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It is your fault you miscarried; you did something wrong.
Unless you lead an erratic lifestyle that endangers your baby-to-be, you cannot blame yourself for the miscarriage.

It is normal for you to feel responsible initially but you must know that sometimes no matter how careful you have been, you lose the baby.

There are several factors that could contribute to the miscarriage and medical tests will be able to tell you the reason for losing the baby.

If you had healthy children; it will not happen to you.
Miscarriages can happen inspite of previous healthy pregnancies. Each pregnancy is a new happening and is not connected to the previous births in any way.

You cannot have two miscarriages.
Unfortunately, this is as true as saying the sky is green. A previous miscarriage does not guarantee you carrying the next baby to full term. You can have more than two miscarriages. If this happens, then get the required medical tests done to find out what the problem is.

You cannot miscarry after your first trimester (3 months).
Miscarriage after the first trimester is uncommon but it happens.

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Common Reasons for Miscarriage

Most miscarriages occur in the first trimester and a smaller number in the second trimester. In case of a miscarriage in the first trimester most doctors can rarely ever find the cause. Sometimes miscarriages occur even before you know that you are pregnant.

Physical causes such as chromosomal abnormalities, hormonal imbalances, genetic and uterus problems can cause miscarriages. Even emotional problems like stress may lead to a miscarriage.

Chromosomal abnormalities happen in the first trimester and result from a faulty egg or sperm cell. During the first trimester the immature cells split evenly into groups of 23 chromosomes each. Sometimes the cells split unevenly and this results in either too many egg or sperm cells.

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