How do you know if you've had a miscarriage?

Answer 1

its painful. just like childbirth. and u will have a empty feeling its just something u know. its one of the worse feelings there is.

Answer 2

it is different for each person. i have had two miscarriages. the first one i was almost 3 months with that one i started to have a light period and then all the sudden it got strong and i passed the fetus which was very obvious. i bled very heavily and had to go to the emergency room to get some pills to slow the bleeding down. the second time i was only a month along and i started having bleeding like a period and then started to lose a lot of clots. i didn't have any pains with either of mine and i never had to have a dnc. my sister had a miscarriage and hers was very much like my last one but she had a lot of pain.

Answer 3

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.
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.

Risk factors for miscarriage

Factors that may increase your risk of miscarriage include:

Increasing age, especially at age 35 and older.
A history of recurrent miscarriage (three or more).
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use (such as ibuprofen or naproxen) at the time of conception or during early pregnancy. 5
Alcohol use during pregnancy. 3
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy. 9
Cocaine use during pregnancy. 9
Exposure to dangerous chemicals, such as benzene, arsenic, or formaldehyde, before or during pregnancy.
Heavy caffeine use during pregnancy.
Other risk factors include having:

A history of miscarriages on your mother's side of the family.
Polycystic ovary syndrome, which can cause ovulation problems, obesity, increased male hormone levels, and an increased risk of diabetes.
A poorly controlled ongoing disease (such as diabetes or an autoimmune disease).
Certain bacterial or viral infections during pregnancy.
A blood-clotting disorder such as antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
Problems with the structure of the uterus (such as a T-shaped uterus). Between 12% and 15% of women who have recurrent miscarriages have problems with the structure of the uterus. 3
A history of pregnancy with a birth defect.
A physical injury.
A chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis to test for birth defects or genetic problems. (CVS has a slightly higher risk of miscarriage [1 in 100] than amniocentesis [1 in 200].) 10
There are also known factors that do not increase the risk of miscarriage, such as exposure to computer monitors or electric blankets, sexual intercourse, and exercise.

Answer 4

If you're bleeding, it will be bright red. If it's just spotting, it's probably a really dark reddish-brown. And that's normal. But if you have bright red blood, cramping, and are passing any clots, you are having a miscarraige.

If you are passing clots--make sure to put a sample of the clots in a baggie and go to the emergency room. I know it sounds gross, but it's necessary. A doctor can look at it and tell you if you need to have a D&C. You need to go to a doctor if you think you're having a miscarraige. If anything gets left in there and your body doesn't pass it all, you could develop toxic levels in your body, and possibly die. I hope I helped. Good luck with everything...

Answer 5

You'll have a heavy period with a lot of cramping sometime early in your pregnancy. You'll feel different than a normal period or the color of the discharge will be different than a normal period. Go to your Dr for help.

Answer 6

you will know, its nothing like a period, mabey the cramps that start yes, but the actual process of the cervix opening is so painful, u kno there is something wrong and u will bleed quite a bit and have it for atleast 2 weeks

Answer 7

some women get small period when they are pregnant, it depends on your system, there are signals given to you when you miscarry, it depends how far along your pregnagncy is cramping, heavy bleediing, clotting, and finaly passing the fetus and placenta, you usually need a d &c after some if all the placental tissue is not passed.

Answer 8

the pain, u'll bleed u may see the fetus in the blood feeling dizzy sore might have a tempreture and vomiting

Answer 9

you go to the doctor and he/she will give you an ultrasound

Answer 10

you don't have a baby after 9 months.