How do you know if you are having a miscarriage?

Answer 1

You do not know until you have a sonogram or the blood tests. I myself am having a miscarriage right now and apparently, I have been having one for two weeks. The heartbeat stopped at 8 weeks and today I would be 11 weeks. I had no idea that the heart beat had stopped nor anything was wrong at that time. A week and a few days later I had blood on my underwear, just a small amount. Over the next few days, (after a call to the nurse, which I was just told to monitor things...) I went from small amount of darker reddish brown blood to more red and then to dark red clots. I never had large amounts and no cramping or any other symptom to speak of. On the 3rd day, my bleeding subsided and on the fourth I had a sonogram where I was told the babies heartbeat had stopped at 8 weeks. I read a huge amounts of posts, books, and talked to numerous people who all had a miscarriage and it seemed that I was alright. I also read so many stories that you can bleed quite a bit, and even clot and still have a healthy baby in the end. I have heard and read at least 100 different scenarios.

Today, my doctor told me that I still have to go through the actual miscarriage and it could be painful and messy but that my body should do it naturally. So, I wait.

I am actually feeling relieved in a small way, I was so concerned and worried for the 5 days. Now I know and my husband and I understand that this happens for good reason. We will just try again later. Hopefully it will not take a 1 year and 1/2 this time because I am 41, I do not have that long.

My advice is to go get the sonogram now, save yourself the worry and just find out the truth.

These are the signs to watch for. Always consult your doctor if you believe you are miscarrying.

- Mild to severe Back pain (often worse than normal menstrual cramps)

- Weight loss (not associated with morning sickness)

- White-pink mucus

- True contractions (very painful happening every 5-20 minutes)

- Brown or bright red bleeding with or without cramps (20-30% of all pregnancies can experience some bleeding in early pregnancy, with about 50% of those resulting in normal pregnancies)

- Tissue with clot like material passing from the vagina

- Sudden decrease in signs of pregnancy

Answer 2

Normally you will start to bleed dark blood and have blood clots.You will probably have cramps or sharp pains by your belly.My advice is go to your doctor or the hospital to be sure especially if you know you are pregnant...

Answer 3

it usually starts with light to medium bleeding w/little to no cramps followed by clotting or passing of tissue. When i had my miscarriage i didnt even know i was pregnant. I was at home and i thought i was just having a normal period it was day 3 and the pain got a lil intense. I sat on the toilet and the blood began to gush out as i was usiing the restroom. I didnt think anything of it until i passed a series of clots. At first it was just small clots. Then one big gush came out it felt like a rubber balloon. Then heavy blood. I was in shock i didnt know what was happening. I took it as i should stop wearing tampons, i thought it was toxic shock syndrome. I never saw a Dr., it wasnt until many years later when i was expecting my daughter that i had a miscarriage. My Dr. Told me!

Answer 4

I had a miscarriage about three months ago. When I first got pregnant I had extreme pregnancy symptoms like fatigue and nausea and extremely sore breasts. I missed my period and then took a pregnancy test which confirmed that yes I was pregnant. It was very unexpected. The first thing that I started to notice was 9 weeks in I started to lose my pregnancy symptoms all together. Trust me it's a huge noticable change, something you WILL notice. And after that I started spotting dark brownish blood. When I went for my checkup the week after we saw on the ultrasound that the baby had passed. About 4 days after that I had the actual miscarriage, and it was excruciating, I've never been through labor but I trust that that is how it will feel. But the main sign is you will lose all pregnancy symptoms.

Answer 5

If it is a genuine miscarriage you will see fetal material on the ground along with some bloody mucous. But many times there will not be an actual miscarriage, but what is call an absorbsion. Early in pregnancy, mares will absorb the fetus. There will be no sign and you may not know unless you get an ultrasound from your vet.

Answer 6

The best way to tell if your cat is having a miscarriage is to take it to the vet. They can tell you whether they were pregnant or not, or what the bleeding is from (if they are bleeding).

Answer 7

Have your doctor do an ultrasound.

Answer 8

If the baby comes out dead