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What is a missed miscarriage like?

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RainatMoonlight · 09/06/2021 11:16

I think I am having one. For those who have experienced this, did you still feel pregnant the whole time with normal pregnancy symptoms?

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Garman · 09/06/2021 11:19

Yes, my symptoms only subsided about 3 days into when the miscarriage finally started 4 weeks after it had stopped growing.

Tuckedinbelly · 09/06/2021 11:22

Hi op. I had a missed miscarriage ten years ago. I was pregnant and went for my 12 week scan where they said the baby had died. I'd had no symptoms of anything being wrong. My sickness was on and off as normal, in hindsight maybe it had lessened a bit. There was no sign of the pregnancy ending itself (not the right term, sorry) so I decided to have medical management rather than wait to start bleeding.

I think generally it's a missed miscarriage if you don't know it's happening (it's 'missed') if that makes sense?

Have you got symptoms of miscarriage? If so please talk to the early pregnancy unit or midwife. Good luck

SuperSange · 09/06/2021 11:24

There aren't symptoms, hence the name. I found out at the 12 week scan.

Elsie2021 · 09/06/2021 11:36

I had a missed miscarriage a few weeks ago.

Found out at our 12 week scan, there was absolutely nothing to suggest to us that we might get bad news that day.

Why do you think you might be having one?

Sweetpea12 · 09/06/2021 11:40

I found out I had a missed miscarriage at 11 weeks (baby’s heart had stopped at 8 weeks) after I had bleeding that was put down to a UTI. I had nausea leading up to finding out I had miscarried and a one off morning of sickness so I wouldn’t say my symptoms had completely disappeared but they weren’t as heightened as I expected them to be

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RainatMoonlight · 09/06/2021 11:43

I guess what I am really asking is did your pregnancy symptoms keep increasing or stay the same or get less.

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Tuckedinbelly · 09/06/2021 11:45

Op it varies for everyone. The baby can die but the body still thinks it's pregnant because of the hormones so you can still feel nauseous, sore boobs. But some women don't get any of these symptoms throughout their whole pregnancy. Why do you think you're having a miscarriage?

Buffyfan26 · 09/06/2021 11:45

I’ve had two. One at 11 weeks where I had a bleed and the pregnancy had stopped at 5 weeks. I had strong symptoms up to 11 weeks, nausea and lots of vomiting. The second I had a private scan at 7 weeks and was measuring over a week behind with no HB seen. Had a repeat scan at EPU a week later and confirmed MMC. I had no idea either time hence the term missed x

MindyStClaire · 09/06/2021 11:49

I felt pregnant for a week or two after my surgery! I wouldn't read anything into disappearing symptoms, the first trimester can be a bit of a rollercoaster.

Tittyfilarious · 09/06/2021 11:49

My symptoms of pregnancy didn't feel less at all when I went down to have a d&c because the hospital felt that was the best option for me at the time I still felt pregnant and was sick that morning like I'd previously been other mornings

bounce89 · 09/06/2021 11:50

With me babies heart stopped at 16 weeks and by 19 weeks I worried because I still hadn't felt any flutters. No other signs other than partner commenting that I my bump hadn't grown recently.
I asked the midwife to come round and she couldn't find a heart beat and sent me straight for a scan.

If you feel you're having one then you need to contact your midwife and they'll check you over.

messybun101 · 09/06/2021 11:52

Op it varies for everyone. The baby can die but the body still thinks it's pregnant because of the hormones so you can still feel nauseous, sore boobs.

Echo pp - I kept growing and the pregnancy wouldn't end naturally. My boobs kept growing and the swelling at the bottom of my tummy with cramps didn't stop either and hormones kept doubling.
We found out at my dating scan at 11+5
I had to have D&C the following week

Thecatsawinner · 09/06/2021 11:52

The only way of knowing is a scan. I still felt sick for weeks, breasts tender etc

Elsie2021 · 09/06/2021 11:53

Lack of symptoms or lessening symptoms is not really an indication of miscarriage as these things can happen in perfectly healthy pregnancy’s.

How far along are you?

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RainatMoonlight · 09/06/2021 12:11

Thanks, everyone. I've had spotting and cramping, and I just have a feeling it's not right. I had a scan at 6 weeks and need to wait for a scan at 8 weeks. It's a long wait.

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bigbluecup · 09/06/2021 12:16

I’ve had a range. My first missed miscarriage (and first ever pregnancy) my symptoms suddenly vanished between my (positive) 7 week scan and (not so positive) 9 week scan. It was another few weeks before I actually miscarried after finding out their heart had stopped.

Second missed miscarriage I continued to have strong symptoms and sickness until a few days after the baby had passed which was a month after I found out they’d stopped growing/hearts had stopped (I chose to wait for a natural mc again)

By contrast, my final pregnancy my symptoms completely vanished at 7 weeks and I started bleeding quite heavily so I was sure it was another miscarriage, but I’m now 22 weeks with twins. So bleeding, cramping and lack of symptoms can be very misleading.

Sweetpea12 · 09/06/2021 12:22

@RainatMoonlight I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant and had similar to you a scan at 6 weeks then I paid for a private one around 9 weeks because of previous MMC. Had the same symptoms some spotting and cramping and I won’t say it’s the case for everyone but I’m having a reasonably healthy pregnancy at the moment. Good luck with your scan I know it’s worrying and it’s only a scan that will put your mind at ease. I will say too my morning sickness had briefly went away which I panicked about and it came back with a vengeance 😬

MaMelon · 09/06/2021 12:28

I knew something was wrong with my third pregnancy - I had terrible morning sickness from about six or seven weeks with the other two but just felt a bit nauseous with the third and didn’t really put on any weight. I was told that every pregnancy is different, but I just knew something wasn’t right. Sadly the baby had died at about 7 weeks according to my scan and I carried it until 12 when I miscarried.
I really feel for you, the waiting is awful. I hope everything is ok for you.

welshladywhois40 · 09/06/2021 16:08

Op, it's so hard. With my missed miscarriage I was still feeling sick the morning of my d & c. I had a feeling something wasn't right and had a scan at 9 weeks and there was no heartbeat.

With my last baby I stopped feeling sick at 8 weeks and was convinced something was wrong but all was fine.

So it's super hard and feel for you as right now you are tying yourself in knots waiting to know what is going to happen.

Sending big hugs your way.

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeep · 09/06/2021 16:13

I didn't have symptoms from the point that the pregnancy stopped developing. No signs of a mc though until weeks later when I just got a bit of spotting.

Moonshine11 · 09/06/2021 16:14

I was still experiencing symptoms yes.
How far are you?
Are you spotting brown or red?

PurplePansy05 · 09/06/2021 16:18

MMCs have no symptoms unfortunately, that's why they're often called silent MCs. They're usually diagnosed at a scan and it tends tobe the case the baby has stopped growing few weeks before the diagnosis, sadly. I had 3 MCs, two were MMCs with no symptoms at all, and on the contrary strong pregnancy symptoms right up till the actual physical MC and even beyond.

TheDaydreamBelievers · 09/06/2021 16:19

Cramping is completely normal, and spotting can be normal too without it meaning anything about the fetal survival.

For me missed was completely missed - I only found out at 12 wk scan because no heartbeat.

cindarellasbelly · 09/06/2021 16:19

I had spotting, and light bleeding. I had a scan at that point (six weeks) and all was well. Then about 7 weeks I had a heavier bleed, passed a small clot. Had a scan in EPU - I was sure it was over - but there was still a heartbeat. They booked me in for another scan in ten days, and I had no more worrying symptoms in that time - I'm not sure if I had pregnancy symptoms tbh. I didn't really get sickness on that pregnancy, I was generally tired and that continued. When we went back for the follow up scan there was no heartbeat, and it looked like the baby had stopped developing two days after the previous scan, so a week before.

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