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In the beginning of May, my doctor informed me that I was losing the baby (miscarriage). At that time I was 13 weeks and it was my first pregnancy (I'm 37 years old). I have no idea what to expect or what the passing of the fetus is supposed to look like. For 2 weeks, I was bleeding (kinda like a period) and then saw a tissue like (about 2 inches) covered with blood passing when I went to urinate. I thought that was the fetus passing. For the next 2 months, I continued having blood spots - not heavy enough for a pad but I did wear panty liners throughout. I never had any other pain so I thought the miscarriage was over.
On July 21, I went on short weekend (4 days) trip with friends. During the trip, we did sights and tours so we walked all over the places. I never felt any pain in my abdominal area. On August 2, I had a bad stomachache and thought it was from what I ate (I ate a lot that evening) - so I used the bathroom and went to bed. As soon as I laid down, the pain continued. I thought I had to urinate so I kept getting up and use the bathroom. After repeated bathroom visit and each time, there were more blood and thicker blood with tissues present. I thought it was due to the residue of a miscarriage that supposedly happened in May. As the minutes went by, I felt the most awful pain and thought it was an appendicitis (since my family has a history of it). I was sitting on the toilet for 2 hours straight (the first pain started at midnight), passing blood tissues and blood - I was in such pain that I couldn't even reached the phone to call the ambulance (the phone was upstairs and I live alone) or move. In between the pain, I finally walked next door (about 20 ft away) to my neighbor's suite and asked her to take me to the emergency - I thought I was bleeding to death. While my neighbor went to get dress briefly, I walked back to my toilet with the strongest pain and immediately a flow of water with blood came rushing out- apparently my water broke. Then immediately a sack come out - which was the fetus. It was about 3-4 inches long. When I saw it, I knew that was the actually miscarriage. I didn't want to get traumatized so I flush the toilet. My neighbor took me to the ER and it was confirmed that I had a miscarriage with the passing of the fetus. ER did the ultrasound to check if everything came out naturally.
The following day when I went to see my OB, she said that she suspected the fetus must have stopped growing/died in May and came out naturally over 2 months later. She thinks all the walk I had during my trip in July contributed to the fetus passing naturally. And of course, had they knew that it wasn't a fetus that passed at the end of May like I thought it had, they would have done the D&C immediately.
I should have gone back to do the ultrasound in May when I thought it passed. My OB did say I was very fortunate not to have an infection for carrying a dead fetus this long. I was on bed rest for the remaining of the week and still continues to bleed out the residue.
I've searched the internet to see how long was the longer someone had experienced a dead fetus inside before passing. My must have been one of the longest just because I never knew that it never passed.
It is a devastating experience, but I know things happen for a reason. I just hope and pray my next pregnancy will be complete and healthy. My advice is if you think you had a passing, please be sure to get an ultrasound afterward to be sure what passed was the fetus.
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How long does a woman carry a fetus for?
9 months to term.
Is it safe to carry a dead fetus for 3 to 4wk after death?
The abortion should happen as soons as possible since the fetus will start to decompose which will lead to infection and eventually bloodpoisioning. How soon this happens differs between women but waiting a month sounds long.
How long should doctors take before removing dead fetus?
They should not wait at all since there is a risk for infection.
If you are having twins and one dies how long can the dead fetus stay inside you?
If there is no risk to the other baby, then you can go to full term, or even premature labor. The fetus will have past on and eventually deminimize.
How far along must a girl be in pregnancy for a hit to be manslaughter?
A fetus is a life, as long as a woman tests + for a pregnancy, its a life & if its taken its manslaughter!
How long does a mother carry its baby until she has it?
A woman is pregnant for 38-40 weeks.
How many weeks does a woman carry her baby?
The whole period takes about 9 months.
How long is the human embryo fetus at 2 months at 3 months?
7 months it is a fetus
How can a fetus be made a girl?
a baby will be either a boy or a girl long before it becomes a fetus. A woman's egg carries an X chromosome (women are XX). However, since men are XY, a single sperm cell will carry either an X or Y chromosome. Depending on which sperm cell enters into the egg will result in either the a boy baby or a girl baby.
How long before fetus opens eyes?
A human fetus can open it's eyes at 26-27 weeks.
What are the long bones of a fetus constructed of?
The long bones of a fetus are constructed mainly of cartilage during fetal development, which eventually ossifies and becomes bone as the fetus grows. This process is known as endochondral ossification. The primary long bones in a fetus include those found in the limbs, such as the femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, and ulna.
How long can a dead fetus remain in the womb?
Some fetus' need to be removed, but most will come out (if before 12 weeks) usually after 12 weeks it will be removed, it is very dangerous that the fetus is still in the mother, this can cause blood poisoning which can lead to death of the mother if not treated fast. Although, in rare cases fetuses have been known to remain for years and even decades.
