Pregnancy Loss:Miscarriage

What are the symptoms of an impending miscarriage?

Miscarriage
A miscarriage occurs when a pregnancy is lost in the first 20 weeks. Out of all pregnancies, approximately 15 to 20% end in a miscarriage. Most miscarriages happen in the first 12 weeks.

There are various causes for a miscarriage to occur. Sometimes, a fertilized egg can not develop properly because of a chromosomal abnormality. Other times, the fertilized egg simply can not attach to the lining of the uterus. A woman call also experience some kind of trauma that results in a miscarriage.

Risks for Miscarriage
* Women over the age of 35
* Previous miscarriages
* Diabetes
* Short cervix
* History of birth defects
* If you have an STD
* Smoking, drinking or drug use
* Taking medications not approved by your doctor
* Exposure to lead, arsenic, formaldehyde and other toxins

Signs of a Miscarriage
* Bleeding or spotting
* Abdominal pain
* Small uterus for gestation
* Absense of fetal heartbeat
* Disappearance of pregnancy symptoms
If you think that you are having a miscarriage, you should contact your doctor immediately. You will be given a vaginal exam to check the bleeding. Your doctor may order blood tests to check your hCG levels as well. Some doctors will perform an ultrasound to rule out an ectopic or molar pregnancy. If the sonogram shows a visible embryo and heartbeat, your pregnancy is viable and your chances of miscarriage are lower.

Unfortunately, there are no guaranteed ways to treat an impending miscarriage. If you are in your second trimester, your doctor can perform a cerclage to stitch your cervix closed. Bedrest is often prescribed to treat a threatened miscarriage. You should avoid having sex if you are experiencing symptoms of a miscarriage.

One miscarriage does not necessarily mean that you will have another one with another pregnancy. Most women get their periods back within 4 to 6 weeks of experiencing a miscarriage. If you want to conceive again, talk to your doctor to find out when a good time would be. Some doctors suggest waiting one to three menstrual cycles before trying again.

If you have experienced a miscarriage, please feel free to share your story with other women that may have experienced the same thing. Support is always helpful during tough times. If you have questions about miscarriages or concerns with symptoms, feel free to post a question. Perhaps, another woman will read your story and can offer support.

Comments: Pregnancy Loss - Miscarriage

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healingheart - 17 days ago.
Hello ladies I have had 3 m/c last one in Jan 09 ...I have not made it past 7wks now pg again I am so lost I feel sad that a part of me cant have the same joy as other mothers to be well dr office called me today to come in for blood work went in last sat it was 562...I have been googleing beta numbers just not sure what to think nor how to feel I guess I am about 4-5wks I will have my numbers tmrwa

GentleBirthDoula - 18 days ago.
Hi! I'm currently pregnant with our second child, however this is my third pregnancy. The last pregnancy was unfortunately lost at 8 weeks. I was also blown always by this, because my first conception/pregnancy was with out complication. I never would have thought that I would lose the last one. So, now we're pregnant again and I am super paranoid that this one will also end in a miscarriage. I am checking my BBT every morning. It's fluctuating. So here is my question. What BBT's are considered a good strong pregnancy and if it can be detected that a miscarriage is on the horizon, which indicators are there to look out for? For instance, .4 degrees south?

CCTWifey - 19 days ago.
Hey ladies - Just thought I would write a short clip. We suffered through an unexpected loss on July 13, 2009. The baby was 10.5 weeks old. Things just weren't going well and apparently, it wasn't meant to be. We have one beautiful daughter already that I had an incredibly perfect and easy conception and pregnancy with....to have the loss was unexpected and devastating. However, I just wanted to shed some light that after just one cycle of waiting, we were able to get pregnant again with a healthy pregnancy and things are going beautifully. I am 12 weeks on Friday and things are going very well. Please feel free so message me or chat if you want to ask questions or vent or whatever the case may be. God bless.

TTC2010 - 51 days ago.
Hi ladies, I am sorry for all of your losses and feel your pain. I just went through the same and know how awful it is. I had an early scan at 7 weeks and the baby had good stats and a healthy hearbeat. I had no idea anything was wrong until I went for my routine scan at 12 weeks only to be told there was no longer a heartbeat. I was shocked. I had no spotting or bleeding and no pain at all. I opted for a d&c since I just wanted it to be over with. I had that done 4 days later although I was in agony with pain for DAYS after. I ended up in emerg and then demanded to see my doctor who concluded I had an infection in my uterus (went on an antibotic), and also did an ultrasound. Turns out there was A LOT of fetal tissue left so I still had to miscarry naturally. It has been horrible. Although I am not a religious person, I do believe that everything happens for a reason and that we will never be dealt more than we can handle in life. I know I did nothing wrong during my pregnany and that my baby died because something was not right and that it was natures way of ending things. Slowly I am coming to terms with it. I will never forget this pregnancy and the little life that could have been but it is time to move on. If anyone needs to talk, I am here and more that happy to listen. HUGS:)

cita71 - 53 days ago.
I am sorry for everyone's loss... a kerr I know what you mean... you know our story is very similar... I sadly, have miscarried too. It took us almost 13 months to get pg, I am almost 37 and my other half is almost 44. We got to see a heart beat and have a picture of that and the memory of the happiness that brought us even if it was for such a short period of time. Now that I have gone through this, I am somehow relived I told people that are very close to me so their support right now is helping me. I had to tell at work I was pg for I am a dentist and needed to make sure all staff where I work could help me. I had to get back to work straight away as the schedule was piling due to my forcde days off the prior week when i had a theratened miscarriage .The first day back at work was very hard.. everbody was hoping I was back because everything was better... but it wasnt... anyways... I am taking day by day and I am trying to concentrate on all the positive... I just want to send loving warming thoughts to everyone hoping that sometime soon this pain we have had to feel will go away and we all get our wish. Thanks

presh116 - 53 days ago.
I hate to be here on this topic but I too lost m y son at 16 weeks and 3 days Sept.25,09 I wrote a blog all about my story for some reason I couldn't fit it all in one so there is like 8 pages I think all titled 3 tragedy. I just want answers

rochelle - 58 days ago.
TARAJOS - Dont freat I had this with my first pregnancy I was 2 weeks off on my due date the dr. thought everything looked fine on the us but knew that it couldnt be...(but with pregnancy's anything is possible) Try not to stress as much as you can relax...good luck and keep positive. AKERR - sorry about your loss...I hope you find peace soon.

roosa - 59 days ago.
a kerr, I am so sorry for your loss. About telling family and friends.. I think it is different for all of us. Personally I need their support and prayers from the beginning. If I had a loss at 7 weeks I would tell them anyway which is also why I tell them early. But we are all different.

a kerr - 59 days ago.
i lost my baby on mon, the day i was going into my 7th week. I was so excited to finally be pregnant and now its over and I'm devastated. I wish I hadn't have told family and friends so early. Now I understand why many women wait. If I am lucky enough to get pregnant again I will keep my mouth shut.

*TTCafter2angels* - 60 days ago.
Hi ladies. I really just needed a place to vent a bit. So by my lmp I am 9 weeks and 2 days today. And it has been wonderful. I had a mc at 6 weeks in January which was my first pregnancy. This pregnancy we really tried. For 2 cycles and becoming preggo on the 2nd. We were soooo happy. Well I woke up yesterday morning to some lite pinkish brown blood in the toilet. I immediatly called my Dr in histeria as my 1st appt was supposed to be today. I got in and he was feeling my uterus and said it was waaayy to small for 9 weeks...and told the nurse to get the us machine asap. He did a transvaginal us and there was a gestational sac, yolk sac, and fetal pole. It measured at 6 weeks. He said its one of two things. #1 my dates are off and Im only 6 weeks. #2 the baby died at 6 weeks and my body just doesnt know it yet. Well it is physically impossible for my dates to be off. He said I could have ovulated 14 days after what I thought was ovulation. But I tested pos at 11 days past what I know was ovulation. So he did bloodwork and I have more bloodwork mon. I know that my baby died. I dont need his confirmation. I am litterally waititng to mc. Im still just litely spotting brown and lite pink. I just wish my body would get the memo that the baby is dead and just mc already. Ahh...I feel better. Thanks for letting me vent!!

Dansmum - 62 days ago.
Hi all s i myself have a lost a little boy last week and called him Matthew. My waters broke at 17 weeks and spent 3 more days hoping everything would somehow be ok. His heart continued to beat and was told the best thing to do would be to take a tablet to kill the baby and then return to be induced i went home to decide what to do agaisnt their advice and lost the baby naturally and held him then returned to deliver placenta followed by d&c. buried my little boy yesterday heartbroken and feel so empty with so many question left unanswered thinking of you all x x

chloesmommy24 - 63 days ago.
Ok so according to my lmp i should be 9 weeks pregnant. last week thurs i was having cramping on my left side and they did an u/s showing around 5 weeks with a yolk sac and gest. sac so i had another one yesterday and they seen the same thing so now i go again next monday. the dr said if there is nothing on monday it might not b a viable pregnancy. i have never had a m/c before and want to know how the d&c goes?

roosa - 65 days ago.
btflcrzy, I am very sorry for your loss. I believe a baby is a baby (with a soul) as soon as it is conceived, and a loss is a loss at no matter what stage it is. This baby mattered to you. Please be good to yourself, and take care in this pregnancy. I hope all goes well. xox

btflcrzy - 66 days ago.
i had a m/c at 6 weeks and 4 days.. i tried to find something to feel better.. try to see what i did wrong . tried to turn to chat rooms. but these dumb ladies there said that it was nothing. that it shouldnt bother me cause it wasnt even a baby. i read the comments and man i wish i would have seen them then. im 20yrs old. i had a misscarriage in june and now im 4 weeks. and hoping and praying it all goes well. they say thatthe more people you have praying for something the better and stronger it is. i dont really believe in good but i believe in my angel. and i pray for whoever is pregnant and has had a m/c.. good luck

rachaelann32 - 77 days ago.
i have 3 children and was expecting my 4th, it wasnt planned but got quiet excited at the thought when it sunk in, unfortunately last wk i had a miscarrige, i was 10 wks but is was the size of a 6wk which explains why i wasnt having morning sickness, ive had a lot of stresses this yr which included loosing my grandad then my gran and having biopsys on my breast, i feel like every thing is falling apart, ive never gone through anything like this before, i just feel all alone

missflowery - 80 days ago.
3 september 2009 My first story very sadness about my missacarige from today about is 3 sept 09, I found out that my baby were dead already by 3h15 pm from the report verbal from my doctor informed me. I've been crying a lot and very sadness! Before the evethings that I want to tell something, I had 2 beautifuls daughters, 3 half and 14 months. So, I were pregnant with hers, only knowing about the spot bleeding named is the implations, in the fews months. But my 3th pregnancy that I've been so very bizzare, unormal and I haven't feel real of my pregnant wihtout the sickness, tired or vomitng. I've been bleeding since about 3 days aroud, the cramps, the pains. My body warned me as something wrong in my feel, I've said myself as I could loss my baby for sure! * VERY USPPET, STRESSED OUT* I went at hospital - 2 sept- A rude lady called me automatic as I'm lost the baby! What is the hell words quckily to straight me out, she were so rude, unfriendly! I left this shit hospital as I ran away to be back my home. I were still in the time very pains, bleed! After in the morning - 3 sept- I ran away directly to my doctor that I've been feel something wrongly to tell him EVERTHING! He decide to have the appointement the untralsound from TODAY 3 sept, I went there! Again so worst, a bitch lady weren't allow to tell me everthing, she did not give me the picture, I were asked her: I'am sure, the heart beat still not be there alive anymore, my baby is dead? Or what! She never want look me with her damn eye! I knew it so something WRONG! I were feel like so want to be SCARE or HIT HER! She fucked me as hell so WORRY! Done filled up on my vaginal and EVERTHING, she won't tell me the words exactly what going on, I were so damn USPET! Again! She informed me that , she planned to fax it up at my dr. I ran away to be directly my doctor, the staffed has been called this bitch lady, to have the comfirms officials what about my baby is, from.... A lady ( a staff ) She W R O T E a paper, I read it--- No fetal beat heart, screen it up on the utrlasound, mesured it were say 7 weeks/4 days!!!! No heart beat! D E A D !!!!!!!!!!!!! I looked her eye, I have a big of tears, and ran away to see my bf, as he came driving to meet me! I were sit there oustide front the peoples, I cried alot, I cried a lot! I can't believe it anymore!!! I cried as I feel like I'am failed myself!!!! I did yell my bf: My baby DIED!!!!!! He were in the big shock, looked me directly the eyes each others, he cried already. I've been so hard of my damn day ever made me so worst in entire of my life, I can't believe it anymore! I do know why, on 1 sept, I moved in the new home, everthing moved the stuffs there, as make me so the stress, and I felt so something wrong about it on the 1 sept that I thought it were died on the monday 1 sept, and I found it out today is 3 sept, that is my pregnancy is 9 weeks/6 days, in the seize as comfimed about 7 weeks/4 days, it is meanfull, 2 or 3 days ago, my fetal were dead! I were cried alot, I feel like, even so worst, I could meet my new additon baby due is 2 APRIL 2010! Found it alot after, my pregnancy isn't anymore, but my baby died insde, STILL THERE! I'm going to the hospital EMERGENCY, have to do the clean up and take it baby died, so I'm still here in the hospital to be damn waiting! I'am so alone, my boyfriend were going to be taken care of theirs 2 daughters. Unfair, why a baby want to be stop as life, what is that, what do I myself is hurtly, I can't even forget! Also, I found out that my friend as her baby is died few days ago, as her baby is due on 2 april, then happen me, as I'am same in her boat, I can't believe, she were on the www.Iampregnant.com I found it out yesterday about her on 2 sept, then my day is 3 sept, my baby died! We are same on 2 april 2010 due! So very uspet!!!!!!! So about the hospital 7 pm to 10 pm back to be home, as I had already the contractions, pains and bleeding. 2 am, I were back to hospital, yell to someone that I were so very serious, cry! Done it all everthing, 4 SEPT 2009, 5 pm, the room suregery, someone as put me in the bed, REMOVE MY BABY DIED! Done after woke up, I were sad and forgive it alot to a god, that I made it. Why, I had the blood A negative, caused it, and I got the injection in the future of pregnancy as soon after I will get pregnant be possibly again. My baby DIED BY 18 AUGUST 2009, I found out 3 SEPT 2009, it is GONE IS 4 SEPT 09 IN THE HOSPITAL. I never forget about you of my life as with my heart, I will always remmeber you on 2 APRIL 2010! I have already beautiful 2 daughters are here with me, they are my heart, so we will think about you all! Acutally, I'am proud of myself as mother, stronge and very positive! I'am move in on my own, POISITIVE, still am I, love you all, god bless me as well

KCity - 88 days ago.
I was just wondering if it is possible to lose a pregnancy with NO blood whatsoever??? Is that possible? I've just been so worried about having another miscarriage after having 3 miscarriages in the past- it's hard for me to keep believing that this one is just going so well. Uggh!

KCity - 100 days ago.
I am 6 - 7 weeks pregnant today, this is my 4th pregnancy, the other 3 ended in miscarriages at what I thought was 5 weeks. I really don't think they were even 5 weeks though, as that was just a random guess by a walk-in clinic doctor and my poor ability to keep track of my periods... I would say the other 3 pregnancies were lost maybe at about 2 or 3 weeks, about a week every time after I found out I was pregnant... This one, however, I was finally able and deeply relieved to see a positive ultra sound with- the baby moved a little bit, heart is beating at 160-something beats per minute (I can't remember exactly what the u/s tech said because I was just so overwhelmed and crying of happiness). It was just the coolest thing ever to finally experience after 3 losses... I thought with each miscarriage, there was surely something wrong with me that I couldn't have a healthy pregnancy like everyone else (so it seemed). After 3 times, I got it in my head that '3rd time is either a charm or a curse', and well, for me it was a curse, so it would seem... That is why I am now stuck with the anxiety and anticipation of this pregnancy... Don't get me wrong, the u/s was definitely a boost to my morale and hopes of finally having a healthy pregnancy, but I think I will have these worries till the baby is born unfortunately. It's almost as if I'm waiting to reach the next checkpoint of reassurance that the baby is ok- I just hope to make it to the 2nd trimester, then maybe I can stop worrying so much!

nurselynn - 110 days ago.
Unfortunately, I'm one to have to leave a fresh message here. Our little one informed us through ultrasound that she or he had no blood flow or heart beat. We were supposed to be 16 weeks pregnant and growth never went past 9 weeks. I had my D&C this morning and now it's time for healing and eventually trying again. We are NOT giving up!

gemma - 117 days ago.
Hi everyone, I have a 7 yr old and after meeting my new husband we decided to try and oct 06 got pregnant but at 5 weeks miscarried. We tried againg and 3 months later we were pregnant again but sadly miscarried againg at 8 weeks in Jan 07!! We were devestated and tried again anyway. In march 07 we did it and this one stuck, I had a gorgeous little girl xmas eve 07. She is 19 months now. I know its hard and you think it will never happen but for me it did and i just want to give u all a bit of hope!!! Good luck everyone and keep strong!!!!! xxxxxx

consiebaby - 117 days ago.
just wanted to let you know i concieved my son at 5 wks after a d&c from mc of 8 wks and had a healthy 9lb 1 0 oz boy 3yrs ago and a 8 lb girl 1 yr ago we tried again and i mc at 7 wks just yesterday dont lose hope it can happen. no one but my husband and you know about my mc's but i know the pain and my heart goes out to you. i wish luck to you all. stay strong

mamalala - 121 days ago.
i have always heard wait one cycle before trying.. just to regulate your hormones.. your obgyn would know best though.

jhunter1405 - 121 days ago.
Hi, i had a miscarriage 2 weeks ago. I was 7-8weeks pregnant! We were very upset about it as we were looking forward to being parents and it was planned. I have had the all clear from the hospital and everything seems to be back to normal. We are going to start trying again a.s.a.p!! My question is... How do u calculate ovulation after a miscarriage? They told me i could expect to wait 4-6 weeks for a period.. Not sure if ive ovulated already or not.. had twinges but thats it. And also is it safe to try a coulpe of weeks after a miscarriage? I wouldnt want to go through that ever again!! Ive read it can be safe and couples should try when they feel emotionally ready!! Any thoughts???

mamalala - 121 days ago.
heathersprk:: I had a chemical pregnancy last august and miscarried only 7 days after finding out we were prego... My DR told me I could start trying again right away.. I conceived my daughter 2 months later. Im not sure if it bothers you the same way it bothered me, but everyone refered to mine as 'only a chemical pregnancy' too.. It made me feel bad because I felt the loss as if it were any other.. It hurt just as much and I felt like the DR was acting like it was no big deal.. I just wanted to share that with you because I didnt know if you were feeling the same way.. its okay if youre not, but if you are youre not alone... Good luck with everything- if you need to talk you can message my page :-)

amandaradtech - 121 days ago.
Does anyone know how long you should wait before you try again after a d&c??