how do you know if you had a silent miscarriage?
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A missed miscarriage is often known as a silent miscarriage because women generally do not have common miscarriage symptoms, such as vaginal bleeding, heavy cramping, or expulsion of fetal tissue. However, some may notice that their pregnancy symptoms, like breast tenderness, nausea, or fatigue, may disappear.
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A chemical pregnancy can have no symptoms. Some women have an early miscarriage without realizing they were pregnant. For women who do have symptoms, these may include menstrual-like stomach cramping and vaginal bleeding within days of getting a positive pregnancy result.
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In a missed miscarriage, either the embryo doesn't develop, or it doesn't get very far and the heartbeat stops. Occasionally it happens beyond the first few weeks, perhaps at eight weeks or 10 weeks, or even further on.
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If the pain and bleeding have lessened or stopped completely during this time, this usually means the miscarriage has finished. You should be advised to take a home pregnancy test after 3 weeks.
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The most common sign of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding, which can vary from light red or brown spotting to heavy bleeding. If it is very early in the pregnancy, you may think that you have your period.
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When you have a miscarriage, your embryo or fetus is spontaneously expelled from your uterus before you're 20 weeks pregnant. You'll have symptoms including heavy bleeding and abdominal cramps, sometimes for a few days or longer.
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If the pain and bleeding have lessened or stopped completely during this time, this usually means the miscarriage has finished. You should be advised to take a home pregnancy test after 3 weeks. If the test shows you're still pregnant, you may need to have further tests.
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In some cases of miscarriage, there are no symptoms. The baby stops developing or dies but it remains in the womb. You may have no pain or bleeding. You may no longer experience symptoms to suggest you are pregnant (for example, morning sickness or breast tenderness).
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In fact, a woman may not experience any symptoms and only learn of the loss only when a doctor cannot detect a heartbeat during a routine ultrasound. Bleeding during pregnancy loss occurs when the uterus empties. In some cases, the fetus dies but the womb does not empty, and a woman will experience no bleeding.
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The symptoms of a miscarriage can vary from woman to woman and can even be completely different if one woman experiences multiple miscarriages over time. But the most common signs include: Cramping or pain in the lower back or abdomen. Heavy bleeding, possibly with clots or tissue, that is similar to a period.
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At 6 weeks Most women can't see anything that they can recognise when they have a miscarriage at this time. With the bleeding you may see clots with a small sac filled with fluid. The baby, which is about the size of the fingernail on your little finger, and a placenta might be seen in side the sac.
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The most common sign of miscarriage is vaginal bleeding. However, light vaginal bleeding is relatively common during the first trimester (first 3 months) of pregnancy and does not necessarily mean you're having a miscarriage. If you have vaginal bleeding, contact your GP or maternity team as soon as possible.
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In some cases, the fetus dies but the womb does not empty, and a woman will experience no bleeding. Some doctors refer to this type of pregnancy loss as a missed miscarriage. The loss may go unnoticed for many weeks, and some women do not seek treatment.
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Normal pains: The good news is that cramping without bleeding is usually not a sign of miscarriage. Cramps or short-lived pains in your lower abdomen can happen early in a normal pregnancy as your uterus adjusts to the implanted baby.
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The main sign of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding, which may be followed by cramping and pain in your lower abdomen. If you have vaginal bleeding, contact a GP or your midwife. Most GPs can refer you to an early pregnancy unit at your local hospital straight away if necessary.
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Can you have a miscarriage without bleeding? Most of the time, bleeding is the first sign of a miscarriage. However, a miscarriage can occur without bleeding, or other symptoms may appear first.
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In some cases of missed miscarriage, pregnancy symptoms continue. Although the pregnancy is not viable, the placenta may still be producing hormones and you may still have breast tenderness, morning sickness, and fatigue. Some women may notice a loss of pregnancy symptoms, but this is an unreliable sign of miscarriage.