Hi Jo

This is my first post in this forum, I have been lurking for some time and felt compelled to reply to your post.

Firstly, I'm sorry to hear of your losses, it is not an easy road to go down.

I wanted to share my experience with you as although I haven't had as many losses, the circumtances sound similar.

In 2003 I naturally and easily conceived my DD who is now 3. When she was 18 months old, DH and I decided to try for #2. Again I conceived the first month of trying only to lose our bub at 6 weeks. Another 3 losses have followed in the past 18 months. Our second loss showed a chromosomal abnormality (Trisomy 17). After our third loss, my Ob. referred me to a miscarriage management clinic who assured me that the odds were on our side and that a fourth pregnancy/birth was not beyond our reach, according to a study one the UK. So with blind faith we tried again, and fell pregnant within 2 months. Like yourself, I fall pregnant one or two cycles after a miscarriage and/or a D&C.

My FS explained her theory of why this happened to me. She said that I am able to conceive and implant embryos that are chromosomally abnormal (comensurate with my age) and that instead of getting a period (and essentially suffering a very early loss) and be none the wiser, my body continues to sustain pregnancies that are not sustainable, beyond 6 weeks. She said its about quailty control and my body doesn't cull embryos that are not normal.

My last loss was in January and we have just finished an IVF cycle, hoping to use PGD to biopsy an embryo for abnormalites. Unfortunately, due my age, I was only able to have four eggs collected, and by the time we were due to transfer (after 6 days) none were suitable for biopsy; I transferred an unbiopsied embyro last Friday and I am waiting on the results next week.

So I guess the essence of this long post is that you're not alone and your post really struck a chord with me.

I wish you well in your endeavours; it's not easy to take that step to try again, but with luck, it will be worth it.

Regards
Susan