Can a miscarriage cause problems getting pregnant again?

[Janegirl]

Hello lovely ladies

I have a history of getting pregnant fairly easy and quickly - and now we've ttc'ed for 6 montsh/6 cycles without luck. Do you know if misarriage can cause fertility problems?

My background is 4 pregnancies, 3 of which was miscarriages and 1 is the most amazing girl on Earth
First time: pregnant 2. cycle, early mmc surgically removed week 10 (34 yo)
Second time: pregnant 2. cycle, pregnancy to full term (34 yo)
Third time: immediately after IUD came out, early natural miscarriage (37 yo)
Fourth time: 3. cycle, early natural miscarriage (37 yo)

And now we've trying since january... OPK, CBFM, BBT and well-timed baby dancing every cycle, in fact more dedicated efforts all cycles than in any of the previous pregnancies. I'm getting close to 38 but have regular cycles with confirmed ovulation. Maybe it's just the age or bad luck - but I'm starting to wonder if something happened during my mmc last winter which is now causing issues... Any and all experience and thoughts welcome.

J

 

[Angel_blues]

Have you asked your doctor about it? I think there's a process where they go in and check for scarring...

They say that at 40 years old your chances of getting pregnant drop to 5%. Something you could check with your doctor as well

As far as experience: we tried in March and bfp in April. This is our first cycle trying since my natural loss in April, testing in a week

 

[firsttimer123]

Hey Jane. I am in a similiar situation although trying for our first. I had mmc in December at 10 weeks and ended uphaving a dc in March for prolonged bleeding. We have not conceived yet either, and our first, we got pregnant first cycle so it seems strange. I am seeing a fertility specialist on July 30 to start the testing process... So confusing not knowing what is going on. I am 27 btw.

 

[Janegirl]

Thanks girls, I really appreciate your input. I'm so sorry for your loses.

Angel, of course you are right, at 37 my fertility is going down fast. I have a docs appointment but not until end of august. I hadn't thought of scarring with spontanous mc (no D&C)??

Firsttimer, yes it is a bit odd isn't it with such ease first time around and then nothing. Will you update when you've been to the specialist?

J

 

[firsttimer123]

Yep I will for sure... I did have prolonged bleeding so maybe with the very slow drop in hcg my body is still figuring out hormones (that's the best case scenario at least)

 

[ItsAWonder]

First let me say that your fertility at this age is not as bad as you think. (I am also 38.) The statistics we speak of showing reduced fertility at 35 etc. are based on studies from the 1940s that were performed on one small segment of the population and are largely inaccurate. Although your fertility does reduce it's not nearly as bad as the studies show.

When I was first ttc it took me about 8 months to get my BFP. After that loss I immediately got pregnant again which ended in a MMC. I took two cycles off then got pregnant with my DD. We just began ttc #2 and I got pregnant our second cycle trying but it's early so I have not yet had a scan.

Even though it took a while to begin getting pregnant, since the first BFP I got pregnant easily but kept loosing them. My doctor said that some women are so fertile that even eggs that would not normally accept a sperm, or if they did, would not implant, did so with me. Because these eggs were not healthy I lost the pregnancy. Most women would not have gotten pregnant those cycles.

I wonder if the same thing happens to you but maybe now your body is realizing that it should wait for a healthy egg?? Maybe your chance of a successful pregnancy is now increasing?

 

[Janegirl]

Wonder: Thanks for the input and inspiration. Hadn't thought of it that way but you could be right. While I think it's hard to go month after month with BFNs I would of course rather wait and not go through another miscarriage.
Congratulations on your pregnancy, I hope it's happy and healthy!