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Miscarriages - your questions answered
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snugglebabe: I had my miscarriage "started off" yesterday afternoon. I was meant to be 11 weeks pregnant, but development had stopped at apprx 6 weeks. (although everything else apparently had kept growing, bump was already showing). I have a few questions for you: I had really bad pains yesterday (Hospital had warned me how bad, but still didn't expect them to be THAT bad!) were these the contractions the hospital had warned me about? Is that them over with now bleeding has started, or can I expect more? Secondly will by breasts return to their pre-pregnancy size and if so when?
Dr. Gillian Lockwood: I'm sorry you are having such a rough time. The pain from the contractions can be quite bad, but should start to settle when the bleeding starts. Did they recommend some painkillers for you? Do you have an appointment to return for a scan to check that the womb is empty? Your breasts will go back to their previous size, but it might take a few weeks.
snugglebabe: I had my miscarriage "started off" yesterday afternoon. I was meant to be 11 weeks pregnant, but development had stopped at apprx 6 weeks. (although everything else apparently had kept growing, bump was already showing). I have a few questions for you: I had really bad pains yesterday (Hospital had warned me how bad, but still didn't expect them to be THAT bad!) were these the contractions the hospital had warned me about? Is that them over with now bleeding has started, or can I expect more? Secondly will by breasts return to their pre-pregnancy size and if so when?
Dr. Gillian Lockwood: I'm sorry you are having such a rough time. The pain from the contractions can be quite bad, but should start to settle when the bleeding starts. Did they recommend some painkillers for you? Do you have an appointment to return for a scan to check that the womb is empty? Your breasts will go back to their previous size, but it might take a few weeks.
lambsie2k: I saw your previous reply to another lady about no caffeine in early pregnancy. What I would like to know is would you advise anyone who is trying to conceive through IVF to cut out all caffeine before as well as after embryo transfer?
Dr. Gillian Lockwood: As a coffee addict, it is very hard to recommend something that I know I could not do myself, but there was a very good Danish study that looked at factors 'associated' with increased risk of miscarriage and they found that caffeine and alcohol were! That is not to say that they CAUSE miscarriage, just that there was an association. If you can, cut right down
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