I dont have crohn's although my oh does. But i have had tests for recurrent mc's and ive done a lot of reading and research on mc's and auto immune diseases.. and all i can say is that short of you actually getting testing for it (mc's) there is no way of knowing whether you could be at special risk or not.

Basically, Crohn's and all other auto immune diseases are only ONE marker for antibodies in the blood ( and such blood clotting issues to do with pg's ), killer cells (which is not widely tested and even rarer treated). As such, you are not necessarily thought of as at more risk of having mc's. However, having one marker certainly puts you in the group of people who sometimes test positive for known mc problems.

I have Reynaud's disease (autoimmune), my mum has psoriasis (autoimmune), my dad has high blood bloodpressure and had a small aneurysm a few years back. All of these put me in the blood clotting problem category- in fact they were quite sure this was my problem. As it turned out i actually have an underactive thyroid- go figure.

Im only telling you this so you dont think simply because you have Crohn's you are more likely to have another mc- its not necessarily so, and even then your Crohn's would only be a contributory factor- not the reason, as many people who have Crohn's have no problems with either getting pg or having babies (Carrie Grant for example!)

Hope this helps in any way..me ranting away, lol!!

All the best, hun!

Thanks omi, i guess i am just looking for reasons as to why this is happening and both at such earl stages,and when i read that crohns was a possible reason wondered if that was it. do you think its worth mentioning to my gp about the link and seeing what they say.
good luck for third time lucky.
x

I dont know too much on the subject of this as a whole, however, I can tell you that my OH is the living proof that women with Crohns CAN have babies... his mum has it, and she has had it since she was a young teen (and she has one of the more severe cases of it)... shes now almost 40 and still going strong.

I found it funny, when she was throwing up in the beginning of her pg she went to the doctors and they thought it was her Crohn's acting up, but it turned out she was preggers. There were special lifestyle changes she had to do, and other precautions that needed to be taken because of her having the disease, but she ended up giving birth to my dear OH by C-section (a month early because her frame was so small) but he is quite the healthy man now

It is possible hunny... and I hope it happens for you soon!

Thought id add this..

Can women with CD have children?

A healthy pregnancy and baby are both possible. The course of IBD throughout the term of a pregnancy tends to remain similar to the condition of the disease at the time of conception.
For women with UC and CD in remission, the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and congenital abnormality are the same as those for healthy women. A flare-up of CD at the time of conception or during the course of the pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of miscarriage and premature birth.

I dont see why you cannot raise this issue with your doctor, he is after all there to look after you. Also, these things can suddenly appear even in women who have previously had normal pregnancies ( i recently found out Lisa Marie Presley had several mc's over the last 2-3 years while ttc. Turns out she has the blood clotting thing and had to be on baby aspirin, heparin shots and progesterone while pg- and she just gave birth to twins at 41!! And she has 2 kids from before.)

All the best, honey! xxx

Thanks omi i am going to raise it with my dr, i would think i am classed as having a flare up at the moment. After the first m/c i felt terrible but thought ok i was unlucky but now i just feel so helpless as to know what to do ,so i guess thats why i am trying to find answers cos you can fix it then.
Thanks again you have been a real help x