Miscarriage?? I Need Advice

Updated on March 22, 2008
R.M. asks from San Antonio, TX
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I am six weeks pregnant and have had vaginal bleeding for four days now. I don't have health insurance but am in the process of getting covered. I won't be able to see a doctor until Friday at the earliest. I am very worried because I have two healthy kids and this has never happened to me before. It is more than spotting but not enough for me to feel I need to go to the emergency room. I read that if it was a miscarriage the bleeding would continue for a week or two. Is this true? If it has now stopped could I still be pregnant? I know bleeding is normal in the first trimester but how much bleeding is normal? And it started about a week after I would have had my period, could there be a connection there? I know that no one can answer my questions with certainty but I would like to know if anyone has experienced this? If you had a miscarriage, how painful was it ( I have no pain at all) and how long did the bleeding last? Thank you so much. Please, pray for the hopefully healthy baby I will be having, I would appreciate that.

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Thank you all for your advice and prayers. I found out today that I did have a miscarriage.

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M.S.

answers from San Antonio on

I have unfortunately had six miscarriages, the problem was finally resolved, Thank God!!

They always started with spotting then bleeding and then severe labor pain like cramps. The pain would be so bad my DH would sometimes rush me to the ER. I would also take a home pregnancy test each morning and if the lines started getting lighter that was also a sign (to me)that my hcg levels were dropping. Once the sac with the baby passed the pain would lessen and I would end up bleeding about ten days total.

Three of my m/c's required a D&C, and three resolved on their own. So, see your doctor as soon as your insurance kicks in and they will preform an ultrasound. As long as you are not cramping there is every chance in the world you can have a healthy pregnancy. {{{{hugs}}}}

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S.B.

answers from Houston on

Hi I do hope i can help I have had 2 miscariages and those i started bleeding shortly after 6 weeks there was some cramping like menstral on one, body aches and pain, the second nothing, it wound up turning into a molar pregnancy, both were ended with d and c's. how ever on my recent pregnancy, i was again at 6 wees had like three weeks of bleeding some heavy some spotin but there was no reason, i carried full term and gave birth to a healthy 8 lb 4 oz boy.
there is a pregnancy help place in katy that ofers free ultrasounds and other services they are very great people its located off of park row past mason.god bless you and good luck! the less stres the better!

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D.M.

answers from Houston on

i would go to the emergency room. i have had a miscarriage about 9 yrs ago and had no pain at all. just bleeding with minor clotting. it may be nothing but it is better to be safe than sorry. the emergency room will see you and you don't have to pay for it and it doesn't matter if you have insurance. they can just send you a bill and you can pay them $5 a month. good luck girl, and i will be praying for you!

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T.H.

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I have been through three miscarriages and yes they hurt. Some with my second one the nurse told me sometimes it is worse than labor pains. I was 16 wks. That time. The first and last miscarriages were early on in the pregnancy. The last one i was like you and about six weeks. That early on it is more like a really heavy period with bad cramps and gross clotting that looks like little peices of liver cut to put on your fishing line. And it lasted about ten days or so. I never went to the doctor with the first and last miscarriages, there was no point. I will be thinking of you and praying for you and awaiting to hear your follow up. You know if you dont want to wait you can always go to the emergeny room. They have to take you with or without insurance. Good luck. I would tell you everything happens for a reason, but that really hurt my feeling when i was actually going through the situation. God does promise however that he will never give you more than you can handle. I was told with my oldest (after two miscarriages) that i would lose her too right from the beginning dr. Cawley told be to be prepared, that was the hardest thing in my life to go through. But i prayed like there was no tomorrow, and after a very difficult pregnancy and delivery(emeregeny c-section after 20 hrs. Of labor and almost losing her at birth even) i had my beautiful baby girl. Now years later i know the reasons god had for the first two losses and almost losing her , so always remember that god knows what's going on even when we don't.

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G.A.

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R.
I had bleeding with both my pregnancies, one in the first trimester and one in the third. The first time I went to see my OB. They did an ultrasound and said to take it easy and go about normal business. They were really not very helpful in that if I was going to have a miscarriage there was nothing anyone could do. My family just prayed for peace no matter what happened. I now have a beautiful 3 yr old daughter.

The second time was preterm labor one of the scariest times in my life at 31 weeks I had a large amount of bleeding and was hospitalized and medicated to stop the contractions and put on bed rest for the remainder of my pregnancy. My son hung in there for 7 more weeks and was born 10 days early at 8 lb 12 oz.

We just never know what will happen. I will pray for peace for your family. And for a complete and healthy pregnancy, the bible says you have not because you ask not. So we are going to ask God for that! God Bless You and yours.

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C.F.

answers from Brownsville on

4 days of bleeding is to much. Today is friday so go to the health clinic.

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L.M.

answers from Houston on

I am a RN, and I was a L&D nurse for 5 years. Now I work in an ob/gyn office.
It is very scary to have bleeding while being pregnant. It could be what's called a subchoronic hemorrhage. This is very common and happens in a lot of pregnancies. I have a 9 1/2 month old, and it happened during my pregnancy.
A subchoronic hemorrhage occurs when the placenta separates from the uterine wall, and when your stomach starts to stretch. It doesn't mean you are having a miscarriage. It will subside, with time.
If you live in the Clear Lake Area, and need an ob/gyn, let me know.
I hope this helps.

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B.M.

answers from Houston on

I would advise seeking help right away because every pregnancy is different. I have 2 experiences with this to share both with different outcomes. First, I had a miscarriage at 8 weeks in January 2007 that was proceeded by spotting and light discomfort for about a week. I knew right away when I miscarried b/c there was a large gush of blood with about a quarter size clot. It was not painful at all! Second, I got pregnant again in March of 2007 and started to have the same type of spotting and mild discomfort around 6 weeks. I immediately called my doctor and had an ultrasound to check on the pregnancy and everything was fine but they couldn't do anything for me other than reassure me. My pregnancy progressed with me on pins and needles and a year later I have health boy/girl twins. Good luck to you and your baby.

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C.D.

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I had a miscarriage many years ago with my second child. All I remember is the labor pains and the bleeding was really bad. I had started spotting the night before and it continue to get worst as the day went. The bleeding like it would gush out of me. By that afternoon I was in the hospital and heading for surgery. I lost my child at 3months.
I would suggest you call your Dr. and maybe he can help you out and give you some good advice on this matter. I rather be safe then sorry.
Please let us know how you are and God be with you and your family.

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T.P.

answers from Austin on

I bleed for about a week with my second child, I thought that I was having a miscarrige. It looked like a really light period, I went to the doctor, and they told me that it was my body flushing out the old lining. See my Monthly lining had already formed before the baby had come down. So my body flushed it away so that it could create a new lining. Please by all mean do not think that I am saying this is what is happening to you, but I know the feeling of always thinking that you are going to loose the baby. I have 2 wonderful kids, out of the 4times I have been pregnant. I hope this brings you a little relieve, but I would suggest going to the doctor the 1st chance you can.

R.H.

answers from Houston on

I would go to the emergency room and get checked out cause in 1999 I was preggo and I started bleeding and it was constant.I didn't know what was wrong and I didn't know what to do about it and I didn't have anyone to talk to about it either.I ended up having a miscarriage anyways the baby's daddy wasn't there so it made it hard for me after all.I think about it everyday and wonder how things would be if that baby would have made it to this world.I didn't know how to deal with it at first but I coped with it,but if you are bleeding you should go and get checked even if it stopped or not to be on the safe side of things.My cousin was bleeding when she first got preggo and the baby still made it because it was actually her cycle.Good Luck

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