Whats going on ??!!

[W123]

I am 16 years old i know im young to fall pregnant however 2 weeks ago i took a positive pregnancy test. All was fine and i had a scan booked but the day before things started to go horribly wrong. Since the moment i woke up i nearly passed out every time i stood up, i didnt think anything of it. A few hours later i went to the loo as normal and when i whiped there was a small amount of blood. I informed my GP and he was going to call me back. I had a quick bath and when i got out the bleeding all of a sudden became very heavy i sat on the loo and felt a clot come out about a cm wide followed by a small amount of blood. I rang my GP back straight away and explained what had happened and how i thought i had a miscarriage and he phoned me an ambulance. At the hospital i was examined and my cervix was closed, my blood test showed i was still pregnant and the bleeding stopped. I was sent home and told still to attend my scan the following day but on the way home the bleeding became much worse, this time with bigger clots and began to experience period like pains. The bleeding continued all night, it became heavier and a much lighter colour. The next day (today) my internal scan showed a yolk sac but nothing inside, i was told i am 6 weeks and 3 days. I explained my situation to the doctor but she didnt give me any answer as to what was realy happening she just said im too early in the pregnancy and booked me an appointment for 2 weeks today, the heavy bleeding and clots have continued along with the period like pains. I still feel faint and realy want to know what is happening to me. Deep down i think i am miscarrying slowly but am confused as my cervix is still closed and doc said scan looked pretty much normal for 6 weeks. I dont know how i am going to wait another 2 weeks for a scan and if i have had a miscarriage how long will this heavy bleeding, clots and pain continue for? Sorry for spelling mistakes and for the amount i have wrote but i dont know what to do and need some help! Please help me if you can, Thanks !

[PetiteWonder]

I am so sorry you are going through this. It is a nightmare and its alot to deal with. Its not unusual for you to be struggling with depression. Not only did you just experience a traumatic event but as well, your hormones have been up and down so fast...  Even at an older age, its hard to find people in everday life that has experienced what you went through.  People just dont talk about it.  Everyone I know (except my husband mom has never been through this. She has a still born at 21 weeks) has had normal pregnancies.  And it felt like no one wanted to bring it up to me.  At this point, I am very comfortable talking about it as its a part of life.  These forums helped me learn that I was not alone and that there is hope.  The best thing you can do is take some time for your self is seek help as everyone has said.  There are support groups, and there is individual counselling.  It shows strength to be able to recognize that you need some guidance on helping you find your purpose.

When I had my miscarriage, I found most other aspects of my life lost alot of meaning for weeks.  But it does get better. It wont feel like it now but you are still young.  You have alot of time to try for additional children.  I know you will never get this baby back and that is hard to deal with but you will find hope somewhere.  You always have something to live for because you never know what the future bring.  

[Cassandrajane]

30something13 is EXACTLY right about getting pregnant after a miscarriage,I got pregnant the same week as mine, and I am 7 1/2 months now.

I am sorry you're going through this it really isnt easy, but the best thing to do it to talk to a counciller, because well if you dont get help and stuff you willl feel like this for a long time, and it might lead to serious depression and can make you more ill than what you are already!

x

[30something13]

Blessed Thistle the herb can help get everything out! It has been used for centuries to abort. My sis was going to have to get a DNC and tried the herb and then did not ahve to get one, the dr was shocked it worked and confirmed it did as the sac was still attached 2 months after.

[30something13]

I was told too about easier to get pregnant after a mc too but you do have to make sure you levels return to zero or you ahve a high chance of mc cuz your cervix stays open some till all is done.

I mc the month before I got pregnatn with my 5th. He is now 4 months. I was told by my RE to wait two months but I only ahve one tube and my OB said i was Oing form my good side and my levels returned to normal and I was 4 weeks 5 days so we tried and I got pregnant!

It is very hard and you will have ups and downs with many feelings, try to find someone to talk to that will be a good support or listening ear not a talker and things are better this way person cuz even if they are right ( not saying that is!) you do NOT need to listen to that right now. best of luck Honey and so sorry for your loss.

[jenkaye21]

I'm so sorry you're going thru this.  Having a miscarriage, especially so unexpectedly (unexpected pregnancy AND miscarraige) is very tough for ANYone.  YOu are young and you're right, most teens your age probably cannot relate to what you are going thru.  See if your mom can arrange for you to meet with acounselor to talk things thru, or see a counselor at school.  It can really help.  Best wishes.

[Clysta]

Speak to a councilor about this. Many women have feelings of sadness after miscarriage and some have them last for years. You may also want to wait before you attempt to conceive again until your emotions settle and you can work things out between everyone. There are many things worth living for, you just need to find yours. I've lived with depression, suicidal tendencies, and PTSD since I was 11 years old and it does get easier over time. Talk to family, teachers, if you belong to any church the minister could help. Good luck.

[W123]

So in the end i ended up in hospital for 5 days on a drip and had an operation, me and my boyfriend are falling appart, ive lost half of my mates and the ones which are left dont seem to understand the meaning of a miscarriage. I feel so alone. I just cry every day over everything and anything. I know im young but being pregnant gave me someting to think about, it actualy gave me something to look fulward to unlike now i feel empty and alone. He doesnt even seem to be bothered. Or hasnt even asked how im feeling after ive been in hospital and so ill for days on end. I know it sounds perthetic but i dont even like waking up in the mornings because i know all ive got ahead of me is another day of sadness. All i seem to do is argue all day and take everthing out on everyone, im forgetting everything and i feel physicaly and emotionaly drained. I feel all i have ever done is failled, with school i got kicked out, with college i left, and the only thing i thought was going to change my life has just been taken away just like that. I dont know if its normal to feel like this but i think i may have depression. All i do is go over what has happened, and there never seems to be a light at the end of my tunnel. My life has become a big mess and i litraly dont know what im living for anymore. Have i got depression? I hear about some women getting pregnant within a few weeks of losing a baby well i want my baby back, i dont want a replacement. I dont know who to talk to because no one who i know has been through what ive been through or they have got over it. well im never going to get over this by the looks of things. I dont know what to do. Please help me i dont know what to do my life is a reck

[Cassandrajane]

At the start of my miscarriage, my cervix was closed and well a few hrs later, it had opened... and I lost my baby.
But I then got pregnant the same week as my miscarriage because my HCG dropped suddenly to 0 for me to be able to ovulate again, I am not nearly 7 1/2 months pregnant.

With my miscarriage I was the only one in the ward and it took them 5 and a half hours to see me. And by then I lost my baby and went bye. And they didnt give me the Shot I needed after an MC due to my Blood Group.

If you're still bleeding go to ER or your Local EPAU (Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit)

Sorry and Good Luck

x

[SunWorshiper_26]

New Pregnancy Study

by SunWorshiper_26, Oct 12, 2010 02:47PM
 
Research Briefs from The Parent Review
No wait needed for pregnancy after miscarriage


For the best pregnancy outcomes, when should a woman try to conceive again after a miscarriage? The sooner the better, a new study suggests. Scottish researchers looked at data for nearly 31,000 women who became pregnant after an initial miscarriage. Compared to women who conceived 6 to 12 months after their miscarriage, those who became pregnant again within 6 months were 34% less likely to miscarry a second time. They were also less likely to have an ectopic pregnancy, a cesarean or preterm delivery, or a low-birth-weight infant. The highest risks of a second miscarriage and other pregnancy complications were seen among women who conceived more than 24 months after miscarriage. The findings run contrary to current guidelines by the World Health Organization to wait at least half a year to conceive after having a miscarriage, which affects approximately one in five pregnancies.

Source: British Medical Journal 341 (2010): c3967.

[SunWorshiper_26]

They will check your hormone levels make sure they return to normal. I have had a miscarriage and many people do, approx 50 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage though many so early people don't know they were pregnant at all. It won't change your chances of getting pregnant in the future. Matter of fact your body is more fertile within a few months of a miscarriage. So many women have a miscarriage and it doesn't change their chances of getting pregnant in the future. Hopefully this just means you will never have to experience one again. I'll see if I can find the article that recently came out about miscarriage and pregnancy. It should help.

I am so very sorry for your loss. I also lost my pregnancy prior to this one at six weeks pregnant and sat in the ER for hours with nobody helping me. It's sad that they don't think it's an urgent matter :(

[W123]

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly i am going back to the hospital today as i passed a very large clot this morning after feeling contraction like pains all night. Yesterday i was told my hormone levels are too low for someone who is 6 weeks pregnant and now i dont feel pregnant at all. All of the side effects have faded out and i just feel like im on a heavy period. I dont want to make too much of a fuss about it though as i find im left sitting in the hospital ward for at least half hour to an hour before anyone so much as asks me what has happened thats after being brought in be an ambulance. I know i have had a misscarrage now all i am thinking is whats the chances of something being left up there as the bleeding is so heavy and painfull. And will this reduce the chances of me having a succesfull pregnancy in the future ?

[twinxy]

i think the reason your fainting is because of the loss of blood,  you should not stand for the doctors not telling you anything, you need to know your situation and how you are meant to deal with it and what you can do to help yourself.
I went through a miscarriage four years ago at age 21,  it was horrible and i think about it everyday. The doctor i had was useless but thats the English NHS for you!

Good luck, please dont wait two weeks just got to A&E xx

[AnnieBrooke]

If you are just bleeding, stay in bed.  It will help calm the uterus and reduce contractions.  Drink a lot of water, too.  If you are bleeding more than a maxipad an hour, go to the doctor or the ER.  

[Djan2011]

if you're still having bleeding I would just go to the ER. I wouldn't wait for two weeks. Good luck! Sorry I'm not more help