Recurrent Miscarriage Thread

[fluffyblue]

i dont know then tasha all i can say is it "developed" about 2002 because that was my first miscarriage (apart from J in 88) and I lost all the others after that until diagnosis and treatment and had Ollie.

That was it just googled it the term was "acquired or inherited" mine was acquired !

Not that it matters now !

 

[9babiesgone]

petipas, please stay!! I love your posts, you have always been uber supportive of me, no matter what drama I started before. and I have. and I am sorry I ever did. but I Love that you all welcomed me back without question.

love you all. and I Need your support more than ever. bc I need sticky bean vibes.

Please everyone just get along. Please!!!!

 

[Goodgirl35]

To Petitpas

I would like to make a public apology to you. I shouldn't have came at you like that in the first place. I am so sorry for being such a rude individual here on this forum to you. My intent was not to upset you. I know once words are said they can never be taken back BUT I can admit when I'm wrong.

Come on back to the forum. I wasn't trying to get you to leave nor do I or ANYONE else want you to.

We all have our moments in life when we feel a certain way. We all have something in common and want to know why.

I promise to watch what I post and say here on the forums. I mean well to everyone. Forgive me and return.

Thanks for reading this! I apologize to everyone for having to read what I wrote. I'm a very sweet person and don't won't anyone thinking I'm an angry grumpy individual.

Have a Blessed Day to All!!!! Hugs!

 

[LeeC]

Hi All.

Not really sure why I'm posting, I'm just feeling like nothing is really happening at the moment, just started the 2ww and nothing seems to be happening since my ectopic in January, suppose I'm just feeling in limbo and hate all this nothingness (is that even a word).
Looking forward to my appt with Prof Quenby, at last.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

xxx

 

[9babiesgone]

I almost feel like I am never meant to have a child with my husband.

 

[LeeC]

I know what you mean 9babies, it's a struggle sometimes just to keep trying. I'm trying really hard to stay positive at the moment, not sure if I'm winning.
Did you test yet?
Keep your chin up xxx

 

[9babiesgone]

I did and it was positive, but started bleeding so I went to doctor, they found no fetal pole, no nothing and my levels yesterday were a 7, and today they are a 2. my hcg levels. so I am definitely miscarrying. and I am so upset, bc I just got excited about my yesterday, to only have it come crushing down on me. I am no longer ttc, we are waiting till my oldest is 6 (october 2013) before we try again.
if we even try then. I am about to give up.

 

[coco84]

So sorry 9babies, cant even imagine how you must be feeling

 

[Hollybush75]

I'm sure there is one or two ladies in here with hypothyroidism that could give me some advice?

I had a levels check today at hospital and I'm back to under active. My last check in Feb was overactive on 75mcg Levothyroxine so I was reduced back to 50mcg. My TSH levels today had shot up to 9.6 . This is a relief in a sense as I know this is why I'm not ovulating and also why I've been seeing a downward trend in my BBT.

Is there anything I can do to help my levels stabilise?

 

[karentia]

hi ladies , well im in limbo !!! my last post i thought my 5th loss was a early miscarraige but now it could b an eptopic i did a test at 17dpo after many bfn's and it was a bfp ! started bleeding the same day went to dr an got sent home ! tested the next day an bfn these are with cbdigi. so i thought well thats it over , i bled over the 7 days , 2 heavy days, by 2days ago i was getting pain/bleedin still an in my rhs so took another cb digi ! bfp again ! i was sent by my dr straight to hospital an i had to b admitted overnite ! my hormone blood level was only 60 2 days ago an the scan didnt show anything ! ive got to go back today for more bloods an then back tomo to see a gyni . i had similar in 2005 (eptopic) but my levels dropped to 0 . im still in a bit of pain & bleeding , im so worried todays hormone levels are gonna go up which would indicate the eptopic im so scared

 

[mandy1971]

Hi I've not been on for about a week..

Hollubush, I am no expert on hypothyroidism, I have autoimmune thyroididtis so my tsh was elevated at approx 5 and my t4 was the low end of normal, I also have thyroid antibodies( anti tpo antibodies>)..
what I've read suggests that the tsh must be between 1-2..... there is also some data that suggests taking a selinium supplement can reduce thyroid antibody levels( I take the pregnacare vitabiotics,initially pre conception and now for pregnancy, they have safe levels of selinum, note pre conception dose is slightly higher than the pregnancy dose.) do you know if you have the thyroid antibodies and is your hypothyroid the autoimmune cause?
I am not as yet classed as hypothyroid, as my t4 is at the low end of normal, autoimmune thyroiditis is caused by the thyroid antibodies attacking the thyroid gland as it recognises it as a foreign body, thats where there is some thought in the medical fields that thyroid antibodies also attack the growing embryo recognising it as a foreign body.
I was started on the thyroxine tablets by my gp, he was happy with my levels at the beginning of march, t4 was 16 and tsh was down to 3.3....My dose was 50mcg and he was happy to leave it at that.
I contacted a local private fertility clinic in march and spoke to one of the fertility experts who advised me to increase my daily dose to 75mcg, which I did and still currently am taking, my levels on 19th april were tsh 0.8 and t4 19..
you dont say what your t4 was hollybush, did they tell you? i'd speak to them about the recommendations for optimum fertility being a tsh of 1-2, and maybe increasing your dose of thyroxine.

I had IUI on march 23rd round about the time my thyroxine dose was elevated and I am happy to say I am 7 weeks and 6 days pregnant, I've never before got past 5 to 5 and a half weeks pregnant, I heard the heart beat on tuesday and will be going for weekly scans for a little while yet..

Who knows if this progress is due to my tsh level improving, from taking selinium supplements or through taking asprin as I had never taken any of these meds with any of my previous pregnancies.
I will admit my gp isnt aware that I decided to up my dose from 50mcg to 75 mcg daily, I will ensure that I have regular thyroid function bloods taken though.
What are your thoughts Hollybush>?

Leec hope your not going mad with all the waiting its so frustrating..... wont be long now and I cant wait to see what she says!!

 

[LeeC]

9babies, so sorry you are going through this time and time again, it's so difficult and heartbreaking, sending hugs.

Karentia, please let us know how you get on today, I also went through an ectopic in January, so if you want to chat, please let me know. I'll be keeping my fx'd for you.

Mandy, I feel like I am just in limbo at the moment. After all the lectures way back in my school days about safe sex, who would guess it can be quite difficult ttc.
I am looking forward to my appt and will def be going with a long list of questions.
How are things with you?

xxx

 

[kristina_jane]

Hi i'm new on here i have had 6 miscarriages and a molar pregnancy, 5 of the pregnancies i lost between 5-6 weeks, the molar i had removed at 12 weeks (not a pregnancy) and i had a miscarriage on the 29/04/2011 last week the baby had passed at 9 weeks 1 day the furtherst i have got with a pregnancy so we thought everything would be ok with the pregnancy and baby we were absolutely heartbroken it just gets harder and harder everytime i get pregnant. I have been tested and i do have a chromosome transloation which causes recurrent miscarriages, we have been to a genetic councillor and weve had a few consultations regarding ivf with pgd. We know we can get pregnant so at the moment we would rather just keep trying naturally i know that it is going to happen for us one day its just when??!! mummy and daddy love you angel babies xxxxxxx

 

[coco84]

Karentia, hope you are ok

Kristina_jane so sorry for your losses, sounds like you have had a truely awful time you are in good company here, some great advice here.

I have no experience of this chromosome translocation as i am still waiting on my blood results, i only joined this thread recently after my second MMC and having all the tests done.

I have read through the whole thread though and there are some other ladies on here who have these chromosome problems

xxxx

 

[Hollybush75]

 

[karentia]

hi well ive been re admitted to hospital , my hormones did double from 60-122 , they are doing more bloods in the morning x

 

[mandy1971]

Hiya Leec,
I am doing alright, been off work for 2 weeks since the bleed, feet up as much as I can due back at work next week and looking forward to getting back.... am bored bored bored..lol
wont be long now till the 13th, hope you'll get some answers from Proff Q from your long list of questions. hope its a good weekend for you xxx

 

[karentia]

Hi ladies , well I'm still in hospital my hormones went from 122-217 in 24hrs so the gyni said she is optimistic but cause I still have pain in my rhs an light bleeding I had to stay in hospital another night ! They are doin more bloods tomo an a scan on wed , I'm so sorry iam not commenting on all your threads I'm on my phone an struggling to post xxxx

 

[stardust22]

Hi ladies , well I'm still in hospital my hormones went from 122-217 in 24hrs so the gyni said she is optimistic but cause I still have pain in my rhs an light bleeding I had to stay in hospital another night ! They are doin more bloods tomo an a scan on wed , I'm so sorry iam not commenting on all your threads I'm on my phone an struggling to post xxxx

I hope everything turns out to be ok, thinking of you. dont worry about commenting hun, just take care of yourself and come back and let us know you are ok.

 

[ClaireH]

Hi Girls,

I've had a bit of a break from this site - tried to have a week of not thinking about MC (yeah right!!). So, there's been quite a bit to catch up on.

9babies, I am devasted for you again. So, so sad.

Welcome to our new members - sorry you have to join us but I hope you find this thread useful. I can't say it enough that there are some incredibly inspiring ladies on here and the sense of being in this together is a fantastic support.

Glad our pregnant friends are doing well. Fingers crossed. Karentia, hope everything is ok for you too.

And Petipas, have you gone? Please come back.

As for me, well I am feeling quite positive again and haven't had any major wobbles (touch wood). Although I did actually wail with frustration at the doctors this week - yep, still on my one woman crusade to get them to take me seriously and tell me something other than "just try again". Despite making a total fool of myself I am no further forward - no referral to specialist, no prescription for higher dose folic acid, no progesterone, nothing. But I am keeping going - have another appt on Monday. Kinda hoping I will annoy them into submission. Bringing in the big guns and taking DH with me on Monday. Oddly, I am feeling strong and TCC anyway and sort of have the attitude now that I am going to get pregnant this month and be successful without their help just to spite them. I am stubborn and I ALWAYS get my own way so one way or another I am having a baby!!!!

Anyway, I think that's me uptodate and you all updated on me. Positive thoughts everyone! xxx