Miscarriage at 16 weeks

[thinkb2k]

I was in my 4th month, baby was measuring exactly 16 weeks, baby had a strong heartbeat of 165, and my hormone levels were normal.  I noticed fluid leaking that had this gushing feeling.  Went in for an ultrasound, baby was okay - he/she was moving around freely!  Two weeks later noticed some blood along with mild cramping, went back to the doctor and the ultrasound showed the baby did not have enough amniotic fluid.  The doctor said it was unlikely that the sac would reseal itself, but we still wanted to wait a week.  Unfortunately the very next day I was bleeding a lot and had to go to the ER.  I had a D&E procedure that weekend.  The baby was still alive with a strong heartbeat but obviously wouldn't live without the fluid.  They tested the fetus and there were no abnormalities.  Our expanded AFP results came back negative.  

If you have a less than 5% chance of miscarrying at this point in time AND we heard the hearbeat until the very end AND there were no development problems, why did this happen?  Has this happened to anyone?  I'm so scared and nervous because I'm afraid this will happen again especially if they don't know why it happened in the first place.  

[Kla1]

Im sooo very sorry to hear of your loss!! I cant imagine. I can tell you that with my second baby my fluid was low as well...it was because I was really sick and couldnt even keep water down. Drinking water is the key!! But I also can tell you that in RARE occassions the baby can put a hole in the sac with their nails. Maybe thats what happened.
I hope you find strengh to rise above this and stay strong. I really wish you luck and my thoughts are with you. Xoxoxo

[julianovak]

wow i am also soo sorry!!! I can t even picture what u went through!!!

[haley12]

i had a miscarriage at 16 wks , pregnancy was fine, just started bleeding, no pain, was taken to hospital and was told that everything was fine, a few hours later i lost the baby. I never found out if it was a boy or a girl, nor did was i offered any kind of funeral sevice. They just took the baby stright away. But now 3 years down the line i have a very healthy, happy little boy. My heart goes out to you all.

[niki_beth]

First of all I would like to say that I am SO sorry for your loss. I also had PPROM thats cause was never discovered... but mine was at 30 weeks with my daughter. I wish there was something I could say to comfort you right now.
I can tell you that after the PPROM with my daughter I went on to have a son that had to be induced at 36 weeks, and am currently pregnant again at 31 weeks, so just because it happens once does not mean that it will happen again. I do know that there are several web sites based solely on the subject of PPROM and for women to share their stories. They even break them up into what week PPROM was experienced. You may want to google it, it could be helpful to you.
I also wanted to let you know that this is a VERY old thread... you may get more responses if you start a new thread, I doubt that many if any of the people who posted here previously are still around to answer these questions... but if you post a new thread you might get some new responses. I wish you the best of Luck (((HUGS))) please feel free to post any time, I'm sure you will find that this is a very supportive group of women.

[SliverCheer]

Hey ladies,

    Just checking in. Everyone have a Merry Christmas? Mine was great my sister came to town with her b/f but my Aunt passed a stomach flu to us so Saturday afternoon/night my sister and I were really sick, vomiting, diarreah... her bf got sick to DH got lucky and took DS to his Grammy's for the night so he wouldn't get sick, then came home and took care of us. still feeling weak and nauseous today.. But baby seems fine I heard the hb on the doppler to check up on him/her. DH called my doctor and he prescribed a suppository to take to help keep liquids down (didn't help). I feel like my poor baby is starving because I can't eat anything without feeling sick. ughh miserable day and to make it worse my boss is making me work today on the last day my sister is here :( she went to the aquarium with her bf and hopefully they won't be stuck in the city to long after I get off work. bleh.

I have an appointment later this week to check up but no u/s for 4 more weeks, then we find out the sex.

[chikubaby]

My water broke at 17 weeks and i lost most of the the water before i reached the hospital. My CRP and infections levels were little high and was induced to terminate my first pregnancy which i concieved after 2 yrs of hope. I was also a PCOS patient and was on metformin for almost 18 months. It has been very traumatic to lose my little baby even when the heart beat was very strong after 8 hrs of the water loss. Docs suggested that we had no other option but to terminate as the baby would not survive without the amniotic fluid. Docs also said that this was rare and unheard of. But, seeing so many people go thru the same traumatic experience on this link, can we arrive at a common cause of this?

I am desparate to know the reasons which causes this PPROM.
Is it linked to PCOS? I was on Met and Susten 200(progestrone) till 12 weeks of my pregnancy. I am 31 yrs old, 5 ft and was weighing 73 Kgs when concieved. The growth of the baby was absolutely normal as per NT scan. I was on bedrest till 12 week of my preg. But had rejoined office and working till the day my water broke. What can induce this otherwise normal preg. Can stress or food stuff cause this? I am worried as for my next preg.

If we could dedude the reasons for ealry pre term water breakage shared between us, we can help ourselves for the next preg as well as others.