Hi Ladies,

I am new to this thread, although I have been reading along for a few weeks. I thought it was probably time for me to take the plunge and introduce myself.

DH and I have been TTC since June ’06. We have been pregnant 6 times, but unfortunately we have lost them all at 5 weeks (the last one was April 20th). We started a little late in life (38 in ’06). Unfortunately this has become a catch-all answer for our doctors (with no scientific investigation mind you) . Thankfully, we have been able to find (on our own) an RE that is willing to look for a medical cause beyond my ‘advanced maternal age’.

Dory – the link you provided to Hope was extremely helpful to me as well. My RE poo-poo’d the immune causes as being unsubstantiated/controversial, however he did agree that if the ‘traditional’ testing came back clean, then he would be willing to investigate the less conventional causes. In the meantime, I’m using transdermal progesterone 2 DPO through to AF since my mid-cycle progesterone is on the low side of normal. This may not be the cause, but it certainly can’t hurt. I am a little hesitant, however, about the aspirin for possible clotting issues since I tend to bruise/bleed fairly easily. The RE did a thrombophillia panel, as well as karyotyping on me and DH, so we’ll see what that says when the results come back.

Hope – You may want to check out the book ‘From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well’. I found it to be extremely helpful and they talk about supplemental progesterone use (among other things).

Although I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy, I’m so glad to have found a group of women who understand what DH and I are going through. Many well-meaning family and friends have inadvertently said some hurtful things. “At least it happened early” is one I particularly hate, as though I had no right to grieve. These children were real to us. They are not interchangeable. They are not disposable. If we are ever lucky enough to have a living child, it will not erase or replace the children we have lost.

I’m so happy to have found this group. I really look forward to getting to know all of you better and to support each other through this stressful time.