Hi :) New girl... TTC after 7 M/C's

[Ally_G]

Hi ladies,

Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. My name is Ally, I'm 27 from Northern Ireland. My husband is 35. We have been together for just over 6 years and during that time we have had 7 very early miscarriages.

My miscarriages are a bit strange in that I get my BFP after my period.
This is an example of a typical MC for me:
CD 27 - BFN
CD 28 - Normal period, lasting about 5 days
CD 10 - Pregnancy symptoms & BFP....

.... then my HCG will be monitored by my local EPP clinic, it will rise very slowly for a few days and then start to go down again and at that point I would start to bleed.

Over the years I have had all the usual NHS tests, all have came back normal and I have basically been told "Bad luck, try again".

Anyway, in July this year DH and I decided we would pay for me to go and see Professor Quenby in Coventry. Her team performed a uterine biopsy on me and in August I got my results. I have been diagnosed with having high NK cells.
The treatment she has put me on is Progesterone from CD 21 - 28 then I do a pregnancy test and if BFP I continue until 12 weeks pregnant (I then also start a daily steroid). If BFN I stop and wait for AF to arrive.

Currently I am on cycle 2 of my treatment. BFN on Saturday, just waiting for AF to arrive now.

So that's my story. Sorry it's a bit long winded

Can't wait to hear from you and to hopefully make some friends along the way.

Ally

 

[MrsMcCurdy]

Welcome to the group! So sorry about your M/Cs..... Very sad. But I'm glad you are able to do something about it now! Good luck and keep us updated!

 

[longing]

Welcome! Really sorry to hear of your losses. I hope you have found the answer and you won't be here too long. The support here is fab xx

 

[waitingongod1]

Welcome! Seems like you have been on the same long roller coaster we have all been on :/ and it is not fun! Keep us updated!

 

[Ally_G]

Thanks girls. The support and other stories on here are great. Good luck to you all!! Xx

 

[bunyhuny]

Sorry about your losses hun. I've had 3 m/c's and and ectopic, so I know the pain. Still, I can't imagine going through 7 m/c's in a row. I am so sorry. The treatment they're putting you on sounds pretty good, though i do wonder why they aren't starting the steroids at ovulation to protect the embryo as it travels to the uterus... (???) Maybe ask about that?

As for me, I just lost another LO last week. RE isn't going to do a biopsy since I do IVF overseas and it wouldn't make sense, but she assumes it is NK issues. I did steroid immunosuppressants once before, with my ectopic cycle, and that time the baby looked healthy: even though it was in the wrong place, the baby was the right size for its age and had a heartbeat. So RE thinks that the low-dose steroid worked. (5mg prednisone a day.) This next FET she'll also be adding in daily injections of blood thinners to help keep baby in place. Of course, since it's IVF/FET, I always start progesterone 5 days before transfer and continue it until either BFN, loss, or 16 weeks.

 

[Sis4Us]

Welcome so sorry for Ur Losses!!

I too just had my 3rd MC in August so my dr ran more test that all came back Normal so my next step is the Hysterocopy even though I've had no issue seen on Sono

Hope Ur new meds get that sticky bean!!

 

[Myshelsong]

Welcome, sorry to hear about your story.
Big hugs

 

[melfy77]

Hi Ally

So sorry for your losses

You may want to check the recurrent miscarriage thread; it's a wonderful place to find support!! And when you get that BFP, take a look at the PARL (pregnancy after recurrent losses) thread It saved my sanity!! Many ladies on these threads have stories very similar to yours and had their rainbow baby