https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:58:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-212642 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:12:08 +0000 winniebee 212642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have had one miscarriage but my mom (4 kids) and grandma (5 kids) didn't have any nor has my sister (3 kids) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-212621 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:05:45 +0000 singingbee 212621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: Yes, it totally sucked. I'm the oldest and I was 9. He was the 4th baby. They ended up having another one (my baby sis) because my mom couldn't let that be her last pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211886 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:53:50 +0000 sslm 211886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennimac: Oh man, sorry to hear about your brother! How hard for your parents. Was that before you were born? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211881 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:49:13 +0000 MsMamaBear 211881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom had one, at 19, I've had none. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211877 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:45:48 +0000 JoJoGirl 211877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting question! My mom had 2 miscarriages and 3 pregnancies to term. I haven't conceived yet, so I guess we'll see :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211858 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:29:23 +0000 mediagirl 211858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting. My maternal grandmother had 2 but none of her children or grandchildren have had a miscarriage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211799 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:52:18 +0000 singingbee 211799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine wasn't. Ours was chromosomal. My mom Lost a baby, but it was after a full term delivery. He was born alive, had trouble breathing, had surgery, and then crashed after that. Hubby's mom had one, but I think hers was due to age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211795 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:50:16 +0000 Mrs. Bee 211795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i had two and my mom didn't have any, but she also had kids much younger than i did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211750 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:33:02 +0000 sslm 211750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends on if they find a cause for the miscarriage, like a blood disorder or something. For me, I have had one, my mom and sister had none. There aren't really any in our family, so it's unlikely to be genetic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211747 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:31:36 +0000 tequiero21 211747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one miscarriage. My mom had none... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211405 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:07:18 +0000 LinzR 211405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Thank you for posting that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211401 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:04:36 +0000 mrbee 211401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They definitely can be!<br /> <a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2012/01/11/mthfr-c667t/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2012/01/11/mthfr-c667t/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211400 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:04:28 +0000 LinzR 211400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the insight. I'm glad no one thought it was a stupid question and that I didn't offend anyone. </p> <p>I am SO excited for her and husband. DH and I were in their wedding last year and they are such an amazing couple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211390 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:57:10 +0000 MamaMoose 211390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think some are and some aren't. I had a miscarriage prior to my current pregnancy. But to my knowledge no one else in my family has had one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211382 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:50:44 +0000 Running Elley 211382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a stupid question at all! I know that there are quite a few medical conditions that can cause/contribute to miscarriages and those conditions can be genetic (PCOS, progesterone issues, mthfr gene) so technically I’d say that the answer is yes. My mom had a miscarriage, I had 2 and my sister had 2 as well. My mom was never diagnosed with anything but both my sister and I have PCOS with low progesterone.</p> <p>ETA: A lot of it IS just random though I think. Miscarriages are unfortunately pretty common :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211379 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:48:42 +0000 kml636 211379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well,I think if it's due to blood clotting or something similar, it can be, but most of them are random I think. My Mom and MIL never had any, and so far I had one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211372 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:47:02 +0000 LinzR 211372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FutureMrsMcK: Thanks! I was really hoping it wasn't a stupid question. I am kind of new to TTC, so there is only so much you can learn from a book, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211364 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:42:56 +0000 lovehoneybee 211364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's a good question. </p> <p>I had two before this baby (one was a chemical pregnancy). </p> <p>My mother had 3 miscarriages--the first between my twin brothers and my third brother, and two more between him and me. </p> <p>Her mother had six (that we know of) spread between her four children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-miscarriages-partly-genetic#post-211350 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:36:25 +0000 LinzR 211350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is probably a dumb question, but can miscarriages be partly genetic? A close friend of mine announced to me yesterday that her and her husband are pregnant. She mentioned that she was nervous to get to the 12 week mark because her mom had 7 miscarriages before 2 successful pregnancies. Apparently she's already seen her doctor twice (she's 7 weeks) because they consider this slightly high risk.</p> <p>It got me thinking - I had never heard that before. I always thought for the most part, miscarriages are unexplained. </p>