Has anyone actually beaten the odds?

4 pregnancies, 1 daughter, 2 early miscarriages and 1 current pregnancy 28w2d.
I never knew how common miscarriages were until I had my first loss.

2 miscarriages, 1 Chem currently 23 weeks pregnant.

My second pregnancy ended in miscarriage. And i've had 2 suspected chemicals. My sister had 5 babies before having her first m/c. my mum had 9 pregnancies with 2 ending in m/c.

I'm right with 'average' at the moment. I had one loss, then DD and am now over half way with this one.

I lost my first at 12.5 weeks. It was a missed miscarriage, so my body was still 'acting pregnant' when I was told what had happened. I had no idea that could happen.

I am now 21 weeks with my second. I agree with MLR that it does take the naive joy out of following pregnancies (which in itself feels like a loss), especially with the experience of missed miscarriage. It's hard to feel like you can trust your body. Sorry to sound so gloomy!

I feel it's important for women to talk about it though, as I think knowing about the reality that it does happen makes it a little easier to cope.

I find it hard when people ask (now that I am very visibly pregnant) if this is my first. The truth is complicated, but even though I feel it should be talked about, it's not something to go blurting out to shop attendants! In some ways though I do wonder if it perpetuates the myth that babies aren't lost often?

a friend of mine has 9 kids and she had one m/c.

I had a fairly early miscarriage (about 8 weeks) then had a full term stillbirth (Ellen at 41 weeks) then had Harry who is now 14 months born at 38 weeks (c/s).
Oddly I did not stress much about the miscarriage, just thought oh well, wasn't meant to be, nature taking it's course. Stillbirth was another matter.

I had my DD then had one missed miscarriage this year. I am kind of suspicious of the month before my miscarriage as AF was very late but I never actually tested before AF arrived.