Jules,

I am so very sorry to hear about all your losses and I think I understand the pain you have gone through. I have had 7 consecutive miscarriages, all in the 1st trimester. The furthest I got was in my 5th and 7th pregnancy where we lost the baby at around 11 and a half weeks. Heartbreaking! After my 5th miscarriage my OB referred me to the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic at the RWH. I saw Shaun Brennecke and he was very compassionate and thorough. When I first went to the clinic I had heaps of tests done and they discovered that I have a medium positive reading for ANA (Anti-nuclear antibodies). The treatment prescribed was to start taking 100mg aspirin daily before conception and throughout the pregnancy. I did this with the 6th pregnancy but it never looked good. For the 7th I took the aspirin but I also injected myself daily with heparin (another blood thinner). While we got further than the 6th we still lost the baby. I have to mention that I was also taking traditional Chinese herbs with these pregnancies.

My hubby and I were starting to lose hope but decided to give it one more try, with the aspirin and heparin but without the herbs. I am now 15.2 weeks pregnant. Everything is looking good so far (touch wood) and I am being monitored very closely. I went to the clinic for the first 12 weeks and have since moved over to my private OB. Even though it took us 3 goes with the clinic it has been worth it and we are hopeful that in the next 5-6 months we will finally have our first child.

Sorry I have rattled on but I wanted to share our story with you. If you can, I think it would be worth giving the clinic a go, they run tests normal OBs don?t. If you have any questions or want a chat please PM me.

Take care,

Nicki