TW: success story after multiple losses
I told myself if it ever worked I would come back and write a post because I read so many stories looking for information and hope during my losses.
I had three MMC’s within a year, one of which was an IVF euploid embryo after seeing a heartbeat. They were all before 8 weeks. After the euploid I really struggled - if that didn’t work what would?
Last week we welcomed our baby and I wanted to share what I think helped me because I always looked for similar stories.
- all of my testing was normal. I had the full blood work up, hysteroscopy, husband had fragmentation, karyotyping etc. we also didn’t have trouble conceiving, just getting it to stick past 6ish weeks.
- I chose to skip the receptiva test and went straight to lap surgery. They found some endo, I’m not super convinced it was the problem but I’m glad I did it. I did an egg retrieval after my lap surgery and had better results, so not only do I think it didn’t cause damage but I think it helped my egg quality.
- Lovenox is what I think made the biggest difference. I was on baby aspirin for my third loss, but pushed for Lovenox the next time and I think it really helped me. I took it the whole time and switched to heparin at 36 weeks. There was nothing in my bloodwork to indicate I needed it but I really believe it allowed my pregnancy to continue.
- I was also on an immune protocol that I don’t think hurt with prednisone, Claritin & Pepcid.
I am happy to answer any questions here or via DM. Dealing with multiple losses was honestly the hardest thing I’ve ever been through and something that helped me was learning questions to ask my doctors and seeing what helped others.