Hi,

I've just had my third consecutive miscarriage. My GP has referred me to the recurrent miscarriage clinic at Jessops Hospital.

Has anybody miscarried repeatedly but went on to have healthy children? If so, what advice can you give? I am quite worried about it, as you can imagine, although I refuse to make a big drama about it. Also, has anybody been referred to this recurrent miscarriage unit? What is it like?

deepest sympathy.
i do have a few acquaintances who suffered miscarriages.
one had 2 i think whilst using ivf - successful eventually.
another had at least 2 then went on to have at least 2 children afterwards.
i also know 2 couples who had only one miscarriage and the both went on to have two healthy children.

hope things get better for you.

No advice Cris sorry. Just wanted to send a hug, you must be feeling pretty low at the moment. I know my M-I-L had about 7 miscarriages but went on to have 3 healthy boys, I often wondered if the ones she lost were girls and for some reason couldn't carry them? Don't know. :( You take care, I hope you can get some help with this.

My heart goes out to you ,I know how you feel .I have had 2 miscarriages ,though not consecutively and gone on to have 2 healthy girls .
As utah said I always wondered if it was boys that I couldn`t carry.
My nan had several miscarriages and also had 2 children.
Good luck with future pregnancies :)

My mom had IVF to have me in 1978 ( i was so nearly the first...) then had a miscarriage, then had my sister perfectly healthily and "normally" 4 years later.

My friend had a healthy baby girl after one miscarriage last year... and my best mates sister in law miscarried a boy quite late on and went on to have two happy healthy girls - maybe there is some truth to the sex of the baby being a problem...

You must feel like it's never going to happen - I really feel for you... Hope everything works out xxx

my parents had a miscarriage and a baby that died within the first 2 weeks. Then a miscarriage after me.

You may find this thread helpful (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44226&highlight=miscarriage)

Sorry to hear your news :(

Let's hope it works out ok with a future pregnancy{s}!!

Good Luck

:thumbsup:

My sister had three misscarriges, but she kept trying and now has two wonderful baby boys!

I had 8 then a fantastic son really feel for u as I had my ninth two weeks ago:(
Only thing I can say is don't lose heart chick :)
Take care xx

Just wanted to say that I really feel for you & will cross my fingers that you get the healthy lovely child you dream of.

At least you may now find out the reason why this keeps happening and hopefully then something can be done about it.

I wish you all the luck in the world. Hang on in there. xxx

Thank you so much for your kind replies! I feel a lot better now.

A message for btbwild. I am terribly sorry to hear about your nine miscarriages. Hope you are coping OK after your last one. Let me tell you that your story has given me a lot of hope, thank you very much for sharing this with me. Have you ever been refered to the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic at Jessops Hospital? If so, did it help at all?

Many thanks again for everyone, you have cheered me up!!!

I too have just misscarried, had a DNC on monday, I am feeling pretty low, although I have had many misscarriges in the past I now have two children,

It's hard and never seems to get any easier, I had three before my first child, one before my last baby and one this week, mine have all been fairly early in the pregnancy, My husband and I would like one more child, but I'm seriously considering calling it a day now, not sure I can keep putting myself through this. I think if you don't have any children you should grab all of the help that you can and try and try again....I wouldn't have given up earlier its only because I have children that I am giving up the fight!

Hope you feel better soon, be strong

xxx

Originally posted by cris71
Thank you so much for your kind replies! I feel a lot better now.

A message for btbwild. I am terribly sorry to hear about your nine miscarriages. Hope you are coping OK after your last one. Let me tell you that your story has given me a lot of hope, thank you very much for sharing this with me. Have you ever been refered to the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic at Jessops Hospital? If so, did it help at all?

Many thanks again for everyone, you have cheered me up!!!

Thanks for yr kind words I never got refered anywhere & was never given a reason why it happened!
My feelings go out to littleboo also all I say is keep yr chin up guy's never give up hope :D
I maybe being hard but in a way im sort of glad (about my last one) don't think I could cope with a child now seen as im a bit old now :D
Steralisation is looking good to me :clap:

Thanks btbwild xx

xxx

Btbwild, why don't you ask your GP to refer you to the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic (Jessops)? You qualify after 3 miscarriages. I know some of the doctors there actually specialise in cases like ours. Perhaps your GP doesn't know about it? It is outrageous he (I bet it is a man) has let you walk out of his surgery without giving you any possible explanation about why your miscarriages could have happened.

I have just read this great book called "Miscarriage: what every woman needs to know", by Prof Lesley Regan. She is the leading researcher in this field, and her book explains many of the reasons why some women miscarry repeatedly. Some cases are very successfully treatable. You can buy in from Amazon.

Originally posted by cris71
Btbwild, why don't you ask your GP to refer you to the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic (Jessops)? You qualify after 3 miscarriages. I know some of the doctors there actually specialise in cases like ours. Perhaps your GP doesn't know about it? It is outrageous he (I bet it is a man) has let you walk out of his surgery without giving you any possible explanation about why your miscarriages could have happened.

I have just read this great book called "Miscarriage: what every woman needs to know", by Prof Lesley Regan. She is the leading researcher in this field, and her book explains many of the reasons why some women miscarry repeatedly. Some cases are very successfully treatable. You can buy in from Amazon.

Thanks for the support & advise :)
As I said before it may seem harsh but I had no intentions of getting pregnant I was shocked it had happened :o
My son is 24 so gives u an idea of my age no way could I start again after all these yrs esp as I would b doing it on my own I would b :loopy:
The only ans for me personally is to get sterelised which is prob why I was not refered :thumbsup:

Babies are hard work best I leave it to the youngsters :D

My Wife had three miscarriages in quick succession,four years after having our second child.She was referred to the Recurrent miscarriage clinic and they were marvellous.Put her on a daily injection to stabilise the pregnancy(once a day for nine months) ,gave her regular scans and generally provided wonderful support.Our third child is now reaching his first birthday!!!

I had 3 miscarriages many years ago and after the third was referred for genetic counselling. They did many tests, one being a blood test of my husband and his father. The results came back and it seems his father an abnormality in his blood affecting males, which skipped a generation, hence my husbands birth, affecting the baby I was carrying. When I fell pregnant again I was advised to have an amniocentesis, which resulted in a female baby. I then went on to have a fourth miscarriage, followed 3 years later by another healthy girl, another miscarriage and finally another girl. I now have 3 lovely daughters, aged 22, 18 and 16, worth all the heartache I went through, to get them. Dont give up!!

Your messages are so encouraging, thank you so very much!!!! Isn't it odd that so many people seem to have gone through the same thing and you don't hear about it that often? I didn't know anyone who had had more than two miscarriages until now.

Many thanks again!!!

Originally posted by Ellybum
I had 3 miscarriages many years ago and after the third was referred for genetic counselling. They did many tests, one being a blood test of my husband and his father. The results came back and it seems his father an abnormality in his blood affecting males, which skipped a generation, hence my husbands birth, affecting the baby I was carrying. When I fell pregnant again I was advised to have an amniocentesis, which resulted in a female baby. I then went on to have a fourth miscarriage, followed 3 years later by another healthy girl, another miscarriage and finally another girl. I now have 3 lovely daughters, aged 22, 18 and 16, worth all the heartache I went through, to get them. Dont give up!!

So nice to here the happier side of this subject :D I wouldn't wish the heartache of miscarriage the physical body heals quite the grief is hard to bare:(
I used to find I was blaming myself what did do wrong? why me etc please don't think that way sadly its natures way (god ive heard that so many times :rolleyes:) of saying maybe there was something not quite right :thumbsup:
Stay positive :thumbsup:

Originally posted by cris71
Isn't it odd that so many people seem to have gone through the same thing and you don't hear about it that often? I didn't know anyone who had had more than two miscarriages until now.

Many thanks again!!!

I found that when I miscarried the first time. I found aunties and other relative who just rallied round me for support and I am like how on earth can you possibly understand???
It is more common now they say because of the pregnancy tests detecting pregnancy so early. Before their invention many women just thought they had a late period.

I hope you are doing well now.

Moon

I have a friend who has had 14 miscarriages, and 2 beautiful healthy girls, now both in their 20s and a credit to their mother's love and persistence.

My only chance of motherhood ended in miscarriage when I was 18, and I feel for everyone who has lost a little life, and with it the hopes for the child that it could have become.

Originally posted by cris71
Hi,

I've just had my third consecutive miscarriage. My GP has referred me to the recurrent miscarriage clinic at Jessops Hospital.

Has anybody miscarried repeatedly but went on to have healthy children? If so, what advice can you give? I am quite worried about it, as you can imagine, although I refuse to make a big drama about it. Also, has anybody been referred to this recurrent miscarriage unit? What is it like?

My sister in law had a number of miscarriages before providing me with a niece to dote on! It turned out that it was a bloodflow problem and a childs aspirin per day sorted out the problem and she is now a happy mum :)