Last Friday i had what i think was a
miscarriage. I had taken a pregnancy test
on thurs and it came out positive. then i
took another friday morning which was
negative. i was confused! My period was 5
days late at this point. I was shopping
later that day and i went to use the
restroom and i noticed pink when i wiped.
i looked in the toilet and saw a whitish,
clear, pinkish tissue in the toilet. it
even had a cord coming from it which would
be like the umbilical cord i guess. i was
so devastated. i figured i would have been
5 weeks based on my last period. my
husband and i were trying to conceive, and
we have a healthy 2 yr old with no
previous miscarriages or complications.
starting Saturday i was bleeding pretty
heavily with clots, and i had a ton of
pressure with cramps in my abdomen all
day. i am now still bleeding ( 4 days
since the miscarriage) and it has been
like a normal period with normal cramps.
Does this sound like a miscarriage to
anyone? I have searched and searched, and
it seems like every womans story is
different. Just wondering if mine is
similar to anyone elses.
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lyn_zie_loo
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please!!!! Posted: 03-26-08 15:34pm
if someone could please reply and let me
know!!!! my bleeding has now pretty much
stopped, but i really just want to know
what you all think. especially those of
you have been through a miscarriage and
could give some advice or help!
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Mabel
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Posted: 03-26-08 15:41pm
It sounds as if that was a false positive.
Pregnancy hormones hang around for a few
weeks after you've miscarried. They don't
appear one day and disappear the next.
Additionally, anything you could have
'lost' at 5 days late for your period,
would have been so small that you could
not have distinguished it from other
tissue that would be with it.
It sounds like your period was late to me.
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cherry88
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Posted: 03-26-08 15:45pm
yeah i agree with ingi. after you have a
miscarriage you can have a positive
pregnancy test up to three weeks
afterwards. it sounds to me like you did
have a miscarriage, and if it was at 4-5
weeks the baby is literally about the size
of half a grain of rice so what you saw
wouldnt have been the ambilical cord. what
you need to do is go for a scan to make
sure the miscarriage was complete. sorry
to hear what happened its very
disteressing let alone in your situation,
like not knowing. go to the doctors and
ask him to book you in for a scan asap.
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lyn_zie_loo
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Posted: 03-26-08 20:24pm
thanks for your help! you mentioned that i
wouldnt be able to see anything at only 5
weeks, but i did search for pictures of a
5 week gestation fetus and it was about
the size that i saw. it ws like a marble
or a peanut m&m. so i really do think
that i had miscarriage, but i cant
explain the neg test that day. however, i
have noticed in my searching online that
miscarriages can result in a sudden drop
of pregnancy hormones even just in hours
to where a home preg test cant detect it.
no matter what happened whether i did or
didnt have a miscarriage, my hopes are
still up for getting pregnant again! and
hopefully soon.
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Mabel
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Posted: 03-26-08 20:35pm
You need to go see your doctor. Any
miscarriage needs to be checked out.
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lyn_zie_loo
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Posted: 03-26-08 21:09pm
i have read that as long as you stop
bleeding shortly after your body has
flushed everything out on its own and no
need to see a dr. because so many people
have miscarriages that early and didnt
even know they were pregnant. but im gonna
wait and see, im pretty much done bleeding
already, and i feel fine! all preg
symptoms are gone and i am ready to try
again!
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Mabel
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Posted: 03-26-08 21:13pm
That isn't necessarily true. If you feel
you had a miscarriage you really should
see your doctor.
Edited to add: Why not see your doctor
anyway for a pre-pregnancy check up. WAY
better to be safe.
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lyn_zie_loo
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Posted: 03-26-08 21:19pm
tis true! thanks for all the help! how
long after a miscarriage an they tell if
that is what it really was? it has been 5
days for me, is that too long???
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Mabel
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Posted: 03-26-08 21:21pm
No. Pregnancy hormones stay in your body.
If you were pregnant, your doctor would
know.
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lyn_zie_loo
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Posted: 03-27-08 10:23am
i am going to take another pregnancy test
today, and if it is neg, then i wont go to
the dr because the bleeding has stopped
and i feel fine, but if it is positive
then i will DEFINITELY go! i will keep you
posted!
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lyn_zie_loo
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Posted: 03-27-08 16:10pm
so i just took a home pregnancy test and
it came up negative, SO i am relieved that
my levels are back to being low again and
i am going to start trying again! wish me
luck! and good luck to all of you who are
having similar problems, and thanks to all
who have helped me with my situation. i
know i should have probably gone to have a
dr check me out, but i think i was just
too afraid of having it confirmed that it
was indeed a miscarriage. this way i can
look to the future and not worry as much
about it happening again. however, if this
ever does happen again, i am for sure
going to the dr, but i have read many
cases where they had one miscarriage and
got pregnant right away with a healthy
baby and a healthy pregnancy. so like i
said wish me luck, and you all are in my
prayers!
