Knowing I was pregnant for the second time, I tried to remain hopeful. I was worried though that another miscarriage was inevitable as I had yet to start taking progesterone tablets to sort out my short luteal phase. Sure enough, six weeks in and I started bleeding again. This time I felt something come away.… Continue reading The second loss
After my first miscarriage in Frankfurt, we waited a few months to start trying again. In the meantime, I started to push for more attention to be given to my short luteal phase, which I was convinced could be a cause of my fertility and miscarriage issues, with the low progesterone indicated by the luteal phase… Continue reading Finding a listening ear
So I had the results back from my blood tests checking for blood clotting issues and thyroid problems and they are all clear. Which is good, but no further along in finding a reason for my miscarriages. I now need to book in for a progesterone test and will be able to do that in… Continue reading A good news day
Doubled up on the floor in my hotel room, I knew that things were getting really bad. I tried to have a shower to make myself feel better and remember saying out loud ‘hold on, hold on’ but I knew it wasn’t meant to be. I had to ring my boss then and say I… Continue reading Frankfurt Part 2
My first miscarriage happened just on the 11-week mark in June 2011. It was great timing as I was on a weekend press trip to Frankfurt with my male boss. Yay! He did know I was pregnant, which made it marginally less awkward but no less surreal. I got off the plane and into the… Continue reading Frankfurt Part 1
So the doc has referred me to the local fertility consultant, which may take three months, and then he can refer me to a recurrent miscarriage clinic if needed. So it’s wait and see. My husband looked after our nearly three-year-old whilst I went, but he saved weeing into his box of cars for when… Continue reading Testing, testing…
So I had my follow-up scan this morning and was told that I had now miscarried completely and would not need an operation to sweep out my womb, which is a relief as it has already taken a bit of a battering. Thankfully, no need to see the doctor on the ward again for a… Continue reading Another journey starts
So yesterday I received my NHS Maternity Exemption card. After my first miscarriage, when I had to send the card back after losing the pregnancy, I became tentative about applying too early to avoid the same situation. My second miscarriage was at just on 6 weeks so I never got the chance to think about… Continue reading A step forward…if you know which direction to go in
So my first post on my first blog and I’m jumping in at the deep end. Let’s talk about miscarriage. I’m currently suffering my third miscarriage and the insanity of some of the stuff you come up against has made me realise sharing the experience may help other people get through a similar situation.
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