Has anyone done fetal testing after a D&C? What did you find?

[Gabbster1]

I had my second d and c today.  It was very sad.  The first one was a few months ago and we didn't do any testing on the baby.  Dr. said 75% of testing will confirm some chromosomal abnormality.  But since I had very similar issues with second baby, low progesterone and subchorionic hematoma, I wanted to see if there might be some other reason, perhaps clotting issue.  My husband was against it, but I just needed to know so that if it try again and it wasn't chromosomal, I can have a better plan-progesterone supps and aspirin.  If not, then I won't feel like I didn't start any treatment sooner for this baby and less guilty.  I would love to know what you have found by doing the testing. Thanks.  

[adgal]

I had testing with both my D&C's and nothing was found.  They don't necessarily test for every chromosonal abnormality, just the major ones...trisonomy 21, 18 + 13 (at least that is the way it is here.)  I have had a total of 5 losses and have been tested for everything you can think of...blood clotting, genetic testing between DH and myself,etc. etc. and nothing has ever been found.  I'm sorry you are going through this again, but try to stay hopeful.  I finally got a little one that stuck and I hope the same for you.  Get that testing, it might uncover something.  Even though no problem was ever found, I take progesterone supplements (well, I did the first trimester), baby asprin, and fish oil.  I have no idea if any of those things are what did the trick, but you never know.  Take care of yourself and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

[Gabbster1]

Thanks for the encouragement.  I will try the progesterone and the baby aspirin.  I am taking fish oil with prenatals.  I hope it works.  This third will be my final try since it is so emotionally draining, and I am not getting any younger.  I will be 40 in august.   You also had subchorionic hematomas as well haven't you?  How many?  I realized I have had one with my last child (who is five now), the first lost baby and this one as well.  I wonder why I would have recurring hematomas when it is a 15-20% chance in all pregnancies.  Have you figured out anything about that? I find myself waking up in the middle of the night trying to figure out why and how to change things.  It's exhausting.

[adgal]

As far as I know I have only had a hematoma once, and that is with this pregnancy.  I bled the entire first trimester, and it eventually bled itself out.  It didn't seem to do any harm to the baby, maybe I just got lucky.  I am also 40, will be 41 in January the same time the baby is due.  I know it's so emotionally draining and I wish you a successful healthy pregnancy.  One of the hardest things for me was not having any answers.  The reality is many of us never will...it just happens to some of us, and there is a higher risk of loss in our age group.  Doesn't mean it can't and won't happen, but it can be more challenging.  There are a few women on here who have gone donor eggs.  I would have done that myself except it's a very difficult thing here in Canada compared to the US.  THere are options for you if you want to pursue them.  

[prevatt77]

Stay positive and don't give up, this will happen for you as it did for Amanda.  Ask Amanda how many times I told her to keep her chin up and keep trying.  I also had 5 miscarriages and I finally gave birth to the healthy baby boy 10 months ago and I was 41 at delivery.  It's hard miscarring, every loss is hard, but I was determined and I wasn't going to give up and let this beat me.  Good luck to you and keep trying if you can.

[Gabbster1]

Thank you all for your support.  It's hard because so many people-sometimes inlaws say well you are older, like maybe I should stop trying. That is the last thing I want to hear.  I am glad there is this support system.

[kristine625]

Definitely don't let anyone get you down about your age.  I am 39, no kids yet, four mc.  My RE has been very specific about telling me that he thinks it will happen, it is just a matter of when or how much "stuff" I will have to go through.

I did testing on my third mc.  It came back normal female.  So we have no way of knowing if it was in fact a normal pregnancy that was lost, or my cells that contaminted it.

Hang in there.  You gotta keep going if you can stand it :)  You'll get there eventually.

[Miranda9]

I've had testing done in September when I went for my D&C at 71/2 weeks.  Normal results, but my RE also warned me that the tissue could have disintegrated, since there was no growth between 6 1/2 - 7 1/2 weeks.

I was on aspirin, progesterone and fragmin injections because my RE found I have antibodies that may lead to antiphospholipid (sp?) syndrome.

I've had numerous losses but this is the first time I've been on this regimen and am TTCing again.  If I conceive and miscarry again, that will be it for me.

It is worth getting tested.  You are younger than me.  Don't give up hope!  

[Gabbster1]

My sister has antiphosholipid syndrome.  I wasn't tested because I have had two healthy babies, but I had blood clots in my second, then in my first miscarriage, and my second miscarriage, so I am beginning to wonder if I might have some tendency to clot.  I want to do the test to see if that might be it.  The Dr.s never seem so interested in trying to find a reason as we seem to be.  I feel like I have to be the diagnostician in my own pregnancy-piecing everything together, trying to make sense of things.  I wonder if any of you feel the same.

[slippinandsliddin]

In the last yr I have had two m/s. I did not ahve any testing done on the tissue- but I did have all the etsts on me- and all is fine. During BOTH of those times I was under a lot of stress- and Dr. said that probably did it. (It was awful stuff.) He also did say that the majority have chromo abnormalities. So I don't really know ...

[Gabbster1]

I am a full time teacher-5th grade.  I pretty much am standing 10 hours a day, not to mention I have two little ones to take care of.  I have often wondered if that stress is what is causing it, but then there are millions of women with much more stressful lives who carry with no problem, but maybe because I am older the stress is not handled well enough by my body. So many considerations.....

[slippinandsliddin]

Well- I can only say that my stress was very extreme ... involving some family members - law enforcement ... lying ... stealing ... screaming at me ... courts... stalking ... and attempted break in to my home. LOOONG STORY.

[Gabbster1]

I hope those stresses for you are long gone.:)

[Renogirl]

After way too many years of trying - when we finally got pregnant we miscarried at eight weeks - it was really devastating - our RE did send off tissue for testing and we found out that our baby would have been a boy and would have been born with Klinefelter's Syndrome - for me, knowing WHY the miscarriage happened was tremendously helpful - just knowing it was nothing that I did - the other thing that has helped was knowing we would have had a son - it's never been some abstract baby - it was our son - and we had already picked out a boy's name - so I've always been able to think of him and keep him in my heart - it gave him an identity and made him seem real - if it was my choice - I would definitely advise others to do the tests - we have gone on to have two beautiful, healthy daughters but my first baby will always be the little boy that I never held in my arms

[Gabbster1]

Oh that makes me feel so sad for you.  It is so weird.  Last night I had a dream that the results told me it was a little girl.  It was so real to me in my dream.  I think it will be good for me to know something.  It is so surreal, you have a baby-who you know would have become a little human being and then it's gone.  You don't know why, but you think about it so much. We went trick-o-treating last night and I saw all the little babies in their outfits and you can't help but feel sad, even though I am so lucky to already have two beautiful daughters.  My soul wants me to be a mother to another baby.