Multiple Miscarriages - East Lansing,MI

I'm so sorry, I just went through this too but I've been calling it a chemical pregnancy. I read that 70% of pregnancies are chemical and most of the time the woman doesn't even know she was pregnant unless she's really tracking her cycles. The egg just doesn't implant correctly. I have three kids now and am ttc another so I took a test after I was 2 days late which was a bfp but started bleeding a couple days ago, took another test and it was negative. I read that you can take 50mg of B6 vitamins and use the progesterine to help conceive again.
I wish you luck in your journey, I'm right there with you!

I had one miscarriage that I know about. I heard that women have 6 miscarriages in thier life time, most of which they did not know that they were pregnant. I have heard of people getting on hormones to keep a child. If the dr recommended this I would do it. I am sorry for your loss, it is hard. But sometimes there is just a different plan for us. Good luck.

T.,
I had a miscarriage after trying for two years. We never knew why, but I think it was due to my thyroid. Since having my son, having Thyroiditis, then being put on medication to control it, we got pregnant the first time we tried for #2.
There are so many reasons for miscarriages, it's so hard to say why it might be happening, but I think it's a good idea to let your doctor do the hormone tests and see what comes back. I'm so sorry you are going through this. I know how very tough it is on your heart. If it helps at all to know you are not alone, know that you are not.

Here's hoping you get answers quickly,
T.

T.,
I'm sorry for your losses.
I had 3 miscarriages before I had my son. They did give me progesterone during my pregnancy with him. Some docs believe in trying that--some don't. All I know is that now I have a happy, healthy 7 year old. Good luck!

I'm sorry for your loss. When your doctor mentioned hormone testing did me mention testing you for MTHFR? This can sometimes lead to repeated miscarriages or difficulties in pregnancy. It might be worth discussing with your doctor. Hugs.

I've had two miscarries, the first one was after my son was born, we miscarried in november 2007 tried right away and got pregnant again in 2008. my doctor put me on progesterone right away. good call on his side because i had a subchorionic hematoma which if dangerous to the baby can cause excessive bleeding and miscarry. because he put me on progesterone without thinking twice, it saved the pregnancy and we had a healthy baby boy. then in december 2009 we had another miscarry (the pregnancy was a surprise) so i didn't get too upset about it but generally i think of it alot. Now i'm pregnant again with my third child. I had bleeding and cramping two weeks ago, we had an ultrasound done and again, i had a subchorionic hematoma. but since it's above the sac it's not a danger to the baby but it did bleed out on it's own and that's why i bled. so, if you want, try right away to get pregnant, if you're finished bleeding, count it as a period and start your ovulation tracking, if you get pregnant, the moment you find out, call your doctor, get an u/s done and get put on progesterone. also, talk to him about taking baby aspirin your blood could be clotting in a result of a miscarry. because this has happened twice in a row, i think it has something more to do with hormones than any thing else. you do have kids already and if it's the same father, i wouldn't really read too much into a chemical imbalance. Good luck and hope to hear from you soon.

Did they happen to do any genetic testing on you or the babies that miscarried? My oldest has Down Syndrome, my second was an early miscarriage due to triploidy. Both chromosomal abnormalities which is a very common reason for miscarriage. We went through genetic testing and both of us are just fine. Neither child was the result of any hereditary condition - as the drs like to say, just a fluke. Our third is perfectly healthy.

Just throwing out another reason for all this...

I am so sorry for the loss of your pregancies. I have been where you are and you begin to wonder if you will ever be able to successfully carry another baby to term. I am here to tell you yes! The good news is that you have had two successful pregnancies and births. That is a very good sign because it means that you are fertile. After my back to back miscarriages I read a book about miscarriage and infant loss. I wish I could remember the title but I passed the book along to another mom who was struggling with loss after multiple miscarriages. It was so helpful and comforting to read the stories of so many other women who have been affected by miscarriage. Surprisingly 1 and 4 pregancies results in miscarriage. In my case I miscarried at 10 weeks the first time and got pregnant three months later only to miscarry again at about 11-12 weeks. We began trying after the requisite 6-8 weeks. This time it took me a year and a half to get pregnant. I thought it would never happen! I became very discouraged and frustrated. This probably only created more stress for me which probably resulted in it taking a longer time for me to conceive. Of course I was very nervous during the first trimester. My doctor sent me for regular blood draws to check my HCG levels. With the previous miscarriages the concern was that my hormone levels were low. I was never placed on any medication and I was able to successfully carry my son to term. Two years later I was able to get pregnant again -- which again seemed like it took a long time (probably 5-6 months) which is actually completely normal. I was able to carry that baby to term and had a baby girl who is now six years old. So, I want to encourage you so that you know that you will likely be able to get pregnant and successfully carry a baby to term. In the book that I read about pregnany loss I was amazed with how many women had experienced 3, 4, or 5 miscarriages and were then able to have a baby. I hope you too will soon be one of them. God Bless You and your family!

I'm very sorry for your loss. I would suggest going to a Hemotologist. I know that may seem odd but there are so many "new" blood disorders that can cause miscarriages and you may have no clue you have them. I have one in fact. Hope that helps.

My SIL had 3 children, then 3 miscarriages then a 4th child.

I have had 10 pergnancies. My first one I got pregnant instantly she was 4 days late. The second one was a miscarriage the third was aboy and took him to term. The 4th was a miscarraige had another the 5th took her to term. The 6th was a miscarraige caused my an auto accident. the 7th took it to term. The eight and nineth where both miscarriages on the nineth they gave me protesterone and still miscarriaged it. I also have lupus of the skind they say it could be that. But now I am on baby 10 and I am due in 6 weeks. I am very high risk because of the lupus of the skin in which I do not take any meds for and all my miscarriages and this time around did not use postestrone. Also never needed it for any of the others. there are alot involved with conceiving. Stress is a big factor, also is there san autoamune difficiency like mine or no. You also have to look at age and Is god saying your not ready. So if you have too much goingon in life and you are basing all of your life on this that could be a sign. SO relax and enjoy what you have. It will happen again and its in gods hands. Just cuz you miscarried 2 in a row doesn't mean the next time you won't have a full fledge pregnancy. Let me also say the next time you find out. No drinking, smoking, lifting anything more than 10 pounds, no housework, do as least amount of what you can. It takes two to tango and two to raise. SO when you concieve again lay around take naps and do as little as possible but eat take your prenates and rest. I actually had to do that this time strict orders from my gyno. That maybe what it takes. Too active maybe a play in it to. I am sorry if I upset you its not my intension. Best of luck this time around. Also this time around my husband and i didn't wait like we was suppose to I discharged all my miscarriages except for the first two. and this last two i did on my own. the dr said to wait 2 months before trying again I never had another period after the last miscarriage i concieved immediatly. Good luck!