L.L. asks from Maryville, MO on December 08, 2006
Fear of Inability to Conceive After Miscarraige
I am a 24 year old woman who has had 2 miscarraiges. I am also a single mother of 1. I am concerned that do to my previous miscarraiges when I am ready to have more children, I will be unable to. My doctor said we'll simply cross that bridge when we come to it, but I was just curious if anyone has had a situation similar to this or knows of the likelyhood of becoming pregnant again. My first pregnancy was successful and uneventful resulting in my daughter. The first miscarraige I was about 6 or 8 weeks along and ended do to overlifting at work. My second miscarraige I learned about the pregnancy just 2 days before it happened, and my boyfriend (at the time) and I have absolutely no idea what caused it. I don't have a husband, but when I do get married I definitely want to have more children which is causing this fear. Someone please help.
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J.M. answers from St. Louis on December 12, 2006
I know exactly where you have been. I had a miscarriage, then had my daughter, then another miscarriage, then had my son. Both times my doctor told me that it is beyond their understanding what causes a miscarriage. But it is completely possible to become pregnant again, and have a happy, healthy baby. Best of luck,J.
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D.L. answers from Oklahoma City on December 10, 2006
Your doctor is right. About 75% of women miscarry their first pregnancy and most offten they have no problems because of the miscarrage. There is no point in adding needless stress to your life by worring about future children. My mom was told she could never have children. She was married 8 years and when she was 39 she thought she had a tumor in her stomach. When the doctor checked it out he said, "what if I told you your tumor had a heartbeat." She was pregnant with me and two years later she had my little sister.
L.L. answers from Oklahoma City on December 10, 2006
I do not know anything medically about this, but for just a little encouragement, my mom had two miscarriages after me but then went on to have 3 more kids. Also, my aunt has 6 kids and i know she had a couple miscarriages when she only had 2 or 3 kids. Hope that helps!!
J.M. answers from St. Louis on December 12, 2006
I know exactly where you have been. I had a miscarriage, then had my daughter, then another miscarriage, then had my son. Both times my doctor told me that it is beyond their understanding what causes a miscarriage. But it is completely possible to become pregnant again, and have a happy, healthy baby. Best of luck,J.
A.B. answers from Kansas City on December 10, 2006
I understand your concern, but there is nothing you can do about it but try to get pregnant when you want to. Most miscarriages are due to genetic defects within the fetus; are you sure that one of them was really due to overlifting? If it was, the obvious solution is to take it easy when you are pregnant.
K.F. answers from Joplin on December 10, 2006
I know how you feel. I have been through 2 miscarriages myself. There is no easy way to deal with it. I am sorry that you have had to go through it too. Sometimes miscarriages happen for apparantly no reason at all. My first 2 pregnancies ended in miscarriage. One at 8 wks and the other at 10 weeks. One month after my second miscarriage, I became pregnant w/ my son, who just turned 6yrs old.
So you see, there IS hope. You are still very young and have a lot of time left in your 'child bearing' years.
T.H. answers from Bloomington on December 10, 2006
Hi.. my first ended in Miscarrage I was told it was a tubal.. but who reallly knows.... I had fears that I could not have a baby.. It reallly concerned me... so when I did get PG.. I was soooooo freeked out!!!! but ya know.. He is just fine!!!! almost 15 Years old now!!!! for my next.. Ya know they have sooo many test now a days!!! they do a progesterone test... Mine was a bit low.... so I had to use these incerts.. YECKY what a messssss!!!! but it helped pump up the progesterone and babys levels went up up up and dr was happy!!! So hey that was only a mear what 6 weeks of that yeckynes!!! No biggie!!! heehheeh
but they do sooo many test now a days.. IF you are worried at first when you have the PG test.. ask them if the numbers are High enought... IF they are worried... They can put you on a few things to help.. and dont over do it for that first month or two.. but after that.. You will be ok It really is nothing to worry about or have to concern about... It happens...
Ya know.. They say that when your Late * ya know that is many times could be that you are PG... and when it comes... it is just a miscarrage that we dont know about.... That things just did not work out... Something was not right.... And sometimes it takes longer to find out that something is not right. And well... it happens....
No matter if you are 1 week or 1 month or sadly 7 months or more along... It is a very sad time for us hu!! but the best thing to do really is not to dread over it...
When you want to try talk to your dr... Your dr can infact give you Prog to take right after ovulation to help see if that helps out along the way then in 2 weeks you test to see if it took... and they check the levels.. and 9 months later it a ___!!
* I had been on Depo Provera.. So Even thouht I was not an infertilitly patient I was treated like one cuz it takes so much to get PG after that darn shot!!! So We did the who aggressage thing...
Good luck when the time comes... before you want to get PG.. start takeing a pre nat vitamine and stuff it will help along the way too!!!
M.S. answers from Springfield on December 10, 2006
I would recommend that you read a book by Dr. John Lee, "What your Doctor may NOT tell you about Pre-menopause." I have a friend that had tried to get pregnant for 13 years. She had tried everything she was told by the doctors, but the only thing she had was a miscarraige. Every doctor she went to said there was nothing they could do, and she would never be able to have children. She read the book, and started using the bio-identicle natural progesterone (there are several things you MUST look at when picking out the right one - they are not all created equal!) After just 4 months of using, she found out she was pregnant! She and her husband just had their first baby after trying for so long. If you would like more info on this, please contact me, I'd be more than happy to get you whatever info you need. Take Care!
M.M. answers from Enid on December 10, 2006
It sounds like you have a lot of stress in your life which, along with your fear of miscarriage, can actually increase your chances of having more miscarriages. The world works on the Law of Attraction...whatever we wish for, we get.
If you are concentrating on NOT having a miscarriage, you are still focused on the miscarriage. See yourself as having perfectly fine pregnancies with no thoughts towards trouble or illness. Don't feed those negative thoughts anymore.
Also, two full-time jobs, full-time school, AND a home business? Sounds like your plate is really full. Is there any way you can cut down? It's clear you are pushing yourself too hard and that takes a BIG toll on the body. You can't expect your body to perform correctly if you are overworked, stressed out, and fearful.
Meditate at least 5 to 10 minutes everyday (in a quiet place with no phone or other distractions), exercise (just take a 10 minute walk), and eat right (no greasy fast food!). I know your doctor would tell you the same thing.
Don't sweat the small stuff and I wish you good luck.
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