So, what happens now? What to expect after two miscarriages

So, once you have TWO miscarriages, the general consensus changes. It's no longer thought that it's just "bad luck" and instead it's thought that you may have a problem. Well, that's where I am.

I recently went to see an infertility specialist. He told me that the old rule of thought was that they used to make you wait for at least three miscarriages before acknowledging a problem, but that now they think that that's "cruel." So, he did explain to me that there really might not be something wrong, but they are going to assume that there is. And that's when the tests begin.

My first appointment with my specialist was on December 17th. It was simply a consultation where he explained my options, asked a lot of questions, and explained the tests that were to come. My first test will be an HSG test. HSG is short for Hysterosalpingogram which is an X-ray procedure performed to determine whether the fallopian tubes are open and if the uterine cavity it normal.

For an HSG test to be performed you have to wait until your period arrives and then the test is permored on days 7-11 of your cycle. I got my period on Christmas (yay Christmas present!) and was excited to get this process started. Before the test they do bloodwork on days 2-3 of your period. I went for bloodwork and was anxious to get my HSG so I could hopefully get answers. My bloodowork came back with pregnancy hormones still present, so they told me to come back for more bloodwork the week my HSG was scheduled. So, I did. I got more bloodwork the day before and there were still pregnancy hormones scheduled. So, they told me to come back the next day (the morning my HSG was scheduled) and they would test again. The test was still positive so they were unable to perform the test and I was sent away to wait until my next cycle.

I am not ashamed to say that I sat in my car in the parking lot and cried. I had driven there in a snowstorm and was so hopeful that this would be the day of the test and that this is when I would find out what was wrong with me. But, no go. So now I wait again. Hopefully my period will come in two weeks and we can start this process. But for now, more waiting....Sigh....