Has anyone one had two miscarriages in a row

[NCJessieRN]

After normal pregnancies? If so, did you have any more normal pregnancies?

 

Yesterday I experienced my second miscarriage. I had one in April a normal cycle in May and got pregnant when I ovulated in May. I had an ultrasound Fri (because i started bleeding) that showed me at 5wks instead of almost 8wks. Anyways, I'm curious if anyone else has experienced something similar and if you had more children after.

 

 

ETA: No DNC needed! They are checking my thyroid, hemoglobin A1c, antibodies, progesterone, and prolactin. Thank you all so much for your kind words, encouragement and sharing your experiences. Some of you have been through way worse and I can't even imagine.

Edited July 6, 2010 by NCJessieRN
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[Kim in Appalachia]

:grouphug:

 

I have not experienced that, but I wanted to give you a virtual hug. I'm so sorry. :grouphug:

[JenneinCA]

This is not the answer you want to hear. Since ds6 I have had three miscarriages in a row, at 17, 19 and 16 weeks. And then we decided that we couldn't do that again and have been actively not getting pregnant since.

 

There are all sorts of tests the doctors can do to try to find out why. Depending on what is going on, your issue may be treatable. None of those tests were able to tell us what was going on, though so they may not be helpful.

[Mommyof4ks]

First, sorry for your loss. :sad:

 

Yes, I had 3 miscarriages after a healthy pregnancy. My dd survived the death of her twin within the first weeks of conception (I think it was called vanishing twin), but the doc did not think that had anything to do with previous miscarriages. I don't know though. I went on to have 2 beautiful boys born 18 months apart! I went through a lot of testing as did my dh after the 3rd miscarriage in 18 months, but the doc found nothing wrong.

 

I have no idea if this helped or not, but I canceled all pest spraying at my house (we still sprayed outside at that point) since many pesticides disrupt the reproductive cycle of the bugs, and I got pregnant right after I miscarried because friends had mentioned that perhaps I was low on hormones and some would be left over after a miscarriage.

[iquilt]

So sorry for your loss :(. I had two miscarriages, first at 12 weeks, second at 10 weeks, then had 3 beautiful healthy children. We found a great fertility doctor who would take our concerns seriously (after two doctors who did not) because I was only 25 after our second loss. Most wouldn't even take me seriously until I was 35. I found a good doctor who tested for several things, discovered I was APA positive and I was on heparin injections and progesterone support for all three of my successful pregnancies; progesterone until 12 weeks, heparin 2x a day up until delivery. HTH

Edited July 5, 2010 by iquilt
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[FaithManor]

((HUGS)) My sil went through this after completely uneventful pregnancies with her first two children. Her issue turned out to be that after a minor surgery she had before geting pregnant the third time, her immune system went into hyperactive overdrive. Her white blood cells were attacking and killing the placenta. This was cured with a round of steroids.

 

Another friend went through this and it turned out that her placentas had blood clots. Her own blood was clotting to heavily. Her next pregnancy was just fine because they put her on an asprin a day.

 

Some of these relatively simple things can be tested for but I think you have to ask because most OBGYN's consider up to three miscarriages in a row to be within the bounds of normal.

 

I'm sorry you have to endure this!

Faith

[Sonshine]

I had 4 healthy pregnancies, 2 miscarriage, 2 healthy pregnancies, 2 miscarriages, and then twins with no more pregnancies. What they told me than was that they didn't investigate the causes of early miscarriages until you had 3 in a row. I do wonder if undiagnosed low thyroid was a factor. It wasn't treated until the twins were 2 so I had some healthy pregnancies in spite of it. I was concerned, but looked upon the healthy pregnancy and development of a baby as such a miracle (both as a Christian and simply looking at the ability of a living human being to arise spontaneously from two people) anyway that it isn't unusual that it doesn't work sometimes and a miscarriage doesn't necessarily mean that there are problems that will be a factor in future pregnancies.

 

Miscarriages are hard. I am so sorry. I hope you have another baby. They are great cures for the pain of a miscarriage.

[NCJessieRN]

Thank you all for your support and sharing your experiences. I'm just so confused because I have had 4 completely normal pregnancies and deliveries. I'm only 29 so I'm sure as you know I want an explanation. When you say testing, do you mean on the passed baby? Both times I have passed everything at home. Well tomorrow I have an ultrasound to make sure I passed everything. If not, I will have a d and c. I guss they can't do testing if I already passed everything right?

[NCJessieRN]

I had 4 healthy pregnancies, 2 miscarriage, 2 healthy pregnancies, 2 miscarriages, and then twins with no more pregnancies. What they told me than was that they didn't investigate the causes of early miscarriages until you had 3 in a row. I do wonder if undiagnosed low thyroid was a factor. It wasn't treated until the twins were 2 so I had some healthy pregnancies in spite of it. I was concerned, but looked upon the healthy pregnancy and development of a baby as such a miracle (both as a Christian and simply looking at the ability of a living human being to arise spontaneously from two people) anyway that it isn't unusual that it doesn't work sometimes and a miscarriage doesn't necessarily mean that there are problems that will be a factor in future pregnancies.

 

Miscarriages are hard. I am so sorry. I hope you have another baby. They are great cures for the pain of a miscarriage.

 

That is interesting that you mention the thyroid. I have felt as though I had sx of hypothyroidism since last Aug. 3 wks ago I asked them to check my levels but they wouldn't at that time bc of insurance. Now I'm really curious about my levels.

[FaithManor]

My sil problem was diagnosed by bloodwork when she began the miscarriage with the second one. She had a very understanding OBGYN who new she wasn't going to accept "oh well" and so he drew blood before she had completely miscarried. It showed the HUGE white cell count....he though infection, but told her that instead of allowing her to finish the miscarriage on her own, that he wanted to test...and that's when he discovered it wasn't an infection but that her anibodies had killed the placenta. I am not certain the names of the tests that he ordered.

 

My friend carried to 13 weeks and then when she began spotting (this was what had happened in the other pregnancies) her new OB called her in for an ultrasound. When he determined that the baby had died, he order a d and C and was very careful to preserve the placenta. Testing showed the blood clots and he could tell from the damage that something had caused the placenta to "die". He order bloodwork and had her clotthing factors checked, sure enough, she was running a little "thick" as he called it.

 

I hope this helps you.

Faith

[The Girls' Mom]

Not AFTER a successful pregnancy, but I did have two before my first dd was born. I've had three dd's (one set of twins) with no complications, or medical intervention to carry to term.

 

I'm so sorry for your loss, it is hard to go through. Not that it will make you feel any better, but I think miscarriages are more common than people realize. Many, many women I know have had at least one.

Edited July 5, 2010 by Apryl H

[HS Mom in NC]

I'm sorry you lost your babies.

 

I had 3 1st trimester miscarriages in 2 years. (1993-1995)

 

I read everything I could on miscarriage by specialists at the time (not much was available then) but I learned : 1. Many OBs were not up to date on the results of DNCs. If you have one you have a higher risk of losing the next pregnancy. 2.You also put yourself at risk for a uterine puncture for no good reason. If you decline a DNC you increase the chances of carrying the next baby to term.

 

VERY little can be done to prevent miscarriages. There is the progesterone approach. Some give you progesterone "just in case". The reasoning behind that was so flimsy we declined it when it was offered at the beginning of the fourth pregnancy. Our fourth pregnancy was a perfectly normal pregnancy and a beautiful full term homebirth in 1996.

 

My fifth pregnancy was a planned homebirth that got complicated (placental attachment problems) and resulted in a transfer to the hospital for a c-section. (The hospital transfer rate w/ my midwife is 1 in 40. The c-section rate is 1 in 80.)

 

The number of things that actually cause miscarriage (blood clotting disorders, genetic factors, blood typing incompatibility, placental attachment problems, etc.) cannot always be tested for beforehand and even fewer can be treated.

 

Be very careful about "just in case" treatments like blood thinners, bed rest, and progesterone. Insist on seeing any studies a practitioners casually claim justify their recommendations. I insisted on it when told by the back up OB to stay in bed with pregnancy #5-The study clearly did NOT show any difference in outcome of reaching full term (40 weeks.)

[littleWMN]

One healthy pregnancy, 5 miscarriages, one healthy pregnancy (on blood-thinning injections for this one). HTH

[Word Nerd]

I'm sorry. :grouphug:

 

I don't have personal experience, but my mom had several miscarriages before she had me. She also had a miscarriage between the births of my two younger sisters.

[Harriet Vane]

My dear sil has had two miscarriages after having two healthy babies previously. In her case she has incompetent cervix. On the second pregnancy they tried surgery to close the cervix but were unsuccessful. You might ask your dr to evaluate for this as the surgery plus bed rest are normally successful for this particular problem.

[m0mmaBuck]

I had DS, then miscarried at 20 wks, then miscarried twins separately at 9 and 13 wks, then had DD. It was determined that my allergies (particularly my food allergies) were causing a heightened immune response during the two ill-fated pregnancies. I went completely without any wheat, dairy, soy or eggs and also took 81 mg aspirin (to thin the blood) between the loss of the twins and the birth of DD. I'm not sure if that's what helped but that's what the doctor had me do.

[cathmom]

I had three healthy dc, and then 2 miscarriages in a row. I almost died from blood loss with the second. Medical people told me just to keep trying and refused to help me figure out what the problem was (usually they don't do testing until after the 3rd). I did a lot of research and realized that my body was seriously depleted of vital nutrients. I took supplements and ate better and let my body recover from the blood loss. We tried again two and a half years later, and since then I have had four more healthy children.

 

I'm sorry for your loss! Please take care of yourself.

[DianeW88]

I had two completely normal pregnancies and then 4 miscarriages in a row (the last one being twins), then a normal pregnancy.

 

I consulted with an amazing miscarriage specialist and we finally concluded....after my SIL had two miscarriages....and after we went through the family tree, that women in my dh's maternal line all had multiple miscarriages. All of the women were unrelated to each other, the only common factor being that they married men of the same family. He said that the men probably all passed on some sort of gene that produced a fetus incompatible with life after about 8-10 weeks (when all the women's miscarriages occurred). He said my odds (and my SILs) for any given pregnancy were probably about 50% for getting this gene. Unfortunately, genetic science isn't developed enough to give more certain answers, but that seems to have held true with other pregnancies among my dh's family.

 

Sorry that you're going through this. The only thing I can say is try again, because you never know. But multiple miscarriages aren't uncommon and unfortunately finding answers as to "why" is also uncommon.

 

There are some theories, but none of them have been proven. Some docs will tell you to try taking a baby aspirin once a day. Some will have you come in and have your HCG levels tested every few days ($$$$), but they really don't know what else to do and they can't stop (and most likely shouldn't stop) a miscarriage from happening. You could also try and have genetic testing done on the embryo (mega $$$$), but that doesn't always yield results and most miscarriages are due to chromosonal or other problems with the embryo that couldn't be prevented in subsequent pregnancies anyway.

 

I'm sorry again for your loss. It's really stressful to get pregnant and then not know if you're going to stay pregnant. :grouphug:

 

Diane W.

married for 22 years

homeschooling 3 kiddos for 16 years

[iammommy]

HUGS! :grouphug:

 

I did have 2 miscarriages, but one was a twin accident (identical twins, one sac, no separating membrane) in which the cord strangled them at 12 weeks). I was using a fertility doc. After testing, I was found to have a problem which would have needed an expensive treatment. We did one round of treatment, then decided to adopt. :001_smile:

 

I would see a fertility doc, as there are many treatments for miscarriages. Some as simple as taking an aspirin a day!

 

But really, I just wanted to say I am so sorry for your loss.

 

Nan

[catz]

After normal pregnancies? If so, did you have any more normal pregnancies?

 

Yesterday I experienced my second miscarriage. I had one in April a normal cycle in May and got pregnant when I ovulated in May. I had an ultrasound Fri (because i started bleeding) that showed me at 5wks instead of almost 8wks. Anyways, I'm curious if anyone else has experienced something similar and if you had more children after.

 

Our neighbor's daughter had 3 miscarriages in a row. And then went on to have a beautiful 10 lb boy 5 months ago without any medical interventions.

 

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Melissa in Australia]

my sister has had 6 miscarriages, with the 6th one she was diagnosed with pregnancy lupus. she only gets it while pregnant, and it causes blood clots, she had always wondered why her legs were black and blue with bruises while pregnant.

she had treatment( extensive, not sure on all the details, but it did include blood thinners,and steroids for the baby) and just gave birth to a healthy boy last week.

[jubulibee]

I'm so sorry for your loss! Miscarriages are SO difficult--physically and emotionally.

 

I've had a total of 5 definite MC, possibly more. But all my pregnancies were difficult. Here's how it played out: 1) normal preg, 2) mc at 6 weeks, 3) mc at 12 weeks, 4) normal preg, 5) mc at 8 weeks, 6) normal preg*, 7) mc at 8 weeks, 8) mc at 7 weeks. Finally, dh decided to have a vasectomy because he didn't want me to go through that anymore. With my 6th pregnancy, I started spotting and cramping, but baby was ok. They put me on progesterone, and everything progressed normally until week 28, when I lost my mucous plug, and preterm labor started. Had to go on bedrest until week 36, when he was born.

 

Thyroid and progesterone were low for me, but didn't know this until after the 5th pregnancy. I had terrible postpartum depression with my 2nd child, and subsequent miscarriages too.

 

I have 3 wonderful blessings now! But I still miss the others, and sometimes get weepy at the most inopportune times about it.

 

Take care of yourself right now. Your body needs some time to heal and recover, and so does your heart!

[K in MI]

I'm so sorry! :grouphug:

I had 2 miscarriages (8 and 11 weeks), 3 healthy children, 2 miscarriages (7 and 17 weeks), 3 healthy children, then 2 miscarriages (7 and 9 weeks).

Allow yourself to grieve, and don't give up hope!

[Rosie_0801]

:grouphug:

 

My mother did, then fell pregnant with my brother.

 

Rosie

[myfatherslily]

I'm so sorry :grouphug: I had two early miscarriages in 3 years of trying to have a baby. I then had three beautiful children, perfectly timed naturally and perfectly amazing. Then I had another miscarriage last fall. Three with me, three with God.

 

It's amazing how very quickly we fall completely and totally in love, isn't it? I'm so sorry you've lost your little ones.

[newlifemom]

After normal pregnancies? If so, did you have any more normal pregnancies?

 

Yesterday I experienced my second miscarriage. I had one in April a normal cycle in May and got pregnant when I ovulated in May. I had an ultrasound Fri (because i started bleeding) that showed me at 5wks instead of almost 8wks. Anyways, I'm curious if anyone else has experienced something similar and if you had more children after.

 

So sorry Jessica.

 

I have

 

1 healthy term baby

2 miscarriages, 1 a missed miscarriage with a D&C at 11 weeks. We found out at 8 weeks. [extra chromosome]The 2nd was at 17 weeks, baby died about 15 weeks.[no known cause]

2 more healthy babies

2 miscarriages [both early, natural, and with recorded low progesterone levels]

1 one healthy baby [although missing her corpus callosum]

4 miscarriages. One due to a cord accident at 20 weeks. The others, were early and most likely due to low progesterone levels.

 

All I can say is every dr is different in his/her approach to misses. The best I have gotten is, "I'm old" and "It happens".

 

Some drs will aggressively treat low progesterone, while others say it is a sign of a bad pregnancy and it is better to miss at 4-6 weeks than 13-15 weeks. I honestly don't know what to believe. Other drs will call a thyroid issue at questionable levels.

 

I wish I could say that for sure you will go on to have more babies. It looks like many here have. I have, just not this last time. FTR, I am 41 so I am getting old and that very well may play into it. Plus the whole genetic component can be one where you have a certain % chance of having the abnormality. Testing can identify it, but it cannot, at this time, change it.

 

I don't know if you are a praying woman, but if you don't mind I will pray for you. Loss is so difficult and you wouldn't believe the things that even 'christian' people will say to you. :grouphug:, :grouphug:, and more :grouphug:

 

If you want, I know of some places online where you can talk to others who have been where you are. Or, if you ever just need to vent, pm me. Trust me, nothing you can say or think will shock or offend me.

 

Again, :grouphug: I am so so so very sorry for you loss.

[HS Mom in NC]

Sadly, two miscarriages is medically considered in the normal range. It's estimated about 1/2 of all known and unknown pregnancies combined end in miscarriage. Depending on which OB you talk to it's either 1/4 or 1/5 known pregnancies. Some happen so early no change in menstrual cycle happens leaving the mother unaware. This is why they're slow to test every woman who ever had a miscarriage.

 

If you are considering undergoing testing (Some test mom. Some test mom and dad.) think through all the possible scenarios of what a positive answer could mean and what a negative answer could mean. What would you do under those possible circumstances? Would you continue to attempt pregnancy? If you wouldn't, do you and your spouse agree on alternative ways to grow a family? Would you terminate a pregnancy? If it's genetics testing, could there be consequences related to insurance as pre-existing conditions? Are there reasons to test a baby in utero? What are the risks and benefits of doing so? If you know what the problem is can you treat the problem? What risks are associated with both testing and treatment options? What kind of research has been done on treatment options? Do you have other risk factors that are increased by some treatment options? Things like that.

 

We declined the genetics testing we were offered. We had a blood type incompatibility test (Every now and then an 0+ mom's body will reject an A+ dad's baby.) done early in pregnancy #4 which came back negative.

 

Be sure to take time to grieve. Don't feel like you have to rush that process.

 

Lisa

Homeschooling 3 daughters ages 14,12, and 5 from the beginning.

[herbalgirl]

I haven't had two miscarriages in a row, but did just go through my first on Friday. I just wanted you to know that I am thinking of you, praying for you, and I am so sorry for your loss. :grouphug:

[MariannNOVA]

Yes, me. Prior to DD11 being born, I had four miscarriages........these had been preceded by two births which were separated by one miscarriage.

 

After dd11, I became pg with twins.

 

Chronologically, it looked like this:

 

dd - born 1979

miscarriage - 1979

dd - born 1980

4 miscarriages: 2 first trimester, 1 early 2nd trimester, 1 late 2nd trimester (trisomy 13)

TESTING -- We went through immune testing via Dr. Beer in Chicago

dd - born 1999

dd and ds - born 2000

 

I'm so sorry for your losses -- hugs and healing thoughts -- take it slow. Let yourself heal.

Edited July 6, 2010 by MariannNOVA

[*~Tina~*]

I've had 4 healthy pregnancies, then in the past 9 months have had two miscarriages. I just learned I am expecting again, but I am already cramping :sad: (Prayers appreciated!)

 

I know after the second miscarriage my OB ran a couple tests to check some things, but I don't remember what they were. (the tests came back fine at any rate) I am doing progesterone this time around - don't know if it will help, but willing to try since I had a friend that insisted I should!

 

 

Blessings,

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((¸¸.·´ .·´ -:¦:-Tina ~

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http://seasonsoflearning.blogspot.com/

[Excelsior! Academy]

I haven't read the responses, but yes. I had 2 miscarriages after my first. Then 3 healthy pregnancies and births. Now I am 19 weeks pregnant with my 5th.

[Alaska Missionary]

So sorry to hear of your loss. :crying:

I had two Miscarriages after the birth of my first daughter. I had lab tests done and found out that my progesterone levels were lower than a post menopausal woman (I was 34 at the time). I had trouble getting pregnant again, but when I did I called my OB right away and she put me on progesterone suppositories and tested my levels for the first three months of my pregnancy. When my levels continued to stay normal, she stopped the suppositories for the remainder of my pregnancy. I gave birth to a healthy, full term, baby girl. A friend of mine had to stay on the suppositories for the duration of her pregnancy. I guess that is where I would start since it is an easy fix.

Praying for an answer for you!

[kidsnbooks8]

So sorry for your loss.:grouphug:

 

I had:

1 healthy full term pregnancy--I was only 17

 

2 miscarriages--12 wks twins and then 10 wks single and then a few years with no pregnancies with no protection/intervention. We actually tried to have more and nothing. My girls are 5 years apart.

 

1 more healthy full term

 

tubal pregnancy that ruptured(so working on 1 tube now)

 

5 healthy full term pregnancies

 

1 more miscarriage

 

2 more healthy full term pregnancies(for pregnancy #8 I did use progesterone in very early pregnancy and for #9 I was on synthroid for thyroid, these were suggested by my OB)

[GWOB]

After normal pregnancies? If so, did you have any more normal pregnancies?

 

Yesterday I experienced my second miscarriage. I had one in April a normal cycle in May and got pregnant when I ovulated in May. I had an ultrasound Fri (because i started bleeding) that showed me at 5wks instead of almost 8wks. Anyways, I'm curious if anyone else has experienced something similar and if you had more children after.

 

First, :grouphug:. Take care of yourself.

 

Yes, I had two miscarriages in a row after two very normal, healthy pregnancies. I was devastated, as I'm sure you are right now. Here's another :grouphug:. My first m/c occurred at the end of Jan 06. I was pg again by the end of April that year, but miscarried again at the beginning of May. That August I got pg again. That child is now 3:001_smile: and has the energy and personality of at least 7 people.

 

Another :grouphug:. Take some time to heal your body and spirit. Process everything. :grouphug:

[NCJessieRN]

Praying for you!

 

I've had 4 healthy pregnancies, then in the past 9 months have had two miscarriages. I just learned I am expecting again, but I am already cramping :sad: (Prayers appreciated!)

 

I know after the second miscarriage my OB ran a couple tests to check some things, but I don't remember what they were. (the tests came back fine at any rate) I am doing progesterone this time around - don't know if it will help, but willing to try since I had a friend that insisted I should!

 

 

Blessings,

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((¸¸.·´ .·´ -:¦:-Tina ~

-:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*

http://seasonsoflearning.blogspot.com/

[Pink Fairy]

I've had 4 uneventful pregnancies, followed by a miscarriage in July 2006, a baby born in May 2007, and a miscarriage this last March. My 2007 baby was born after much heartache, include 6 months on bedrest (3 in the hospital), and is the most amazing, precious little boy ever--worth every ounce of trouble times 10!

 

I'm sorry for your losses--it truly does break a mother's heart. :crying:

 

If you are interested, I was able to carry my miracle baby despite a very grim prognosis thanks to the protocols developed by Dr. Hilgers. In fact, I've known several women who have been helped to conceive and carry a baby through Naprotechnology. What's nice is you can phone and they will assist and advise you (for free), as well as refer you to any local doctors who have been through their training (he's in Nebraska, so unless you live there, you'd need a referral). Note: This is a Catholic doctor, with a Catholic view of human life. Just putting that out there, because I don't want to upset you/offend you in any way. :grouphug:

Edited July 6, 2010 by Mamabegood

[Murphy101]

I have.

I hope you do too.:grouphug:

[Part-Time Homeschooler]

I'm so sorry for your loss. :grouphug: Before my first child was born, I had 3 miscarriages in a row. I then went on to have 2 successful pregnancies.

[jenn&charles]

I had 2 healthy pregnancies, 3 miscarriages and then one healthy pregnancy afterward.

I never did discover the reason for my miscarriages. They were all between 7-10 weeks.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[*~Tina~*]

Praying for you!

 

 

Thank you Jessica! :)

 

Blessings,

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((¸¸.·´ .·´ -:¦:-Tina ~

-:¦:- ((¸¸.·´*

http://seasonsoflearning.blogspot.com/

[Ann]

I have- I had one healthy pregnancy and then had two miscarriages in a row. It was followed by a healthy pregnancy. I took progesterone for my last healthy pregnancy.