I just don't understand is there anything i can do

[sunflowerknick]

I am a 30 year old white female. I have not had any children as of yet. I have had two miscarriages. Both with very different circumstances. I am blood type O- and my fiance is O+. My first miscarriage happend at 23 weeks. At an ultrasound it was discovered that the baby had no functioning kidneys and hardly any amniotic fluid, Further testing revelead spinobifida, a heart with only two chambers, no bladder, and ultimately the baby was diagnosed with sirenomelia also known as mermaids syndrome. This is an extremely rare condition. Seeing the baby was hard because his little legs were fused together like a mermaids tail. This was not picked up on previous ultrasounds because the flesh fused together not the bones. Upon research I found very little information to explain why this condition occurs. My second prenancy was lost at 17 weeks. My body just went into labor. The baby was healthy and the doctors could not explain why I went into labor. I am wondering if I may have an antibody that is causing these miscarriages. The medical care in my area is not wonderful and often times patients are misdiagnosed. I am concerned that my next pregnancy will have the same result because doctors are missing something. As a teenager I got my lip and eyebrow peirced. My body just pushed them right out of my face. Rejecting the foriegn object I think. So that got me thinking I wonder how I find out if it is antibodies that are causing birthdefects and miscarriages. I am otherwise healthy with no other issues. There is no family history of birthdefects or miscarriages on either my maternal or paternal side. I would like to have children, I work with kindergartners all day and sometimes it is so hard to see families and not know if I will ever have one of my own. I am really just looking for a point in the right direction. Regardless of what the direction is. Thank you for listening, hopefully somebody out there gets a spark in their mind when they read this.

[ku111]

Is there a bigger city near you?  I would look for a perineotologist that deals with high risk pregnancy or fertility specialist.  Might be further testing they can do to fix this problem.

[AnnieBrooke]

With your history, next time you get pregnant, please see a perinatologist.  You might consult with one before trying again, just to go over all of your medical history and see if the perinatologist has any tests he or she thinks will be worthwhile to run.  I doubt being white has anything to do with your problems.  Your issues might be entirely separate from each other also, but you could run the notion of your body rejecting something foreign by your doctor.  It might just be that you had two separate instances of very bad luck.  I'm so sorry for your losses.  Would definitely insist on a perinatologist next time.