Miscarriage symptoms?
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Miscarriage symptoms?
| Wed, 10-05-2011 - 4:31pm |
Please don't be mad at me for asking this. I know lots of you ladies have been through too many losses. I just need a little input from real people. Everything I Google is just too scary.
Does a miscarriage have to include heavy bleeding? Do miscarriages always happen quickly, or can it take a few weeks?
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Madelyn, February 26, 2001
Aaron, January 2, 2005
Baby #3, October 2, 2012
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Madelyn, February 26, 2001
Aaron, January 2, 2005
Baby #3, October 2, 2012
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You are still early enough that I would't think the bleeding would be that much heavier than a normal period. (((HUGS))) keep us posted.
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A miscarriage can be a heavy period or it can start slowly and increase over time. Some miscarriages need to be treated by a Dr. because on it's own, it's not moving quick enough or properly. Call your Dr. as soon as you can.
Good Luck!
There is something called a missed miscarriage. It's where the embryo dies but does not "come out". Read this website, it is a little scary, but it talks about the miscarriage symptoms and types of miscarriages and is very thorough.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/miscarriage.html
Also, I am not familiar with midwives and their practices, have you considered going to an OB/GYN?
Will they let you schedule the u/s for 2 weeks rather than 3? I know every dr. has their own way of doing things, but in 2 weeks they should be able to give you a better picture of what's going on...at least it would be one less week of waiting? Or, if you continue bleeding and the cramping gets worse, I would tell the dr. and they should order another u/s...and if it's been a week or so since the first u/s you should see something.
Just remember to stay positive and try not to worry (I know, way easier said than done) b/c the worrying won't change the outcome, it'll just stress you out. 6 weeks is so early, I pray that everything is fine and that your little bean is just hiding. Sometimes a tilted uterus can make it hard to find the baby on ultrasound, esp so early. Before my m/c in May, while I was waiting I read lots of stories on the internet about how they didn't see anything early on and then a couple weeks later the baby was right there w/a beautiful heartbeat. So hang in there!
Thanks for the advice. You guys are saying what I feared, that every woman is different. I'm impatient to find out. I've talked to the nurse twice and grilled the u/s tech. They pass my info along to my midwife, and report back to me what she says. My midwife works with several OB doctors, and any concerns she has are checked with the regular doctors. It's a little frustrating to have so many people passing info back and forth, I'd rather just talk to one person in charge, but that's the way they work. My midwife acts like a doctor, she's not one of those doula or natural birth types. My DH says "you're pregnant until you're not, so quit worrying" and "we'll have a baby, it just might not be right now." So frustrating. If this isn't a viable pregnancy, then I just want it over with quickly, so I can put it behind me and start over. The reason we have an u/s scheduled in 3 weeks is because that one was already scheduled to confirm dates. The u/s tech (she was the last person to talk to my midwife and then pass along what she said to me) said to just keep my next appointment. If bleeding doesn't get heavy, I'm not supposed to call again. The nurse on the phone just tells me to take tylenol for cramps. But I don't want to take tylenol, because I want to be able to fully feel if the cramps get worse. I guess I stay in limbo three weeks. My hubby tried to take a day off the day after the next u/s. He said he'll either need a day to celebrate or a day to recover, depending on if I'm pregnant or not, but his boss won't let him.
Madelyn, February 26, 2001
Aaron, January 2, 2005
Baby #3, October 2, 2012
OK I will give you real life experience with my one miscarriage.....it was right around 6 weeks and a few days.....I started to see a tiny bit of pink....I continued to has a very light spotting....it continued into the next morning and I went in....they did an internal and it was a sac but no baby....it is called a blighted ovum.
I also wanted to add that I concieved 10 days later and her name is ABBY :)
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