Number 4
In the midst of our moving craziness, Jeff and I found out we were expecting. We had a week of wondering if I would miscarry again (after 3 prior miscarriages) and a week of hoping and praying that this one was going to happen. It didn't. I'm sad. So is Jeff. But, we are resting in knowing that God has a plan in this!
I'm sharing this because I'm wondering if there are any of you who have gone through multiple early miscarriages and found out a cause for it? I'm wondering if there is a health reason, perhaps it affects other things going on in my body? I'd really like to get it fixed, whatever it is. And I'd LOVE to hear if you have any ideas! (And, yes, I will be seeing a doctor and picking her brain, as well.)
I'm sharing this because I'm wondering if there are any of you who have gone through multiple early miscarriages and found out a cause for it? I'm wondering if there is a health reason, perhaps it affects other things going on in my body? I'd really like to get it fixed, whatever it is. And I'd LOVE to hear if you have any ideas! (And, yes, I will be seeing a doctor and picking her brain, as well.)
posted by erinlo at 7:19 AM
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Praying for you this morning, Erin, and sending you hugs. And imagining the reunion with your precious babies one day in heaven, Lord willing!
Though I have no personal experience with this as I have never been pregnant, several dear friends had numerous early miscarriages due to Rh factor issues. Might be worth checking out.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/rhfactor.html
Praying for you and Jeff...
Sending a big hug across the miles! We love and miss your precious family!
Congratulations - what great news. We will miss out on your addition to the family and wish all of you the best. My suggestion was that a friend of mine miscarried many, many babies and finally on the last pregnancy they found out that her hormone levels were quite low and so she needed to give herself an injection as well her B12 was low and for that she needed to go to her doctor once a month for an injection. Also, Nicole's Rh is rare and she needed a shot when she miscarried plus had to receive another one mid point of the pregnancy.
You guys are such great parents..God has and will entrust you with another special gift I'm sure. Love you, Gerri & Jack
I had a friend who had multiple miscarriages. She has PCOS and her ovaries do not produce enough progesterone. Her last pregnancy was successful because she was given progesterone to supplement. You might want to have your progesterone levels checked.
I myself went through 3 unsuccessful IVF cycles. I know lots about how hormones can really affect things.
One my friends is going through a similiar situation. She never makes it past first tri. And she is looking into a clotting thing. It's rare and can be helped with simply taking asprin or something like that....
Anyway, they are in the adoption process b/c they are tired of the drama and heart ache...but I hope they can have one of their own too someday.
Praying for a safe move and your health.
Erin, I am so sorry to read this. Such heartache and so many questions of "why"?
I am looking forward to giving you the biggest hug EVER on Wednesday!!!
Erin, I think we've talked about this before, but I've had four early miscarriages as well. I had three prior to Lilly Grace and one before Isaac. With each of my successful pregnancies, I have taken a progesterone supplement (Prometrium) starting the day I got the positive test and continuing through week 12. With my miscarriages, they found my hormone levels to get lower instead of higher. It's worth checking to see if that is true for you.
Heather
Oh, man! I'm so sorry Erin. I hope that your doctor is able to solve the mystery.
We are sorry to hear the sad news! Give God your sorrow and worries to help you through this tough time. I don't have words of advice on the medical side, I feel your heartache since Jeff and I went through many heartaches just trying to have a child. You are in our thoughts and prayers! We look forward to having you closer soon!
Heather (Jeff and Garrette too!)
i don't have any advice or information for you, but i just wanted to say how sorry i am to hear of your recent loss. i've only had one miscarriage, and that was enough... you and your family are in my prayers.
Erin, I am so sorry! I'm praying for peace and comfort for you. Like everyone else has said, my mom had 3 early miscarriages and they found out her progesterone level was low. With my miscarriage they don't think that was the reason, but with my pregnancy with Elijah I rubbed progesterone cream on my wrist every day anyway, just in case. You can buy it over the counter and it doesn't hurt anything to use it, even if your levels are high. So if you get pregnant again, progesterone cream might be worth a shot.
Erin M.
Erin I am so sorry to hear your news. You have been such an inspiring prayer warrior for us with all our adoption stuff and now we can only do the same for you. I pray that we get to see you soon and celebrate God's many blessings that he has for all of us.
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I'm so sorry for your loss. Not knowing "why" even on the human level makes it even harder. I had two early miscarriages before Alyssa, and then two sucessful pregnancies resulting in Alyssa and Parker. With both, I took a form of progesterone supplement. Since my miscarriages happened about the time implantation should have happened (7-9 weeks), my doctors speculated that low progesterone levels could have prevented that from happening properly. The trick is that even within the same woman, progesterone levels can vary dramatically from month to month - so, the month they do the test you could be fine, but the month that you get pregnant you might be low. My doctor therefore just prescribed it for me to take the second I knew I was pregnant. I've also heard that the pill form is much more effective than the cream.
Another option I tried was taking baby asprin. The baby can't get enough oxygen and nutrients if your blood is too thick. My doctors decided that nothing could really be hurt by taking it, and perhaps it could help.
The combination of these two seemed to help - or maybe neither of them were neeeded. Either way, it made me feel better to be doing something.
Another great resource that I found helpful during that time was a book called "Preventing Miscarriage."
I hope that your doctors are able to find you an answer, and that God will soon bless you with another little life to love and enjoy for many years to come!
So sad for you. Thankful you are trusting God's plan. (((HUGS)))
Sorry, I am just now checking blogs. Know I have been praying for you this week. I am so sorry that this has happened again. So sorry. Love you!
I had a miscarriage between my two wonderful boys. I had been on a trip, did not realize I was pregnant. I think that a combination of a warm tub and bacterial infection caused mine. The doctor gave me some pills to take to prevent a bacterial infection with my next pregnancy and I stuck to showers. I am sorry to hear of your situation.
I was so sorry to read this Erin, and cannot imagine the disappointment and heartbreak. I hope you find the answers you are looking for.
Sending good wishes your way, and I know you are hugging your kids a little be tighter this week.
Erin-
Just came over to read if you gus had moved yet and saw this...I am so so sorry for your loss. Tears came easy as I read your words. May you feel the Lord holding you close. I Sure love you...
I'm feeling stupidly out of words for you, Erin. I love you so much.
--Teri.
I am so very sorry. I had 2 miscarriages between #3 and #4. I had to take progesterone and #4 arrived healthy. I know that the 2 most common problems that lead to multiple miscarriages are hormone problems and blood clotting issues. I would highly recommend that you have some testing done. Very, very sorry for your loss.
Okay, Erin, just looking at your blog after talking to you; I guess it's been about 3 years since I was keeping up with it!
Anyway, I have lots to say about progesterone. It varies within the cycle (it's supposed to) so it matters when you take the test to know if you are low or not. I took Prometrium and progesterone injections both to get pregnant this time and afterwards (I had 4 injections per week for most of the pregnancy. Was it worth it? Of course!) Prometrium actually didn't seem to help me that much; I think it might be a progestin rather than actual progesterone. Read What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause for why that matters. My doctor said progesterone cream should work as well as the injections (possibly better) but he had me doing the injections because it was easier to keep track of how much I was getting during pregnancy. One caution is that my midwife thinks I should have quit progesterone injections at 32 weeks instead of 36 weeks; she suspects that may have had to do with why labor never started very strongly even after my waters broke, and we had to go to the hospital instead of have a home birth and had to have Pitocin. But we did get a happy baby out of it, and he seems if anything to be our healthiest baby.
Hope to get together with you soon; many more details to tell you about progesterone. But I wanted to post this much in case it's helpful to other blog readers.
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