BellaOnline Forums Health and Fitness Miscarriage 6th MC, Any Ideas?

Hi, I'm new to this board & am really just hoping that someone may have experienced something to shed some light on my situation. We just had our 6th miscarriage a couple days ago. Out of the 6 pregnancies, 4 have had confirmed heartbeats that just mysteriously stopped beating between 7-10 weeks. Of the 4 heartbeats, our first 3 did not have extremely strong heartbeats, to which the dr's seemed to attribute the mc's. But this last pregnancy, everything seemed absolutely perfect. We were seeing our regular OB and a high-risk pregnancy specialist this time. Of both dr's, they said everything about the pregnancy looked perfectly normal...the amniotic sac was perfectly sized & shaped, just the right amount of amniotic fluid, the corpeus luteum looked normal, for what the baby measured, he/she looked normal...our heartbeat at 5 1/2 weeks was 120, then at just under 7 weeks was 130, and last week the baby had grown to measuring 8 weeks and heartbeat was 174. We went back the following week (this week) and heartbeat was completely gone. They have no explanation.. I do have the MTHFR mutation, and have a hypercoagulation condition (both of which are VERY borderline, I tested to have both BARELY). I was taking a prenatal vitamin (Neevo), a generic for MetanX, extra B6 and B12 vitamins, a baby aspirin, and giving myself an injection of Lovenox daily. Anyways, enough with the details...has anyone else had this occur, where everything appears perfectly healthy & then the heartbeat just disappears?? Anything you can share would be greatly appreciated! And you everyone has a wonderful Christmas.

What is Lovenox?

I too have an MTHR gene mutation. We had 4 miscarriages. We just recently carried a baby boy to 37 weeks. I was on Lovenox injections daily until 36 weeks. He died within a week of stopping. No heartbeat. The other babies all died between 8-10 weeks....heartbeat the first visit....not heartbeats the second visit. They cannot give me any explanations either. My heart goes out to you, as I have experienced the same as you. Don't give up...I'm not. Love and Hugs!

My heart goes out to both of you. Have you considered acupuncture? I've just had my 2nd mc and am working with an acupuncturist who specializes in fertility and pregnancy and feel relatively hopeful. If you live in a relatively populated area you can probably find someone who does this. Blessings.

labrooks, I am so sorry to hear of you going through MC 6 times! It sounds like you've been proactive with your health to get answers and are taking proper action to prevent MC. I would give your body some rest, go consult with another specialized MD and see if you should be changing the doses or adding something to the mix that may help you have a higher success rate. It never hurts to get more than one opinion. I wish you luck in the future!