What does it look like when you miscarry?

Answer 1

To describe what you can expect to see after miscarrying, will all depend upon the gestation of the baby. In other words, what you might see at just 3 months pregnant, and what you would see at 18 to 19 weeks pregnant is totally different. I "misscarried" at just under 20 weeks gestation, and I must be honest with you - I went through the entire labour. What I learnt was that the pain we get from contractions has little or nothing at all to do with the 'size' of the baby. Rather, when in full-labour (like I was at 19.5 weeks pregnant), the contraction-pain and length of time contracting in labour, was exactly the same as what it was for my other two children who were born full-term. Obviously the "pushing" part is much shorter and less intense, but again, depending on how far along you are; you can expect to see something different. I had a fully-formed beustiful little boy at 19.5 weeks, but obviously his little lungs were too immature for him to survive. If you misscarried in your first trimenster e.g. up to 3 months, you may see (and pass) a small sack containing a "soft tissue" like substance. My friend said that she went through much cramping, and she saw what looked like a "forming" little baby, but it was so tiny, that you could only JUST make out the formation etc. It is a tragic experience at ANY gestation, however, having personally gone through a full labour and not having a baby as a suprise at the end, was beyong devastating for me. I hope you never have to go through any form of misscarriage. All the best and hope this answer (although I know it was very honest) was helpful.