how do you know if you are having a miscarriage?

[EthanNLillysmama]

i dont think i am cause i might not ever have been preg but this period is getting lighter i think. but anyways if you have one you cramp alot right? how do you know? i just wanted some info on it. thanks

[4BlueBlessings]

when i had mine... I bled like CRAZY and the cramps were INSANE and I also got really sick.... but everyone is different

[4BlueBlessings]

wanted to add... if you think you were preggers you can go in and get a blood test done and they would be able to tell you if you "were" pregnant within a couple days i believe.

[*Carrie*]

My body didn't know that my baby died so I didn't go through the typical miscarriage. I'm pretty sure that you'd probably have more than just light bleeding.

[Kimberli]

Definitely more then just light bleeding - I was almost hemorrhaging for 48 hrs straight, horrible cramps, etc - you'd know...:(

[Braden'sMama]

Usually you bleed ALOT! And it's kind of thick. And usually the cramps are really bad...almost contraction like.

[*~Kiana~*]

online info
Miscarriage prior to 6 weeks of pregnancy - The signs with a very early miscarriage are often bleeding that looks like a heavy period.

Miscarriage between 6-12 weeks of pregnancy - Signs of a miscarriage later in the first trimester include moderate pain/cramping as well as bleeding.

Miscarriage over 12 weeks of pregnancy - If you are having a miscarriage after the first trimester, you will likely have bleeding and pain that almost feels like the intensity of labor.

Read more: http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101.com/article.cfm/am_i_having_a_miscarriage_#ixzz0M2pVh4RZ


whole:
http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101.com/article.cfm/am_i_having_a_miscarriage_

[EthanNLillysmama]

thanks everyone. i thought it was alot of bleeding and cramping. i have neither so im fine lol. i didnt think i was but it just crossed my mind

[MissLiss460]

Yea with all mine Ive had heavy bleeding with clots (tmi I know) and pain worse than cramps and some of mine have caused bad back pains!

[Tracy]

I called my doctor once because my AF was a little late (like 2 days) and then I started cramping and bleeding heavier than normal and passing clots which was something I had never done and my AF was like clockwork and always light. I hadn't tested yet because my DH and I weren't trying and we both knew I wasn't on any birth control but we were being very careful and I was charting my cycles and at this point, I knew if I was pg, it was too late so I didn't really want to think about it but at the same time, I kind of needed to know. My doctor told me to take a test and if it was positive I was most likely having a miscarriage and if it was negative it was either my numbers were already to low to detect on a home test (which meant nothing was going to save the pregnancy anyway) or I wasn't pregnant and just having an off period. My test was negative and I bled for like 5 or 6 days (4 was my norm). I had normal cycles for about 3 or 4 months after and then got pg with my ds2. Some people think I had a miscarriage, some think it was just an abnormal AF. I'm going with an odd period because my test was negative.

[EthanNLillysmama]

yeah this period seams odd. seams more red but its between light and medium i guess. i alway get mild cramping either the same day or the very next but i have nothing!! so im sure not a MC

[TXLeslie]

I was 8 weeks along when I miscarried. I had lots of bleeding and period like cramping. I just knew in my heart I was having a miscarriage. The miscarriage started on Sunday night and I went to doctor on Tuesday. I was sent to hospital via ambulance and was given the final results of my miscarriage. I went home that day and was doing laundry that night.

Leslie

[EthanNLillysmama]

i would just like to say to all that have had MCs im sorry for your losses. i just hope i never have to go through it, but its just part of life i guess.

[HappyMedium]

H ladies new here... I mc'd last month and AF was right on time..if I hadn't tested early I wouldn't have suspected a thing. Started cramping, spotting and losing clots...backache like no other too...I get lots of back labor. That was that. TTC this month and hoping we are PG again!