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I've just come across this forum and whilst my question is not directly related to the original question I wonder if there is anybody with a similar experience to my self? I had a +ve preg test 2 weeks ago (5 days after expected start of period)and have had tender b___sts and severe cramps at time of missed period and ever since, however the cramps started to settle after apporx 7 days. I began bleeding last week - light with moderate cramping. On having my ultrasound scan on the Thursday i was found to be 5 weeks and 6days. The +ves were that there was a yolk sac and that my cervix was closed however the clinician felt that she could see signs of where the bleeding is likely to be coming from and unfortunately she felt that it was an indication of the lining detaching and that a miscarriage was highly likely( is this the same as subchronic bleeding?). The cramps continued over thurs evening, however Fri there was less cramping and still some dark brown blood still only spotting. On Sat I decided to wear a Tampon to seemore accurately how much blood I was losing. It was a strange colour and consistency -almost black and thicker in consistency almost mud-like, and whilst slightly heavier not majorly so, no cramping. On sunday I found spotting of dark brown blood, but this lessened as the day progressed last night there was nothing to see. this morning there is a bearly perceptible amount -still no significant cramping. I still have b___st pain some mild nausea and mild headaches. I'm trying desperately not to get my hopes up, and in doing so find myself in cruel limbo-land. I am at the stage where I just want confimation one way or another. It seems like an eternity until Thursday when I'm due a follow up scan. I was wondering if my continued b___st tenderness, frequent urination and mild nausea and unusual craving for carbohydrate are typical signs when someone is miscarrying? any advice or information will be greatfully received, thanks

i am going through the same thing-at night they are painful, in the morning just fine. i'm always scared about miscariage since my first pregnancy ended at 6 weeks in miscarriage ( I am 5 weeks 2 days).

I have read all the posts here because my b___st soreness went away completely, along with all symptoms for the whole of week 5. I, like many people, was completely terrified/paranoid/freaked for about a week, I couldn't stop worrying, I was convinced. Now it all seemed a bit silly, because the pains have returned and I feel pg again. I have read lots that health professionals who say that it is highly unlikely that loss of symptoms are a m/c as this it is perfectly normal for b___st soreness to come and go. The loss of symptoms are NOT an indication as they are perfectly normal, the only reason to get worried is if you have excessive or continuous bleeding and heavy abdominal pains. So, I'm hoping I won't ignore the facts next time and get into such a state about it all!! Hope this helps somehow!!!

I hope this helps some of you. I had a m/c 5 years ago and still had symptoms for over 2 weeks there was no fetal pole at 5.4 weeks and I had no cramping at all until 7.3 weeks, but i had had spotting for around 1week off and on. I was tolld that while the hormone is still present in your system you can still have symptoms as it decreases. I have had a DD after the m/c and feared the worst throughout the first trimester. I know it is hard to put the worry aside, but if it is affecting you badly, stiff when the doctor wants to see you we are paying them for their knoweledge and time don't hesitate just book in and go.

I wanted to write this to try to calm some of you. I am a physician a__sistant so I have access to a lot of nurses and doctors who have been doing this for a while. Around week 7 my symptoms drastically decreased and were even completely gone at times. I was terrified but when I went for my 8 week u/s things were great. I was told that not only is it normal for sx's to come and go as your body adjusts but that progesterone rises and falls in your blood as the body uses it to support the pregnancy. Case in point: at week 5 my prog. was 45 and at week 6 it was 27. Just wanted to let everyone know. I hope this helps!!

Everyone should notice how many posts are listed on this subject which means that everyone experiences fluctuations in symptoms and that it does not necessarily mean you are miscarrying. Thin about it-your hormones flucuate during pregnancy which means symptons would as well. I was conviced this morning on my way to the 8.5 week ultrasound that something was wrong. I felt too good the last couple of days. I was crying when my ob started the transv____al. Lo and behold the baby had excellent growth since the last scan and the hb was 170. he was perfect. And I did not feel pregnant one bit this morning. However, 12 hours later (tonite) I feel bloated, exhausted, and moody-so please don't take a "loss" of symptons as a sure sign something is wrong-i put myself through such torture the last couple of days over that. baby dust to all or good luck with the pregnancy!

I'm new here, and have had the same loss of nausea and b___st tenderness just this week, at 9-1/2 weeks. I've had 3 miscarriages, the last two since 2003 after I had 3 healthy pregnancies. My nausea always stayed until about 11 weeks with my girls, so I'm worried it's happening again. My problem is I'm on Progesterone to help me from miscarrying a healthy baby, but it also keeps me from miscarrying an unhealthy one, so my miscarriages didn't happen when they should have--my bleeding happened weeks after it should have. It seems to me from everyone's messages it's a 50/50 shot, since most of the women never did come back and tell how they were later in their pregnancies. Anyone else similar to my situation? I'd really like to hear something encouraging.

I'm 10 weeks along and I've spent the past three days in a complete panic because this past Sunday I woke up feeling not pregnant. Before, my b___sts hurt so bad it was hard to sleep, I was nauseous all the time, and I couldn't keep my eyes open past 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Starting Sunday morning - nothing. I had a miscarriage a year ago and all I kept hearing over and over in my head was my doctor saying "have you suddenly lost the signs of pregnancy?" I hadn't then (because my body had not figured things out yet, but the dr. could see on the early ultrasound that the embryo was not developing (blighted ovum - VERY common). Well, this time I had suddenly lost the signs - all of them, not only did my b___sts not hurt, they shrunk! I called my dr. Monday morning in a panic, and they fit me in for a check-up today. We had seen the heartbeat at 7.5 weeks on an ultrasound (risk of miscarriage goes from 20% to 2% at that point) so the dr. was sure all was well - but I was not. He found the heartbeat after a few minutes (apperently you can't always find it at 10 weeks, if he didn't he was going to do another ultrasound) and this rea__sured me. I told him how I kept hearing his statement last year about the sudden loss of pregnancy symptoms and miscarriage. He said that in early pregnancy (before 6 weeks) it usually means something is wrong, but after that (especially if you have a dr. that does and early ultrasound and you have seen that little heartbeat) it just means you are one of the lucky women who wakes up one day feeling better. He said for most, feeling better doesn't happen as early as 10 weeks, and it's typically not "overnight" - but it certainly can be - and he rea__sured me that for those women who do change overnight - panic is the normal response. This site was a big help for me yesterday, but I noticed some people didn't come back to tell us how the dr visit turned out. Of course, yesteday I was convinced that it was because the worst had happened and they could not bear to write back. Today I realized that they were probably just fine and are happily looking at baby stuff online and have forgotten about writing back. Hang in there ladies - and if you have Kaiser or a big medical plan - don't let them make you wait until your next appointment if you are worried and upset---pester them until they make the time to see you (i had to throw a fit with Kaiser when I had them)- and demand that early ultrasound so you can have your piece of mind! We're pregnant - we're allowed to be fiesty and pushy and "unreasonable"...everyone is expecting it - so what the heck - let's give it to 'em.

Hi Ladies, I'm one of those that posted about my symptoms disappearing, and then haven't been back. So here's what happened with me. Around 8 weeks I lost my symptoms, mostly my b___st tenderness. I had lost two other babies, so thought for sure I was going to lose this one. I had also had some spotting at 5 weeks, so I was convinced. Suffice it to say that I am now 29 weeks along and baby is just fine. My b___st tenderness went away and just never really came back. They are sore, just nothing near what they were (and they are pretty huge now, too!!) I never had morning sickness or any other real symptoms, no hormonal swings, just very tired. Well, I made it and we're okay now. Every pregnancy is different, and every woman is different, so just keep the faith, think positive and hang in there until you know you have something to worry about. I know that's a hard thing to do (believe me!!) but it's best for you AND the baby. I wish everybody the best and hope that things go well for everyone. Hang in there!!! You never know what can happen...I didn't think I would EVER be where I am today!!!

Hi, I wrote a couple of weeks ago (a few entries up) after having my first scan that showed everything was fine. I wanted to give a further update. . .I lost or had symptoms diminish beginning at about 5 1/2 weeks. After 7 losses, I was not terribly convinced it wasn't happening again. The 8 week scan showed a heartbeat and perfect size, but my symptoms continued to seem to fade away. My b___sts seemed to shrink back to normal (which is large anyway) and hardly hurt at all. I was tired, but did not need a nap by three, so I wasn't sure what was going on. I had my 10 week dating scan today and the baby is, again, perfect. . .heartbeat strong. . .size perfect. . .even looked like he was sucking his thumb. I was talking about the loss of symptoms and heard what ERUG did. . .if you lose (completely) symptoms before 6 weeks, that may be a bad sign, but if it is just lessening, or becoming intermittent, or happening after 6 weeks, it can be perfectly normal. For me, from about week 7 1/2 to 9 1/2, I felt almost fine. But a few days ago, exhaustion set back in and I started throwing up again. Hmmm. :] But even with my head over the loo, I am so grateful for this little blessing. And I hope that now that a few women have written back about their positive situations, everyone here will be able to relax a bit. . .what a scary journey we are on! Blessings to all!

Robynne - So glad to hear everything is going great. I'm also glad to hear you have a Dr. who will do scans so often. Sounds like we are due around the same time (I'm 10.5 weeks today). I'll keep you and your little one in my prayers. ERUG

l am having my baby June 20 by c-section and l'm 38 weeks. When l had my daughter 16 yrs ago at 38 weeks l had milk in my b___st already with this one l don't. l just hope once he's born l will produce milk because l really want to b___stfeed him.

Hi Erug! Thanks for your kind words and prayers. . .we are indeed right about on the same calendar! Guess we will not be doing a lot of cooking and shopping around Christmas time! :] I hope and pray that all continues to go well for your baby, too. :] Victoria.. .I haven't had an opportunity to b___stfeed yet, but was told that since my milk came in with a son that we lost, then next time my b___sts will not hurt so much, make as many early changes, or seem as different because they have already "practiced" and therefore do not need so much time to get ready. I think you will be fine. . .your b___sts are just already more prepared than they were the first time around. Hang in there!

hi ladies haven't been on here since l had my baby 1 month ago today. He is doing good. What a joy to have a little one again around the house. l hope everyone is doing good with their pregnacy.

Just wanted to give another update. I am now about 16 weeks and the memories of freaking out about my loss of b___st tenderness are pretty distant. Everything is going fine and I now believe firmly what I have been told by doctors and midwives that loss of b___st tenderness and other symptoms, or them fading in and out, after six weeks is probably okay. I lost just about all b___st tenderness by 9 1/2 weeks and then had a little intermittent soreness at about 10-11 weeks. I now only very occasionally have some nipple soreness, but almost unnoticable. The midwives and doctors laugh at how scared I was, but after seven losses, being scared is the order of the day. I hope all who have had lessening of symptoms or fading in and out take heart. . .it is probably all perfectly normal. But if you are really worried, you can request an early pregnancy scan which, if you see a heartbeat from about six weeks, means that you have about a 95% chance of having a successful pregnancy. That is some great peace of mind. Blessings to all!

Thought I'd give another update as well. I just hit 16 weeks (I think that means i'm in my 17th?) and I still feel basically not pregnant - except for the fact that I am repulsed by burgers, and really any form of ground meat (odd because I love burgers). I'm not showing, and haven't felt baby move - I want something to happen so I can have some a__surance...growing belly, kicking...something! I'm off schedule on my Dr visits because of my "freak out" at week 10. Dr heard the heartbeat and just did the 12 wk check up at that time. I went back at wk 14 and we heard the heartbeat again. Now, since I don't go back until wk 18, I just have a lab slip for the AFP test this week. I'm not going to enjoy waiting for those results. Hopefully all goes well, then I think I can relax. I had 1 miscarriage and am a bit paranoid this time. Robynne - of corse you are scared, who wouldn't be - I bet your Dr and midwife are just laughing at you to relax you. My Dr. says the same thing about the heartbeat - and does the 6 wk ultrasound for all his patients becuase in his words "you all freak out - this is easier for you, and easier for me". He told me he's had very few patients who wake up one day and all the 1st trimester symptoms are just gone...overnight - and he said it's ok if that happends after week 6 to 8...and he rea__sured me (as I was feeling stupid for freaking out) that every single woman who woke up with no symptoms has freaked out just like I did. He even told me if I'm pregnant again, and the same thing happens, he bets I'll freak out again. Now, I've chosen to do the AFP test - and I can freak out about that for a week while I wait for results - but hopefully then I can relax and look forward to the 18 wk ultrasound when we get to see baby again.