She has had 2 other miscarages. The pain is worse than menstral cramps. She is very scared that this could be another miscarage. Please let me know what you think. I can't find any good research on the internet. So if you know a good site that would help me as well.
2007-03-12 12:59:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
She lives in Ohio and i live in PA, I have no controll over what she decides to do. All i'm trying to do is get some info to help her. She doesn't have anyone to take her to the hospital. Her loser BF hasn't talked to her in 4 days!!!
2007-03-12 13:21:42 · update #1
Hi
Your friend really needs to go to visit the hospital where she is receiving care for her pregnancy. Menstrual cramps and spotting don't sound good symptons in pregnancy, and with her past history of miscarriage doctors should be keeping an extra watchful eye on her anyway. You hadnt stated in your question how many weeks/months pregnant your friend actually is....If she is in early pregnancy, to check that her hcg (hormones that are produced in pregnancy that are detected in urine,and in blood) are doubling, she can request that a blood test be done every 48 hours to check that the levels of hcg are doubling. This can tell you a lot about whether or not the pregnancy could be thriving or failing.
Last september, I had a troublesome pregnancy, and with my own risk of previous ectopic pregnancy, I had to have blood tests to check that my hcg was doubling, some days it struggled to double, other days, it doubled with flying colours, the end result was that I did miscarry in the end, when the bleeding starting.
But not every cramp or spot of blood is the worst possible news. At the end of the day, women shouldnt bleed when they are pregnant, and signs of very severe cramps can be a cause for alarm, but this could also be the body adjusting to being pregnant. I have had 4 children and have had akward pregnancies with all of my children, I spotted and bled throughout 3 of my pregnancies and had crippling pain from the day I was pregnant til the day that I gave birth. But my own size has a lot to do with it, being only 7stone and 5ft tall, pregnancy is also a lot of strain on a small body frame, so if your friend is petite then maybe that could be causing extra strain on her body.
I know that when I had and ectopic and lost our baby at 10 weeks pregnant that when I went on to become pregnant with our fourth child, I was constantly fearing that the baby wouldnt be ok and that I would eventually miscarry, as I kept spotting and had pain constantly complete with practise contractions(braxton hicks) from 9 weeks pregnant. But she was fine, 9 weeks early, but healthier than some of the full term babies...lol....
What I'm trying to say, in an around the houses way, is get your friend to insist that the doctors do hcg blood tests on her every 48 hours to check the baby is progressing fine, and insist on an early scan at around 5-6 weeks pregnant to check that the sac and yolk (the baby) can be seen in the uterus/womb, and if she is later on in pregnancy, she should insist on regular scans, weekly to check the development of the baby. I had scans every week with my 2nd child as they thought she wasn't growing quickly enough, so it proves that they will push the boat out if they have to.
I also had a 3d scan with the last baby that I miscarried, as they were having trouble detecting a sac/yolk in my uterus and also wanted to check the scans for any signs of an ectopic pregnancy, so a 3d scan instead of the normal 2d black and white scan was the better option.
The worst possible scenario for your friend is that ectopic pregnancy has to be ruled out.....Spotting and cramps is a sign of a normal pregnancy that might be troublesome or the body adjusting to pregnancy, or it could be miscarriage that is happening or about to happen or at worst...ectopic pregnancy, which can be extremely hard to detect. Therefore, it is so important that you tell your friend to insist on regular blood tests and scans and extra careful monitoring throughout her pregnancy.... So, tell her to put her feet up and rest as much as possible, and get in touch with the hospitals early pregnancy assessment centre if she's early on in pregnancy, or the pregnancy assessment centre, but most importantly, let her know that stress and her concerns over miscarriage will do her or her baby no good at all, as when stressed out, our bodies release feel bad hormones that also make our babies stressed out and unhappy, so try as hard as it may be to get your friend to think positively, so that she can give her baby some feel good homones....
Sorry, I go on so much, I just had to make sure I told you all that I could.
Hope this helps, and I do hope that things work out just fine for your friend and her baby.
Best wishes to all
Farrah x
2007-03-12 13:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why hasn't she called her doctor? They are on call. He will say to go to bed and rest. This will do no good if she is having a miscarriage. If she is badly bleeding she should go to the ER. I know, I lost three through miscarriages and went on to have 2 beautiful children after that.
2007-03-12 20:08:18 · answer #2 · answered by greenfrogs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bring her to a hospital ... the baby might be forming in hte filopean tube, if this is the case go ASAP because the filopean tube isnt as streachy and can burst, it may be bleeding right now because of the stress being put on it but go right away, this condision can kill you
2007-03-12 21:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by rollin with the homies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the same thing happened to me when I had a miscarriage and from her experience in having 2, I would say she should probably go to the doctor.
2007-03-12 20:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What she should do is see her OB/GYN doctor immediately. If she doesn't I think she will miscarry. What are you waiting for? Why procrastinate? Take her to the doctor right away and never mind looking on the internet.
2007-03-12 20:17:19 · answer #5 · answered by cardgirl2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This sounds like a medcal emergency-that medics could be called on to go check on her, evaluate,and if needed, take her to the hospital,. i
2007-03-12 20:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by SAK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs to go to the doctor right NOW!!!! webmd.com is probably the best bet if she doesn't want to go, but this is a good possibility that it is a miscarriage. I really hope not. Please make her go to the doctor. Best wishes
2007-03-12 20:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell her to call an ambulance fast. With her past history she needs medical attention.
2007-03-12 23:27:18 · answer #8 · answered by jessica t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get her to her obgyn. I'm pretty sure they'll recommend bedrest and observation for the next couple of weeks. You should also calm down, she's stirred up enough already.
2007-03-12 20:10:08 · answer #9 · answered by Brown'n 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to the ER asap.
2007-03-12 21:54:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋