miscarriages running in family?

[Id_Think_Of_U]

hi guys, hope your all doing good. my question is 'can miscarriages run in the family?' i was talking to my aunt today and she has had about 4 miscarriages and my sister has had one. i heard from some people that they do run in the family and some say they dont so i was just wondering if it was true or not? thanks

 

[pinkflamingo]

I can't comment on the truth in this case or not. My mum had 2 but she was trying for a baby in her 40's so much older than I am now! I think when the statistics are that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage it's probably highly likely that more than one person within a family will have experienced this.

I have come across a few articles in the past, and it mentioned something along the lines of if you are aware that your mother has a chromosomal condition then you have a 5% increased chance of miscarrying. Most early miscarriages are due to baby not being able to develop properly for one reason or another. As we will usually never know what that was I will put it down to nature and don't think I will worry about having a higher risk of miscarriage in the future just because my mum miscarried too. I think that if you dwell on something like that too much it may just drive you a little mad, and this ttc journey is enough to send me bonkers as it is!

I will just keep on going!!

Good luck xx

 

[holly2234]

Im not sure about the truth in this but i think its likely due to the risk being 1 in 4 that it happens to so many people. My mum miscarried her first and so did i but it is probably coincidence rather than genetic.

 

[fides]

no one in my family miscarried, so i don't know.

 

[Scally]

my mum miscarried her first, so did i x

 

[Smiler13]

If it is recurrent mc, then sometimes some health conditions that might cause mc (e.g. blood-clotting problems) can run in families, as can chromosomal things.

Btw, it is not right that most miscarriages are due to genetic abnormalities, it is actually around 50%.

Nor is it the case that the risk of mc is 1 in 4: the risk depends on the person's age and previous history (e.g. much lower risk if you are young and it's your first pregnancy or have had kids already).

 

[Id_Think_Of_U]

thank you guys for all your responses. much appreciated x

 

[pinkflamingo]

Btw, it is not right that most miscarriages are due to genetic abnormalities, it is actually around 50%.

Just curious as to what the other 50% would then be caused by?

 

[angel91]

I was the only one in my whole to have a miscarriage. I think it's just bad luck fir me. I don't think they run in your family unless it's actually caused by something
Xxx

 

[Shabutie]

My nan had a few miscarriages.
My mum's first was still born.
My older sister had a miscarriage.
I miscarried my first.

I'm not sure whether it does or not. But like others have said, the statistics are high.

xXx

 

[Vicyi]

My nan had a still born
My mum miscarried her 2nd
I miscarried my second

hoping if doesnt run in families though as id hate my sisters/daughter to go through it

 

[coccyx]

Miscarriage is common, so good chance that family and friends will have had one

 

[Hollybush75]

My mother didn't have any miscarriages but a stillbirth due to anencephaly.
I've lost 4 babies but it was probably all down to my untreated underactive thyroid although no medical professional seems to want to point the finger at that

 

[Rebaby]

I don't think it's the case that there is necessarily a genetic link or that if someone in your family miscarried it's more likely you will do too...it's much more complex than that. Miscarriage is sadly all too common with around 1 in 4 pregnancies ending this way (although research has suggested this figure may actually be too low!) so it may seem as though it "runs in the family" for some people but is actually just bad luck. There are some causes of miscarriage however which may have a genetic component so if it is a contributing factor in one woman's miscarriage and then her daughter or sister has the same problem then that would make her at increased risk of miscarrying too (if that makes sense, not sure i'm explaining myself properly?!)

I have had three pregnancies so far, with only one of those ending in a healthy baby born at full term (2 early miscarriages, including a twin mc)

My sister has had five pregnancies so far with only one of those ending in a healthy baby born at full term (3 early miscarriages, including a twin mc but she is currently half way through her 5th pregnancy and it all seems to be going well so fingers crossed she will have two healthy babies out of five pregnancies)

My Mum had four pregnancies and has four live children

Her Mum however (our Grandmother) had at least six pregnancies that we know of for sure, with only two of those ending in healthy babies born at full term and her losses included three stillbirths, one pre-term and two at term

She's no longer around, and even if she were i'm not sure it's something i'd be able to discuss with her as we weren't hugely close tbh but i do often wonder if she had some undiagnosed problem which could have contributed to her losses as it seems unlikely/unfair that one person could be so terribly unlucky in their journey to motherhood.

My Mum talks about "it" having "skipped a generation" (in reference to mine and my sisters losses) but i try not to think of it like that as there has been no reason found for either mine or my sister's miscarriages, and we've both gone on to have healthy babies afterwards, so i am hopeful it isn't something we will carry forwards or "pass on" to the next generation of women.