What are the chances of a third miscarriage?

Question

i am/was 11 weeks pregnant today and i found out earlier that i have had a missed miscarriage, i went to see my midwife today as i had a bleed and she found out that the baby stopped growing at 8 weeks.

this is the second missed miscarriage that i have had in the last 6months.

i do have a 2year old so i do know that i can carry a baby, its the not knowing why or if i will have another baby that's killing me can anyone shed some light or give me some advice.

Answer 1

Poor thing-- I am so sorry!  Before I had my 13-year old, I had gone through two miscarriages.  And six months prior to becoming pregnant with my now 2-year old, I had gone through another one.  All three were very early on like yours.  I was told each time, that when miscarriages happen that early, it's more common that there was something wrong with the formation of the fetus itself-- not with you.  However, having gone through them myself so many times, it's like you can be 8 months along, and you still don't want to put your hopes up really high.  I was so much like you-- looking up everything I could on the internet-- basically treating it like a crystal ball for my future.  It took six years to conceive my 2-year old daughter-- so obviously-- it can happen!  The only thing you can do right now, is take care of yourself, and allow yourself time to heal-- not only physically from this, but mentally too.  And from then on, you can start planning again.  Best of wishes to you and your family.    

Answer 2

Chances of having a third miscarriage are like everyone else.  I would think it is high but some people go through many miscarriages and still have healthy babies.

Answer 3

After two miscarriages, you should stop trying and go for diagnostic tests to see why you're miscarrying. Often, the reasons are unknown and you'll go on to have a successful third pregnancy. Even after two miscarriages, there's a 70% chance that your third pregnancy will be fine.

But if a reason does turn up, it may be easy to fix, and finding

the cause at this point will prevent further trauma to you. Keep in mind, though, that one or two miscarriages do not make you infertile and are generally not precursors to future problems.

P.s.  Sorry for your loss and I hope you are blessed if you continue to try for another.

Answer 4

Just twice unlucky.

Once you have a third miscarriage, a doctor would want to begin investigating if there is a medical reason for the miscarriage.  But given that you've had one son, it's less likely that the miscarriages are caused by medical reasons.  Most miscarriages are caused by random genetic defects of the baby.  It's simply something of a c**p shot as to whether your concieved baby will or will not have genetic defects.  Some women get lucky and never have any, others simply get unlucky and encounter several miscarriages.  But only rarely is there medical reasons for repeating miscarriages.

Answer 5

Everyone is different.  I know someone that had three successful pregnancies, but had a misscarriage between every one of them.  I myself have had three kids and had a misscarriage at 12 weeks.  We thought that far along we were in the clear.  The baby passed at 12 weeks and then I actually had the bleeding and the misscarraige 1 1/2 weeks later.  If you have had a child before, you know you can.  Don't give up hope!!!  I was told that some of the time a baby gets big enough that the demand for blood supply is not met through the abiblical cord and the baby passes.  This is what they told me because they examined the baby with an ultrasound before passing it, and after ( I actually had the baby during miscarraige and took it with us to the hospital when I was hemeraging)  For the next pregnancy I did two different things.  One, I took a baby asprin every day.  This is a small dose and not harmful to the fetus.  It thins the blood just a bit to allow more to travel to the fetus.  Two, I took Red Rasberry leaf herbs.  This is totally safe for the fetus also, but the nutrients in the red rasberry are known to be good for the uterus.   They help build a strong uteran lining wich can support the egg staying attatched better.  Do some research on Red Rasberry so you feel comfortable before you take it.  I did tons of research and nothing said it wasn't safe.  I think it helped me a ton.  I still take it and have much better periods with less cramping.  I know it must be very sad and frustrating for you.  I am sorry to hear of your loss.  I was crushed when we lost our baby.  Good luck.

Answer 6

Maybe you should wait to get pregnant again let you body rest. It could be that you didnt wait enough time to get pregnant after you had the first miscarriage. Good Luck Im so sorry for your lost.

Answer 7

Aw, thats so sad. Im not really sure. Some people say 3rd times a charm. But my mom had 5 miscarrges, so you never know. Just hope for the best !

Answer 8

Im so sorry. over the period of 3 years, i had 3 miscarriages..  the first 2 were missed miscarriages.  and the 3rd was a blighted ovum which means there was a sac but no baby.. i dont think your chances are any higher than the first 2. the dr just told me that it was something the body does from time to time. and i know i could carry children because i already had 2 kids. finally after the 3rd miscarriage, we gave up. we werent trying again. husband was going in for a visectomy. we woke up that morning and it was pouring down raining, and hubby and i looked at each other without even getting out of bed and said, i dont want to get out, its raining so we went back to sleep. a couple of months later, i found myself pregnant again. the worse thing in the world right then, i did not want to go and have another d&c, or get bad news from the dr. (btw, all 3 happaned b/4 11 weeks).  so i waited, and i figured that if a miscarriage was gonna happan i was gonna let it start at home. around 7 weeks i started spotting and i figured i'd just let it go ahead, then i stopped spotting. waited and waited, around 15 weeks or so i thought, i finally decided to go to the dr, i figured i was just one of those ppl who wouldnt miscarry on there own. so i made the appt and went in fully expecting for a d&c to be scheduled.. the nurse came in and put the doppler on my belly and was like whoa, big baby!!! and im like huh??? she said you have a baby here and let me hear the heartbeat, and she said i was almost 17 weeks!! i couldnt believe it!! i was shocked.. if you ask how i didnt feel the baby move, im a plus size woman so we dont  feel it earlier like skinnier women. and i talked to the dr and he said everything was fine and normal. and i asked him what were the chances then of losing it and he said since i was over the 12 week mark chances are almost nil. Makenzie was born May 7, 2004. she is a miracle. im pretty sure you will have the same luck, dont give up no matter how hard it gets.

Answer 9

Aww honey I am so sorry for your losses. I don't know what else too say except that don't give up hope.

God Bless

Answer 10

I'm SO sorry you have been through this 2 times... but i definitely think you can have another.. maybe you want to give it a lil more time to get your body ready and keep up with the prenatal vitamins to your body is nice and healthy.. good luck!

Answer 11

You might want to go in for some genetic testing.  Many doctors are now saying that after 2 miscarriages that it might help to go in for some blood tests to see if there is a cause.

For most woman there is no known cause.  My sister has four children and had 2 miscarriages without any known cause  Sometimes they just happen.  However, for about 3-5 percent of the population have some sort of clotting disorder.  This might be the reason for your trouble.  Many people have no idea they have this problem, but it can cause miscarriages, and stillbirth among other problems. If detected medicines can be given during pregnancy to greatly reduce your risk for problems.

Many doctors will not do the tests until after 3 miscarriages, but more and more are allowing it after 2.  So ask your doctor, especially if you have a family history of blood clots.

Sorry for your loss.  Take care