Well, this is my first post in this section. I have been reading over the last few days, feeling sad but now I'm starting to feel angry about how I've been treated through this whole process. I feel so fobbed off by doctors! (Apologies for the epic post).

Reading other people's stories has made me feel less alone in all this. I'm so sorry that any of us have had to go through this.

When I found out I was pregnant on 25 March my first reaction was to worry. We'd been TTC for 9 months and had gone to a FS for blood tests/ semen analysis. DH is fine and my first month's blood tests were good. FS told me to go for blood tests for lutenising hormone, progesterone and oestradiol. He wanted the tests to be done when I got a positive result on an ovulation predictor kit rather than nominating a particular cycle day. So the first month of testing I toddled off (at day 18) and was tested and when I rang FS he said everything was fine I did ovulate, just repeat the test next month.

So I have the test again (at day 17) and when I call to get the results FS says 'the results aren't as good as last month, your progesterone is quite low, it's only 2.1'. And then FS asks if my period has already started and when I replied that it hadn't he said 'to expect it very soon'. I was completely depressed after this conversation and went out for a few drinks, something I wouldn't do if there was any miniscule hope I could be pregnant.

I wait and wait for my period and finally at day 30 of my cycle I do a test. Bam, BFP.
I'm like 'how could this be, FS said to expect my period'. And what about my progesterone level, will the baby be alright? The night I found out I was pregnant I couldn't sleep as I knew that low progesterone could mean that pregnancy couldn't be sustained.

I was angry with FS as I felt like he had got it so wrong. I didn't want to speak with him so I rushed off to GP in the morning. I told GP my story and he told me that hormones were 'bullsh*t' and if my progesterone was so low that I wouldn't have got this far anyway. He told me that I had worried myself sick over nothing. I wish I had gone to another doctor after my normal GP had told me not to worry. If you want a simple blood test, I don't see why you should be refused. I really should have just gone somewhere else.

But anyway, my pregnancy continued along just fine for the next 3 weeks until Monday 16 April I was 7 weeks 2 days pregnant and started to spot.

My husband and I rushed up to Emergency at the Mater and had a scan. The scan dated me around 6 weeks and we saw a fetal heartbeat of 108 (even though I was over 7 weeks in my calcs). But the spotting kept going on the Tuesday and was getting worse.

My GP had referred me to an obstetrician when I was about 6 weeks and when I was continuing to spot and it was getting worse the GP said ' you need to talk to your obstetrician'. I couldn't get past the receptionist there who told me that bleeding in pregnancy was often very normal. Yep thanks for that advice love, but it obviously wasn't normal for me. She told me to ring back the next morning to let her know how the bleeding was as doctor likes to 'wait and see'.

I miscarried that night, the Wednesday, and had to spend the night at Emergency on morphine. The next morning the doctor in the emergency ward in the hosp said she would ring the obstetrician about whether I needed a curette. She couldn't get hold of the obstetrician, his office was shut (at 10am on a Thursday morning and even thought the receptionist had said to ring back about my bleeding) and his mobile was off. So the doctor there just rang a consulting gynaecologist there who said he thought that I didn't need one - this was over the phone mind you.

My Mum was worried about me so she called the obstetrician's office (after calling the GP's office who told her to call the obstetrician's office) and was told that if I had any pain or bleeding that I should call back on Monday. That wasn't really helpful as I was bleeding and still having cramps and the doctor in emergency told me that I would bleed for about a week.

I am continuing to bleed it seems like it's getting lighter. But I feel so fobbed off! The obstetrician I booked with has many rave reviews on so many baby forums but I just felt completely fobbed off about the bleeding and then the opinion on the curette as well.

With my GP why didn't he just give me a blood test to see if progesterone was an issue? I feel so weak that I didn't demand one or go to another doctor.

Perhaps my progesterone did rise and was ok but who knows since I was never tested again after day 17. But it was pretty low.....

And now I wonder why my FS tested me on day 17/18 when everybody else seems to be tested for progesterone on day 21. I have made an appointment with the FS in two weeks time. I suppose the only thing that will give me answers is further testing for progesterone levels. I just don't get how everything is cool one month and the next month my results are terrible and somehow that's the month I get pregnant.

So I suppose ultimately what it comes down to is I wonder if the miscarriage could have been prevented if I'd had progesterone support. Even if I had perhaps it wouldn't have worked for me (having read mixed reports about it), but who knows. I am kicking myself for not calling the FS when I found out I was pregnant and just relying on the opinion of my silly GP...........

I will see what the FS says but if I don't feel that he can help me I think I will start over with another FS. Three doctors and I don't have any confidence in them at al......