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recurrent miscarriages and long time trying to conceive
Hi all, Me and my husband have been ttc for nearly 3 years. It has been and is continuing to be very difficult to keep positive and to not feel this sadness constantly. We have been meaning to get some more support from somewhere from others that may be going through a similar thing, but have been avoiding it as it is such a difficult thing to talk about. But it is really important to talk about it, and having come across the made for mums website, we decided to join.
So our journey so far : We have gotten pregnant 4 times since TTC but Sadly we've had 2 miscarriages , an ectopic pregnancy and then a 3rd miscarriage. The miscarriages were early, at about 6-7 weeks, each time. We were referred to Tommy's over a year ago (after the 1st two miscarriages) and I've had tests done which were all ok. We were told that as we had gotten pregnant there was no need to do any tests for on my husband. I was sent away with progesterone pessaries to take in our next pregnancy. The 3rd and 4th pregnancies I took the pessaries but sadly they were ectopic and miscarried, respectively.
it has been 6 months now since the last miscarriage and It is getting harder and harder every month to remain positive. Each month, espeically the last 2 weeks of my cycle, I am a mess - every little niggle or ache or twinge sets my mind going - am i pregnant, is it another ectopic, is it another month of AF?! Husband and I are feeling stuck and like our life is on hold.
we have got another appt with my Tommy's consultant next week and we are hoping to have a chat with her to see what else we could be doing and if there are other tests we could have done. I have been researching about parental karyotyping and also getting a test done to see if either one of us have a variant of the MTHFR gene (which may be a cause for the miscarriages we have had - I think this gene is to do with absorption of folic acid in the body - apologies if i am mistaken).
Has anyone else had this karyotyping test done or test for the MTHFR gene? How are others in a similar situation finding ways to cope?
apologies for the essay and thank you in advance for all your support. wishing everyone the best in their journeys too.x
So our journey so far : We have gotten pregnant 4 times since TTC but Sadly we've had 2 miscarriages , an ectopic pregnancy and then a 3rd miscarriage. The miscarriages were early, at about 6-7 weeks, each time. We were referred to Tommy's over a year ago (after the 1st two miscarriages) and I've had tests done which were all ok. We were told that as we had gotten pregnant there was no need to do any tests for on my husband. I was sent away with progesterone pessaries to take in our next pregnancy. The 3rd and 4th pregnancies I took the pessaries but sadly they were ectopic and miscarried, respectively.
it has been 6 months now since the last miscarriage and It is getting harder and harder every month to remain positive. Each month, espeically the last 2 weeks of my cycle, I am a mess - every little niggle or ache or twinge sets my mind going - am i pregnant, is it another ectopic, is it another month of AF?! Husband and I are feeling stuck and like our life is on hold.
we have got another appt with my Tommy's consultant next week and we are hoping to have a chat with her to see what else we could be doing and if there are other tests we could have done. I have been researching about parental karyotyping and also getting a test done to see if either one of us have a variant of the MTHFR gene (which may be a cause for the miscarriages we have had - I think this gene is to do with absorption of folic acid in the body - apologies if i am mistaken).
Has anyone else had this karyotyping test done or test for the MTHFR gene? How are others in a similar situation finding ways to cope?
apologies for the essay and thank you in advance for all your support. wishing everyone the best in their journeys too.x
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