Any Ideas? - Aurora,CO

Could it be low progesterone levels? I know two women who had multiple miscarriages before discovering they needed to take progesterone in their first trimester. Both had already had a viable pregnancy before they started to have problems with miscarriage, so it took a while before their doctors discovered it.

Natural Progesterone Cream has been proven to help women stay pregnant. Progest = gestation. I know of many women that have been able to stay pregnant and have kids thanks to progesterone cream. Make sure you get one that is only progesterone. There are some creams out there that have good plant based estrogen but you definately don't want that. You want straight progesterone cream. Make sure it is in a metered dosage pump so you are getting the right dosage. Feel free to PM me if you want more information.
Best wishes.

Have you had your Rh factor checked? You may be having a difference in blood types (positive to negative, vice versa) with the baby, which leads to what you've experienced.

I wish you luck with this. I lost 2 babies before my son came along at around the same time you've lost yours. My son held on without help...so it CAN happen!

Ditto to Kimberly. I suggest talking to the doctor about whether or not you have a slight blood clotting issue that makes it difficult for a pregnancy to continue early on. Also, your hormone levels.

So...pretty much, Ditto to Kimberly. :o)

I have had 9 pregnancies, and have the end result of 4 beautiful children. My first miscarriage was a blighted ovum. Then 2 healthy Boys, no problems either pregnancy. My next 3 all ended in D&C's. I would carry to 12 to 18 week's, then no heart beat.

My next pregnancy #7, I went in the day I was late. They started me on baby aspirin, one times a day. They told me I was in the normal range, albeit on the low side for clotting being an issue, but that it wouldn't hurt me to take one a day. Then I did happen to be pregnant with twins, so they put me on prometrium (don't remember the spelling) and I took this until 16 weeks. We still lost 1 twin, but had a healthy little girl.

Next pregnancy #8, I moved and had a new Dr. I told him about my past problems, he agreed with baby aspirin, but said prometrium was normally prescribed for twins so I didn't need it. At the 20 week ultrasound to find out the sex, the baby was dead and I had to have a D&E this time.

Last pregnancy #9, he decided we would do exactly like we did for #7, baby aspirin & prometrium which I took for 13 weeks, and I delivered a healthy baby boy. I have no idea what changed, and made me require the meds to carry full term. They made me nauseous, but they worked.

FYI My first was c-section, and the next 3 VBAC so anything is possible. Listen to your heart, and do what is right for you.

Best of luck!

Hi S.,
So sorry to hear of your miscarriages. That is such a painful loss! There is very good research to back up adding Juice Plus capsules (17 dehydrated fruits, vegetables and grains with the sugar and most salt removed) to your diet before geting pregnant, during the pregnancy and afterwards. I can send you some of this information if you would like. Just email me at ____@____.com My own daughter's two pregnancies were like night and day. With the first one, we didn't have Juice Plus and with the second she took it for about 6 months before getting pregnant and during the pregnancy and is still taking it while nursing. With the first pregnancy she had high blood pressure and fears of preeclampsia, felt horrible, was not allowed to exercise because of the high blood pressure, had extreme swelling and way too much weight gain. With the second one on Juice Plus, her blood pressure stayed normal throughout, she was able to exercise, had a normal weight gain, and normal swelling, felt better and had a larger baby who is very healthy. The research shows that Juice Plus helps babies stay in utero for the full term, because the mom is healthier and therefore so is the baby. I don't know what is causing your miscarraiges, but good nutrition helps everything!! You can check out my web site www.mejuiceplus.com for more information.
Good luck! M.

Hi S.. I have had several friends/acquaintences that have experienced the same problem... They have used a 'botanical' bio-identical progesterone cream (it's the PRO-GESTation-horMONE) if your body drops in this hormone you will lose the pregnancy. One of my friends was a missionary in Russia during her 4th pregnancy(she unfortunately lost the first 3) & she worked with a specialist in the States & in Russia...The Dr from the US had her use the cream every day up until about 6-7 months...by that time the placenta is making loads of Progesterone on it's own (approx' 400-500mg per day) so it's not relying on our regular body processes to maintain the level needed to carry to term. Our progesterone can drop for many different reasons, one common one is 'stress'.... You know that feeling you get when you're scared or startled?? that's a shot of adrenaline, which is in that all important 'chain or cycle' of our hormones... Some Drs. will prescribe a Progesterone 'pill'...a cream, absorbed transdermally into the blood stream is usually a better form of delivery for the body... I could go on but I'll just recommend a book called ' What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About Pre-Menopause' by Jr. John Lee (from Harvard Med School) & you can buy it @ B & N, Borders etc...and he covers these problems in that book. Hormone imbalance & pre-menopause symptoms can start in your 20's so it's a great thing to educate yourself on...it could help you AND someone else you care about in the future!

Hope this helps. email if I can help with any questions you may have.

Blessings,
P.
SAHM, 5 amazing kids...business owner, womens' health advocate...

Aspirin works for many things. Heparin with it is more effective, but you need a script for that. I have a great doctor at Lutheran if you want another opinion. There are several diagnoses, one of which I have, that can kind of come and go, so they affect one pregnancy, but not another. Sometimes you can only tell by running tests once you are pregnant. I have friends who have to do progesterone to keep pregnancies. Neither of the scripts are very fun to take, but they do work. I have low hormones, so although I can get pregnant just fine on my own, they usually give me clomid to raise my hormone levels to sustain the pregnancy when it does happen. I also take a baby aspirin as soon as I find out I'm pregnant, starting Heparin once I get a script, which is after the first ultrasound (6-8 weeks). This is due to a blood clotting factor I have. There are many things in this category. In fact, my first specialist told me it was his standard practice to have a woman with a history of miscarriages to do aspirin right away, even before testing. With your history, you probably don't want to tell people right away until you're into your second trimester and have heard the heart doing well. I hope you can get a good diagnosis and have that healthy baby soon! GL!

Hi S.,
I think we spoke before. What a difficult situation to go through. Hormones are normally the culprit in situations like this.

I would recommend a natural hormone balancing cream. It is something that not only helps to regulate hormones to get pregnant. But primes your body to help regulate hormones that you need to maintain a healthy pregnancy. Take all of your supplements & relax, stress is bad for you & baby.I can send you info on the cream if you pm me your email or address.I hope for the best for you & your family.

S.,

I have had infertility and hormonal imbalance for years. I was able to get pregnant through IVF and they automatically put everyone on progesterone for about the 1st trimester to maintain the pregnancy. I took it in the form of a shot that my husband gave me daily in my hip. Or there are progesterone suppositories. Or no sex for the first trimester is sometimes recommended.

Look into acupuncture. I can't even begin to describe how much better I feel after trying it and how much more I like the acupuncturist medical people. It is not a quackish medicine, it really helps and has been proven to help maintain pregnancies.

Good luck,

Marci

S.,

I am so sorry about your miscarriages.

Sorry about your loss. It is so heart breaking when you don't know why this happens. I also had 2 miscarriages. My doctor put me on Prometrium. I now have 3 healthy boys and used the prometrium (only until the 12th week) each time. The 12th week the placenta is fully functioning.

Best Wishes to you!

I'm so sorry for your loss! I will say a prayer for you. I have a client that had 2 miscarriages, and the doctor told her that she was going to lose the third. She came to me and we decided to put her on an herbal formula from trilight herbs called carry on (just search for it online)... she carried the baby to term very healthy!! I also put her on higher doses of some vitamins. I have all the info I gave her saved in a word doc, if you want it feel free to pm me and I'll send it to you...
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HTH,
S.

Sorry that I'm late in responding to this but wanted to let you know that I had the same problem but had 3 miscarriages. My doctor finally put me on oral progesterone the minute I found out I was pregnant this last time and it worked! My doc says there really isn't any good science to explain why progesterone works, but it does. I would definitely ask your doc if you can go on this. I have a friend who had the same problem and progesterone worked for her too. I am so sorry to hear about your miscarriages. I know it is devastating. Hang in there and good luck.
J.

I would recommend taking a prenatal vitamin daily. Review any other medications you might be taking at your appt at the end of the month and stop or change any you can. Go to the doctor with a list of you questions written down so you get them all answered: how likely is is that you will stay pregnant next time? any physical activity changes that might change your chances? will the 2 D&C's have an impact on you chances? would clomifene increase your chances of keeping a baby? Don't let the doctor escape before you are satisfied that you understand the situation and you chances!

I am so sorry for the heartbreak you must be going through. I hope that your new doctor will be able to help you. One thing that I wonder about is the possibility of Group B or Beta Strep (GBS) causing youe miscarriages. It is the leading infectious killer of newborns and can also cause stillbirth and miscarriage. It is diagnosed from a simple vaginal swab, but most pregnant women are not tested for GBS until late in pregnancy. I had a baby who became infected with the bacteria through intact membranes at 38 or 39 weeks, she was born sick but was able to make a full recovery after a few days of treatment in the NICU. I have done lots of research on GBS and I did a report on it for a pathology class I took, if you want more information you can e-mail me at ____@____.com I have no idea of course if GBS is responcible for your miscarriages, but it is a possibility and it may not have been tested for, it can not be tested for through your blood work.

Hi S.. That must be heartbreaking. I can't imagine going through that. Have you ever been tested for Celiac Disease? I have a dear friend who had 8 miscarriages before her doctor finally tested her for Celiac and lo and behold, that was at the root of the problem. Celiac disease is where your body has an autoimmune response to the protein (gluten) in wheat, barley and rye. It is a very common disease, 1 in 150 have it, yet 97% of people are not diagnosed. Things are changing, but most doctors just don't know about it and therefore don't test for it. If your doc. doesn't have info for you or won't test you, go to a GI specialist. It is very treatable by just staying away from gluten. I wish you the best and its worth, at least, ruling it out.

It sounds like you have already gotten quite a bit of great advice, but I want to add my two cents. I found the BEST prenatal vitamins out there (they just released the new technology for them in August of '08) and they are the most bio-available of any vitamin out there today. That means that your body can actually USE the vitamins and minerals in the vitamin and you literally FEEL a difference when you are taking them compared to when you are not. I LOVE them. I know a mom who started using them when she had been having infertility issues for 3 years and she was able to get pregnant with her next child after that. Also, Bobbi McCaughey, the woman who gave birth to seven healthy babies at once in 1997, used these vitamins to support her during her pregnancy, and attributes her ability to successfully carry all those babies to them. They aren't expensive vitamins, its its worth a shot. Let me know if you would like more info! Good luck!

My heart goes out to you. I went through this many times and understand the pain and heartbreak. We tried a million things but for me finally the solution was taking prenatal vitamins and folic acid before I got pregnant. I was blessed with a perfect daughter with my 7th pregnancy, and then had another perfect daughter. My girls are now 16 and 13. Say your prayers, keep your faither, and "try" not to stress. My best wishes to you!