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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msguber - 239 days ago.
Hello Ladies, I just wanted to take this time to let you all know that I understand your pain. I lost my baby girl at 7 1/2 months. It has been a year and the pain is still there. I still cry I still long for her. What you all are feeling is very normal. It takes time to heal. Men deal with loss and sadness a lot different then women, so don't think that your husbands or boyfriends don't care because they do. They just deal with it in a different way! I'm praying for all of you and wishing you nothing but the best!

heathersprk - 239 days ago.
Hi ladies, I just had a m/c but my Dr thinks it was likely only a checmical pregnancy as I wouldnt have been very far along. Im really sad because I did want to concieve, but I only found out I was preg one day and then started to miscarry the next day, so I didnt really have time to get attached to this pregnancy. I am just ready to start to try again. Basically it feels like to me that I just had a period. It felt like any normal period coming on. How long did any of your Dr's say you should wait before trying to concieve again? Im getting conflicting opinions. Also, it might be because I was so early on when I miscarried, if it was only chemical do you think that makes a difference? When they first drew my blood my hcg was 11, they drew it again and it was down to 7, I go back Monday to get it drawn again and Im hoping the hcg is gone.

kiley315 - 244 days ago.
ya it's hard to deal with. i don't think we will be able to try again before my dh goes over seas.

kiley315 - 244 days ago.
ya it's hard to deal with. i don't think we will be able to try again before my dh goes over seas.

gibsongirl - 247 days ago.
I'm so sorry to all you ladies with broken hearts. Its been a month since my miscarriage. It still hurts.

kiley315 - 249 days ago.
hey ladies i have been ttc since december had a m/c in february and just had another friday.

kiley315 - 249 days ago.
hey ladies i have been ttc since december had a m/c in february and just had another friday.

nicole207 - 267 days ago.
ugh.. its been six months since my miscarriage,, my due date is in a few days.. i have never felt so empty or alone.. all i want to do is just cry and cry.. i would have given anything, i would give my arm or my leg or anything at all to have my baby... its so hard to think that i should have a newborn right about now.. its killing me... and no one seems to care.. my husband doesnt really say much about it...i feel like im slowly dying.. this is the worst thing taht has ever happened to me..

wendywoo40 - 270 days ago.
Hi Ladies. I agree with diane-taketwo. I lost my baby boy in May 08 at 14 weeks gestation. I had been in and out of the hospital with bleeding for over 6 weeks. I was lucky and allowed to hold him, I had already picked the name Joseph so that is who he became. He will always be in my heart as I know all of yours will always be and hope to meet him one day in another place. Baby dust to you all lovely ladies. Sending hugs to. xx

Blessedbeyondbelief - 270 days ago.
This song may help anyone who has lost a early or late baby. My prayers are with you all! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fJF_vdt3hw

diane-taketwo - 288 days ago.
Hello ladies. For anyone experiencing a loss, no matter how early, I suggest that you might find comfort in giving your baby a name. I have named my little one Robin, as it fits for a girl or boy, and a family of robins has made their nest in my backyard. I even etched the name Robin in the tree where the nest is located (I added a few pics to my profile page). Now robins give me a sense of peace and hope and in doing this I feel I've taken a major step towards healing. Hugs to you all.

jenniferp - 289 days ago.
mjamison-- when I had my first miscarriage which was natural I was at 13 weeks and it took a good 2 weeks before I was done passing everything. I bleed heavy for the first few days passing lots and lots of clots and tissue. After the first week it slowed down but did not stop for another week. It was hard because it just dragged on and on.

4fornicole - 290 days ago.
Can't help but think as each week passes how far along I would have been. Today would have been 12 weeks. So sad.

MJamison - 293 days ago.
For those of you who did it naturally, how did you know when you had passed everything? I started bleeding friday, then Saturday, REALLY bad and thought I had passed everything. Tonight, I started bleeding again and passing more items. After reading some things I think it might have been the cord... but not sure... How long did it last for you??? I am sorry for everyones lost on this page!

diane-taketwo - 294 days ago.
Having a hard time this evening... realizing that this week I would have been 20 weeks pregnant with the baby I lost in February...but I am not. Or, should be 7 weeks pregnant with my second pregnancy this year...but I am not. Instead I am waiting for this ectopic pregnancy to (hopefully) resolve itself. This just plain sucks. Just having a down moment and needed to vent. Hugs to all others who had endured terrible losses.

cheyne - 296 days ago.
I chose the tablets/medical option . The first three doses did not work at all - they just caused a high temperature, low blood pressure and hours of excruciating cramps but no bleeding. After no luck with the oral tablets the doctor decided to insert some more vaginal tablets and at that particular moment I passed everything - blood, placenta, umbilical, clots, baby and all. The bed was flooded and they had to yell for a bunch of nurses to lift me into the bathroom and onto the toilet with towels under me to stop messing up the whole room. Blood was even on the walls. It was so humiliating. I was discharged later that day (yesterday) and last night my body still seemed to think it was pregnant. I woke up several times during the night with agonizing pain in my breasts and a temperature. Each time, on waking, I was filled with a black panic: 'something's wrong with the baby!!', then, after waking up a little better I would realize - the baby's gone. It's GONE. It's not there any more. No point worrying about it. Then I would feel horrified and fall asleep. I'm finding this miscarriage thing way harder to deal with than I expected.

soon2mommyof2 - 297 days ago.
so I had started to m/c on Saturday. Then thought everything was finished by Sunday night. Boy did I get a big suprise today when the bleeding and abdominal pain started all over again this morning. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON... more bleeding, quite a bit, passing large clots and tissue again, and cramping...Now I am feeling better agin, but awaiting a call back from my OB office. They thought I was good to come in this Monday for an office apt, because it sounded like everything went as it should have over the weekend. So today was a big suprise to me...so, now I wait for an answer to all my questions.

cheyne - 304 days ago.
Just to update you all - sadly my little one didn't make it. I went for scan yesterday and today and both gave the same results: the baby's heart beat has now stopped. It put up a good fight and its heart kept beating for three weeks after it stopped growing, but it is now at peace. Thank you so much for all your kind comments, support and advice. It has meant so much to me and really helped me through this difficult pregnancy. All my love and very best wishes to you and yours xxx

MaddoxAndAverysMama - 304 days ago.
Hi Ladies, I just wanted to share this!

wedward - 309 days ago.
Well, i didn't ovulate late. The baby died sometime this week and is now measuring at 5 weeks 4 days with no heartbeat. So sad. THe doc wants me to wait the weekend and if nothing happens, take the Cytotec to start the miscarriage. I am nrevous about that. And my husband has to go out of town on Monday. I want to avoid a d&C though. Does anyone know about Cytotec? What are the side effect?

2krazekdz - 310 days ago.
Allboys, I am so sorry. I had my first miscarriage last week and was absolutely devastated, so I can't even imagine what you must be going through. I try to look at each day is a new one, though, and try to take them one at a time.

M2G - 310 days ago.
cheyne - if the heart is still beating and the technician didn't notice anything wrong, then I wouldn't stress over it. Any u/s before 11 weeks is difficult. Some measurements can be a little off, and some EDD's can be off by as many as 2 weeks. Hang in there, discuss your results with your DR as soon as you can.

melissao - 315 days ago.
Happy Mothers Day Angel Mommies! A Mother's Day Wish From Heaven Dear Mr. Hallmark, I am writing to you from heaven, and though it must appear A rather strange idea, I see everything from here. I just popped in to visit, your stores to find a card A card of love for my mother, as this day for her is hard. There must be some mistake I thought, every card you could imagine Except I could not find a card, from a child who lives in heaven. She is still a mother too, no matter where I reside. I had to leave, she understands, but oh the tears she's cried. I thought that if I wrote you, that you would come to know That though I live in heaven now, I still love my mother so. She talks with me, and dreams with me; we still share laughter too, Memories our way of speaking now, would you see what you could do? My mother carries me in her heart, her tears she hides from sight. She writes poems to honor me, sometimes far into the night She plants flowers in my garden, there my living memory dwells She writes to other grieving parents, trying to ease their pain as well. So you see Mr. Hallmark, though I no longer live on earth I must find a way, to remind her of her wondrous worth She needs to be honored, and remembered too Just as the children of earth will do. Thank you Mr. Hallmark, I know you'll do your best I have done all I can do; to you I'll leave the rest. Find a way to tell her, how much she means to me Until I can do it for myself, when she joins me in eternity. ~JODY SEILHEIMER Heartfelt Words by Jody In Memory of Her Son, Cory

cheyne - 316 days ago.
I am CERTAIN of my dates. I should be due 24th December. I must be 7 weeks pregnant - my LMP was 19th March. My cycle was a regular 28 days. On the odd occasion it wasn't, it was never shorter than 27 days and never longer than 30. I got a strong positive pregnancy tests over 3 weeks ago on the 17th April. Yet I went for a scan at 5 weeks 6 days and they saw nothing but the yolk sac. I went back the other day at 7 weeks exactly and they saw a fetal pole and heartbeat and gave me a hospital letter for my doctor saying they clearly saw these things - but it was so tiny I couldn't see it - barely a grain of rice. They said I am 5 and a half weeks. Impossible. What's going on? I think its stopped growing. What if it's died inside me. Help!?

roxy1312 - 331 days ago.
hello there i had a miscarriage last april i went in for my second doctors appointment to hear the babys heart beat i would be 15 weeks but the ultrasound showed that the baby stopped growing at 8 weeks so i had a d&c done that was i really sad time for my husband and i but we waited a few months and in october i found out that i was pregnant and now im 7 months and everything is fine and good with my pregnancy so what im trying to say is dont be scared to try again