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"Threatened" miscarriage...

So I am roughly 6 weeks pregnant.  I went to the ER on Friday with slight spotting.  The dr. says I had a "threatened" miscarriage, so just kind of lay low and don't over-exert myself.  Has anyone else had this problem and carried a full-term baby?  I'm just so nervous about miscarrying now.  Thanks!

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  • Yep I had the same thing. I had spotting from weeks 6-8. When it first started the ER Dr. even prescribed me vicoden saying that he was pretty sure I was miscarrying. Well here I am past 10 weeks with a perfectly healthy baby (so far, still keeping my fingers crossed)!!!!

     Your Dr is right! Lay low and drink lots of water! GL!!!

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  • I had the same exact thing happen. The ER has to call it that. My doctor said that it happens to 50% of women. Then she said 50% of women don't miscarry so don't worry. I will be 10 weeks tomorrow. The best advice I got was not to worry. It has helped so far. I was 6w 6d when my spotting happened. I had it for like a week after that. The doctor did a pelvic exam and she said it was just old blood. As long as it is brown or pink don't stress. :)
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  • I was dx'd with one 2 weeks ago. I had some bleeding and they even gave me my rhogam shot. I have not had any more problems and my blood work has been great so far. I have a dr. appt on Tuesday and will have another u/s, but so far so good! No more bleeding at all.?
  • Any time you have bleeding or spotting in pregnancy it's technically called a "threatened miscarriage." So don't let that term scare you. It's just the medical terminology.

    I've had spotting and bleeding for 3 weeks now and so far everything is fine with baby. In my case, the bleeding was caused by a subchorionic hematoma which is a blood clot in the uterus. So my bleeding was more than just a little spotting and everything is fine.

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  • I am normally a lurker but I just wanted to give you a little peace of mind. I spotted from 5 weeks to about 8 or so weeks. Now I have a beautiful 10 month old son who was born full term. I know it is easier said than done but try to relax and take it easy.
  • i wasn't technically diagnosed in this same way but my doc did a series of blood draws and called me to tell me that hCG wasn't consistently rising at a strong rate and therefore i was likely to m/c.  she even said "if you are still pregnant next week, call back and we'll do an u/s."  well here i am - still pg - expecting a very healthy little boy! :) 
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  • P.S they use "threatened MC" A LOT. At my last Dr. Appt he couldn't hear the heartbeat on the doppler so he had to find it using an ultrasound. No big deal, but it's labeled as a threatened MC on my chart. Weird.
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  • Well I am on my way to full-term.  GL! :-)
  • I had a "threatened miscarriage" at 6w2d.  The doctor at the ER told me that ANY time a pregnant woman has bleeding they have to classify it as that.  My bleeding had nothing to do with the baby, but they still called it a threatened miscarriage.  Try not to get too caught up over the term.  That was 20 weeks ago for me.
  • I, too, have been going through that - just this week in fact. My super-light spotting started a week ago Sat. night and last Sunday I went to the ER and on the medical report it said the same thing. My dr. was really sweet and kept reassuring me that the miscarriage is not an indication of anything potentially happening - I was 5 weeks 6 days. They could not detect a heartbeat at that time, so I have been on bedrest this entrire week, 48 hours after the ER visit, I had my blood levels tested again and they rocked. The next day (Wednesday) I had an ultrasound and lo and behold there was our little buckaroo with a very strong heartbeat. They also found a tear just outside my aminotic sac and they were able to take the measurement. It is not threatening the baby, as long as it does not get larger, but they were pretty sure that is where the bleeding was coming from. So, I was put back on bedrest and I go back for another u/s on Tuesday. The spotting is super light pink and I do not have any cramping (but I swear I am hypersensitive to any ache/pain) and the funny thing is it is just when I wipe...it is fading more and more everyday. The really funny thing is that my younger sister had the same thing happen during her 7th week and had a beautiful healthy baby girl, and my mom had the same thing happen about the same time when she was pg with my sister.  Hope this helps...

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  • I was dx with threatened miscarriage at about 8w. I had bleeding off and on until I was about 12 weeks then one time at 16 weeks. Had a healthy (over) term baby! Good luck...it happens a lot.
  • I spotted during first tri and the doctor called it a threatened miscarriage but he also said he didn't see why I would because my cervix was fine and the baby was healthy and moving and the heart was beating. He said they call it "threatened miscarriage/abortion" for insurance reasons.
  • Wow, this strain has been very enlightening. From everything I read previously - both online, in books and on this board - slight spotting is normal and no reason to panic or go to the ER. I've had it twice (once after sex and once after my pap). It's surprising to see all of these people who went to the Dr. or the hospital for spotting, after so many people posted that it isn't anything to worry about. Now I'm wondering if I should be worrying more about the cramps I've been getting.

    BTW, the Am. Preg. Assoc. defines a threatened miscarriage as uterine bleeding accompanied by cramping or lower backache. From that, I would gather that if the bleeding isn't accompanied by those things, it isn't cause for worry.

    https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/miscarriage.html



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  • yup, I have also had a "threatened" miscarriage.

    I went to the ER at week 5 for bleeding but everything turned out to be fine.  When I told my normal dr I had went to the ER, he said, "now why would you do  that?  ERs are scary!"

    Spotting happens often when the uterus stretches.

     

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