What would cause a miscarriage at 1 week
along? This happened to me recently after
a perfectly normal, healthy pregnancy.
My Dr.'s can't give me any answers. Has
this happpened to anyone?
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seksiHily
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Posted: 09-02-05 19:40pm
You can't be 1 week pregnant, so 3 weeks.
If your doctor told you one week I
wouldn't be surprised that he couldn't
tell you why, but sometimes there just is
no known cause.
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mommy1
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Posted: 09-02-05 19:46pm
I was only 1 week pregnant. My blood test
confirmed it by the level of hcg in my
system. If I was 3 weeks pregnant the
levels would have been higher. My Dr.
Couldn't tell me why I miscarried b/c
there was nothing to see during the
miscarriage that she could test. She said
most likely it was not a "good pregnancy".
That is what I don't understand- was it
the egg? Something with my uterus? What?
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seksiHily
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Posted: 09-02-05 19:49pm
You are 2 weeks pregnant when you
concieve.... They add two weeks.
Have you tried calling her to ask her?
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Pocket Angel
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Posted: 09-03-05 01:51am
The doctor is most likely meaning that the
baby was 1 week along. In doctors terms,
you would be 3 weeks pregnant, but the
baby was only a week old.
I am not sure how common it is too
miscarry so soon, I am sorry to hear about
your loss!
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First_time_mum
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Posted: 09-03-05 03:26am
I am sorry to hear 'bout your loss.
There are a lot of factors that are
believed to somewhat increase the risk of
a miscarriage. Yes, it is possible to
happen during the first trimester of your
pregnancy. In your case, your embryo is
1 week old but you are already considered
3 weeks pregnant. The count starts on
the day that you conceived. Miscarriages
during the first trimester are usually
associated with the embryo either did not
attached to the uterus lining properly or
underdeveloped, etc. I had my
miscarriage between 6th-7th week of my
first pregnancy pregnancy. I had some
spotting again during the 6th -7th week of
my second pregnancy. My ob prescribed me
to take a medicine as treatment of
progesterone deficiency. My spotting
stopped immediately and I am just 4 months
away from my due date. Your dr / ob will
be the best person to explain the reason
of your miscarriage.
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mommy1
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Posted: 09-04-05 13:48pm
I appreciated everyone's thoughts.
However, I was truly only 1 week along. I
know exactly when I concieved. It was 9
days prior to the test. And yes I have
called my Dr. To explain. They told me
it was not a good pregnancy but can't tell
me why. Like I said I didn't have enough
(if at all) tissue to pass. It was so
early that nothing could be seen on an
ultrasound. I was just wondering if
anyone else has had this happen and had
normal pregnancies before/after. Thanks.
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Chemical Pregnancy Posted: 09-04-05 13:59pm
That is called a pregnancy when you are
technically pregnant but the fetus just
doesn't keep growing. It is estimated
thatmore than 50% of pregnancies are lost
in chemical pregnancy. It is very
common. I have gone through a
miscarriage so I know your pain. What
has helped me is reminding myself "at
least I wasn't further along" "atleast I
can try again" "atleast it wasn't still
born..." if anyone reading this has had
any of my 'at leasts' happen to you I am
increadably sorry. I do not mean to
offend and I praise anyone from being able
to recover from that and my prayers are
with you. I'm just being honest that
that's how I survived my miscarriage.
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Posted: 09-04-05 14:13pm
I would say 95% of the time mom had
nothing to do with it. Especially at
only one week. Baby hadnt even implanted
yet--yes that would be a chemical preg.
Cuz at that point it is only a fertilized
egg floating around. When implantation
takes place 10-12 days commonly then it is
more than chemical pregnancy and becomes a
viable pregnancy.
Just keep trying hon--youll do fine
im sorry for your loss
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El
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Posted: 09-04-05 19:57pm
Something like 1 in 4 pregnancys end in
miscarriage- I know that seems really
high, but the figure has gooten so high
now, because people find out they are
pregnant so soon. In times gone by, women
would just have what they thought was a
heavy period, or be a little late, none
the wiser that they were ever pregnant at
all.
Some times it just doesn't "take"- and
there's no explaining it, or doing
anything to prevent it happening again.
It's very, very common, and has probably
happened more times than anybody realised
-it could've happened to me, other women
on the forum, or even happened to you
before.
I remember passing a big lump of something
strange during a late period- it was
definately tissue of some sort, not a
blood clot- i'm now almost certain that it
was an early miscarriage. At the time I
didn't take an especially huge amount of
notice.
Try not to think about it too much. Keep
trying for a child, if that's what you
want, sometimes the body just does a
"trial run" before you have a baby. At
least you know you can conceive.
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