We are praying that the miscarriges don't happen again

[jvalentine]

Thank you for your time reading my question.  I have a friend that had her first child when she was 17.  There were no problems with this pregnancy.  She has since been married and had another healthy child at the age of 20.  She became pregnant again at the age of 26 which resulted in a miscarrige.  Then again at 28, also miscaried.  Doctors have told her that she will never conceive again but just yesterday at the age of 34 she tested positive for pregnancy.  She is scared to death that miscarrige will happen with this one too.  Do you have any advice of a specialist that she may see or any early tests that would confirm that this pregnancy would also end in a miscarrige?
She is otherwise very healthy, doesn't smoke or drink.  Any advise would help greatly!
Thanks

[Baby#5preg#6]

I am about 3 or 4 mo pregnant with my 5th child, i am terrified to see a doctor until i'm passed the 16 week mark because i'm afraid he will find another dead baby. i just miscarried 5 months ago. had a d and c and now i'm preggers again. If i carry the baby to term i might bleed to death due to placental accreta scarring. I already told everyone i'm pregnant hoping to un jinx a miscarriage. But i'm not sure it's worth my life. I lost a lot of blood last time and my ob told me if i have another baby he will personally find me and beat the **** out of my hubby(true and joking at the same time). On top of that i just left my husband because he was and still is cheating. I'm out on my own supporting myself and going to college (for free because i'm a displaced homemaker). and yes you heard right i have 4 kids alive and well. I take care of three of them. Ben my oldest is 6 i gave him up for adoption when i was 13. Just so you know. I'm not a skank i was raped. I'm very furtile though, i do have something positive to think about, litterally everytime i have sex i get pregnant,....seriously. And apart from dying nothing will stop it all of my kids have been concived on some type of contaception. Zoey is 15 months. she was a condom Colin is a little over 2 he was an IUD. Ryan is 4 he was depo. and ben well he is 6 i guess i lied again i was raped. So all you people out there who think you should wait after miscarrage.....get cryogenicly frozen or better yet...don't have sex. Cause i'm a mess

[Prego Rachel]

I had a child at 21 with no issues since then I have had some  health issues and 2 miscarriages. I am preg. now(27 weeks) with minor issues. at your friends age now and since she had two miscarriages prior it is very important to get prenatal care.She should call the high rish obgyn in her area and have them give her some dr names.Eary prenatal care is key.

[Keith Downing, MD]

Hello,

Congratulations to your friend.  She should see an obstetrician to initiate prenatal care as soon as possible.  If the positive pregnancy test results in a normally formed fetus with a normal heart rate, her risk of a miscarriage is roughly less than 5%.  

Best of luck,

Dr. Downing