctor after 2-3 miscarriages?  For delivery you can always switch back to the midwifes.  Who prescribed misoprostol? A midwife?[/quote]

Yes, the midwife prescribed. I guess my reason for not going to a completely different care provider was that I didn't think that the care I received would be different with a new provider. I got ultrasounds and bloodwork done when I went in. It was at the GW MFA, from the same ultrasound techs and phlebotomists that OB patients see. I don't really understand what kind of procedures I would've been given by an OB under similar circumstances. I was told that the next time I want to TTC, get seen so my progesterone levels can be more closely monitored and supplemented.

Re: what they suggested for me, it was the panel of tests they run for autoimmune issues - antiphospholipid antibody - which can be present in lupus and also the autoimmune condition my mom has that is less common than lupus and which is associated with blot clotting issues and miscarriage. However, I was negative, so they went back to the idea of it maybe just being bad luck.

My issue with Whitney was that for my first m/c, I'd been in a couple days before for my first prenatal appointment with her, the confirmation of pregnancy one. The appointment was generally pretty okay - my first child was born with midwives, so we talked about that - but she had a hard time finding the heartbeat and then was oddly insistent about "If you notice any spotting, please call" and "Are you SURE about your dates?" Later, when I miscarried, I realized that the reason she'd been doing that was that I was measuring a couple weeks behind where I should have been and she couldn't find a heartbeat because there wasn't one. I understand why she didn't want to freak me out, but it felt shitty to think that someone I wanted to trust knew this really sad terrible thing and didn't tell me, especially because the m/c itself came as a total surprise. I actually haven't seen her since, though not because I avoid her so much as because she's not available.[/quote]

Thank you for answering in detail.  I get that the quality of tests is all the same, but maybe Drs have more experience interpreting them or coming up with other possible things that need to be checked that are not part of a standard panel of tests? If you have insurance coverage why not go to a higher level of expertise available?[/quote]

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