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another miscarriage?
Hi I had a miscarriage last october at 7 weeks.
I am now pregnant again at 5 weeks and ive just had brwon discharge, this happened before when i miscarried. Doctors told me to rest and it could be nothing just old blood. Could I be having another miscarriage?
I am now pregnant again at 5 weeks and ive just had brwon discharge, this happened before when i miscarried. Doctors told me to rest and it could be nothing just old blood. Could I be having another miscarriage?
"Despite their prevalence, it is always devastating when a woman experiences a miscarriage. A large portion of women will experience at least one miscarriage during their reproductive years. If you have had a miscarriage, take the time to understand better why these occur and why it is not your fault.
"When you conceive and a baby is created, it takes half its genes from the sperm and half from the egg that ovulated that month. At the exact time of conception, the cross-over of these genes takes place. Sometimes, for no reason other than bad luck, some information is lost and the pregnancy is destined from that point not to be.
"It might be that this lost information is not needed for many weeks, and the pregnancy will continue as normal until that time. When the needed information is not there, it is then that the baby dies and you begin to miscarry. Another cause might be that the baby did not implant, or bury itself, into the womb lining properly - once again, just due to bad luck.
"These are the most common reasons that women miscarry. Not because of something you did or didn't do, but just because of chance. Not because you drank alcohol, ate some unpasteurised cheese, or didn't take folic acid. Certainly not because you had sex or didn't rest enough.
"Whether you lay in bed from the day of your positive pregnancy test or went hang-gliding every day wouldn't have changed things. Its nature's way of making sure that when you do have a baby, it has the best chance for all of its life. Miscarriage does not mean that you won't be able to get pregnant again.
"A D&C (dilatation and curettage) or evacuation may be carried out to reduce the chance of infection and ensure that you don't continue bleeding over the following weeks. Very rarely, it can cause infection of the uterine lining. It is believed that the chance of this is less likely than had you not undergone a D&C. If this happens it usually responds well to a short course of antibiotics. The D&C doesn't weaken your cervix or make you more likely to miscarry in subsequent pregnancies.
"The risk of miscarriage decreases as pregnancy progresses. It is possible that as many as 50% of pregnancies miscarry before implantation in the womb occurs. Early after implantation, pregnancy loss rate is about 30% (i.e.; still before a pregnancy is clinically recognised). After a pregnancy may be clinically recognised (between days 35-50), about 25% will end in miscarriage. The risk of miscarriage decreases dramatically after the 8th week as the weeks go by.
"Many women miscarry more than once in their life. Considering the frequency of miscarriage, about 1 in 36 women will have 2 miscarriages due to nothing more than chance. Any miscarriages after that might prompt your doctors to suggest some tests to ensure that it isn't happening for some other reason."
I saw this earlier and found it really helpful I hope you find it helpful too xx
"When you conceive and a baby is created, it takes half its genes from the sperm and half from the egg that ovulated that month. At the exact time of conception, the cross-over of these genes takes place. Sometimes, for no reason other than bad luck, some information is lost and the pregnancy is destined from that point not to be.
"It might be that this lost information is not needed for many weeks, and the pregnancy will continue as normal until that time. When the needed information is not there, it is then that the baby dies and you begin to miscarry. Another cause might be that the baby did not implant, or bury itself, into the womb lining properly - once again, just due to bad luck.
"These are the most common reasons that women miscarry. Not because of something you did or didn't do, but just because of chance. Not because you drank alcohol, ate some unpasteurised cheese, or didn't take folic acid. Certainly not because you had sex or didn't rest enough.
"Whether you lay in bed from the day of your positive pregnancy test or went hang-gliding every day wouldn't have changed things. Its nature's way of making sure that when you do have a baby, it has the best chance for all of its life. Miscarriage does not mean that you won't be able to get pregnant again.
"A D&C (dilatation and curettage) or evacuation may be carried out to reduce the chance of infection and ensure that you don't continue bleeding over the following weeks. Very rarely, it can cause infection of the uterine lining. It is believed that the chance of this is less likely than had you not undergone a D&C. If this happens it usually responds well to a short course of antibiotics. The D&C doesn't weaken your cervix or make you more likely to miscarry in subsequent pregnancies.
"The risk of miscarriage decreases as pregnancy progresses. It is possible that as many as 50% of pregnancies miscarry before implantation in the womb occurs. Early after implantation, pregnancy loss rate is about 30% (i.e.; still before a pregnancy is clinically recognised). After a pregnancy may be clinically recognised (between days 35-50), about 25% will end in miscarriage. The risk of miscarriage decreases dramatically after the 8th week as the weeks go by.
"Many women miscarry more than once in their life. Considering the frequency of miscarriage, about 1 in 36 women will have 2 miscarriages due to nothing more than chance. Any miscarriages after that might prompt your doctors to suggest some tests to ensure that it isn't happening for some other reason."
I saw this earlier and found it really helpful I hope you find it helpful too xx
I know its so confusing doctor said to go back to the hospital if im having blood clots or heavy bleeding... I now have both so I have a bad feeling its another miscarriage /: is something wrong with me? :( x
I had the same problem last week where on 4/8 i did a pregnancy at the lab and got negative, did a hpt on 4/13 got positive, did one again at the lab on 4/14 and got negative then I did one more at home yesterday 4/17 and got positive.
My hcg level from my miscarriage is at 7 as of 4/14 so my doctor said to ignore the positive test i got at home. But for me I m/c on Feb 22 so the dark blood might be old blood. But for you since yours was in Oct then I don't know why you are having this problem.
Did you get your period since Oct?
My hcg level from my miscarriage is at 7 as of 4/14 so my doctor said to ignore the positive test i got at home. But for me I m/c on Feb 22 so the dark blood might be old blood. But for you since yours was in Oct then I don't know why you are having this problem.
Did you get your period since Oct?
Ive just got out of the out of hours at the hospital and saw a doctor. I did to pregnancy tests at home one monday one tuesday both posative. The doctor did two and they were both negative... they dont really know whats going on I have to go to my gp next week and do another test... its either my tests were wrong and im not pregnant, or I am pregnant and ive miscarried, or im pregnant and having a period... feel so confused right now x
did you get your period before you get preganat again? I'm still waiting for my period and I'm also scared to ttc.
Not really has pains throughout the day I've had a couple if period pain type cramps but I'm not sure if that's normal. I'm also very scared. It's so unfair :-( I've got my fingers crossed for you. I've got a feeling this isn't going to go to plan for me though :-( so so unfair!! X
I had miscarriage on Feb 22 at 7 weeks and I've been getting dark brown blood this week. I don't know what's going on, no period yet and I don't think I'm preganant.
Have you got any slight pains? Because I have just slightly. I am so scared I dont think I could go through it again either :( x
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