miscarriage or late period?

[JustMom1295]

I was 7 days late, having some pregnancy symptoms; fatigue, a little nausea, frequent urination,  discharge, same time frame and feelings as with previous pregnancies. The cramping got a little more intense and I developed some backpain- now I have an extremely heavy period, it seems darker than normal and have passed a couple larger clots. Could this have been a miscarriage? My concern is that if this was infact a miscarriage; I am Rh-, do I need a shot?

[Tiffany08]

My miscarriage was a "missed" miscarriage. I never had any symptoms at all, I went in for an ultrasound and found out that the baby had died about a week sooner. I'm sorry I couldn't be more help.

[JustMom1295]

thank you for your post- did you have a miscarriage? what were the symptoms vs. a normal period?

[JustMom1295]

you have missed 2 periods now? i don't think it would be too early to tell if you are pregnant with eitehr test; blood or urine. i am pretty sure that the blood tests can diagnose a pregnancy before a urine test can, and will be able to give you an idea of how far you are. i think people tend to trust the home tests too much. my cousin for example took two tests both negative, and the third was positive. from what i have heard it is more likely to have a false negative than a false positive.

best of luck!

[kimberly509]

yes you do need to get a shot your doctor should have or was supposed to give you a shot for being rh- i know this because iam rh- and my doctor gave me a shot whe i was 22 weeks which is 4 mo along so if you had a misscarege then it is your doctors fault for not giving you a shot but can you answere my question i havent had a period for 2 mo and im having all the pregnancy symptoms and the urine test showed neg but they are doing a blood test tommarow is it to early to tell

[Tiffany08]

From what I have heard, it could have been a miscarriage. An incredibly high number of pregnancies end in miscarriage, most before people actually know they are pregnant. If you are RH-, you do need a shot to prevent future problems in pregnancies. I was told to get the shot immediately following the miscarriage for some reason if I had been RH- (which I was not). I would ask your doctor to find out for sure.