Angelicdragon
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I am 47 and have yet another miscarriage to my list. That makes 9 confirmed miscarriages and about 15 chem pgs all since 2003.
Seems I have no problems getting pregnant, it is the staying pregnant. My average is about 8 wks although two sets of twins struggled to 10 wks and one made it to 11w4d. I do have a 6 yr old DS and a 2 yr old DS in that time period.
I have older children too aged DS27, DD19 and DS18.
I love my children but have this hollow yearning for just one more.
We did lose a little girl to stillbirth in 2002 and I often wonder is it just my sub conscious pushing me to have a little girl make it earthside?
I love being a mum and can't imagine my life without children in it. Preferably my own. We have done foster care over the years and also looked after friends children when they returned to work, but we lived in town back then so it was easier.
Now we live in the backwoods in a mountain valley so it is harder for people to get to us. But our kids love it up here and we have a great little school even if the local government want to clsoe it
So anyhow back to TTC
I had a natural miscarriage after waiting 2 wks for an answer either way as to if I would m/c or not. I had just seen my OB and got my last beta which had gone up again from 4600 to 5250 in 2 days (not a big leap ) but the scan showed the sac had shrunk and fetal pole had gone. The scan was so clear you could see the bleeding as the placenta was detaching from the uterine wall! So we decided on a D&C for 6pm (it was 2pm at this stage) and while we were filling in the paperpwork the m/c started. TMI but kiwi fruit sized clots! But even with al that and pethidine as well over the next few hours I still had to have the D&C for retained tissue which didn't want to seperate but wanted to hemorrhage instead. My body does that everytime I m/c
So I am now cd4 and back on 1000mg EPO and 500mg of Vitamin E of an evening and 5mg folic acid and 1000mg vitex of a morning. I also take multi vitamins.
My OB and GP vary between their thoughts of TTC over 45. One moment they are all for
"If you are still regular and everything works then it is hopeful"
to "You are over 45 so the chances of falling pg are virtually nil and only very rarely to women have a baby at your age."
then my OB says
"We do get 1-2 women through each year who are naturally pregnant and have a healthy baby".
bear in mind all of Tasmania has only a population of half a million and only about 212,000 so ...
anyhow I prove them wrong by BEING able to fall pg every couple of months when I am supposed to be too old to be able to fall pg even once a year! but yeah, have to somehow manage to stay pg.
I know the first response will be to take progesterone but my levels are perfectly fine each time in fact sometimes on the higher end and besides Drs down here will NOT prescribe progesterone unless you are doing a full IVF cycle. IVF here stops at age 44
So here I am.. anyone care to join me in the quest of completing a family with Just One More.
OH yeah BTW when my fsh etc was tested which they now refuse to do my FSG was 5 and E2 and LH matched perfectly.
Judy
Seems I have no problems getting pregnant, it is the staying pregnant. My average is about 8 wks although two sets of twins struggled to 10 wks and one made it to 11w4d. I do have a 6 yr old DS and a 2 yr old DS in that time period.
I have older children too aged DS27, DD19 and DS18.
I love my children but have this hollow yearning for just one more.
We did lose a little girl to stillbirth in 2002 and I often wonder is it just my sub conscious pushing me to have a little girl make it earthside?
I love being a mum and can't imagine my life without children in it. Preferably my own. We have done foster care over the years and also looked after friends children when they returned to work, but we lived in town back then so it was easier.
Now we live in the backwoods in a mountain valley so it is harder for people to get to us. But our kids love it up here and we have a great little school even if the local government want to clsoe it
So anyhow back to TTC
I had a natural miscarriage after waiting 2 wks for an answer either way as to if I would m/c or not. I had just seen my OB and got my last beta which had gone up again from 4600 to 5250 in 2 days (not a big leap
) but the scan showed the sac had shrunk and fetal pole had gone. The scan was so clear you could see the bleeding as the placenta was detaching from the uterine wall! So we decided on a D&C for 6pm (it was 2pm at this stage) and while we were filling in the paperpwork the m/c started. TMI but kiwi fruit sized clots! But even with al that and pethidine as well over the next few hours I still had to have the D&C for retained tissue which didn't want to seperate but wanted to hemorrhage instead. My body does that everytime I m/cSo I am now cd4 and back on 1000mg EPO and 500mg of Vitamin E of an evening and 5mg folic acid and 1000mg vitex of a morning. I also take multi vitamins.
My OB and GP vary between their thoughts of TTC over 45. One moment they are all for
"If you are still regular and everything works then it is hopeful"
to "You are over 45 so the chances of falling pg are virtually nil and only very rarely to women have a baby at your age."
then my OB says
"We do get 1-2 women through each year who are naturally pregnant and have a healthy baby".
bear in mind all of Tasmania has only a population of half a million and only about 212,000 so ...
anyhow I prove them wrong by BEING able to fall pg every couple of months when I am supposed to be too old to be able to fall pg even once a year! but yeah, have to somehow manage to stay pg.
I know the first response will be to take progesterone but my levels are perfectly fine each time in fact sometimes on the higher end and besides Drs down here will NOT prescribe progesterone unless you are doing a full IVF cycle. IVF here stops at age 44
So here I am.. anyone care to join me in the quest of completing a family with Just One More.
OH yeah BTW when my fsh etc was tested which they now refuse to do my FSG was 5 and E2 and LH matched perfectly.
Judy
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