Symptoms Of Miscarriage:
How to know if you are miscarrying
Basically it depends on how pregnant you are as to which signs you are more likely to get. If you are far into your pregnancy and miscarriage you may need some medical assistance to help with the miscarriage. You may not be able to pass the baby naturally or the placenta might get trapped inside of you.
A lot of miscarriages happen though very early in pregnancy. In-fact, they happen so early a lot of the time you may not even realize you have had one. They can happen even before you get your period.
Basically having a miscarriage happens in stages, according to how far along you are in your pregnancy so the symptoms of miscarriage will differ a little according to where you are at at the time of miscarrying.
Symptoms of Miscarriage Before 6 Weeks Pregnancy
Having a miscarriage at this stage will just feel like a painful period. Symptoms of miscarriage at this point in pregnancy could leave you feeling like you are just having a heavier than usual period.
Unfortunately the downside of taking a super-sensitive pregnancy test is that if you take the test before your period is due, and miscarriage, you are aware that you were pregnant, which might cause you unwanted sadness, or make you feel depressed knowing you lost a pregnancy.
Before all these super-sensitive tests came along, you couldn't test till at-least when your period was due, so women missed a lot of the time getting their hopes up that that they were pregnant. Miscarriage happens quite frequently for a lot women at this stage of pregnancy.
If you make it to a full 6 weeks of pregnancy and miscarry the baby will be anywhere between .5 and 1cm long, or about the size of a small marble.
If you have had a miscarriage at this stage you might be sad, angry, disappointed and upset that you got this far only to lose your baby. Have some comfort in knowing you can conceive which is a hurdle in itself for a lot of women.
Miscarriage Between 6 And 13 Weeks Pregnancy
Symptoms of miscarriage at this time will again involve bleeding, but more so than if you were to miscarry earlier. There will be much more blood clotting now. The clotting may get bigger during this stage and very rarely a clot could be as big as a tennis ball, but will generally range between marble size and golf ball size.
You may be lucky to just have a feeling of period pains and cramping, but it can border on horrible pain that could be likened to labor pains.
You can bleed for up to three weeks after the miscarriage finishes. The actual miscarriage at this stage can take anywhere between a few hours or even a few days.
See your health professional to make sure you are passing the baby completely. You can become very ill and get infection if the placenta or part of the baby remains inside your uterus.
If you had tender breasts, morning sickness and other pregnancy symptoms, it may take a few weeks for it all to dissipate.
Miscarriage Between 14 & 20 Weeks Pregnancy
At this stage symptoms of miscarriage will worsen, you will have more than cramps you will experience more significant pain such as contractions, abdominal and back pain.
If you start bleeding this far into pregnancy, while some spotting is okay, if you feel like it could be more, see your doctor.
You may continue to bleed for some weeks after miscarriage at this stage of pregnancy.
If you have suffered a miscarriage and are finding life difficult, it might be an idea to talk with a Councillor. Grief is something you shouldn't keep bottled up inside.
Just remember there are plenty of forums available on the internet to talk with people who have also gone through what you have too... and that can also be a good way to get closure and feel more positive about the future.
Most women who miscarry do go on to have healthy babies eventually, so don't give up hope.
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