I have provided some statistical information on the chances of having a miscarriage. These figures will vary slightly from doctor to doctor, so you may want to look at these figures and then ask your own doctor what his/her thoughts are on miscarriage statistics. As your pregnancy progresses, your chances of miscarriage are reduced dramatically, especially after the first trimester. Here are the figures I have.

Up to 3 weeks: 31% chance

3 - 6 weeks: 10% chance

6 - 12 weeks: 5% chance (5% or less if a heartbeat is heard)

after 12 weeks, it will no longer be considered a risk.

I hope that helps a bit....
Take care..

Suzy

Thanks again, your are so smart!! I will ask my doctor for sure, that is my biggest fear. Thank you.
Jenn

Lol thankyou jenn for your lovely compliment, but I certainly don't consider myself to be smart. I consider myself to be more of an information sponge. I love learning and knowing about everything, I think learning is the most valuable thing we have and I absoulutely love books and documentaries. They are so informative. There are so many new things out there that we can learn, my grandmother used to tell me even at 76 she still learns something new everyday, and she was so right.

I think something like 1 in 5 pregnancies results in a miscarriage, but I do not know if this includes the number of women who miscarry so early that they didn't realize they were pregnant in the first place. This is, like most things, only a statistic.

There are other factors that can put you at higher risk too, such as vigorous exercise, a large daily intake of caffeine, smoking, have diabetes, lupus, a thyroid condition or have had a previous miscarriage. Some STDs can also put you at heightened risk for miscarriage (like chlamydia).

And these are just some factors...you could be healthy as a horse and take all your pre-natal vitamins and not touch booze or cigs or coffee...and the fetus still simply may not develop properly and your body will expel it on its own. But the farther along you are, the lower your chances are of miscarrying. For most women, once you get through the first trimester, the risk drops steeply.