[Vickimp]

Hi girls,
I'll try to compress my intro. as much as possible. I'm Vicki, mom to 7 and currently 8 wks 6 days with #8.
I've had 3 miscarriages.

My first miscarriage was after 4 healthy babies. I had no idea what was happening and had no experience whatsoever with miscarriage. That m/c was at 12 weeks.

I conceived again and had another viable pregnancy and healthy baby, followed by another loss. I breathed a sigh of relief when I passed that 12 week point, then m/c at 14 weeks.

When I conceived again, I went to an endocrinologist who then referred me to an OB specializing in infertility and pregnancy loss. We ran through all the tests and he concluded that:

1) My first two m/c were not progesterone related. They were just problems with that particular baby.
2) There was no chromosomal/genetic problem because I had babies before/after the m/c.

He told me that m/c due to low progesterone usually happen at 8 or 9 weeks. My levels were fine, everything was within normal range. Sonogram showed a strong, healthy baby, and he was born on his due date.

Then I conceived again and had a little girl October 2006. Around her 1st birthday, I conceived again and this time, at 9 weeks, I started spotting and went on to lose that baby. I had lots of problems after that loss. Continued bleeding for weeks, extremely heavy periods. Spotting all the time. I wore a pad almost every day.

That m/c was Saturday after Thanksgiving last year. In January, I dreamed I saw a Christmas Tree and as I walked closer, I saw a baby under the tree. At that point I was still bleeding every day and doubted I would have another baby.

In February, I went to my weekly Bible Study and asked the ladies to pray for me. They prayed for healing for my hormone imbalance and that God would replace the baby we lost. From that night on, I had no more spotting. I had a normal period. Everything returned to normal.

In March, I conceived and when I checked my due date, it was Christmas Eve!!!

So the pregnancy has been uneventful until now (except the normal morning sickness, etc.)
All the kids are sick, I've had a cold, then I started having kidney pain and chills, diarrhea, nausea (more than normal). It felt reminiscent of a kidney stone, without the extreme pain. I started doing research and concluded that what I had was a urinary tract infection. I talked to my doctor and she agreed w/ my prognosis and gave me a prescription for an antibiotic. (I normally don't do abx, but I'm supposed to go to my niece's wedding 9 hrs away this weekend and 3 of the kids are in it, so I'm under an undue amount of stress right now and knew I couldn't mess around.)

Anyway, to get to the point, last night I went to the bathroom and there was watery red blood on the tp. Then nothing else after that all night. This morning, there was some rusty colored discharge.

I don't know if this bleeding is related to the pregnancy or something else. There's so much other stuff going on it's hard to tell. I could even be trying to pass a kidney stone (I passed 10 a couple years ago! OUCH!)

My doctor (who is also my best friend and Curves partner went to Africa on a mission trip this morning, but she left directions with her nurse to work with me on this. So I'm going in at 10 for a sonogram to make sure there is a viable baby. If that goes well, I'm getting my blood drawn to find out my progesterone level, and she went ahead and prescribed the Prochieve suppositories, which the nurse is calling around right now trying to locate.

I don't know if progesterone is the problem, but I need to give this baby a fighting chance if there's still time.

Sorry to be so long when you don't even know me, but I've read through some of the forums and I can relate to many of the posts. I know many of you have been there/done that, so you can commiserate. : (

So anyway, this progesterone issue is one I've never dealt with before, but I have some friends who have used the Prochieve. Anyone have any other ideas or know from experience that I'm doing something wrong?

I am open to your thoughts and comments and I'll post again when this round is over.

Thanks for listening!!

Vicki

[*Bobbie*]

Hi Vicki

I am so sorry for all your losses. I don't really have any advice. My losses were at 14, 4, and 6 weeks.

I hope this baby is just giving you a scare and continues to keep baking in there. I hope you get your Christmas wish

[.x~KAT~x.]

Hi vicky...im very sorry for your previous losses HUGS xxx

good luck with your current pregnancy and keep us posted xxx

[mom 2 haley & tyler]

I'm so sorry for your losses. I hope all is well with this baby! Please KUP and let us know how things go.

[Pitridge]

I'm sorry for all of your losses. I won't be much help since I only got one pg and lost the baby. Hope everything is ok with you pg, keep us posted.

[madmum_sarah]

im sorry i dont have any advice either but wanted to say welcome and i hope that baby stays put for you
xx

[Madison.N.Hailey'sMom]

I just wanted to say that I am truely sorry for your losses. I have never had a problem with progesterone and have never had to take Prochieve. My losses were at 8 weeks for a chromizone defect and 5 weeks from a blight ovum. I hope that everything turns out ok today at your ultra sound and your baby will be strong and be moving around like crazy. I hope you get to hold your christmas miricle.

It's nice to meet you!! Sorry for your losses but congrats on so many beautiful children! I've often thought of having a big family!

Please keep us updated!!!

[Vickimp]

It's nice to meet you!! Sorry for your losses but congrats on so many beautiful children! I've often thought of having a big family!

Please keep us updated!!![/b]

Thanks so much for all your support and welcome! I'm afraid I don't have good news to report.
The sonogram showed an empty yolk sack. The baby never developed.

Does anyone know if that would be caused from low progesterone? I didn't get my level checked because there was nothing to sustain. At least I've learned a lot through this process so I'll know a little more for next time.

Thanks again!

Vicki

Oh, I am so sorry!! That must be heartbreaking!

I wish I knew some answers for you! I seems like you have a lot of support though from your church group. I'm sure that is helpful. How is your husband doing in all of this?

[Bakin8th]

I am so very deeply sorry ((hugs)) I understand what your going thro. I am a mom to 8 and have had 5 loss and lost 7 babies and know the desire and heartache. I am a born again Christian. The Lord has been my shoulder with my last loss at 17w April 15th.

Dureing seeking of him I experanced some profound revalations regarding my Life and my losses and what his plan is for us now and I have to say he has filled my heart with overflowing joy and I pray that you to can trade your sorrows in for joy(((hugs))) If you ever want to talk you can PM. I am sorry to meet you here but I dont run into many large family mom with recurrent losss.

We have a unique set of challanges to meet with loss's( for example a nurse told me with #4 m/c first loss at 17w, You have enough kids. Be happy with you have. It makes me so fusterated when pple assume I am not happy with what I have cuz I am ttcing again. CLUELESS!!!)

I have had blighted losses. (empty sac no baby) and its useally chromasonal. My last 2 losses at 17 were both normal baby's and normal CVS( genetics)
Once again I am so very sorry((hugs)))