Did I have a miscarriage?

[anningermany]

Please help me if you can. I started having strange cramps and back pain, different from normal pms, and then woke up to heavy bleeding even though my period is not due for another week. Am I overreacting about an early period or could it be a miscarriage? The thing is, I could only possibly one week pregnant. Anyone know if a miscarriage could occur after only one week? I appreciate your help.

 

[tchersue]

You'll probably never really know, but at that early stage, it wouldn't really be a miscarriage per se. You could lose the fertilized egg if the progesterone levels weren't right (this kept my sister from getting pregnant for awhile, and she finally conceived her first son while on progesterone). If you are really concerned, I'd ask your OB/GYN, but I suspect that you wouldn't experience any cramping due to losing a baby at this stage because implantation would just be occuring at this point.

Have you recently gotten off of the pill? It isn't unusual to have heavier periods with different symptoms than you are used to because your hormones are just different and your body is adjusting. I know that personally, if I'm off of the pill, I will have heavier/crampier periods a couple of times a year, and the cramping is always in my back.

Have you been trying for awhile? If so, maybe your OB is the best person to ask...
Susan

 

[kristieschultz]

I think that it is a very good possibility that it was a miscarriage. I've had two myself. Once when I was talking to my OB about it, he said that most people who have miscarraiges don't even know it because many miscarraiges occur very early on in pregnancy and it just seems like a heavier period. Sounds kind of like what you experienced. But as the other person said, I would definitely ask your OB about it next time you go in, and certainly go in if you experience any other strange things like this!

Sorry about that!!

Kristie Schultz