how do you know when a baby is dead inside of u ?

Answer 1

If you are having any problems at all you need to get to your doctor today. Don't wait until you've read the answers here. Call them right this second and tell you what is going on. I'm sure they will be able to help you much more than anyone on this forum.

GO RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Go to the doctors. I'm pretty sure that if the baby was to die you would begin to miscarry, which mean alot of blood and yucky stuff will come out of you. If your in the third trimester and haven't felt the baby kick in awhile....don't freak out! The bigger the baby gets the less room for movement but just make a doctors appointment to be sure. Also.....if you are in the 3rd trimester try having chocolate ice cream or a soda. The baby should get all hopped up and start maving if nothing happens within a couple of minutes after finishing then go straight to the hospital!

Answer 3

Depends on how far along you are. Before quicking (at around 16 weeks) many women do not know they have miscarried unless they start bleeding or if a doctor can not locate a fetal heartbeat, either though doppler or ultrasound. After regular quickening is felt signs of fetal distress or even death usually is noticed when there is no activty: No bumps, kicks or hiccups. If you are concerned about your baby's well being call your doctor or go to the hospital and ask for a stress test. Good luck..best wishes...

Answer 4

GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM! This could threaten your life as well :(

Symptoms of a miscarriage include:

* Vaginal bleeding that may be light or heavy, constant or irregular. Although bleeding is often the first sign of a miscarriage, first-trimester bleeding may also occur with a normal pregnancy. Bleeding with pain, however, is a sign that miscarriage is more likely.3
* Pain. You may have pelvic cramps, abdominal pain, or a persistent, dull ache in your lower back. Pain may start a few hours to several days after bleeding has begun.
* Blood clots or grayish (fetal) tissue passing from the vagina.

It is not always easy to tell whether a miscarriage is taking place. A miscarriage often does not occur as a single event but as a chain of events over several days. One woman's physical experience of a miscarriage can be very different from another woman's experience.

There is nothing you can do to prevent a miscarriage. It is your body's way of ending a pregnancy that has had a bad start, often at the earliest stage of cell division.

It is important to be alert to the symptoms of a miscarriage so that you can seek medical evaluation. If you are having symptoms of a miscarriage, avoid sexual activity (called pelvic rest) and strenuous activity until your symptoms have been evaluated by a health professional.

Call 911 or other emergency services immediately if you are pregnant and you have severe vaginal bleedingANDsigns of shock. Early signs of shock include:

* Lightheadedness or a feeling that you are about to pass out.
* Restlessness, confusion, or signs of fear.
* Shallow, rapid breathing.
* Moist, cool skin or possibly profuse sweating.
* Weakness.
* Thirst, nausea, or vomiting.
* Abnormal increase in heart rate.

A miscarriage is diagnosed with:

* A pelvic exam, which allows the health professional to see whether the cervix is opening (dilating) or whether there is tissue or blood in the cervical opening or the vagina.
* A blood test, which checks the level of the pregnancy hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Your health professional may take several measurements of hCG levels over a period of days to learn whether your pregnancy is still progressing.
* An ultrasound, which helps to determine whether the amniotic sac is intact, detect a fetal heartbeat, and estimate the age of the fetus.

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Answer 5

If you're far enough along to have a baby that you can feel the movement, and then between appointments you never feel it again.. thats a good indicator..

but theres really no magic way of knowing unless you go to a professional and get checked

Answer 6

gosh that is the saddest question I've seen all day :(... if you feel no movement for several days or even weeks I guess is the first sign but very important to let a dr. tell you this.. my sister was worried about the same thing at one point but turned out that her baby just didn't have any more room to grow and was fine.

Answer 7

I think you would be able to tell. When babies are alive you can feel them kick inside of you.. but if they're dead I think they would sort of hang low in the belly and it would feel different.

Answer 8

Get an ultrasound. And if this is some kind of joke, you're messed up in the head and it's not a bit funny. I mean, if you were worried about your pregnancy, why are you asking here--why wouldn't you go to the dr. and get it checked out?

Answer 9

by the time you know you are pregnant already, you should start going to the doctor regularly for check up, sometimes you will never know hows the baby until first month and forward.

Answer 10

Maybe when it stops moving. Like every time I go to sleep, I get the crap kicked out of my and sometimes when she doesn't move it scares me, so I poke myself until she moves then she usually gets mad and I really feel her rage.