When to see a GP

When started trying

Age etc is also relevant and ovarian reserve

Hertility health are v good - 150 gbp - really recommend

Have u had your feretin , b12 and vit d checked?

Technically speaking NHS guidance is you qualify for investigations after 12 months of trying without falling pregnant. But, I would be surprised if a GP wouldn't be happy to do initial blood tests at this stage. (Just a note from above comment- You cannot have ovarian reserve blood test done on the NHS)

Hertility health will do amh / ovarian reserve. As will most private clinics

So I have been trying for 3 years had 4 miscarriages within a year and a half and the last year trying nothing. I have no only after phoning the gp later been referred to infertility clinic before then they told me I could fall pregnant and they couldn’t do anything. So if you miscarry while trying they still put it down as you have fallen pregnant so it has to be a full year of trying and not fallen pregnant

@Lucy I thought that might be the case. I’m sorry you went through that, seems to be a bit of a postcode lottery as to whether they’ll refer you or not too x

Yeah it’s rubbish that you have to be a year without falling pregnant before they refer you , but I have also heard that you are less likely to be referred for ivf and iui on the nhs if you already have a child which also I think is crazy and unfair , but I’m sure they would do tests to see what’s causing you not to fall pregnant after a year of trying , so Defos push to get tests done when that time comes gal I hope it doesn’t though and you get your second baba xx

Get the nhs to test your - thyroid , prolactin , vit d , feretin , b12 , crp etc

Hertility health are very good , i highly recommend

Ask nhs to check your blood clotting speed too - 4 some people that contributes to loss

@Laura they won’t do anything this testing unless your a year without falling pregnant. I’ve just for these testing done after a year and they wouldn’t do anything before this

They should def check thyroid - vit d and prolactin after a miscarriage as a bare minimum

Randox health are a good resource for private tests

It goes from when you started trying. Also in the same boat my sons 2 in August and we’ve had 3 miscarriages since October last year :(

No one will ever know if you just go and tell them you've already been trying for a year!

@Charlotte second this!

@Charlotte I did think this which is why I asked if miscarriages restart the clock cos that’s obviously in my notes but I might still contact my go and see what they say

Yes that's a good point if it's in your notes. I don't think there's a hard and fast rule, say you were trying for over a year before the miscarriage and be insistent maybe? Perhaps say you have unusual spotting and want hormone testing etc. Speaking from experience, we tried for 6 months and I wasn't willing to wait a year so went for testing at that stage! They will only turn around and tell you you're 'too old now' or you've 'left it too late' later down the line anyway, you can't win either way 🙃 If they absolutely won't and you have the budget to there is lots you can do privately! Unfortunately womens health is the most under funded part of healthcare so sometimes it's actually better to get the data yourself and analyse it (highly recommend ChatGPT for that)

@Charlotte I’ll give that a go, thank you