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Hi Pink Jeans, Your story is so much like mine. I have had 3 pregnancy losses in the past 18 months too. I also have a condition that sounds like yours which is a tendency to form blood clots when I am pregnant. I may also have a heart shaped uterus and tests are still being done. I however don't know if I am pregnant again. I am finding that after this last loss, I feel as if I am still grieving for my babies and it is hard for me to see some women who were pregnant when I was. What treatment are you being given for your thrombolia? The doctor has put me on folic acid and told me that I should take baby aspirin the moment I find out I am pregnant. Any advise?

I too have suffered 3 miscarriages, but mine have all been in the past 6 months. Clearly I have no trouble 'getting pregnant' - it's just keeping it that's the problem. (All between 5-7wks) It's been so draining and heartbreaking everytime a friend/sister-in-law announces they are expecting...and to top it off my cousin just gave birth to a healthy little girl on the day that I would've been due with my first. It goes without saying I'm wrapped for them, but it is hard. My obstetrician has run a number of different tests and I just found out today that they are all normal. Some would say this is good news, but it's also kind of disappointing because it also means I just have to keep trying and hoping for the best. He has suggested I take aspirin anyway, as he said it won't hurt - and if it helps, well even better!! I'm wishing us all good luck for the year ahead.

Hi Hopeful Mom, I think like your screen name suggests, we are all hopeful in some form or the other. My hope lately has rather dwindled though even though I want to keep trying. I am sorry that you have gone through 3 miscarriages within 6 months. It is strange that the docs did not find out anything. What kind of tests did they do? Did it include an HSG? (This is when they inject a dye in your uterus to see its shape). Also, getting pregnant right after a miscarriage is normally not recommended as the uterus is still weak from the last miscarriage. I would wait at least 2 cycles before attempting again. Some doctors say, wait at the least for your first period and then try again. I know exactly what you mean when you say it effects you badly when a close friend or relative announces that they are pregnant and then they go on to have healthy viable pregnancies. I feel the same way. I believe these are very normal feelings because it is so fresh for us. Just the other day, I saw a picture of my husbands cousin with her baby boy. She was one month ahead of me when I was pregnant with my 2nd baby. She had cervical cancer and had a surgery while she was pregnant and she is a single mom; she still had a healthy baby boy. When I saw the pic of her adorable baby, it hit me hard. I was so happy for her, but at the same time I kind of felt a resentment at the same time because it reminded me of my loss. Its like when we are pregnant, we find so many pregnant women and also when we loose a pregnancy, its as if we come across so many pregnant women in our circle who are expecting and its like mockery in our faces to put it crudely. But I know its not like that. And I feel this way because I am hurting and still am. During my second loss, I knew of at least 13 women that I knew who were pregnant and went on to have healthy babies. I have only been here for 4 years in America, and that is a huge number for me for some one who is just getting to know people. So yea, your feelings are normal. I think you should continue to voice them without feeling guilty. God uses so many different ways to heal every woman, and I know that He can heal us even in the midst of our sorrows and questions. I know my first was due Dec 26, 2008. One was due March 27, 2010 and my third due September 1, 2010. It is okay to acknowledge them and remember them from time to time. Many hugs to you and blessings in your desire to have a child this coming year. Keep me updated.