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Asked by leslie319

Q: Lack of symptoms, history of missed miscarriage. Looking for some reassurance

Hi all,

6w3d today. All of week 4, I had growing, stretching cramping. Then it stopped. Nothing for 7 days straight. Then yesterday and today I had 2 very brief (less than 1/2 hour) episodes of cramping, but it felt more like menstrual cramps, not the stretching feeling. Otherwise, I've had a couple of very random episodes of nausea and my appetite is dialed up. I'm also exhausted and having middle of the night insomnia, but I'm also in the middle of moving houses and chasing after my 18 mo. old, so I haven't been sure if being tired and insomnia is just from that or being pregnant. First u/s scheduled for Friday, but I'm terrified. Tempted to go for 1 more beta tomorrow so I can get ready for news on Fri. I guess I'm just wondering if my experience is common and not indicative of a missed m/c, which I have had before at 10 weeks. Plus, I don't even think that diminished symptoms mean much b/c I read that the placenta can keep making hcg so some women who miscarry don't realize it.

This question was asked Sep. 29, 2016 3:20am
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Answered by kvstone - Sep. 30, 2016 3:29am
So glad you got good news :)

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Answered by leslie319 - Sep. 29, 2016 9:06pm
Went in for another beta this a.m. just for some reassurance before my u/s tomorrow. I just wanted to steel myself in case of bad news, so I thought if the number was low, then I could get ready. Well, surprise! 33,575!!! I can't even believe that. Is it possible I have a good baby in here? This is my 9th pregnancy and I have one healthy daughter. After all of my miscarriages, I have just come to expect it now. Could I be so lucky?

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Answered by kvstone - Sep. 29, 2016 5:28pm
I totally understand, after 2 miscarriages I spent the first trimester of both of my pregnancies just waiting for it to happen again. It sounds like you are having some good symptoms though, and I think at this stage you would start bleeding pretty quickly if the baby was no longer living. If I was you I would take a pregnancy test just to make sure the line is still nice and dark, or take one of the ones that says how many weeks you are. I know its so hard and the reality is that we never know if we will get to hold our babies in our arms until we actually do. I hope you find some peace and get really good news this week :)

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