UPDATE on Miscarriage

[SweetKisses]

First of all...I just want to say how thankful I am to be able to vent on this board. I feel like I can only vent so much to my fiance before I start to make him feel just as bad as I do!

I went to the doctor today...which was depressing in itself b/c I went to the womens floor where all the new babies and pregnant mommies go. And everyone was talking about their ultrasounds and holding newborns, i was happy for them but it just broke my heart :(  

Well the doctor said it was for sure a miscarriage...she told me it was so early that the little one just didn't take and self terminated. She also said that it could have been a chemical pregnancy, but she really did not think that was it at all, I think she told me that to try to make me feel better, but it kind've made me more angry b/c she said that a chemical pregnancy means you were never pregnant your body just created more hormones. That really confused me..I was pregnant, my other doctor verified it and did an ultrasound. so whatever, that made me bitter.

Other then that, she said that everything looked normal with me and that I should be able to get pregnant again, but she wanted to do a blood test to make sure i'm not RH negative (????) What is that?!? My blood type is A+  but, she said she just wanted to make sure b/c people with RH negative can't have children. I pray that is not the case!
I left the doctor feeling a little bit more lost than I was before but atleast its confirmed that I am having a miscarriage, she gave me some medication for the cramps and pain.

I heard that you are more fertile after you have a miscarriage?? My mom had a miscarriage and then she never had another period after that b/c she was pregnant with my brother...Im not sure if i'm ready to ttc again, but im curious.
Thanks.

[alaysha]

I am sorry about your loss. But about the RH- thing you CAN get pregnant if you have that. Basically its your bodies white blood cells think that a baby is something wrong in the body and attacks it... you get a shot to combat it so that your body doesn't react to the baby. However I heard that it isn't a problem until after your first pregnancy. Also I know that for some people it is easier to get pregnant after a miscarriage. I miscarried and was pregnant again 6 weeks later.

[pinkbelle]

im rh neg.. and am currently 29 weeks I have to get a rhogram shot this week.. it doesnt mean you cant have kids it just means you have to get a shot so your body doesnt attack the baby.. my doc told me from 8 weeks on I was gonna have to get a shot

[Berrygirl]

I am so sorry about your loss. But please understand this is hope after miscarriage.

Please research about the RH factor online. You can definately have children with that blood type...So please do your research.

God Bless and keep yout head up. We are here for you if you need to talk..

[waiting21]

Hi!  I am sorry for your loss.  That is very hard.  I just wanted to point out that being RH- does not mean that you can't have children.  I am O-, and after my miscarraige, I had to have a shot (I can't remember what it is called) just in case the baby was RH+, in which case we wouldn't be compatible, and my body could produce antibodies or something against it that could also affect future pregnancies.  So, it is just a precaution.

I am not sure about being more fertile after a miscarriage or not.

Good luck!

[depressed748]

Ia m sorry that you have to go through this. Right now you should concentrate on geting yourself back to normal and taking care of yourself. I heard that you are more fertile after a m/c but I dont think it true for everyone. I had one in dec and I am still not pregnant yet so....but there are some cases where the person gets right back pregnant. Hopefully you will be one of those people..Sorry again and good luck