Hi Daynarella, I have been in your shoes...

jademaiden - March 6th, 2009 5:29 PM
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Hi Daynarella, I have been in your shoes - I have had 4 miscarriages myself. The Dr. who finally helped me was recommended to me by my old boss - He and his wife had 3 miscarriages due to immunological issues. She was tested for high levels of Natural Killer Cells. The treatment is controversial, but they decided to go forward with it. As soon as she conceived (via IVF, they had infertility issues as well), they pumped her with blood (like a transfusion) that has been treated so suppress her immune system, called IVIG. She had to do this for 2 weeks until her body was able to fight on it's own. It was physically taxing and expensive, but it worked for her and she had a baby girl.

BUT JUST WHEN YOU ARE FREAKED OUT ABOUT THE WHOLE THING... THERE IS MORE TO THIS STORY!!! The wife had a very gluten/carb heavy diet, and when she breastfed her baby, the baby would break out in hives. The husband knew from when he was in high school that he had a gluten intolerance (symptoms like digestive discomfort, gas, etc) so he always ate a gluten free diet (mainly chicken and veggies). Anyway - It occurred to them maybe the baby also had an allergic reaction... so his wife switched to a gluten free diet as well. As a result, she ended up getting pregnant NATURALLY and carried to term without any issues! They think she might have had a gluten intolerance as well, that's why her immune system was so hyperactive! Apprently, changing her diet alone helped bring her NKC count down!

If this is something you are interested in looking into, I would recommend seeing an acupuncturist who specializes in fertility. I went through 2 failed IVF's myself... gave up and started seeing an acupuncturist, who found I was allergic to soy. I had been a vegetarian eating soy daily for over 10 years. 3 months after I quit soy, I got pregnant on my own! I conceived 4 more times naturally after.

Turns out my miscarriages were due to either a hetero strain of MTHFR (blood clotting) or from a 2.5 cm. fibroid on my uterus. I had the fibroid removed and I started injectable blood thinners. I am now 32 weeks pregnant! I was also on progesterone and steroids for the first 12 weeks, just to cover all my bases.

I hope I was able to help with this story!

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