My sister had a miscarriage at 23 weeks is that possible?
I just really want to help her cope with all of this... because her boyfriends family is accusing her of having an abortion.. She has all the papers from the hospital according to her... but she will only show her boyfriend the paper at his request. ( he left for Italy when she lost the baby, due to his family's pressure) I advised her to file a defamation lawsuit against them for all of this but,she is really reserve about her medical history being in the public... We live in a small town so everything gets around so fast.. What should I advise her to do?
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Losing the baby at any time in pregnancy is possible. Up until 20wks its a miscarriage - after that its known as still born. Many things may have contributed to her losing baby - sometimes its the umbilical cord, sometimes its the placenta, sometimes its when the cervix is too short and opens too early. There are many reasons, unfortunately.
I really feel for her, i'm 29wks pregnant and would be absolutely crushed beyond belief if anything happened to my little baby. To help her, just be there for her. As her sounding board or her shoulder to cry on or whatever it is she needs. I don't know about filing a law suit though... seems a bit far-fetched. As to the boyfriend - how the h*ll could he leave her at a time like this? Thats what i'd like to know!!
It is possible and I give my condolences. My friend miscarried at 23 weeks, but it was called a partial birth. My prayers go out to her in this time of need.
there are only a few states in the US that will even do abortions after 12 weeks. I know that Kansas is one. Not sure about the others. If she has the paperwork, why not show it to the family to shut them up. her schedule probably does not have anything to do with what happened. women lose babies everyday. sounds like she just went into early labor or had a problem with her cervix.
Yes, you can miscarry anytime.
That can defiantly happen and in most places they wouldn't preform an abortion that late.
Yes, it's possible. Uhm, defamation for accusing her of an abortion? Gosh, Americans are so weird. Where I'm from, rumours of abortion aren't enough to be considered defamation. Advise her to move on with her life, finish school and eventually find a man that isn't such a stupid prick, you know one that will treat her with the respect she deserves. When she's ready, she might be able to look at the bright side of this, because of the miscarriage, she doesn't have to stay with a jerk, she won't have a child holding her back from her career and education either. Of course, this isn't something you should say to her right away. Give it a few months to a year her hormones are probably so screwed up right now. Just be there and support her.
Its called a still birth. But it does happen I had a friend that was 28 weeks and had a still birth. Which is basically the baby is born dead. But if she doesnt have anything to hide i dont see why she doesnt just show them the papers to get them off her back.
She should just ignore them, and keep her life private, it will make it easier for her to deal with it. Either way, it is her body and if she had had an abortion, it would have been her choice and none of their business. She should honestly just go on with the boyfriend, show him the information if he needs to see it, and ignore his family because all they are trying to do is come between him and her which really isn't fair for her especially since she's just gone through such a loss.
The baby can die in utero. I had a friend that was 8-1/2 months and the baby crushed the cord with its elbow. she still had to give birth to a stillborn baby. So yes it is possible for the baby to die. Just be supportive to her.
I'm so sorry to hear that. I lost my first baby as well and it is a really trying moment. I almost lost my second daughter when she came out at 27 weeks with the umbilical cord around her neck and she was turning black(she's a healthy 6 year old now)Yes, it is posiible to miscarriage at 23 weeks. Stress can play a part in it. You should offer your support in anyway possible, even if just to talk, it makes a difference.
I highly think that is possible maybe she had a abortion at 23 weeks they do them up to 26 weeks which i think is disgraceful and evil or a still born because you would think if she was dilating she would get contractions and FYI I think she would rush to the Hospital i mean i feel for your sister because i had a miscarriage but it was when i was about 2-3 months along and that is usually a common time in a pregnancy to have one but 23 weeks I really don't think so but maybe it has happen but like i said not that i have heard of and I've been pregnant 6 times :)
So very, very sorry to hear this. You may want to watch this. I found it very comforting in my loss.
"I Spoke With My Child"
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