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Hi lea, I am so sorry...have you miscarried yet? Has your doctor mentioned testing the fetal tissue to find out if it was indeed a chromosomal problem? I think testing is a good idea because it lets you find out of the miscarriage was a horrible fluke, or if it is something that may happen again that you should be treated for. Often nothing is found to be wrong, but if there is something wrong it can help in future pregancies to know...

Lea, I am sorry about your loss. Unfortunately, there's no definite answer we can give you as to why this happen to your baby. It could be anything. If you are waiting for a surgical management such as D&C, you can retain the tissues after the surgery to have it tested. Again, I am sorry for your loss.

I had a silent/missed miscarriage in January at 14w4d. The baby stopped growing at 11w3d and it was only found when they scanned me. I was devasted and ashamed not to realise my baby had died but something had 'told' me there was something wrong with my pregnancy I just didn't realise how wrong. Anyway, it was explained to me like this - when the baby is conceieved all the information needed for the rest of it's life is present. As the baby grows there are different stages that this information is needed, ie when to make fingers, toes, when to grow the brain, heart, ears, nose etc. but when the baby gets to a certain stage and requests information that is missing the baby then dies as it can't continue to grow. I have had testing done but everything has come back clear so far and when I saw the baby it was perfect, just incredibly tiny. I know there was something wrong because I delivered the placenta before the baby and this is abnormal in any pregnancy. It could be the bay has a chromosomal problem or it could just be mother nature saying it wasn't to be. It is up to you if you want testing done or not and to how you wish to miscarry. Usually you will miscarry within four weeks of the baby dying but as it has already been a month you may end up needed a D&C. I miscarried on the Ward while waiting for a theatre spot and went home later that night but had to have the D&C the following day - a scan showed retained tissue and my womb was filled with blood. After the D&C I had slight cramping and the bleeding was practically non-existant. This is a very cruel way to lose a baby (as are all miscariages). Take care sweetheart.

the hospital performed a d an c and then sent me home with anti biotics for an infection i was a little dizzy but quite sure he said an infection left over from fetus as it had been in there a month with no heart beat and not developing, they didnt say anything about testing the tissue i hope my anti biotics clear up the infection fast. its odd as a mont ago my grandad passed away, which is around the time i experienced some pain in my abdomen, i went to the out or hours gp at my local hospital and the doctor put my mind at rest and said it was just growing pains, i feel kind of angry as if he had performed a scan our baby wouldnt have been in there so long the thought of it really distresses me a lot, i thought i was lucky that my sickness had subsided in the last couple of weeks, just thought it was as i was approaching the end of the first trimester. and its strange because i posted a post on the first trimester boards a month a go asking wat people know about a missed misscarriage. in a way it must of been in my head. the day after the scan, this wednesday i woke up in the morning and was incerdibly sick and started to bleed, myself and lee my parter cant and are struggling to get our heads around this, life is so fickle. sorry for going on x