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Hi there, I wanted to express my situation here with other women in a similar situation. I am 26 and we have been trying for our first baby for a year and a half. Within a 5 month period I successfully concieved three times, but tragicly suffered from three miscarrages in that time. 1st November 2010 2nd March 2011 3rd April 2011. I didnt bother going to my gp for the second simply because they cant do anything once its happened. However I went to my GP the first time to talk things over. And the third time because I realised there was a problem. I told him that it had happened three times and he referred me to a specialist at a nearby hospital. I have an autoimmune disease known as M.E. which is not related in any way to miscarriages however it makes life extremely difficult as it is, due to severe tiredness and cronic agonising pain which is felt on a daily basis. Depression has become an issue due to my illness and is not helped by the reocurrent miscarriages in such a short period of time. While waiting in the maternity ward, I found it extremely disturbing when 7 of the 8 women (the 8th being me) were called through and went straight into the ultrasound room and came out beaming with pictures in hand. It would not have been so bad if the ultrasound room wasnt opposit the waiting area. Everytime it happened I almost cried. There was me going through another miscarriage and it was really not what I wanted to see. Its not that im not happy for them, they are SO lucky! I went for major blood tests and had physical exams all of which after 2 months of waiting for results came back normal with no problems. Frustrating. I was informed by the specialist that she thinks I was just extremely unlucky and that my next pregnancy should go fine with no problems.... optimism from her... unrealistic thinking from me. Following our conversation she added - if it does happen again that my GP has advised that I should be sent to another hospital for "experimental" treatment regarding the body attacking itself... thus loosing babies. I have already been diagnosed with M.E as already stated which is an illness which the body attacks itself. So I think that because I have M.E. is the reason why I could be forwarded to another specialist if it happens again. The one thing that I thought I could rely on my body doing is to bring us a bundle of joy... how wrong I was in thinking this. However I greatly appreciate what my GP and specialist have done for me. When I find myself pregnant again I have to call the hospital directly to make an appointment with the specialist to have ultra early ultrasound scans to check very regulary as to how the pregnancy is progressing... if at all.