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Q: Stillborn
asked by: lou-lou on September 6th, 2005
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Is there a symptom for a stillborn?
Some women notice that their baby has become very quiet and has not moved for a while. Others experience an intuitive sense of danger, or death. Some women have a sense of something 'being not quite right', and are then told by their caregiver at a check up that there 'may be a problem'.
But what are the symptoms of a stillborn during the first or second trimester, when a new mom cannot distiguish between a baby movement and gas?
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vikki22
replied on October 10th, 2005
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Hi, I had a stillborn little boy at 32 weeks and it wasnt untill after I had had him that I recalled my urine being really dark for a few days before we realised he had died, I am not saying that all pregnant women who have dark urine will experience a stillbirth but thats what happened to me. I had a son 1 year after my first little boy was still born and am now 27 weeks pregnant again. Good luck to you, and the best remedy for healthy pregnancy is trying not to worry in the first place!! Take care
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Lilypad
replied on November 5th, 2005
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I was 5 months when my baby died in utero, the only sign was faint amount of blood when I wiped. I didnt even noticed decreased movement but it was my first pregnancy so I didnt really know what I should of been feeling.
I didnt know for sure until the ultrasound at the hospital, b/c I hadnt even had an ultrasound yet.
He died due to umbilical cord accident. :(
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Rasberry Ripple
replied on November 5th, 2005
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Such sad stories...I am sorry for all your loss. This is my first pregnancy, i'm 30 years old and seem to be taking each day in my stride. I do have "what if's" and "how will I know" and at the back of my mind I am worried that the next scan will show something bad....But I am not going to let thoughts like that ruin the next 5 months of my pregnancy....

When I told my partner that we had hit the jackpot...The first thing we did was talk about the "what if's" and found that we were both being realistic. I have since been of the mindset, that if nature, or god or whoever that greater being is, decides to take my baby from me, there isn't really much I can do about it and worrying about whether that will happen isn't going to make it less likely to happen....It will just pass on stress to the baby I am carrying.

So I take each day at a time, I still check every time I go to the loo that there's no blood when I wipe and hope that everything will be okay.

.....Just thought I would share that with you... Sorry to go on! Bloody hormones!!!
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