Third miscarriage in a row... HELP.

alexis95

I'm getting so frustrated.
I have a long story, but I need some advice or maybe somebody who's experienced somewhat of the same thing to give some feedback..
I am 18 years old, but I got married last July to my childhood sweet heart. Yes I know I'm young, but when you know, you know! I will be 19 in a couple weeks. Anyway, I got pregnant for the first time November 2013 unexpectedly. My husband and I were soo excited as it was our first and naturally we told everyone as soon as I got that positive test. But, I miscarried at 10 weeks (baby stopped developing at 6 weeks) and we were seriously so heart broken. It was the worst experience of my life and I never wanted it to happen again.
But we got pregnant again in March of this year (not trying not preventing) and only told a few close friends as we were afraid of miscarrying again. Well, at 6 weeks sure enough I miscarried. We decided to completely stop trying for a while.
Buuut to our COMPLETE surprise, I got pregnant again around the end of May. Everything was going great and I had more symptoms than ever before. I was so healthy and doing everything right and felt good about this one.. But today, again, I miscarried at 6 weeks.
I don't get it. I'm only 18, how is this happening!? I'm extremely healthy and active and have never had any medical problems and miscarriages don't run in the family. However, I am gluten intolerant and I've heard that can cause miscarriages, especially if you haven't been gluten free for a long time.
Can anybody PLEASE give me some insight here? I'm really desperate for answers (before I spend a ton of money running tests with the doctor).

Yaz14

Unfortunately honey we can't give you any answers. Sometimes there just aren't any answers. What I can tell you is that statistically you still have a very good chance of having a healthy pregnancy and carrying a baby to term. I know that feeling of "how can this happen to me? I'm so young!" I miscarried my first pregnancy recently and I keep thinking "this doesn't happen to 24 year olds!" but it does. Miscarriages happen to women of all ages. Like you I'm also very fit and healthy and was in fact probably the healthiest and slimmest I had ever been at the time I fell pregnant but it still happened. After 3 consecutive miscarriages most doctors will want to see you so I'd probably look into testing. In the mean time, chin up and good luck! 

mrsjg2013

I'm so sorry for your losses and that you find yourself in this situation- I just had my third miscarriage in a row as well.  I wish I had some answers for you, but sometimes there aren't any.  And there can be such a variety of reasons, if you're able to determine them, that is.  One thing to ask about is taking a progesterone supplement.  Also, ask for a blood clotting test- this can be remedied with a baby aspirin and/or a regular shot.  Best of luck to you.

FmrAFBrat

I'm sorry for your losses. My parents were high school sweethearts and had me and my brothers young...so no judgement here. You may want to go to a RE (reproductive endocrinologist) and have both you and your husband tested for issues to find the underlying cause(s) for your miscarriages. It's nothing you did or can control, but you may need help.

alliew126

I'm so sorry! I hate hearing about others who go through this! It's not fair. Although it costs a lot of money I would definitely get the work up done. After 3 I did but they found nothing until I got pregnant again. I had low progesterone. One thing that has helped me, my doctor told me he's never had anyone not have a healthy baby if they can get pregnant, which obviously you can! Good luck!

Dot30324

Hi there. Although I can't really give advice I have been there. Twice and going through extensive testing now taught me a few things. Maybe it will help:

3 specialists told me that you need give your body at least 2 full cycles post miscarriage before starting to try again. This is because it can take 8 weeks for the hormones to be out of your system, you must use back up protection. You also need let your uterine liner build back up so it's sticky.

We discovered one of the reasons I miscarried was bc I have a fibroid. If you do the "water test" (Not painful) it shows your uterus very clearly and can tell your doctor if there are any fibroids. If so that can block implantation. Fibroids are covered by insurance.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me. I've been through a lot of genetic testing and can explain it all in more detail.

Dot30324

I also have low progesterone and start supplements next cycle. It very well could be that and I believe it's a relatively easy fix.