Hi ,
I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks naturally on december 12th 2006.7 weeks since i miscarried today. The doctor advised for me to wait one month before trying for a baby,but i didnt and now im pregnant and could be 5 weeks today. I have done two tests and have very sore boobs and nipples.Last time these symptoms stopped after 2 days with the miscarriage,but this time they are getting more sore.Im very worried as i dont want to loose this one. Does anybody no if im at a higher risk of miscarring because i didnt wait for a period??? or am i least likely to miscarry? im very worried.

Hi

I am also in the same position as you. Actually I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks in November, waited for my next period, fell pregnant again, then miscarried at 7 weeks at the beginning of March and now I'm pregnant again.

3 years ago I had a miscarriage before having my daughter (now 2 1/2), the doctors didn't say that I couldn't continue trying they just advised that it was best to wait for your next period so that you could have a better understanding of your due date if you were to fall pregnant again.

Each time I have had a miscarriage I have waited for my next period and I've still gone on to miscarry. This time, having felt that we had already wasted so much time, we started trying as soon as my miscarriage had finished. I've done a test today and its positive again.

I would like to think that we are not at a higher risk of having miscarriage having not waited for our periods. After all, you have ovalated in the same way and fallen pregnant in the same way. Unfortunately, some people suffer and some don ... seems you and I are in the group that do.

Please stay positive though, the more you and your partner get stressed the more it will affect you. Rest and relax it's so important, just be lazy for the first 13 weeks if you are feeling nervous.

I know its not easy to cope with but I always have tried to convince myself that miscarriages happen for a valuable reason. I am very sure that you will go on to have a very healthy pregnancy.

Take care of yourself and good luck

Hi,

I miscarried on Oct 2006. I got pregnant on Dec 2006. I am 17 week pregnant now...My doctor said that I didn't need to wait to get pregnant again...

I don't think that you are more likely to miscarry because of one previous miscarriage...I think after 2-3 consecutive miscarriages, then you may be more likely to miscarry again because of chromosomal abnormalities. It is fairly common to have one miscarriage...

So far, I am feeling great...I had some spotting for the first 10 weeks but now the baby is kicking & moving

Good luck.

I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks on the 15th January. I have had to do all my own research on this as there was very little help/information given to me. I have read so many articles of woman in your position who have succesfully carried their pregnancies to term even though they did not have a period before conceiving (after a MC.) I keep telling myself every pregnancy is a new one and is completely unique from all the others you may have had or may have and with that its own chances of survival.

Relax and take one day at a time. Dont put to much pressure on yourself. I hope this helps.

Hi,
I just read your e-mail and it sounded familiar!

I miscarried at 6 weeks naturally on Jan 18th. It was hard at first but then my husband and I had stayed positive and after the bleeding stopped our doctor said we could start trying again, so we have been.

I was also in two minds what the best time frame; do we leave it a few mounths or start straight away.

My doctor said that there was no reason to wait, with scans EDD can be worked out etc. On the internet, and in books, I have read various things. Some say to wait up to 6 months or longer others say not and go for it!

I think it depends on how you feel emotionally and physically. I think back and look at when I conceived - it was christmas, I had stopped taking folic acid, I had the flu and took every medication under the sun, we were drinking everyday and eating whatever....probably not the best start! My doctor also found out that I had BV. I feel ready now and have had anti-bioctics, don't know when I will ovulate but hopefully soon and hopefully like you find out I am pregnant!

So good luck, chill out stay relaxed. I know how your feeling, but we can't beat ourselves up over it!

Hi,

I very much hopr that not waiting after m/c doesnt increase the risk of it happening again.

i m/c at 5+2 on the 16th march 07, i then fell pregnant straight after and m/c again at 2 weeks on 16th April 07.
That was my last period i had made my doctor refer me to see if there was a reson for my m/c by the time my appointment came up i was pregnant again.

This ment i have not had a normal period since 7th feb07!! im now 5weeks 3 days and i feel slightly different this time my symptons seem alot stronger and i am praying everything will work out this time.

its the most scary thing to go through i spend most of my time running to the loo checking for blood and every cramp or back pain terrifys me that it is happening again. I think i had set myself up for another fall but as time go's on i cant help but get start to get attached now so i will just hope and pray.

good luck to everyone x

Hi there ladies,

It's good to see that i'm not the only one who's miscarried twice and being pregnant again, am as anxious as you all, though I'm very sorry to hear you've been through the same - it's not nice, is it?

As everyone else says here, my doctors have assured me there is no reason why I'm at a higher risk of miscarrying this time around, although I do find that hard to believe having had 2 in a row. It's good to hear it anyhow. This time around, I've been feeling nauseous whereas the last 2 were symptomless aside from the exhaustion!

I have a little girl, Ella, who's 16 months old and gorgeous! She was my first pregnancy and it all went brilliantly, so although we've been unfortunate enough to miscarry, maybe it should give us all hope that we can have healthy pregnancies and that maybe we've just been REALLY unlucky this time?

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all of you that this time around is a healthy one. Keep me posted!

Laura x

My last "Normal Period" was on april 8th.... i found out in may that i was pregnant. we had been trying for 2 years with no conception at all when my husband was deployed to iraq for 15 months. He returned home in the last days of march. As you can see we were very elated to find out the first month he was hoome we had concieved. The Joy was short lived as on mothers day i started spotting and went on to have a miscarriage in the days after.I was 5 weeks along. I was told everything was fine and that it was prob just by chance that this happend. Hubby and i were very eager to get started again right away. And 4 weeks after the miscarriage i started to feel the same breast tenderness and tiredness as before. i took a test and it was positive again. i spoke to my doctor and asked him about the risks and he said that they were increased but it was minimal. The risks were increased because the lining of your uterus might not have enough time to build up enough to hold another pregnancy so soon. Before anything else just over a week later i started spotting again, an again went on to miscarry in the 5th week. I did notice some differences in this miscarriage than the last. there wasnt as much clotting and i didnt bleed near as heavy or for near as long. The cramps were sooo light this time i wasnt sure if i was making them up in my head. The last time was almost unbearable.....even though i was a few days more along than the last. Both miscarriages were natural no d&c needed. I often wonder was this bad luck? should i have waited? would the baby have lived if i had waited? was it my lining? or is there something mroe wrong with me that i should push the doctors into investigating??? i am currently three weeks and 3 days post miscarriage and i wonder am i pregnant again? can this really be happening to me? I am having some clear discharge similar to the cm before and after ovulation, which was my very first clue in the past two pregnancies. My Nipples are a little sensitive to squeezing, but not too sore (yet), and i am more tired. i took a test and it was neg but as you all know it is way to early to rule out yet. My husband is away at an army school with no contact for the next 3 weeks. im going out of my mind with anxiety and worry. I really do think my lining was tooo week last time, and i wonder what it will be like this time. If i am pregnant because i think it was thin last time, i hope it this time has had enough time to build up. i Hope and pray evey day that if i am pregnant My baby will be ok and that my body has had enough time to build itself. Sorry this was so long, hope some of you get something usefull out of it....

I've never written on a chatboard before but it was so comforting to read about everyone's situations and I really do hope that everything works out well for you. It's so difficult, pretty much impossible, not to worry - try to keep your mind busy with other things as a distraction - though easier said than done. I had a miscarriage last May and had to have a DC. I just found out I was pregnant again on Sunday - though hardly dared believe it. I was 5 weeks yesterday but started bleeding this morning so have been to the GP and hospital today and they've confirmed that I've had an early miscarriage. Spotting started on Monday but had pretty much stopped by yesterday so I'd hoped that we would be ok. It's just a blur really. The GP has said it's best to wait until after first period, but, and I hope this is some comfort, he sees many patients who don't wait and go on to have a healthy pregnancy and baby. In fact as my partner and I are just over 40 his final advice was that we may aswell start again straight away as long as we feel we can cope emotionally. Each situation and each pregnancy is so unique. I wish everyone all the very best. Good luck Tabby.

Hi hun,

just wanted to say I'm so sorry to hear your news, one miscarriage is hard enough to bear but (if you're anything like me) the second makes you wonder what you've done to deserve such bad luck and pain. Just wanted to say good luck with trying again, it's scary and you wonder if you can put yourself through all the worry again but so worth it when it works out. I'm now 24 weeks pregnant with a healthy girl, she'll be my first and I had 3 miscarriages before this, hope that gives you some hope that miracles do happen. The girls on here are a fantastic source of support so don't be afraid to talk if it helps, haven't forgotten for one moment how it feels to be where you are right now so message anytime if it helps. All the best hun, thinking of you.

Love,
Clare xxxx

hi,im new to this just been reading your storys i have just had a miscarriage on wednesday (my first pregnancy)i was almost six weeks its such an alful thing to go through im up and down at the moment trying to be strong one moment im ok the next breaking down while i was trying it never enterd my head that this could happen its been such an eye opener im hopeing that this will make me stronger next time my heart goes out to you all x