Mother had miscarraiges, will I?

[first_time_mommy21]

I am 21, and 6 weeks pregnant with my first child. I am scared to death about having a miscarraige. My mom was pregnant 7 times, and three of those ended up in miscarraiges. Does this make me more susceptible to miscarraiges?

[1angelbabyM]

I believe it depends on the reason for m/c.  I had a m/c and after the fact found out I had a gene mutation called MTHFR that was passed to me by only one of my parents.  If I had it from both parents it could have been worse.  Don't stress out about it though, I'm sure everything is fine.  It's funny Because I got this from 1 of my parents; however, neither my mom or either of my grandmothers had any m/c.  So, you can have it and not have any losses as well. Good luck and try to relax and enjoy!!

[Elixis]

Your chance is 1/5 to misscarry and no its not genetic. My grama had 32 misscarries, 2 losses post birth and my mom had 2 healthy pregnancies with me and my bro.
I miscarried one and now im on my 2nd pregnancy 7 weeks now. Im hoping for the best but my chance is no better or worse then before!!

Good luck!

[nickieb85]

I agree with Joy... there is no guarantee and 25% of pregnancies will end in miscarriages, and sometimes things don't go like we feel that they should. Because your mother had these things happen doesn't mean that yours will be like hers. Relax and try to think happy thoughts!

[JoyRenee]

Miscarriages are not genetic in the sense that it is passed down. My grandmother had three of her children die; but that doesn't mean I will have three of mine die.

Miscarriages mainly occur due to genetic abnormalities with the sperm or egg at conception. There are so many different variables to factor in that it is impossible to narrow down why a woman miscarries without further testing (which most doctors don't do and probably didn't do at all when your mom was having babies).

ENJOY your pregnancy! I've had 2 miscarriages and 3 beautiful daughters so I speak from experience when I tell you to enjoy. You cannot control the uncontrollable so make each moment count.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

It depends on the REASON behind her miscarriages.  If they determined there was an underlying cause such as a genetic problem then yes, perhaps it will affect you as well.  But if there were no physical or genetic factors involved then there's no way to say definately.  The average woman will experience between 1 and 2 miscarriages during her reproductive lifetime. This is why docs won't typically do any type of testing until a woman has had 3 or more.  I have been pregnant 8 times, 2 were miscarriages.  There's really no way to pin point who will and who won't and how many a person may or may not have.

[first_time_mommy21]

Thank you! I feel so much better! I am just so excited and dont want anything to go wrong

[sunshine1976]

My mom had at least 5 miscarriages before she was pregnant with me and I had two wonderful trouble free pregnancies.  Don't borrow trouble.  Enjoy each second and take one day at a time.

[ammanda]

No, im pretty sure miscarriages arnt genetic.. but stress will cause a miscarriage. so take it easy and try to relax and be happy..... Congrats on your pregnancy