Hi im currently having my 2cnd miscarriage in 5 months. I was very vigilint with blood tests to check levels were rising etc i will list them below:

13dpo: 236
17dpo: 1300
24dpo: 17451 and P4:70

Im currently waiting on hcg levels from yesterday.

I had so much hope for this one and its just breaking my heart. Does anyone know why you can have a miscarriage even if the hcg levels are good, doubling correctly etc? Im so shocked by it all...And im O- blood type so i need an injection tonight which is just another kick in the face i dont need

I just need answers

Hi Cimmy,

I'm sorry this is happening. I thought everything was looking good after you had your last bloods.

Have you had a scan done yet?

I'm so very sorry to read of your loss. It is heartbreaking for you and your family.

Your HcG levels alone are excellent - as are your P4 levels - certainly enough to sustain a pg.

There are a few things that can be done for future pregnancies to allay recurrent miscarriage (I'm sorry that word sounds so clinical with what you are currently going through)

I would suggest that you go to see a fertility specialist (rather than your normal GP). Ask them to do karyotyping and immunology testing. Karyotyping requires a DNA sample from both you and your partner (blood or a cell sample from your mouth), immunology is a blood test for you. Suggest you ask them to check for (amongst anything else they think necessary)¦. ANAs, ACAs , MTHFR, NK cells and homocysteine levels.


After a couple of early m/c's - I was found to have a low level ACA antibodies (blood clotting when it shouldn't). This is a known cause of recurrent miscarriage. After diagnosis I injected Clexane (a blood thinner) every day of my pregnancy from transfer of embryos (we were IVF) until 34 weeks pregnancy. We finally got our take home baby.

Thinking of you

Terrie xxx

It's quite common in a missed miscarriage.

With my missed MC My HCG levels were great, progesterone was fine but the baby didn't grow past 6 weeks (size wise). I did not physically miscarry until 14 weeks but the pregnancy failed long before that.

I don't know exactly why it happens, but it does and quite often. Things like blighted ovums as well. One of my other miscarriages my HCG was fine up to about 6 weeks and then it slowed to a double time of 14 days before it stopped increasing all together.

It's really hard to deal with when you don't know what is wrong or why it's happening. What is it that has indicated miscarriage this time?

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Oh Cimmy, I'm so sorry to read your news

I have nothing to add, as I've not been in the same situation - my miscarriages have had low hCG (well the last 2 did, the first one I wasn't having checked).

Just wanted to say I'm sorry

Thanks everyone for all your kind replies

Im in a daze, i dont want to be here anymore, i dont want to be me anymore. This would be so much easier if i could just be someone else

DH cousin has just had a baby boy today. She sent me a pic. Im a fool for opening it as if i didnt know what was going to happen when i saw his angelic face...

I thought you could only have genetic testing after 3 miscarriages? Correct me if im wrong

cimmy

with my m/c back in nov '07' my levels were great had a u/s and saw a hb and for a unknown reason lost the baby that night
its hard when they become recurrent in so many months. As a pp said see a FS and get tests done. after my 2nd m/c they started testing for why i kept m/c. But when I first saw a FS they also ran tests as they asked of previous history.

Please take care hun

Cimmy, I am so very sorry for your losses. It is so unfair.


This is normally the case, but I insisted on testing after my 2nd - if something was wrong I wasn't prepared to go through a 3rd m/c before finding out. I tested positive for anticardiolipin antibody (blood clotting) and am now on low dose aspirin daily. Whether this was the cause for my m/c's or not, we don't know but I am still thankful to be proactive about it if it was.

Look after yourself... it does get easier with time, although seeing babies and pregnant women still hits hard.

Felicity.

climmy, you also have PCOS. That is known to cause miscarriage.
For unknown reasons too.

Are you on Metformin for the PCOS? That is known to help reduce the rate of misscarriage.
I know it isn't the be all and end all for everyone, but still, it is a must to start with.

I'm so sorry for everything you are going through. If it isn't enough to loose one.