Comments on: Recurrent Miscarriage Update

By: eileen

eileen — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:22:38 +0000

i am so happy to find this website. i have had 6 maybe 6 miscarriages in almost two years. frustrated and upset – 3 fertiltity specialists llater and every test done, nothing wrong……..
my next step is acupuncture/chinese medicine – what excatly happens at these appointments ?

By: Ashelt

Ashelt — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:50:59 +0000

I am so sorry for all youhave been through. I am 38 and two years ago Iexperienced 3 early miscarriages within 9 months. After testing with a FE, they told us great news. Nothing was wrong. Now what? We tried Clomid three months to no avail. In January of this year, I attended an acupuncturist and herbologist after doing some research. WE feel IVF is not for us. For that amount of money we will adopt.
I am now nearly 6 weeks pregnant and staying on the prometruim(progesterone) suppositories and a baby aspirin a day to help, although these have never been idientified as a reason. My overall health improved with the acupuncture even though I considered it very Voodoo when I started. If you are looking for alternative more natural methods I suggest you look for a licensed acupuncturist and herbologist.
My friend has been going to Emory University for fertility issues over the last year. They have now insisted she try acupuncture as well.

By: kgjames

kgjames — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:52:13 +0000

Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions. It’s a lot of food for thought. I’m exploring naturo- and allopathic approaches at the moment. We’re going to wait several months before ttc again.

I agree that Mother Nature is telling me something is busted. Hope we can get it resolved in the next few months!

~ Kimberly

By: Heather Bruce

Heather Bruce — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:16:10 +0000

May I sugggest that you go through a good naturpath but especially a specialist acupuncturist /Chinese herbalist? As a trainer of post grad. acupuncturists (specialising in pregnancy and fertility and women’s health) I can say that you do need not just someone who SAYS that they can help, as it really is a multitherapeutic field and taking the best of a number of modalities tends to work best.

As both I see a lot of women in your shoes. People usualy come as a last resort – especially when IVF proceedures give lovely embryoes that do not make it – apparently unexplained, but usually very often explianed through BBT – taking your temp in the am first up and checking whether it is within normal range will be a surprise probably – I suggest that you go to http://www.fertilityfriend.com and allow them to tutor you – they have a great chart you can download for free . . .

One of the interesting things to stop looking at the matenal factors and just Google ‘male factors in miscarriage’ and start knocking off all the ‘risk’ factors.

One no one seems bothered about in caffiene – and a zero tolerance there, plus upping paternal and nmaternal nutition is a great move.

http://www.forsight_preconception.co.uk and http://www.acubalance.ca would be places to start – also http://www.easybabies.com.au There are often multiple issues – and ultimately Mother Nature is saying – something is broken – fix it frst . ..

It s just that following orthodox trial sit takes so much longer as they have no way to diagnose or correct QUALITY issues, and without going to natural and resolving there, it may be that the problems continue.

Hope this helps
Best wishes
Heather B

By: James KG

James KG — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:34:46 +0000

Thank you, all of you, for your thoughtful comments. I am slowly getting back on track. I’m hoping to feel more assured after my meeting with a different OB (who does more infertility work) on the 8th.

I probably will search out TCM or at the very least accupuncture.

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:50:10 +0000

Hello. I have been keeping you in my thoughts as you go through this tough time… I also wanted to let you know that two of my friends had three miscarriages trying to keep their second. One of them kept on trying and eventually it worked and the other went to see a specialist in Chinese medicine and she swore that it was what he did that worked because she conceived shortly after the treatments. Have you ever thought about Chinese medicine? I recently took a workshop that was basically Chinese Medicine 101 and the instructor mentioned she works with a lot of couples who have problems with miscarriages and fertility. I remember reading somewhere when I was helping my friend that three miscarriages in a row happens to a lot more people then you might realize. I seem to remember that it mentioned it was after 4 or 5 that you should question if there is a problem. I will see if I can find the source…. We don’t talk about miscarriage in our culture so unless it is a close friend, you would never know. I remember how nervous people were when I told them I was pregnant when I was only 4-5 weeks. I am sure they were thinking, uh oh, how will I react if something happens…
Be well,
Kat

By: Denise Punger

Denise Punger — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:16:46 +0000

When it comes to hormone supplements, I collaborate with:
Pete Hueseman, R.Ph., P.D.
Consultant Pharmacist at

Bellevue Pharmacy Solutions
1034 S. Brentwood Blvd. Ste. 102
St. Louis, MO 63117

http://www.bellevuerx.com
1-800-728-0288 or 314-727-8787
fax: 1-800-458-9182 or 314-727-2830
Consultph@bellevuerx.com

Its worth calling and talking to him.

Alcat.com is the food sensitivity test. You can actually order the test without a physician thorugh the website.

For recurrent miscarraige, I’d speak with Pete over the alcat. He can only take signed orders for Progestrone from a physician or provider who has seen the client in person. He may be able to help you find someone local. He is nationally known for his work. His prescriptions are taylored to your symptoms and labwork.

Denise

By: Staci (Dec Dars)

Staci (Dec Dars) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:45:12 +0000

I was just checking in on you as I’ve think about you daily! I’m so sorry to hear that the dr couldn’t give you more of an answer or anything conclusive. After reading your blog from today I wanted to make sure to tell you that I think you should consult with a reproductive endocronologist or RE. After ttc for 3 years and being told I’d never have children by my OB I went to an RE and within 7 mths was pregnant with Seth. The RE did so many other tests and asks so many other questions and knew so much more than the OB. I can’t praise my RE enough. He is the reason we have our three children. So I would definitely go to a specialist and skip the second OB! Just my two cents.

Miss you terribly.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:27:58 +0000

I am so sorry for your loss, I had several first trimester miscarriages while trying to conceive my 2 children. With the my second child I was on progesterone for borderline LPD (9-12 days average sometimes as low as 8 though) and a regimen of 5mg of folic acid, baby aspirin + prenatals for a bood clotting mutation MTHFR. Have you been tested for blood clotting factors? There are a few different disorders and it is thought that they can cause early miscarriages. treatment is different depending on your test results but can range from aspirin, lovenox or heparin injections. Just a thought. And I hope I’m not intruding, just stumbled across your blog and it came to mind.

It does get easier. Maybe set aside your vbac concerns for now and focus on 1 thing at a time. When I was going through my miscarriages trying to conceive my vbac baby I had to stay away from ICAN too… just to hard when it feels like everyone is way further down the road than you are. I’ll be watching your blog hoping for some positive news.

A fellow VBAC mom with some of her very own angels~ Lindsay

By: Jaclyn

Jaclyn — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:25:06 +0000

I echo the sentiments of the other commentators (with far less helpful suggestions, unfortunately), I am waiting a bit but I do plan to visit my friend’s acupuncturist. She swears by him and he provides a lot of feedback about diet and lifestyle, which I’m sure is fairly typical of this community, so maybe someone along those lines will be able to provide some help?

I’m surprised that they would suggest Clomid without checking progesterone, especially when getting pregnant is not your medical problem.