Signs of Miscarriage

I don't know if you heard the story of Kerry Katona, former Atomic Kitten, and her fourth pregnancy, but it's heart wrenching. I can sum it up quickly: Pregnant. Bleeding. Not pregnant. Still pregnant, but not as far along as previously thought. Finally has the baby. Unfortunately, this is a very common thing to have happen in early pregnancy. But it leaves you feeling vulnerable and scared. Should you prepare for a baby or a miscarriage? Why does it take so long to figure out? The truth be told is that every day in early pregnancy is so drastically different from the first. Hormones levels nearly double about every two days making pregnancy test answers vary day-to-day. Ultrasound doesn't work well super early, and when it does one day the heart isn't beating and the next day it is, because of growth. The waiting is the hardest part, but the only thing that works!

After the elation of a postitive pregnancy test wears off, the reality settles in for many women. Many then begin to worry about the threat of miscarriage. While the numbers of women who have miscarriages is hard to pin down for many reasons, it is still very normal to interpret every twinge or odd feeling (or lack of odd feelings) to a symptom of miscarriage.

In other miscarriage news, a new report from Denmark says that after talking to over 90,000 women, they found that exercising for more than 7 hours per week as well as high impact exercise can increase the miscarriage rates in early pregnancy. Though the problem is that, because of how the data was collected, it's possible that it's not a valid conclusion.

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