6-10 weeks pregnant possible miscarriage

[Jadedwaves]

I have been spotting for 2 days with a bit of cramping.  I just returned from the hospital.  This is what they told me.  My cervix is closed (good news). They couldn't see the fetal heartbeat with a vag-ultrasound. According to the first day of my last menstral(8/8/05) I should be almost 10 weeks, however they thought that I was 6 weeks.  My HCG level was 50676 and they told me that they can usally hear the heartbeat when the HCG level is above 45000.  I asked the dr for his gut feeling and he believe that I am going to have a miscarriage.  I go back to my obgyn in two days to check if my HCG levels have increased...if they have then possible good news and I will go back at the end of the week for another ultrasound.  I am freaking out.  Its the high HCG level and no heartbeat that has me worried.  My husband thinks our due date is off...I can't help but think the worst and listen to the doctors.

[mgi]

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[msmarbles]

Hi

I was bleeding 3 days ago after spotting for 2 days. I went to the hospital and thr dr basically said I was having a m/c. They scanned me and couldnt see the heartbeat. I was 6 weeks pregnant. The next day I went back for a scan and the heart beat showed up straight away. So get rescanned and good luck.

sam

[Jadedwaves]

Thank you for your support....but my bleeding has gotten heavier and I am seeing large clots.  

I am so happy for your good news Sam.

Elle

[chichi7374]

I miscarried at 8 weeks, I had been spotting for 2 weeks and I know exactly when my baby's heart stopped because my body was acting different.  I had a horrible headache and slight cramps on my side, my spotting went from brownish color to some more red color and heavier, I knew something was wrong.  We had seen a heartbeat already, so when my bleeding became heavier and I rushed to the doctor the vag. us showed no heartbeat, I didn't see it and knew something wasn't right, my doctor came in and confirmed it.  My cervix was still closed so I had to have a D&C the next day.   I wish you luck, no matter what the outcome you are not alone!!!!

[WKH]

I am going thru this right now too....it helps to know I'm not alone.....I am 8 weeks pregnant today and have been bleeding since Friday.....mostly spotting, red blood mostly w/ some small clotting.  I had an ultrasound on Friday and we saw the heartbeat and the baby is measuring as it should be.  I was tested for HCG levels on Friday and then rechecked yesterday and my levels are not going up as they should be.  My dr does not feel very optomistic because of this but says there is still hope...(although I'm feeling very hopeless at this point)   He said I will have another ultrasound next week.  I am having a very hard time waiting around here.  I'm still bleeding and feel so sad and scared as to what's to come.  I think if my HCG levels would have been higher he would have been more hopeful.  Friday they were 5700 and Monday they were only up to 7400.

[chichi7374]

I don't want to bring you down but if you do miscarry ask your doctor to test the tissue.  My doctor did that without me asking after my D&C and I found out 3 weeks later (expected time 2 months) why I miscarried.  It was a big help to know the reason, it helps to know if its your body or just a chromosone issue.  Good Luck to you!!!  if you start to bleed heavier I would go back asap.

[SUMMEROFDESTINY]

WHEN I HAD MY MISCARRIAGE,,,IT STARTED OUT AS MILD BLEEDING,,,THEN I STARTED TO GET LARGE CLOTS AND SORE BACK AND CRAMPING,I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE DOCTOR CHECKED AND MY CERVIX WAS STILL CLOSED AND MY HCG LEVELS WERE AT THE RIGHT NUMBERS...HE SAID I COULD GO ON TO HAVE A HEALTHY BABY,,,AND I REMEMBER LEAVING THE HOSPITAL THINKING I STILL MAY WELL HAVE A BABY GROWING INSIDE,,BUT NEW LATER WHEN I WENT HOME,,,FROM ALL THE  BIGGER CLOTS AND HEAVY BLEEDING,,, THEY WERE HUGE,,THAT THERE WAS NO WAY A HEALTHY BABY COULD BECOME OF THIS,,,IT WAS AWFUL,,IM NOT TRYING TO SCARE YOU,,JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, THAT NOT BECAUSE OF BLOOD DOES IT MEAN YOU CAN'T GO ON TO HAVING A HEALTHY BABY, MY DOCTOR SAID YOU CAN,,,SO HE GAVE ME HOPE AND IM GIVING YOU HOPE,,,BE STRONG AND LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE,,,I STILL OFTEN WONDER BECAUSE OF THEM PRYING DOWN THERE, IF THEY DID SOMETHING,,(WISHING I GUESS),ITS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD, IF I LEFT WELL ENOUGH ALONE,,,COULD I STILL BE?? THEM WITH THE VAGINAL ULTRASOUND, AND HIM WITH HIS CHECKING OF THE CERVIX,,,I DON'T KNOW? I GUESS I NEVER WILL,,,,,I REMEMBER IT LIKE YESTERDAY,,,SORRY FOR BABBLING,,,PLEASE KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP,,,,TAKE GOOD CARE AND PUT YOUR FEET UP AND RELAX ALSO I WOULDNT TRUST THE DOCTORS ALL THE TIME(IS IT OKAY TO SAY THAT?),,,GO WITH YOUR OWN INSTINCT,,THE DATES COULD BE OFF AND IF YOUR HCG LEVELS ARE GOOD THEN THAT IS A GOOD GOOD SIGN,,,I WISH I WENT WITH MINE AND WAITED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN,,,INSTEAD OF LETTING THE DOCTORS PROBE AT ME>>>I GUESS I ALWAYS HAD WISHFUL THINKING,,,ANYWAYS, IM GOING ON AND ON, BUT BASICALLY WHAT IM SAYING IS GO WITH YOUR GUT INSTINCT WAIT IT OUT AND SEE...I WOULD HAVE ANOTHER SCAN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS,,,,IF I WERE YOU, AND TRY AND BE STRONG,,,I KNOW ITS HARD AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST,,,,

[marranie]

Summer it is it is NOT anything you or the doctor did,  you had bleeding before visiting the doctor and you did the right thing to have it checked out, the outcome would have been the same regardless of the 'probing' or not.  

i have had two healthy easy pregnancies and 4 m/c and did nothing different (except for increasing worry) with all of them.  I know too well, once m/c has started there is nothing you can do.  Also know a lot of women have spotting or bleeding, including clots and have healthy babies.  

Jadedwaves, it is an awful time for you, i have been there, the freaking out and swinging between despair and the little spark of hope.

[amylynn10]

Jadedwaves-
I had a miscarriage 2 weeks ago. I was at 10 weeks.
I bled lightly (heavy spotting) from 6- 8 weeks and after that I consistently had weird brown discharge. We had a strong heartbeat at 6.5 weeks and everythign was good, but I knew the whole time something bad was going to happen. the baby died at 9 weeks but I didn't find out until 10 weeks when the really heavy bleeding and clots started. But that last week I knew the whole time that things were bad. I wish you the best of luck. There is nothng anyone can say to make you worry less or feel better. I know. Just know that there are a lot of us out here on whom you can lean. We all need each other and we will all get through this and have happy, healthy babies.

Amy lynn

[mom_in_may_2006]

Guys...I just don't know what to say. I'm 11 weeks and having a normal pregnancy. At first there was questions about my low HCG levels, but we found out that they were low because I was so early in the pregnancy. Basically, tonight I was just online trying to find pregnancy information for myself when I ran across this site. Reading everyone's comment just breaks my heart totally. I don't know if I would have the strength you women do if this ever happened to me. Anyways, I just want you guys to know how strong you are. So far I'm going to get to hold my baby in about 7 months. In a way I feel selfish for it. I'll never know how much it hurts. But just trying to imagine breaks me in two.

[hope9972]

HELLO LADIES,
IM IN MY 10TH WEEK AND I HAVE MILD CRAMPING NO BLEEDING. I HAVE HAD ONE MISCARRIAGE MANY YEARS AGO.I CANT REMEMEBER HOW FAR ALONG I WAS.THE ONLY THING I CAN REMEMBER IS THE CRAMPING AND BLEEDING, SO OF COURSE WITH THIS PREGNANCY I GET WORRIED OVER EVERYTHING. ANY ADVICE?

[angelmichelita]

Hello everyone,

I thought I was 7 weeks pregnant and today I went to the doctor and had an ultrasound and was told that the embryotic sac was only the size of a six week fetus.  I had an vaginal ultrasound and the doctor was very negative and said that the heart beat of the baby was very weak.  He did not give me any numbers and said that this was a common case of miscarriage.  I too like all am very worried and want to know who has anymore information on this type of situation.  I hope that all your doctors are not as negative as mine was today.

[niece1]

Hello

I am 6 wks and 2 days pregnant. I have had three miscarriages in the past year. I went yesterday for a heartbeat which was there. In the middle of the night I got up to use the bathroom and I started to bleed. I called the doctor and the doctor told me that I could be ok that this could be normal. I have been through this so many times. I am so scared. Has anyone ever had this and did you go to have a healthy baby?

[jgonzales]

I would make an appointment with your OBGYN just to be on the safe side, even if there is nothing wrong with you, as long as you know everything is okay, and put you at ease.

[M. Jackson79]

I am currently 10 weeks pregnant. I have had two spontanious abortions my last one in August 2005 I have found out I was pregnant again after my first cycle in September. I started bleeding a week and a half ago and was very worried seeing how this is how my first two miscarriages started. I had a appointment today and we saw the heartbeat and fetal movement. As I was examined I was told that the yolk sac looked great and my cervix was closed and everything was fine. I've also had a history with gestational diabetes and by sugars were checked and they were perfect. They could not tell me what was causing the bleeding seeing how they saw no problems with my uterus or placenta. So basically, If you are bleeding, and its only when you wipe after using the bathroom, that is not uncommon. Unless you are having cramping, clotting, or there is an actual "flow" of blood like you are having your period the chances of something really being wrong are very minimal. I still continue to worry until I know I am out of danger of miscarriage. I do know that with my miscarriage in august it was a blighted ovum. I had very horrible back pain in my kidney areas and sharp stabbing like pains in my left shoulder blade. With this pregnancy I feel no pain of any kind.
Everyone has a right to worry. Just make sure you get plenty of rest and not do anything too stressful on your body.
Best Of Luck!

[M. Jackson79]

Hope,

I am in my 10th week too and have had some cramping due to constipation " sorry " could this be your problem too but you just can't recognize it?

[mslkpage]

Right now, it sounds like a "wait and see" thing. She may have ovulated late, and is closer to 6 weeks along. If that's the case, it would be hard to see a heartbeat that soon. Focus on the positive for now- her blood levels (hcg), and her closed cervix (which should open for a miscarriage or birth, but don't always). If she does lose the baby, the best thing you can do is ask her if she needs anything, if there's anything you can do, etc. I had two pregnant friends literally ignore me with my first m/c. One was a co-worker, and she eventually came around. The other is a very close friend that told me she figured I would call when I was ready to talk. I'm sure they just didn't know what to say. I hope her pregnancy is fine, but if not- be sure to let her know that you're there for her.

[feeling_really_bad]

Hi everyone,
I am very sorry to hear your stories and found your advice to each other to be helpful. I am 16 weeks pregnant and thank goodness all seems well. My cousin is also pregnant but her pregnancy is not doing to well. On Sat. she went to the hospital because of light bleeding, an us was done but no fetal heartbeat was found. According to her lmp she is 8 weeks, today, she went in for a checkup and the midwife told her that she is only 6 weeks.  again no heartbeat was found. she like i has no pregnancy symptoms but i assured her that it was normal and to be thankful.  her 6 year old also shows a lot of concern for the babys well being even though she does not know what is going on.  i feel so guilty about having a good pregnancy while she is not.  I also feel extra emotional bc of my hormones.  the doc. said that her cervix is closed and her blood levels were good ( i dont know what that means).  i guess my ? would be is she having a miscarriage or is this normal? and do you have any advice that I can give to her? i feel heartbroken as if this was happening to me. i was the 1st person she told and we always talk about when our babies will be born.  i feel so soooo bad. please tell me something I can tell her to give her hope.
thanks

[feeling_really_bad]

thank you so much, i think i lost all hope b4 i even knew if everything was ok. thanks again, i really needed to hear that, its like a weight has been lifted kinda.

[JenMS]

TOmorrow (Monday)I will be 6 weeks pregnant. On Thursday I started staining a brownish blood. It continued throught out the weeekend. Today ( SUnday) I started bleeding red - very clotty. It is not flowing but there is a lot when I go to the bathroom. On Friday I was worried with the spotting so I got my blood tested for the HCG levels and I was going to again tomorrow. To see if as the Dr put it "if I have a Vital prengancy" - he said at this early stage he would not call it a miscarriage. After I woke up today I feel as if the worst has come. My question is should I even bother going tomorrow to have my HCG levels taken again or should I just know that I am having a NON vital pregancy. I just feel so hopeless.

THanks

[feeling_really_bad]

Dear JenMS
I think that you should definately go and see the doctor. If you are having or had a miscarriage, they can do an ultrasound on you to make sure that everything is out.  If not they will administer a drug to help you get everything out.  if you do not get yourself checked you run the risk of a very bad infection, which can lead to infertility, and you definetly do not want that.  Looking on the bright side, your baby might still be in there and you want to seek the best medical attention you can get to help your baby and yourself.  Don't feel hopeless, be prepared.  Best of luck to you.

[mommawolf99]

I started light spotting yesterday. I am 6 weeks with my 5th baby and 40 years old. I am not having pain, but I think the bleeding is getting worse. I saw Dr. today and she said my cervix is closed, but there is more blood than she would like to see. I am scheduled for an ultrasound this afternoon. I know I shouldn't give up hope yet, but it is hard to think positive. Pray with me that I get better news from the utrasound. Thank you for listening!

[JaneMaree]

I have had 2 previous miscarriages therefore this time around my doctor has been monitoring my HCG levels weekly to ensure the baby is growing.  I Have been spotting now for 2 weeks but have been reassured everything is ok.  Wednesday I had my first ultrasound as I should be 8 weeks pregnant.  The ultrasound showed my embryotic sac to be 5 weeks, 4 days but there was no yolk sac and they couldn't detect a baby at all and told that things aren't looking too good at all.  I was so upset I came home and drank a bottle of wine thinking all was lost.  I had another blood test yesturday and my HCG has continued to go up as per normal so now the doctors are saying there could be a slight hope.  I'm so confused, if my embryotic sac showed 5 weeks 4 days, why was there no yolk sac and no baby detected and why is my HCG levels continuing to go up???????  I feel so confused and guilty now...... can anyone help me with some information?

[mcarter917]

I am now 11 weeks pregnant. The first month I spotted for about a week or so. I was very scared. I just miscarried in March 05. Well on Dec 24 around 11pm, I had some light red blood when I went to the bathroom. It was never enough to wear a pad but it still bothered me. December 25 I decided to have intercourse, the spotting started again. I did have an ultrasound at 8 weeks and the baby looked good with a healthy heartbeat. What are the chances of me miscarring again? I do have 2 ovarian cysts, the left one is the size of an orange. Could they be the problem? Can stress cause spotting? I just really hope this baby makes it!!

[ctidwell]

i started spotting really really light pink saturday morning and now it is a brownish color? is that a sign that i am going to m/c?

[mimi_w]

I had a colposcopy done on Thursday.  They asked me first if I was pregnant and I said no....haven't been trying, didn't think there was a chance.  I had extremely bad cramps the next 2 days, even felt like I could faint at one point.  That night I had passed what seemed to be tissue, brown and about the size (maybe larger) of a thumb.  Then a little more the next day.  My question is, could I have been pregnant  and now have miscarried???  I am callin g the Dr. tomorrow, but I am scared tonight!  Any help?

[ctidwell]

update on my question i posted on the 26th, i went to the doctor and he did a pelvic exam and blood work and he said everything looked really good, spotting can be normal, some women spot and some dont but any spotting is worth looking into.........

[sad_sara]

I might be pregnant(unpretected sex) yesterday i started my period (I think) only its really heavy (not norm.) and i still have bad cramps and the weirdest thing is its not normal bleeding theres blood clots the size of peas and theres other stuff that looks like tissue (lite pink and caramel colored)should i b worried? has this happened to anyone else? HELP!!!!!!!

[ctidwell]

that does not sound normal at all, you should call your doctor

[PeanutX]

This is kind of weird... but...

The last time I had sex was in the middle of November, not sure of exactly when. But, around December 4th, I had a semi-light period, which only last about 3 days, and I last 5 normally. Now, it almost being the end of the month, I am seeing spotting, which has been brownish and also red. Could I be pregnant? Or is this a m/c?

I haven't found anything on this in the searching online I have done, maybe one of you can help...

[PeanutX]

Oh, Im not sure if this helps any but Ive had light cramps around the bottom area of my stomach. The bleeding isnt heavy, and I havent needed to use anything like a pad.

[PeanutX]

The bleeding is starting to get a little heavier... im really worried. should i go to the doctor and get checked out just in case?

[mslkpage]

Sometimes, periods just do weird things. If you conceived around mid-November, then an hpt would be positive by now. Go ahead and take one. Either way, you should probably schedule a dr's appt. since you're seeing some changes in your cycle.

[PeanutX]

So, there is still a chance I could be pregnant, even though this has happened?

Does it happen to alot of women?

It doesn't mean a M/C does it?

Sorry to ask so many questions, but this hasn't happened before.

[JJ12]

Hi there, I am a little concerned and can't get my head around me being pregnant, had miscarriage in October, had one regular period and am pregnant now.  Calculating back from my ovulation cramps I am 5weeks 3 days.  I have had some light cramping, and backaches.  Yesterday I went swimming, and since then I have noticed a light brown discharge.  This morning when getting out of the shower and using the washroom, I wiped dark brown (tiny bit)  No cramps, but I don't feel tired, my breasts are not sore, but I took another hpt and it was positive right away and darker than the last test a week ago.  Is this normal, or is this going to progress to our worst nightmare?

[Tmar]

Hi.. I've had 4 miscarriages in the past so bleeding scared me A LOT!! NOW, I'm 9 weeks 5 days pregnant and been bleeding fo 36 days. w/clots.. not everyday clotting, but bleeding... no pain... and now the bleeding is not that bad... it's more spotting then anything... I just knew my baby was gone... Because I was still bleeing. My doctor done ultrasound and told me I was 6 weeks 5 days. The heartbeart was present and strong.. They also saw a blood clot larger than my baby sac.. I have all the pregnancy symptoms... I believe NOW that everything is okay... I go tomorrow for another check up and I'm sure I'm still pregnant... My belief in God.. let me tell you. At 5 1/2 weeks I began bleeding terribly... I cried and cried and prayed to keep this baby... mine you, I started praying before the heavy bleeding.. I prayed 10 x or more a day... at first it was only spotting.. then 2 days later.. oh my goodness... blood, clots, and just a lot... I said "God I believed that you wasn't going to take this baby.. I believed in you... God, is this whats happening." Then he answered with a beautiful strong heart beart.... following with pregnancy symptoms that i didn't have before... so, just becuz you're bleeding do not get discourage... if it's associated with cramps, yeah okay... but no cramps.. don't worry... Most importantly... symptoms.. if you're sick as dog... TRUST.... your baby is a keeper... but if it suddenly go, get worried... but above all, have belief in God. I will get back tomorrow with the good news... of bleeding for 36 days and the baby is still going strong. My youngen is fighter... I pray for good news for everyone going through this madness!! I'm sorry.

[JJ12]

I hope that you and your baby are both going to be just fine.  Yhank you so much for responding.  I went for an HCG test twice this week, 1st test was 15 000, the 2nd was just over 25 000, but still spotting lightly, and get a really sore back (I have a tilted uterus) so I have never gotten cramps in my pelvic area, its always occured in my back.  My doctor soesn't seem to be worried.  I am hoping the spotting and tenderness in my pelvic area is from the D&c done in late October?  

I pray for all of us and hope that our unborn babies will all grow to be healthy, happy little people.


Good Luck to everyone!!xoxoxoxx

[Tmar]

Hi... heres my UPDATE! went for my ultrasound today and yes!! my baby is still alive and growing w/a strong heartbeat... Remember, I bled for 30+ days and I'm still spotting mostly brown now. My doctor said the bleeding looks like it's gone. So me to All.. Every pregnancy is different. I can't say that your bleeding could be what I had (saw a big blood clot on ultrasound).. If your doctor didn't see why you were bleeding like mine did for me, when he performed an ultrasound, its definitely not the same... all in all, it's so heartbreaking to want something so bad, then you slowly watch it leave. it's totally depressing when you try so hard to conceive, then you begin to bleed.. I know how All you feel. I've been there. You see a pregnant person w/envy, jealousy, oh yeah, I've been there.. and it's sad!!  I hope all prayers are answered. God only answers True Believers!!

[Renee w]

I was diagnosised a few days ago with a blighted ovum (after weeks of pain)...the sac appeared empty during the vag ultrasound, no heartbeat was detected and they estimated I lost the pregnancy at 6 1/2 weeks. Then the suggestion, because so many weeks had passed (I know I was 10.2 weeks sex 1 time in Nov and none since) which was about 4, that drugs should be used  to help the miscarriage along instead of waiting (or surgery). I took the meds..and waited...the pain was awful, but I expected it i guess...what I didn't expect, because it was termed a blighted ovum, was to see an embryo. That made my heart drop...I feel so depressed. Is that common...for the embryo to be hiding in the womb and not show up on the ultrasound? or could of there been 2..and one was hiding the other?...although there was no heart tones...and they repeated the ultrasound a few times.

[baby4Staci]

That is weird.. weird weird weird.. Did you call you doctor about this and ask????  That would worry me also, i have never heard anything like that before.  Obviously there was a baby in there and obviously it isnt there anymore.. I am so so sorry for your loss. I hope you can get some answers that will help you heal...

[sangria love]

hi could you please put my mind to rest ,im 6 weeks today (friday) last wed i had a slight bit of red/brownish blood in my uddies  and nothing since .im having a bit of an odd pregnancy i have 3  which was all normal  in the past very bad sickness  with all ..that was 12 years ago im now 37  i had  m/c 4 years ago  all i really remember was a faint blue line on the test  no morning sickness  or any syptoms (symptoms) really then bleeding and clots  i have no idea how far along  but didnt have to hve a d/c .my question is i have done  2 test both lines clearly after 1 min  sore boobs tired
ive been taking folic acid for 4 days now  but im missing the morning sickness  does this men im going to have a miscarry
.i feel its a bit soon to go to the dr...thanx for listening ....hopefullx

[desi413]

Hey everyone.... I have been reading everyones comment..and I feel like I am having a miscarriage...I went to the dr about a week and a half ago...after the vaginal ultra sound thing...they said that either my dates are wrong or the pregnancy stopped because it didnt look like I was 7 weeks...according to my last period date, thats where I should be....I was suppossed to go back this Tuesday but I was too scared to...I was bleediong but it lasted for like 5 minutes..it was a few spots but it was over..didnt even have to put a pad on...just wiped my self and it was gone..I kept checking for the rest of the day and there was nothing....that was SUnday morning..so i dont know....i had some mild cramping in the beginning but not anymore...now I just have massive morning sickness ALL THROUGH THE DAY!!! and some slight headaches..I am so scared to go back to the doctor...

[baby?07]

I just went through the same thing.  I found out 4 weeks ago that I was pregnant and when I went to the OB yesterday he did a vaginal us and found a sac but said if was only measuring 5-6 weeks so I'm either wrong on my dates or the baby dies and my body just didn't miscarry.  They took blood to test my HCG levels and I have to go back on Tuesday to test again to compair to make sure they're goning up.  I don't think its possible for me to only be 5-6 weeks along because I found out a month ago that I was pregnant. I haven't had any bleeding or cramping so I'm really confused! I would recommend that you go back to the doctor as scary as it is! It's a good sign that you still have pregnancy symtoms.  Keep me updated on what happens.  

[shilos mommy]

hi everyone i am new to this , i would just like to say hi to you all. "hi".im a 31 year old healthy women never drank or smoke and my period has always been like clockwork as of today iam 3 weeks late still no period. i took about 4 hpt and one blood test i think i would be about 4-5 weeks pregnant . im so devastated that i took the test and it came back negative but i still have no period ,everyone keeps teeling me it still might be to early to detect anything. i am trying to be optomistic abiut this should i just leave it alone or just keep hoping i am? can someone please help me with this

[ajv333]

i just got back from my first u/s. 9 weeks pregnant. they could not find a heartbeat and the fetus was much smaller than it should be at 9 weeks. the dr. said it looked like a m/c but i have to go back next week for a more advanced u/s but i am not hopeful. no heartbeat at 9 weeks is pretty obvious.  i have not experienced any bleeding or cramping or any symptoms at all. i am so devestated. we tried to get pregnant for over a year and we are both almost 42. its amazing that someone can feel so deleriously happy and excited and then so completely devestated in an instant. i would love to hear any stories of women in their 40s who m/c'd and then got pregnant again. i need some hope to keep going.

[adtp1]

I am now 8 weeks pregnant and have been going to the doctor since 22 Sep after the husband and I had sex.  We went to the movies and afterwards I felt really bad like somethingwas wrong so I checked my pantiliner and there was blood, not spotting blood. I went to the ER that night and my HCG was 928, they did an ultrasound and couldnt see anything because I wa only about 5 weeks then.  I have bleed like a menstrual cycle everyday since sunday until Thursday, thats when I started spotting not soaking a pad but occassionally having to change pantyliners.  So That Tuesday I went to the OBGYN and had to get another HCG and an ultrasound, my level was 661, so a few days later had another HCG my level was 761, this startled the doctor because he thought it would go down, but being a praying woman after all the crying from the thought of a miscariage after trying almost three years things were hard so I put it in Gods hand.  I had another HCG today and my level is 304.  Not to mention while at school I felt this gush of fluid like I peed on myself, so I didnt bother to check until an hour later and I had soaked through my pantyliner and my underwear. I am waiting to talk to the doctor tomorrow.  I am just waiting now.  

[rucosta]

I am 7 weeks and 5 days pregnant as of today.  I went to the doctors on monday and the sac was measuring 6 weeks and 2 days.  A week behind.  The doctor did not seem concerned.  We heard the heart beat and it was a strong 135.  I still can't help but to be concerned.  Has this happened to anyone else?

[adtp1]

Well I wento to the doctor Wednesday, no sac was showing on the ultrasound and the dic asked if I wanted to take to pill to give me contractions to expel the rest of the tissue left behind or have a D&C, the nurse suggested a D&C so that everything could be done and I try again fresh, so I did.  The surgery was no longer than an hour and they put me under.  I woke up feeling like they took my uterus out it just felt like something was missing, the pain was gone like 30 minutes after I woke, and I am doing well, a few cramps but not as bad.  The hubby and I will try again in a few months, wish us luck, and to all you ladies out there I wish you all the best and no matter what trust and believe that evrything happens in accordance to God's will and his time.  So if you miscarriage I know its hard but look at as God may have saved you from something that you would not be able to handle.  So just pray and ask God what his will is for you and pray that you can carry a healthy baby full term.  Be blessed.  Stay encouraged. Don't give up.

[vis_hem]

Thanks for sharing.....may god bless you with wonderful kids soon. We are going for a D & c tomorrow morning.....its tough.

[help78]

um yea im like 7 weeks pregnant and i havent gone to see a doctor considering im too young and i dont want my mother to find out...but ive been bleeding rather heavily for the past couple of days...and yesterday the cramps were really bad and they are rather bad today...i know my fate and it was destioned to happen...but i was just wondering if there was nething i could do for the pain ??????????

[David414]

I am looking for some help.  Four years ago, my now ex-wife apparently miscarried.  She started spotting on Thursday and by Tuesday, we were having a D & C.  Recently, I learned that she had a couple of abortions before we met.  After reading your posts, it occurred to me that all of you who have had experience with this horrible ordeal, seemed to deal with the issue for much longer than four days.  It it normal to begin and end a M/C in four days?  Or does anyone think that I may have been fooled, and that it was actually a medically induced abortion?  She was 8 or 9 weeks pregnant ar the time.  I don't guess it is all that important now, but still, it is something I would like to know.  Any comments would be appreciated.  Thanks.

[Erica618]

I am 10 weeks & 3 days pregnant and having my 4th ultrasound today. Unfortunately, doctor told me that my baby's heartbeat couldn't be found. He told me that this could have happened a week ago. I do not have any symtom of miscarriage at all, and good heartbeat was found when I was 7 weeks & 8 weeks pregnant. Do I still have chance that my baby is still alive?

[aimee243]

I am 10 weeks pregnant right now.  SCARED out of my mind.  This is my second pregnancy..the first ended at 8 weeks due to a miscarriage.  It was awful, I hate even thinking about it.  So this time I feel like I am tip toeing though everything.  What makes it harder too, I am a soldier in the Army, they still expect you to be a soldier up until 20 weeks, then things start to loosen up a little for you.  Anways this pregnany is going weel so far, little cramp here and there, nothing major, no spotting ever, no morning sickness..Very not like the last pregnancy.  Still I am scared, I just keep waiting for my appointment on the 17th, by that day I would be 11w3d. Its just so nerve racking, I dont think I could ever go though what happend in the past ever again.  My thoughts are out to all of you that have gone though having a miscarriage.  To a to-be mother its more emotional than I think men and women who have never went though really think.  I just pray for all you to stay strong, and think positive.  I know how hard it is, I am going though it right now.  

[brynie]

hello everyone i am also going though some simlar things i am 10.5 weeks pregnant and at 7 weeks i had a very small streak of blood on the toilet paper ,i went to the doctor for some blood tests and they said that everything was k i had an ultrasound that afternoon and heartbeat was also fine then at 9 weeks i spotted 4 times every couple of days most brownish discarge and i fresh red blood but all very sml. it has stopped for a week now ,i went back to doc she said wait until 12 weeks  for another ultra sound i have no cramping of backake this is my secound pregnancy the first was fine no problems i am really worried for the baby and feel so helpless all i can do is wait i am 22 has anyone had something similar   looking for answers

[Ridgley]

Looks like no one's written in awhile and this is the first time I've posted anything like this online, so ....  Anyway, I'm now 6 weeks pregnant, and I'm terrified that I'm going to miscarry.  I got pregnant in the fall -- at about 6-7 weeks, I had mild brown spotting with particles in it.  The doc said the fetus stopped growing at 5 weeks, so I had a D&C. Four days ago, I had the same brown spotting with particles and was sure I miscarried again.  This time, it only lasted one day, not multiple days though.  I went to the doctor yesterday and she said it was fine at the moment -- We saw a heartbeat.  She also proscribed progesterone and wants to see me in a week.  Has this happened to anyone?  Do you think I'm out of the weeds or is this the beginning? I realize no one has a crystal ball, but I can't stop worrying about this.  (I'm 37, for what that's worth.)

[KM604]

I would think if you heard a hearbeat, that is a good sign.  The progesterone helps prevent m/c's.  When I m/c'd they didn't see anything at all, so that's about all the input I can give - good luck!

[Ridgley]

Thanks so much for responding!  I have another appointment next Monday -- I've never wanted anything so much.  I'm super nervous. . . . I just read that according to one study the risk of m/c at 6 weeks is almost 10%.  At 7 and 8 weeks, the risk declines SIGNIFICANTLY.  Close to 1% if at 8 weeks.  Not sure how accurate that is though. . . . Good luck to you too!

[julzadvancedyahoocom]

I just had a micarriage yesterday. From my LMP the doc said I was 9 or ten weeks but when they did the ultrasound in the emergency room they said there was no heartbeat and it looked like I was only 7 weeks. I am beyond devastated. I really feel like I want to die. I know my boyfriend is going to leave me now. He's in Dominican Republic and when I called and told him what happened he told me not to call him back. He wanted this baby so bad and so did I. I had my whole life planned out and now I just want to die. I've lost everything. The love of my life, my baby. That's all I had.

[starsign]

I was 7 weeks and 2 days pregnant when I started bleeding we went straight to the ER and were there for 8 hours. I had only a few very small clots and all the bleeding had stopped withing 2 hours. They did the blood tests and I was told my HCG levels were 13200 and I was RH- so they gave me the rhogam injection and said I was going to miscarry. Went back the next morning for my u/s saw the sac but they couldnt see or hear a heartbeat. Saw blood around my uterus.Never told me if my cervix was open or closed and said that it could just be too small to see. Had another blood test done the next day my levels had dropped to 13108. Saw my dr. tuesday night and she said I will miscarry and gave me the prescription for the pills to empty the rest of it out. I just dont want to give up yet I really really want this baby and we refuse to give up on it till we know for sure. I had another blood test done friday and my HCG levels have only dropped to 13078 they are dropping so slowly what does this mean????Has anyone had anything similar? Should I bother going in for another u/s just in case???!!!!

[starsign]

I forgot to mention I have had no cramping and no bleeding since sunday, and still have all the same pregnancy symptoms do you think there is any chance??

[sammyjoe34]

hi
i just wanted to know has anyone been diagnosed a miscarriage only for it to be misdiagnosed. my dilemma is i started bleeding on saturday and went to er, bleeding was light but red and they did a uss and diagnosed me with a threatened miscarriage, er then told me to go to early pregnancy unit on Monday for blood tests to see if HCG levels were doubling. so i went on Monday but they  said its better to do another uss, they said they could dee the gestational and yolk sac and the uterus looked normal even though bleeding was moderate with mild period pains, and booked me for another appointment in 2 weeks. when saying moderate i used a maximum of a pad and a half  a day for the rest of the week till date, and strangely found that when i sat or lay down i hardly bled but when i went toilet i used to drip ( not pour)as they also suggested bed rest for 2 weeks. so here i am 1 week later and yesterday i began to clot about the size of like 50p  it did again today twice and so i went back to er and they did another uss and told me that its coming away slowly. i could see the gestational sac there and the doctor even asked if i had pictures from the last scan to compare hers too. she discharged me saying i have had a complete miscarriage but if i was to start bleeding heavier i should go back to the early pregnancy unit.
by my lmp dates i am 6 weeks 5 days today... if i go on monday i will be 7 weeks gestational age 5 weeks fetus, is that too early to hear a heartbeat?
thanks for the advice

[only_God_knowswhy]

Hi, I just wanted to share my story.  I was 7 weeks 5 days in my 4th pregnancy at 41 years old.  I noticed some brownish spotting around noon on Thursday when I wiped.  I re-wiped several more times to make sure.  I still had a tiny bit of brownish spotting.  For the next several hours, I had mild cramping, just like period cramping.  I then began to have bright red spotting, very light, but only when I wiped.  I would re-wipe several times to make sure and it was still there.  The spotting and cramps continued thoughout the day.  I decided to wait until the morning to see if it stopped and if not, would call my doctor in the morning.  I woke up and still had bright red spotting when I wiped and 4 or 5 rice sized clots on my first urine in the morning.  I called my doctor who said to come in as soon as I could.  When I got there, they did a vaginal ultrasound.  They found and heard the baby's heartbeat, which was 122.  They could see the heartbeat.  They could see the gestational sac and the yolk sac.  They gave me two ultrasound photos of my baby to take home.  When I met with my doctor after he reviewed the ultrasound photos, he said "the baby looks fine" and "the heartbeat looks fine", and "to go home on complete bedrest, come back in a week and call him Tuesday with an update".  I asked why I was bleeding and cramping and he said "I wish I could tell you".  When I left his office, he asked if I was taking my prenatal vitamins and I said yes.  Later that evening, between 7:00 and 10:00 pm, the pain was no longer cramping type pain, but a sharp, intense pain in my lower pubic area. I had a larger clot, very very darkd red, almost black.  It was different from the others i had passed.  The pain became so bad I had to call my doctor after hours.  I knew something was wrong.  I continued to have sharp intense pains, although  none as severe as the one that prompted me call the doctor.  I know this was when I lost my baby.  I went to the assessment center at the hospital and as I was getting ready to get in the hospital bed, i began to drip blood on the floor.  There was a small pool of blood on the floor.  About 10 minutes later while I was waiting for the doctor to come in, about 12:45 am, I felt something "gush" out of my vagina.  I looked down at the maxipad and i had passed a very large mass.  It almost took up the entire size of the maxipad.  I knew without a doubt that I had just had a miscarriage and the baby whose heartbeat I had just seen 12 hours ago was gone, and no longer a part of me.  The doctor did an exam and ultrasound to confirm.  I lost this baby on the same day my youngest son was born, April 24th.  In addition to the normal grief, i have anger for my doctor who sent me home earlier in the day, with sonogram photo in hand, and told me the baby was fine to just go home and get bedrest.  He knew what was happening and didn't prepare me.  I feel betrayed by him.   I was ok the following day, but the second day, I guess it's catching up with me and I'm very depressed and crying off and on all day.

[Paola119]

I'm 11 1/2 weeks pregnant and my Dr. told me from an untrasound today that the baby was too small and that his heart had stopped when I was 8 weeks pregnant and there was no signs of him being alive. I still have all the same pregnancy symtoms and no bleeding or crumping.  She schedule a D&C in two days. Is this right?  Please help!!

[AnnieBrooke]

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[lil_bean]

i am 6 weeks 2days pregnant. I had a m/c last year in nov. I was spotting for 3 days and decided to go to the ER. i had a u/s  n they said everything was fine HB was 122 bpm. when i got home i started having horrible stabbing pain on my left side. I am so worried i dont wanna get too happy bcause of my last m/c. I am super worried. the spotting was never enough to even use a pad. has anyone gone thru this?? ami gonna m/c AGaIN?1

[vicky28gal]

hi i am 10 wks pregnant had a scan a wk ago could not find a heartbeat and fetus only massured at 5mm going 4 another scan in a wk i hope everything is going to be ok ive had a m/c already this year has anyone been in this situation with a good outcome x

[ChloeandCadesMommy]

I am 15 weeks pregnant, have had 3 ultrasounds throughout this time which have all shown a healthy growing baby with heart rates averaging around 180bpm. However; last Sunday,1 week ago today, I began "leaking" a brownish dischage with tiny brown clots. I called the on-call doctor who told me to rest and call my doctor in the morning. I laid on the couch with my feet up for a couple of hours but when I stood up to go to bed there was a gush of bright red blood. I told my husband we needed to go to the ER right away regardless of what the on-call doc said. On the way there I was having contractions, I felt weak and shaky and I could still feel some "leakiness". The ER nurse could not find our baby's heartbeat with the doppler and we were just sure our baby had died. A second nurse came in and after several minutes of trying she finally detected the baby's heartbeat. The doctor checked my cervix which was closed and an ultrasound was done with all positive outcomes...great heartbeat and growth, baby was kicking and playing...found out he is a boy!!  The ER doc sent me home with a diagnosis of threatened M/C and said to call my doc in the morning. The next morning my OB had me come in to do another ultrasound and right away he found what is called a Subchorionic Hemorrhage which is basically a blood clot between the placenta and the uterine wall and can range in size. I have been on bedrest now for 1 week with only one more big episode of bright red bleeding and continued light brown spotting. Most of the outcomes that I have read about with these hemorrhages are positive ones. They usually absorb or pass (bleed out) and the baby never even knows anything was wrong. Many posts I read had bleeding that started as early as 5-6 weeks with this problem and went on to have healthy pregnancies and babies. So bleeding doesn't always end in a M/C which we were very thankful to find out!

[dream_girl29]

I had one healthy pregnancy, my baby is 3 yrs old, past few months my periods were irregular so i didnt think i was pregnant,but when i took the blood test the nurse told i was pregnant....took u s everything was normal and was 6 weeks pregnant... friday i had slight bleeding, i thought it was normal sat the same thing happened.....sun morning i saw bright red bleeding went to ER ...they said the heartbeat is stopped and i'm miscarrying...felt very bad...tommorrow i have to get an appoinment with my gyn  feeling horrible...

[wonderbread]

Thanks for sharing this information, I am 10 wks and experiencing something similar, fetus perfect size, there is a heartbeat as of two days ago and they say nothing wrong, so was very worried that I was seeing some brownish discharge and small amounts of what looked like tissue.  Perhaps this is why, that would be great if it was.  Anyway, gives me some hope, thanks again.

[mrsmott]

I posted on another discussion also, but anyway. I found out last week I was pregnant, 3 hpt and a urine test at my regular doctor, should've been 6-7 weeks. My doc set me up to see an OBGYN this thursday. Yesterday I began to spot and bled more the more stressed I got, the heaviest was still light bleeding and bright red.(my blood pressure was really high) As I calmed down it subsided to a brown creamy like spotting. I was at the ER at this time, the did a serum and urine HcG. The urine came back neg and my blood level was in the 20's. The doc or nurse followed the results with maybe I was never pregnant and this is a late period due to the low HcG levels. I am to have the blood test again tomorrow. I am soooo confused and upset, Im a crier anyway and this is worse. So now I am bleeding heavy but with less clotting than a usual period and they're the size of 1/2 an apple seed. My questions are what the heck happened? Is it likely I had 4 false positives? Did I m/c, or have a "chemical pregnancy" ( I read about those)
I cant stand not understanding this stuff!

[bjlkkl]

Im 7 weeks pregnant and just went to the washroom and noticed a circle of blood on my panties, I wiped myself and there was  a bit of blood too... not a lot though.... I kept checking myself about 5 mins later and there was nothing. Ive had a miscariage last year in may and got pregnant right after that and had another miscariage. What des this mean?