Can a miscarriage just....stop?

[OftheElements40]

This is the scenario: A girl who has been told she was close to a miscarriage,who is 10 weeks pregnant has bad pelvic pain and cramping for 2 weeks straight. One day she spots, (wiped herself and saw blood) red blood. Cramps persist.

Then she starts bleeding for the next 4 days it goes up and down in intensity. At times light and at times heavy. Cramping persists. Pregnancy symptoms start decreasing. The 5th day she starts bleeding heavier and the cramps are much worse, she passes chunks of blood, or blood clots. On the 6th day there is light bleeding with cramping as it has been. On the night of this 6th day, the bleeding stops while the cramps persist.

So why did she stop bleeding? does this mean the miscarriage has happened and is now completed, or rather does it mean it is not going to happen? In other words, is she somehow all of a sudden out of the clear and the miscarriage just stopped and the baby is ok or simply did the miscarriage finish and run its course? Or is there more bleeding to come? thank you and god bless.

[babyscience]

Read this post (http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/590544).  I think it may be the same guy, the writing style is similar and so it the story.  I think he also posted with a different name before too....so this would make it name three????


Original poster if you are not the same person sorry for that remark...I didnt get to follow up with an answer because my baby was crazy last night!  Yes a miscarriage can just stop...it is termed a threatened miscarriage (which means it can go either way, someone can be cramping bleeding, etc. but not actually miscarry).  The only way to tell is an ultrasound.  And ultrasound can also tell why she may be bleeding/cramping, such as placenta previa or abruption.

[jesslee83]

why do you say that?

[babyscience]

Hmmmm, this sounds awfully familiar?!?!?!

[OftheElements40]

I am going to the doctors tomorrow with her tommorow so I already have that taken care of I just want to know what your opinion on the matter is and you know experiences and such. Thank you.

[tarrah87]

only a doctor can say for sure. my miscarriage i bled for about a month total 3 and a half weeks.  although not everyone bleeds that much she needs to go to the doc or er to say for sure.

[michelle_rusty]

well the clots could have been piecces of the baby that was passing . she has had the bleeding for some time and that could mean a m/c. she needs to be checked by a dr to see if indeed that has happened. if you are having a m/c than it just wont stop. has she has a u/s yet? to see if there is left over tissue form the baby left in her? or to see if she is still pregnant? you want answers as it could cause more problems for her as for all this pain you are talkin about. tell her to go get checked