subchorionic hematoma

[unityhope]

i hope it all works out for you guys. i havent ever had anything like this, but a friend of mine does, i hope this pregnancy goes well for her.
Good luck to all you pregnant mummies to be

[Tildy]

Hi there. I've been posting in the BB forums for a while, though mostly in the Pregnancy after Late Loss and TTC after Late Loss threads. I've been having such problems with SCH that I've been having one of those "surfing nights" where I torture myself reading the same pages over and over again. I was glad to find this thread right here on BB, since your stories seem to be mostly positive.

I'm so glad that those of you who posted a couple years ago have success stories that you shared either by posting again or by me looking at your signatures and seeing that your babies came through.

I had repeated bleeding with my pregnancy earlier this year, where an SCH was found in week 14 and I had a spontaneous miscarriage in week 17. We do not know that it was the SCH that caused the miscarriage, but there is no other explanation.

I am now pregnant again, 13 weeks, and today I suffered my 4th large bleed so far for this pregnancy. After the first one the doc found both that the placenta was lying over the inner cervical opening and an SCH, the former most likely having caused the latter. These bleeds have had a lot in common -- 3 of the 4 came directly after sex or orgasms (we were repeatedly assured that it was perfectly okay to have sex and waited until I hadn't bled for a while), there was little or no pain involved, the bleeds came with sudden and large amounts of bright red, fresh blood that then tapered off and disappeared almost immediately, and two of them included clots, one teaspooon sized and one tablespoon sized. This makes them quite different from the bleeding I had before my miscarriage, as I had constant bleeding from week 14 to the loss then, even if it wasn't lots of blood all the time.

So I'm trying to be hopeful and gain strength from your stories and notice that there are differences between this pregnancy's bleeding and the last. But there are negative factors as well. Each bleed seems to be more serious, and today I'm noticing that the bleeding that started today isn't really stopping yet, and is accompanied by more pain than I'd like... Another thing that makes it strange is that I just had a scan 4 days ago where they told me that the placenta had moved away from the cervix and that the hematoma was gone, so it would seem that today's bleed and clot would be a new hematoma... or something more sinister. The final thorn in my side is that I'm out of the country, on a vacation that I didn't really want to take for fear that something would happen with the pregnancy while we were here. My miscarriage occured less than 24 hours after arriving back home from London, so both superstition and fear of having to go through the horror of a miscarriage in a place I wasn't familiar with made me wary. Everyone told me how stupid I was for being pessimistic and not allowing myself a vacation, but here I sit, mentally preparing myself for a trip to a Spanish emergency room.

I hope things turn out as well for me as they have for most of you. Since I'm over 13 weeks now, another loss would mean another unimaginably horrific experience that I just can't fathom going through again.

[amber]

I am so sorry for what you have had to go through Tildy. I really hope everything works out for you and your little bubba stays put
Amber
xox

[AngiW]

Hi everyone! Its great to hear of a positive outcome- I'm so pleased for you!! I am now 13 and a half weeks and in my scan earlier this week the clot appears to have gone ! My consultant says he won't allow me to go past my duedate and I'll probably be sectioned because of the increased risk of placental abruption. I'm on cloud nine - I just want a healthy baby. Good luck to everyone out there who's experiencing something similar. Tildy's story is lovely and it proves there are (many) happy endings! Well done Tildy and thanks for posting your happy ending!

[shylebgal]

at 6w 3days i was told i had small sch measuring 2cm x 0.6cm lateral to the gestational sac (ANYONE KNOW WHAT LATERAL TO THE GESTATIONAL SAC MEANS) the doctor and the u/s tech never explained this to me so i have no idea where it is..i had another u/s yesterday i am currently 10w 3 days and baby had strong heartbeat and was moving all around which im happy about but the sch was stil there and the u/s tech said theres no point in measuring it and not to worry cause it wil go away on its own, but wouldnt it have been better to measure it to see if its getin bigger or smaller..ive been getin lots of rest wen i can, i have 2 young girls almost 18 months and 7 months but the sch is worrying me..any advice would b appreciated..

[Michelle71]

Lateral just means to the side. There is no need to measure if there is a healthy heartbeat and a baby bouncing around. The size of the haematoma is (unless it is huge) mostly useless information. It doesn't really predict the volume of blood loss if you happen to bleed as some women re-absorb the clot and others pass it.

There is no specific need to rest if you are not actively bleeding. Prior to ultrasound this was probably a common and yet unidentified phenomenon. Women just bled - cause unknown. There is also no need for a c-section as there is no additional risk of placental abruption. I was a high risk pregnancy for both of my living babies and this was never suggested / mentioned / considered. HTH

[~*Niadalla*~]

Another SCH happy ending here:

I had my Daughter on May 13th this year. She is percfectly healthy and very happy. No problems at all due to the haematoma.

All the best

[shylebgal]

congradzzz Niadla on the birth of ur daughter, thats excellent news.
thanks michelle 71for answering, i got the results of the u.s yesterday it says small fluid collection posterior to the gestational sac measuring 1.8 x 1.5 x 0.8cm, then it says approx 1.2cc. no idea wat the 1.2cc mean, im goin to doctor next monday but it seems like a long wait..baby is growing and had great rate and was moving around but im stil worried..

[Michelle71]

cc is a measure (cubic centimeters) and your result equates roughly to 1.2ml. cc=ml

[shylebgal]

has anyone had more than one heamatoma during pregnancy..i had u/s this morning..baby is growing perfect, heart rate is great but the lady told me there are multiple small heamatoma's..at my previous 2 scans they only found one..can more develop over time..should i be seeing a specialist for this?? my doc put me on bed rest from 6 weeks and said thats all i can do..he doesnt recomend u/s unless theres bleeding so i went to another doc and got u/s done there, ive neva had any bleeding..im just concerened seeing theres multiples of them now and the largest measuring 5.5cm...is that considered LARGE??

[rossik]

Unfortunately i had to have a D & C yesterday as they couldnt find bubs heartbeat last week. The subchorionic hematoma had corrected itself but the baby had died - they are not sure if this is related or not. It is called a missed abortion as my body hadnt recognised that the babys death & my body was carrying on with the pregnancy as per usual. The hospital sonographer did say if i hadnt had gone for a scan due to the hematoma i would have found out in my 12 week scan, which i think we have been harder to deal with as you kinda think your pregnancy is safer after this point. Hope all is ok with everyone else. My prayers are with you all.

[~*Niadalla*~]

Rossi K -I am so sorry for your loss.

Loz - hugs hun. I know how scary it is. I haven't had one in second trimester, but I'm sure there are plenty of people who have. If they were worried about it, you'd be seeing someone sooner.
I know there's not alot that I can say to make you feel at ease, but I'll be thinking of you. I hope that the haematoma disappears soon. Let us know how you get on.

[loz82]

Thanks! It is bloody stressful. I have managed to change my app to this Friday which is better than waiting until next week!!!!! I just cant wait to see a doc and have this explained to me properly!

On the upside bubby is growing well and looks perfect! Just hope she stays in there long enough!!!!!!

[mummyofalmost6monsters]

Hi all, I am 29, and pregnant with #6 (yes #6) I miscarried a 16 week baby in march,(and have lost 3 other angel babies) so was so thrilled to be pregnant again. Then at 11 weeks, had a huge bleed, the ultrasound showed a healthy baby and a small hematoma. (which they said would 'probably go away') I continued to bleed, on and off, sometimes very heavy. Had another ultrasound 2 weeks ago, now I have 2 hematomas , 1 small, but the other is huge. I am still bleeding, now 16 weeks 4 days. The frustrating is no one can tell me anything. Not the gp, or the ultrasound people, or the hospital. No one has advised bed rest or told me what I should be doing, It is just so horrible not knowing anything!

[nzsc]

Hi, I am new to this message board. I have had a rough year. I had one natural m/c; an iui cycle that resulted in nothing; a second iui cycle that resulted in a chem. preg.; and currently an ivf cycle that I am preg. from, but now have SCH. I don't know how much more I can take.

I am currently 6w and very worried. I started bleeding on Wed. night last week, after DH went to work. There was so much blood, I thought it was another m/c. I had an u/s the next day and it was SCH. The RE put me on bedrest and told me to drink a lot of water. Other then that, there is nothing to do - I was told - but to wait and see. I hate that let's wait and see approach. My next appt. is thurs. this week.

Any advice on how to keep your sanity while on bedrest? I am just so worried about another m/c. I have no living children (just the m/c) and I feel like this is my last chance to have a baby of my own.

Thanks for listening,
Natasha

[JVol]

Hi there

I can only share my recent experience which has turned out well so far. As you can see from my post I bled between 6 and 7 weeks, then at 12 weeks. But I had my 12 week scan and the perinatalist said everything looks fine now and that the SCH had bled out and hopefully I wont have any more problems. Baby is growing great and all looks good. I might go on that holiday to Bali afterall.

I didn't really do the bedrest thing, just took it a bit easy.

It is so hard Iknow and frightening and isolating but I took some comfort in the thought that there is really nothing I could do.

I hope it all turns out well for you. If you have a obstetrician just keep asking to be scanned to reassure you all is OK with bubs. Mine got a bit annoyed with me but I dont care - it helped get me through.

Take care

Jess

[nzsc]

Hi Jess, Thanks for the encouragement. I see from your signature that you are due in April and did ivf. We are not that far apart. I am due in May and also did ivf. I am glad the SCH bled out and all is fine now. That is reassuring news.
Take care,
Natasha