My wife is 15.5 wks. She takes clexane & aspirin for a medical condition. Bleed @ 9wks - very scary! Went for U.S., nothing found for a cause but the twins are OK. Larger bleed the next day, went to hospital, cervix OK. Had U.S. in the morning, found a SCH of medium size near the placenta of one of the twins. U.S. @ 12.5wks, twins fine, SCH still the same size. After bleeds @ 9wks, small daily brown discharge upto now. The clexane and aspirin further complicate the SCH management. Anyone out there with SCH and using clexane & aspirin?
Best Wishes to all of you and keep positive.
I to had a heavy bleed at 15 weeks. U/S was done baby was fine. 2 weeks later another U/S baby still fine. Went for a 20 week scan and bubs was doing well. I am now 24 weeks have had no bleeding for mmm approx 3 weeks THANK GOD! Even so I still worry I had a miscarriage earlier in the year so I dont think I will be free of worry until my little one is born! Hope everyone is well
I am 8 weeks and have been bleeding for 4 days with a sub chorionic haematoma (found in a dating scan at 5 weeks). Starting with brownish spotting, last night I passed a large clot and ended up in our little local emergency dept. My bleeding has continued as though I'm having a period and I continue to pass small clots up to the size of a 20c coin. The doctor said last night that he thought a misscariage was inevitable, but I am so happy to read that some of you have also passed clots and gone on to full term.
I am feeling completely helpless and hopeless just having to sit and wait this out! My first 2 pregnancies were text book and feeling scared and anxious for this baby is incredibly hard. I already feel an attachment to it. The feedback on this forum has at least given me some hope and I may get some sleep tonight!
As you see I had a SCH back at 8 weeks and I am now in my 32nd:-) It was just about 4 weeks ago that I allowed myself to be excited again. I bleed for about two weeks, and it was an emotional roller coast NO ONE should have to endure. I know who alone I felt during that time, how I would get so upset every sensation and every trip to the bathroom was cause for a break down. As I wrote above my nurse told me people make it through all the time, and the instance of carrying to term is higher the misscarriages. I have to tell you that I don't know exactly how big a 20c coin is due to being in the US but if you know how big an American quarter is that how big my clots were. I wish I could say something to stop your fears but only time will tell. I do have to tell you I limited my activity during that time, there is no clear cut decision on bed rest with a SCH so I just did the bare minimum each day and the house cleaning and such was done by my partner. I will keep you in my thoughts and hope you will post in a few weeks with positive outcomes.
Thank you so much for your reply and kind thoughts. Unfortunately my news is not good. I had an incomplete miscarriage over the weekend and had to be admitted to hospital on Wednesday for a D&C as I lost a lot of blood. A further ultrasound found that my embryo had not progressed past 6 weeks making it an unviable pregnancy. No-one has been able to tell me whether the SCH had anything to do with it or if it was just a coincidence.
From what the sonographer said, I'm led to believe that this pregnancy was not going to be sucessful anyway, so the SCH may well have NOT been the reason. It appears that most people carry on successfully - though that doesn't relieve the stress when your bleeding!
At 32 weeks you're well on your way to a beautiful healthy baby! I wish you the best of luck!
Surprise No 3 - I'm so sorry to hear that you miscarried - sending you big .
I've also got a SCH (i didn't find this thread & did a new post accidentally - oops!). Anyway the SCH showed up on my first scan but not my second the following week (which my doc was a bit sceptical about) - she suggested I be as careful as if I still had it. I was mainly getting spotting from it, very much after any exertion, for e.g. a light 10 min walk (I realised retrospectively!). So I'm doing no activity & working from home for a few weeks. But on fri night, I had a red blood bleed (enough to soak straight through my clothing). The bleed settled that night once I'd gone to bed & then didn't recur (I'm back to spotting brown sorry if TMI) but I'm going for another scan tomorrow. Just wondered if others had that kind of bleed & if it went on to be ok or not?
This is the first time I have read something positive about SCH. I am currently 18wks with my first pregnancy. I had my 12 wk scan on 20th Dec 08, all was clear and everything fine. On the 26th Dec 08 I lost about 2 tsps red blood got a bit worried and called a nursing hotline, they told me if it keeps on bleeding the see a Dr otherwise dont worry too much about it. It stopped bleeding as soon as it started. I ended up going to see my GP the following week just for a check and she found the baby's heart beat and all appeared ok.
After sex on the 2nd Jan 09 (14wks 1 day) I started bleeding brown blood. I remember my GP saying Red blood is bad but brown isnt anything to worry about....... so I didnt. I only bled in the mornings and by afternoon it had cleared up. By day 3 I was a bit worried though so I called the nursing hotline again and they suggested I see an afterhours GP (It was Sun 4th Jan). As soon as I lay on his bench and he flet my tummy a black porriage substance came out (sorry if TMI but chances are you may have experienced something similar). He sent us straight to the local hospital and left us with the words "it doesnt look good". After waiting around there for hours and trying not to get too worked up I was convinced I was about to have a D & C. We ended up having a scan and to my surprise the baby was still alive and kicking. We were then told we had a 90 x 60 x 12mm SCH. They told us morbidly we should expect a miscarriage..... not something you want to hear.....give us a bit of hope.... but they didn't. I left there and didnt sleep a second that night.
I ended up making an appointment with my OB the next day, she put me on full bed rest, Ive quit my Job, defered Uni for this year and dont really leave the sofa bed in front of the TV. Unfortunately my OB isnt very helpful and she uses the term "miracle" which is starting to irritate me. She has also told me I am her first case in 15 yrs of Practice to have a viable pregnancy.... so far. I am having weekly scans to asses the growth of bubs and weekly appointments with her. I wish she could tell me it is all going to be ok or at least a percentage but she can't...... she just doesnt know.
From what I can gather each SCH is different, it depends on the placement and size but even then its really a game of luck. If anyone has a crystal ball out there I would really appreciate it.
I havent had any loss since about 15wks 4 days and the SCH is becoming more "solid". Bubs is still growing well within the normal limits and we are taking each day a at time. I am hoping to make it to atleast 24 wks....... Fingers crossed.
The best advice I can give so far is take it easy, no heavy lifting, no hanging out washing and no heavy house work. Try to relax and try not to get too upset. My hubby and I are having to take it a day at a time, we are trying not to get our hopes up but at the same time its hard not to..... we found out at todays scan we might be having a girl.
Good luck to anyone out there that is suffering from this, Im sorry I dont have a positive outcome to share with you yet but we have made it through so far, only 22 wks to go!!!
Oh also, Bed rest is boring and dont be surprised with the emotional ups and downs, we feel as though we are living on a knife edge. I lay in bed at night and I dont want to think about the future because I dont want to get my hopes up but at the same time I dont want to think too morbid. I want to keep myself busy and try to forget whats going on but I cant escape it. At the moment I have decided that this is my 1st and last pregnancy. I dont want to have to go through any pain or emotional stress like this again. I realise I might change my mind and people have been telling me that..... I feel like slapping them though because they havent experienced this.
Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. Sorry I cant be more positive but unfortunately Im not getting very positive information, prehaps I should ask for a second opinion but I wouldnt know where to go and I dont want to offend my OB. Im glad there are happy stories out there and I hope to be able to add mine sometime between March and July.
Good luck to anyone out there who is going through this, I wouldnt wish it upon my worst enemy, just know that although each case is different, you arent alone in the feelings and all the other pain associated with this....... I just wish there as an answer. I wish there was a definate yes or no.....it would stop the waiting game and that to me is the worst part.
Tam -- thanks for sharing your story. I can re-update that my ticker is correct -- I am 31 weeks pregnant today and have still had no more bleeding since the last of the 4 big bleeds I mentioned in earlier posts. So there are a lot of positive stories out there about SCH, and as someone else mentioned, 90+% of SCH pregnancies turn out okay.
Don't give a second thought to offending your OB -- her feelings are certainly not more important than your baby or your peace of mind! Plus, I don't think she has to be offended if you say that, because of how emotionally and physically draining this is, you'd like all the help you can get, including a second opinion. I think I've met 12 or more of this town's OB/GYN, and I feel strengthened every time I get to hear what they have to say. Two "things look good" feels better than one.
Since you say that the SCH is becoming more "solid," I presume they are monitoring you regularly. That is excellent, as they could have told you to just wait it out and see what happens ("There's nothing we can do, anyway").
Of course you might change your mind about getting pregnant again, especially depending on how this turns out, but people sure do need a lesson in when to keep their big mouths shut. I respect and understand that you feel that way right now. Tell them that they should, too!
Just wanted to add, All is still going fantastically here. There has been no sign sinve my giant bleed of any problems, and I have had no bleeding since 11 weeks. I am now nearly 24 weeks and the little girl in here is kicking the wind out of me constantly
All your posts are so reassuring. Last week I went for my ultrasound and they told me I have a heamotoma. Couldnt really say the size or anything but just "its something to be worried about". Felt like saying yeah thanks..and in exactly what context!
Saw my Dr today and Dr didnt want to send me for a 16 week scan to see if it gets bigger or not. I am 13 weeks now so next scan isnt until 19 weeks. As you can imagine I am sorta stressing like hell. So all your posts are so good. They have told me so much. Seems like dr's dont deal with it that much so I didnt get allot of info. Only thing that worries me is that she didnt say anything about no sex, exercise or take it easy. Worries me that the Dr doesnt know to much on them. Staying positive and hope its all going to be ok. I havent had one bit of bleeding from day 1 and babies heart beat is a good 165..so fingers crossed!
My living children both had SCH. My stillborn daughter didn't. With my living babies I had 3-4 episodes of bleeding with each pregnancy which had settled by (roughly) 18 weeks. There are some wonderful, positive stories. Don't give up hope
I am 8 weeks pregnant & was diagnosed with subchorionic haemorrhage about 1 week ago after bleeding since 51/2 weeks. I have two healthy boys but have miscarried twice, the most recent being this january so am very nervous it may happen again. My bleeding has not been on and off for 3 weeks, the most recent being today. It is comforting to know that im not the only person & that this can still result in a healthy baby. My next scan is next week as need to have scans every two weeks.
hi rossik, sry to hear about ur losses and congradz on the pregnancy, i know its hard but try to get as much rest as possible..i got 2 young girls 19 months and 8 months but i live with my mum so she helps out wen she can..i was diagnosed at 6weeks and ive neva had any bleeding, not sure if the bed rest had anything to do with it but im one of the luky ones that never had that..im 18 weeks now and all has been going great..my last scan was at 14 weeks and baby was measuring 5 days ahead so all is going well..i have my next scan this tuesday the 25th and i cant wait to see how much my lil man has grown..ive got a doppler and listen to the heartbeat every day for reassurance but heamatoma/heamorrage is very common during pregnancy and the majority of the time they reabsorb before 20 weeks and sometimes they stay longer, but as long as they are not interfering with the growth of the baby then it doesnt matter how big it is..at my 14week scan i had a few of them and altogether they measured almost 11cm, so thats a pretty big clot..if u have any questions or need any advice feel free to ask...goood luk and i hope all goes well, ohh and one more thing drink as much water as u can, ive been told that drinking lots of water can help reabsorb the clot.
Hi,
I am 19+3 and have been told I have a subcorionic hemotoma. I had my inital bleed at 15+6 which was heavy and bright red. Since then I have been bleeding everyday. Some more than others and its brown (old) with a little red (new). Everything I can find online is for women that have had this start heaps earlier. Anyone out there with a 2nd trimester one?
I had u/s yesterday and they said its now 7cm. I am assuming this is a pretty big one! They didnt tell me how big it was when I had u/s 2 weeks ago but to my untrained eye it did look a bit smaller!!
Anyone in a similar situation now or in the past that can give me an idea on how bad this is!!!!! I cant get in to the doc for another 2 weeks!!!!!!
Ultra sound found a 2.83 cm x 1.3cm x 2.6cm haematoma at 6 weeks after a 2 days of light bleeding. my last pregnancy i had heavy bleeding in the first trimester and they found a blood clot on my cervix which was breaking away. this is now my 4th pregnancy.i have a 5 year old 3 and 6month old baby. first 2 pregnancy were normal no complications. the haematoma is situated at the back of the gestational sac and baby is fine so far. Now i dont know what to excepct next
Have been reading through this thread and feel a little reassured. I have had a terrible time with this pregnancy (my second pregnancy, I have a 2 yo son after a totally natural healthy pregnancy).
I am 12 weeks this week. I had bleeding between 6 and 7 weeks, brown, red and some clotting. I had a scan and was told I had identicle twins with two healthy heartbeats, but that the pg was high risk because of a shared placenta and amniotic sac. I had another scan at 8 weeks to find out one of my twins had died. The other one was doing great though.
Heavy bright red bleeding started again at 11 weeks. I was sent for a scan straightaway and told I had a small subchrionic haematoma. I had another scan 2 days later after bleeding bright red for 2 days and the Dr said the clot had gone and everything looked good, baby is doing great. The bleeding has stopped.
I am just freaking out now hoping that nothing awful happens from here. With the loss of one of my twins and all the stress of trying for 18mths to get pregnant with this time (an ectopic, DH getting epididymitis then 2 failed IVF cycles) I dont know if I can cope with much more. I have my 12 week scan on Friday and I am hoping it wont show up anything nasty. I just have a bad feeling in general about this pregnancy.
Sorry for my long post but it has been a long 2 months.
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