BellaOnline Forums Health and Fitness Miscarriage did i have a miscarriage?

I know this may seem like a strange thing to ask...I was unaware that I was pregnant, but had an inkling. I would have been 7 weeks along when I had brown spotting, and in the evening I began to feel cramping, and soon went to the bathroom where I had passed a sizable gel sac, with two smaller ones attached, with two long bloody strings attached to those. I was pretty shaken up, and sadly flushed this before anyone else could see. For the rest of this day and the following, I was extremely bloated (which has never happened with my period) so much that I could not sleep on my stomach and had a difficult time walking around. I have been bleeding with cramps since then, and the bloating has decreased a bit, and the bright red blood has now turned brown. I had bloodwork done yesterday (3 days after the incident) and the results came out where my HCG levels indicated non-pregnancy, so they assumed I just had a bad period. Can HCG levels be low after a miscarriage? It seemed very much like I had a blighted ovum...does anyone have more information?

There is always a slight possibility, because quite a few preganancies and in miscarriage way before a woman knows she is pregnant. But there are sooooo many other things it could be, too. You could be working on developing endometriosis, so you need to keep an eye on your period and cramping. I always assumed women got this before they had children, but AFTER 3 kids and very regular periods it happened to me w/ lots of cramping bloating and passing very large clots that ranged in color from bright red to brown to black. You could have a cyst on an ovary that is confusing your uterus into hanging onto its lining, and then shedding a LOT at one time making it look like a sac.

Don't let yourself go into a depression over this or worry too much about it being a miscarriage. If it was, then it would have been because the baby would most likely have had major problems, probably not survivable. But like I said, there is no way of knowing for sure. Keep an eye on your menstrual cycles to make sure there are no continuing problems, and don't beat yourself up.