is being prone to miscarriages hereditary?

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I got a Bfp on two pregnancy tests and I told my dad tonight. He seemed to be apprehensive about my being pregnant and said that he didn't even know how many miscarriages my mom had, and that it was so common that it wasn't even a big deal to him. Really made me feel like I'm going to miscarry. I am 5 w 6 days since LMP. I tried to say that a high percentage of miscarriages happen before the woman even knows she's pregnant, but he presumed to tell me that most miscarriages happen at 9-10 weeks. Is this true? He really freaked me out and now I'm worried about miscarrying. I can't argue with him because he's a doctor and insists he knows what he's talking about. Advice? I'm worried because I'm almost six weeks and still have very few symptoms. My breasts aren't sore, I only feel fatigued and have some back/muscle pain. I'm still trying to wrap my head around being pregnant and I'm not sure I quite trust the pregnancy tests yet.

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Id try not to stress about it.. idk very much about pregnancy/miscarriages but it was a little harsh for him to say that-true or not- as now its going to stress you out and stress isnt good for the baby... just try to relax and maybe dont discuss that with him i hope it all works out for you!

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Your fertility is passed on from your mother so depending on what their issue was, if there was one, yes you can also inherit that. My mom had 3 miscarriages and a stillborn, went miscarriage, miscarriage, baby, miscarriage, baby, stillborn. I had a miscarriage my first pregnancy but I'm now 21 weeks. My sister lost her first as well but hasn't tried again. It is common. Even more common for the first pregnancy but if you are under 35 you have a 85% chance of a healthy pregnancy, try not to focus on the 15%.

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i miscarried on my first pregnancy at 5 weeks. but my mum and sister never had a miscarrage. it just wasnt ment to be at that time. dont stress yourself.

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My nana and my mom both miscarried their first time pregnant but I didn't. You can't let fear control you. The stress over it is worse for you anyway

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I did not have many symptoms with my first pregnancy and I went on to have a healthy pregnancy. My second pregnancy I did miscarry; and it is very stressful ttc because I carry a lot of fear of it happening again. Try not to over-think it and take it one day at a time. I don't know anything about miscarriages being a higher probability due to familial histories with it; but I think that it's just common in general but people just don't talk about it as much. Good luck to you, I hope you have a healthy and happy pregnancy.

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It can be hereditary. But you exist so that's a really good reason to hope. And we're not exactly sure how many women miscarry before they know because many don't even know they've had an early miscarriage. But I think he's incorrect about when most miscarriages happen. That might be most medically confirmed miscarriages because a large number of women miscarry before a doctor even confirms pregnancy. Each week your risk of miscarriage decreases.

is being prone to miscarriages hereditary?

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