The question is a bit silly, but i wonder if anyone who miscarried before #1 didn't suffer a m/c when trying for #2. I miscarried before having LO, and a part of me is worried that i'll go through the same when trying for #2.
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I've wondered this too. But considering people have a sticky first and m/c #2 (or 3,4...) I figure there's no real rhyme or reason to it all.
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I know a woman who miscarried between her first and second children. I think when it comes down to it there is no rhyme or reason. This is something I'm scared of too. I think we'll probably always have some PTSD around this...
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Right now I'm pregnant with #2. We lost #1 at 20 weeks and I'm currently 18 wks. I'm still worried every time I go to the doctor.
My mom had 3 healthy pregnancies, delivered her 4th and he wasn't breathing when he was born. He had to have surgery and didn't survive. Then, she went on to have a healthy pregnancy with #5.
One of my good friends had #1, then got pregnant with #2 and miscarried at 6 wks. She is currently 15 wks with #3.
I agree with @Weagle: sometimes there is no rhyme or reason.
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My mother had my brother and then m/c and then had me.
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We got a sticky baby with #1 right away but then miscarried with #2.
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No, I don't think there is.
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I was told by my doctor that a persons chances of having a miscarraige are the same with every pregnancy regardless of whether you have had a previous m/c or not.
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@MrsH: I know that the chance of miscarrying increases with every m/c you have. But i wonder if it goes back to the original risk when trying for #2.
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I don't think there is. In my case I had MCs before I had my son and they gave us opportunities to figure out what was wrong and what worked so that I was able to carry him successfully to term. Because we had those experiences we knew what would work to help this pregnancy be sticky as well. We're lucky that way.
My MIL had my husband with no issues and then miscarried twice before getting pregnant with another sticky pregnancy.
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I don't think there is, but I have also read that the majority of women just have one m/c. So, statistically, there's probably less chance?
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My MIL had no m/c for her first 2 daughters, but had 3 before she had my DH.
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my mom miscarried inbetween #1 and #2.
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@Freckles: I agree, the chance increases, but I think that is because there is more likely an underlying reason for the m/c when you have them frequently.
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I miscarried between 2 and 3, so I don't think so (unless you have some kind of clotting disorder or something that gets diagnosed and treated).
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I think I read somewhere that your chances are the same with every pregnancy.
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I read somewhere that for every three children a woman has she will likely have 1 miscarriage. I miscarried before LO #1 but not before LO #2.
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My mom miscarried after having me and went on to have my brother many years later.
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My grandmother had MC, aunt, MC, MC, mom, aunt, and uncle. A couple of those MCs could have been stillborn births actually.. I can never get details out of my mom--it's like pulling teeth when we want to discuss health issues.
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@Freckles: hmm that isn't what my dr indicated.
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I don't think there is, unless maybe it's a situation like @mrsmenow mentioned where you find a reason you're prone to recurrent miscarriages and treat it, so you definitely become less likely to have one.
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Sidebar: Is a chemical pregnancy considered a m/c? I had a CP before this baby, but I never know if I should consider it a m/c or not, since the zygote never attached to the placenta.
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The risk of mc is the same with every pregnancy-20% or so-unless there's an underlying reason that has or hasn't been detected. Or age.
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My sister and I both had our 2nd pregnancies end in mc. Now she's about 28wks along w DD2 and I'm about 9wks along with LO2. But I have at least two friends whose 1st pregnancies ended in mc's who went on to have successful 2nd and 3rd pregnancies. I think the odds are pretty much the same.
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Most early miscarriages happen because of chromosomal abnormalities (which account for most miscarriages). This is due to the fact that sometimes when the egg starts to split into many cells, there's an error in splitting the DNA properly between the new cells. Whether this happens or not is governed mostly by statistics but genetics and age of parents seem to also matter a bit.
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@MrsH: http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/miscarriage.html is one source that states that you're at a slightly elevated risk compared to a woman who never suffered a miscarriage. My OB even told me this as well. I don't know if that risk stays the same with the next pregnancy though (after having a successful pregnancy).
@allison: Yes, chemical miscarriages account for over 50% of miscarriages.
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@Freckles: one of the month boards posted a chart about the percentages of miscarriages and how they will change depending on how far along you are. They were posting it to bring comfort to others, but I remember lookig at the data about when our miscarriage occurred and the likelihood that that increased our chances to have it happen again and it freaked me out. That said, this pregnancy feels completely different from our last one and even though we are nearing the time when we lost our first child, I'm starting to feel like this one could go the distance. Which is wonderful. I can feel or baby move now and I didn't before. Our quad screen came back abnormal the first time and normal this time. I know our loss was a chromosomal one.
Edit: I realize all miscarriages are chromosomal abnormalities but it makes me feel a bit better to know its nothing I did to cause it and anyone here who has suffered a loss didn't do anything to cause it.
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@Jennimac: I remember how devastated i was at 10 weeks, so i can't imagine how i would've felt had i been in your shoes. I'm so glad things are going much better with this pregnancy! I think i saw those percentages before, and i remember when pregnant always setting little goals..get to x weeks..okay, likelihood is getting better!
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My mother had me, miscarried a 2nd, and then had my brother. That said, she was working in a hospital lab at the time and thinks she was working with dangerous chemicals (this was 30+ years ago at this point).
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@Freckles: thanks. I've been pretty standoffish with this pregnancy so far, but I think it is sinking in that this one is different. I know I feel completely different, so that's good.
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