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Pregnancy after a miscarriage

So I had a miscarriage at 14 weeks a few months ago and we are now trying again. How is the NHS care different? Like do you get more appointments etc and can you request an earlier scan as I think waiting til 12 weeks would be too stressful. I have a 2 year old and was told at my first midwife appointment in my last pregnancy that I would have less appointments as it’s my second pregnancy. I then miscarried a couple weeks later. How will this change the third time then? Just really curious.. xx

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I think it really depends on where you are in the country. For me, they didn’t give us any additional care for the next 2 pregnancies but now they’re said after 3 losses they’ll give me an extra scan at 7/8 weeks. I’m in Hampshire. After 3 losses they did some tests on me too which showed an underactive thyroid xx

Agree with Ellie, depends on your trust. I was able to have a scan at 6/7 weeks as I was very high ectopic risk after 2 previous ectopic pregnancies. I also did get a lot more appointments between week 12 and 22 as I was placed under the TLC team (for bereaved mums to be) and consultant led due to my age (42) plus multiple losses including a missed miscarriage 3 months before falling pregnant with my rainbow baby. Sending you lots of luck and baby dust xx

I lost my first last year and have stage 3 endometriosis and I didn't get any extra care throughout my second pregnancy. I just found myself going to triage alot for reduced movements and anxiety and then they gave me extra scan because of how much I had reduced movement not because of the loss. Xxx

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