Miscarriage number 5...im falling apart

[PurpleMama]

I am so sorry for your pain. This is my first miscarriage and I am so sorry you have felt this pain so any times. But remember all your little angels still live and grow in your heart.

 

[Angels4]

Thankyou PurpleMama!

Sorry to see you have written that you are going through a miscarriage too?

Are you ok?


Hugs to you xx

 

[hopestruck]

I'm so sorry for your losses. I've had 5 miscarriages myself and know the pain all too well. You feel desperate and out of control. It was the worst period in my life, without a doubt. Just remember that *this is not your fault*. You loved your babies even for the short time they were here.

Don't give up or lose hope. There is always room for hope. Mine is currently 27 weeks along and kicking me regularly to remind me of this fact. 💜

 

[Angels4]

I'm so sorry for your losses. I've had 5 miscarriages myself and know the pain all too well. You feel desperate and out of control. It was the worst period in my life, without a doubt. Just remember that *this is not your fault*. You loved your babies even for the short time they were here.

Don't give up or lose hope. There is always room for hope. Mine is currently 27 weeks along and kicking me regularly to remind me of this fact. 💜

Oh hopestruck, im so happy to hear you are 27 weeks along!

But im sad you had to go through the losses

I really did love my babies...and still do that it hurts!

Did you have any tests done to find out what was causing the miscarriages?

Im going to discuss nk cells in a few weeks with my doctor since it appears we have exhauated all other options.

Hopefully that brings some news too!

Thanks for your post xx

 

[hopestruck]

I'm so sorry for your losses. I've had 5 miscarriages myself and know the pain all too well. You feel desperate and out of control. It was the worst period in my life, without a doubt. Just remember that *this is not your fault*. You loved your babies even for the short time they were here.

Don't give up or lose hope. There is always room for hope. Mine is currently 27 weeks along and kicking me regularly to remind me of this fact. ��

Oh hopestruck, im so happy to hear you are 27 weeks along!

But im sad you had to go through the losses

I really did love my babies...and still do that it hurts!

Did you have any tests done to find out what was causing the miscarriages?

Im going to discuss nk cells in a few weeks with my doctor since it appears we have exhauated all other options.

Hopefully that brings some news too!

Thanks for your post xx

I did have tons of tests done on everything from blood clotting, to immunological issues, to thyroid, etc. To make a long story short, they never came up with ANYTHING, so my RE treated me with baby aspirin and progesterone (Prometrium 200mg, 2x/day = 400mg total daily up to 10 weeks). To this day they still think it was just bad luck. My hunch is that I am, or was "super fertile" and my body just wasn't screening out the poor quality embryos. https://www.livescience.com/22706-super-fertility-recurrent-miscarriages.html. The reason I think this is because from 2011-2012, I was getting pregnant almost immediately (the first month every time). I had an HSG done in December 2012, and then after that it took us 4 months to conceive this baby. So my hunch is that the HSG changed something in my uterine lining, making it better able to distinguish between the good and bad embryos. And then we finally got a good one in April and that's this baby

I don't know if that makes ANY sense at all... and of course, there is no way to "prove" it either way. But it is the only explanation that makes sense for me. I think a lot of "unexplained" RPL could be attributed to super fertility. We seem to get pregnant so quickly and all tests come back normal. My advice is to just keep investigating and pushing for answers. I saw 3 different doctors over the period of my 5 miscarriages and they all had different testing recommendations.

Sending you all the best in luck and sticky .... it WILL happen!

 

[annaaabanana]

don't give up hope!!! i'm so sorry for all of you're losses it's a terrible feeling!!

 

[Angels4]

Thankyou ladies!

Hopestruck, I just looked up info on HSG tests. Ill speak to my doc about that too.

I think if they allow me to go for the nk cell testing they may be able to do the same tests.

They told me that they put you to sleep and do a biopsy of the uterine lining, but can then look at the surrounding areas to see if there is anything the 3D scan didnt pick up.

And your post does make a lot of sense!

Thanks and many hugs to you! Best wishes xx

 

[NewToAllThis]

I would definitely investigate the NK cells hun. I had 3 miscarriages and all recurrent miscarriage testing available on the NHS and it came back clear.
I paid privately to have a uterine biopsy to test for uNK cell levels and mine came back high (normal is >5%, mine was 11.5%)
I was treated with steroids from BFP along with cyclogest & clexane injections and gave birth to my rainbow 6 weeks ago.

There are two types of tests, one which tests the levels in your blood and the one i had which concentrates on the levels in your uterus. There isn't much out there about natural killer cells but I definitely think it plays a big part in miscarriage.

Good luck

 

[Angels4]

Thankyou so much!

Yes, I havent been able to find much on NK cells, but your post was very helpful

I have my doctors appointment in 5 days so hopefully they will send me for testd.

I just hope ill get some answers!

Thanks again xx

 

[mapha2]

I'm so sorry for your loss, hugs, we are here for you. God will wipe those tears one day. Me and you are having take homes next year, our beans will stick

 

[Angels4]

I'm so sorry for your loss, hugs, we are here for you. God will wipe those tears one day. Me and you are having take homes next year, our beans will stick

mapha1 thankyou for your kind words.

I really hope God does wipe and tears one day soon and that he listens to our prayers to having a baby of our own to hold.

All I can do is have faith xx

 

[Angels4]

*update*

So I went to the doctor & they confirmed I had 4 m/c and 1 blighted ovum so technically 5 miscarriages.

They wont get my NK cells tested as yet as they want to focus on my sluggish thyroid and low progesterone.

Hopefully after getting that fixed, I will have my little bubba to hold.

Thanks to all who posted for your support.

Im starting an eating plan & exercise routine to help me get into shape.

Much love to you all.

Thankyou, angel

 

[NewToAllThis]

Angel, big hugs to you

Are you in the uk? If so, you can self refer for the NK cells test.
If I were you, I wouldn't be risking miscarriage number 6 just because the doctors want to focus on other things. It's not widely known or recognized by health professionals in the NHS so some don't acknowledge it.

It's not too expensive and you can have the results in 6 weeks from the biopsy.

A healthy eating and exercise plan is a great way to feel like you're doing something positive towards your rainbow baby, good on you.

I wish you the best of luck on your journey and I hope one day soon you post on here with photos of your rainbow. It can and does happen, I am living proof of that. I never thought I would ever have a baby.

 

[Angels4]

Thanks for the hugs and the good luck xx

Im in Australia and nk cell testing doesnt seem to be a common test

Yes, the doc mentioned the test would involvd a biopsy, but the problem is, that the treatment would not be somethinv that most hospitals will do.

I am seeing a seperate fertility clinic to the early pregnancy loss clinic at the hospital and I might see if they will look into it too.

I really hope number 6 sticks. There is nothing else I want more then a baby xxx

 

[NewToAllThis]

Yes it seems it is not widely recognised as a reason for miscarriage. I'm hoping it will be eventually as without that test I would not now have my baby boy.

Wishing you all the luck in the world and I hope you get your rainbow soon :hugs;

 

[Angels4]

If you dont mind me asking, how many miscarriages did you have before they let you have the tests done?

How did they treat the nk cell issue once it was diagnosed?

Thankyou
Xo

 

[NewToAllThis]

If you dont mind me asking, how many miscarriages did you have before they let you have the tests done?

How did they treat the nk cell issue once it was diagnosed?

Thankyou
Xo

Of course I don't mind you asking.

I had three miscarriages before I had the test but I could have had it done privately at any time as it's not available on our national health service.
The only reason I didn't have it done before is that I had all available 'free' tests done first and when that didn't highlight any issues, I self referred for the NK test.

It is treated with steroids. I had 20mg Prednisalone until the end of the 12th week of pregnancy. The thinking is that by that time the killer cells would not then be able to kill off the embryo as it is big enough to defend itself. You have to be weaned off the steroids as it's dangerous to just stop them so I went down from 20mg to 10mg at the end of the 10th week and from 10mg to 5mg at the end of the 11th week.

As a precautionary measure, I also had 400mg cyclogest (progesterone) suppositories twice a day and also clexane (blood thinning) injections for the same duration.

Any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask xx

 

[Angels4]

Thankyou so so much!

I will be asking the fertility specialist in december to help me out with this.

I too was on progesterone (200) for the last m/c as my levels were low, but since it ended up being a blighted ovum, that was the reason it was low.

I have been told that next time I fall pregnant (cant believe it will be the 6th time) to check progesterone straight away and take supps asap if leveks are low.

They also want me to take metformin.

Im slightly pcos so they want me to try that too...

Thanks again for all your help xx

 

[NewToAllThis]

No worries. My progesterone was 400mg twice a day. Please keep me updated on your progress, I'm really hoping the next baby is a sticky one. One miscarriage is heartbreaking enough but to have multiples is devastating.