Miscarraige / Pregnancy Hormone

BlazingSaddler

Hi all. Had some very sad news when myself and my wife went for the 12 week scan yesterday. It appears that the baby hasn't developed, however the amniotic sac was visible but very little else. My wife still has pregnancy symptoms and a test last night still showed up very positive. Does the body still show the hormone that makes a test show as positive even if the baby has gone?, we are going for a big scan today to confirm the miscarriage.

Miss Fluff

Sorry for your situation, you poor things.

I'm a little confused over your post. Does she still carry the foetus or was she induced yesterday and had a bleed?

BlazingSaddler

Sorry Miss Fluff I'm a little confused myself, she has had no bleed and we don't know about the foetus, just know that the sac was empty??I'll find out more early this afternoon

supermouse

My thoughts are with you and your wife at this time!

My cousin had a very similar situation, and had to go back the following day to be induced, but id say just wait and see!

Good Luck

Faith

I'm not 100% on this, but I THINK the hormone that's released in prenancy would still cause a test to be positive if the foetus had died recently. It is also released in the case of "false" pregnancy, where there's no viable foetus but the body still think it's pregnant.

Whatever the case, my sympathies to you both. Hopefully the doctor can clear things up for you this afternoon.

littlebug

mattb74 wrote: »

Hi all. Had some very sad news when myself and my wife went for the 12 week scan yesterday. It appears that the baby hasn't developed, however the amniotic sac was visible but very little else. My wife still has pregnancy symptoms and a test last night still showed up very positive. Does the body still show the hormone that makes a test show as positive even if the baby has gone?, we are going for a big scan today to confirm the miscarriage.

I'm so sorry to hear your sad news Mattb
In answer to your question yes there will still be some pregnancy hormone there. Very sad for anyone going through that as they still "feel" pregnant.:(

LegacyUser

iT CAN TAKE 5-7 DAYS FOR THE HORMONE TO BE GONE OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.


I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL........THINGS WILL GET BETTER. MIND URSELF...

embee

The pregnancy hormone, HCG, will still be present in the blood for a number of days after the baby has died in utero. Your wife will more than likely start to bleed as the levels of HCG start to deplete - the placenta and amniotic sac will start to disintegrate as HCG is vital for their wellbeing as well. Your wife may be offered a D&C to remove the pregnancy, but that sort of decision is a personal one. Some women prefer the idea of having the pregnancy removed in hospital, some prefer to stay at home and deal with the loss themselves. Some hospitals may be able to offer genetic testing to see if there was any chromosomal abnormality with the baby which caused it to die, but in some cases of miscarriage, there is no apparent reason for it, which you need to be prepared for.

Make sure your wife gets a lot of TLC over the coming weeks. Its hard to lose a baby anytime, but close to Christmas must be very hard on her. Ye can try again in a few months when ye feel ye are ready, but don't rush into it.

I wish ye both well and am sorry for your loss.

Jumbo156

Very sorry to Hear that
My wife had a miscarriage about 4 weeks ago ( also after 12 weeks)
No doubting that it was terrible and it really knocked us for six
However what my wife found was that it was a lot better when people talked to her about it rather than avoiding the whole subject.
Around the same time a friend of a friend of ours had a baby and some people didn't want to tell us in case it upset us. This really upset my wife even more. But I suppose each to their own

My wife went in to have a D+C but a half an hour before she was due to have it she passed what was left naturally.
The best way I have heard a miscarriage being described was by our consultant...."it's your body doing it's job and rejecting something that is not quite right"

Take care

RIRI

I just wanted to say I'm really sorry to hear of your loss.

Victor

Matt, I'm sorry to hear this. You might have a look here: http://www.miscarriage.ie/

BlazingSaddler

Thank you all for your kind messages. We went for the scan today and what seems to have happened is that the feotus stopped developing at approx 6 weeks. The size of the amniotic sac measures that of a 12 week old pregnancy which ties in with our dates. They measured the feotus and we have to go back next Thursday to have it measured again to ensure that there has been no growth. They cannot tell from the scan before 10 weeks if there is a heartbeat. After the scan next week the D&C will follow if there is no growth or if the miscarriage hasn't happened naturally. It will be a tough week for my wife as there is no real hope that the dates are wrong and the size of the sac confirms this. I was also told that as the body still thinks it is pregnant and the sac is still present, the hormone is still there, thus giving a positive test.
Thanks all for listening and I'll post again late next week.

MissDefied

As a previous poster said, your wife needs lots of TLC. But you need to acknowledge your own loss too. Be nice to each other and you'll get over it together.
Best wishes to you both.

undecided

Hi OP

I am very sorry for you and your wife!

I had v similar happen to me in my first pregnancy foetus wasn't as developed as should be. In my case the pregnancy hormone continued to rise but not by what it should have so I wouldnt have miscarried naturally and could have had to wait some time for it to happen.

All I can say is don't avoid the subject talk with your wife as much as both of you need to. It is awful to have to wait to find out but use it as a chance to prepare for all outcomes.

Jeapy

embee wrote: »

The pregnancy hormone, HCG, will still be present in the blood for a number of days after the baby has died in utero. Your wife will more than likely start to bleed as the levels of HCG start to deplete - the placenta and amniotic sac will start to disintegrate as HCG is vital for their wellbeing as well. Your wife may be offered a D&C to remove the pregnancy, but that sort of decision is a personal one. Some women prefer the idea of having the pregnancy removed in hospital, some prefer to stay at home and deal with the loss themselves. Some hospitals may be able to offer genetic testing to see if there was any chromosomal abnormality with the baby which caused it to die, but in some cases of miscarriage, there is no apparent reason for it, which you need to be prepared for.

Make sure your wife gets a lot of TLC over the coming weeks. Its hard to lose a baby anytime, but close to Christmas must be very hard on her. Ye can try again in a few months when ye feel ye are ready, but don't rush into it.

I wish ye both well and am sorry for your loss.

As above, explained very well. Im am so sorry for you and your wife. I hope everything goes well for ye both. x