subchorionic hematoma

Hi,

I'd love to hear from anyone that has had this problem.

Basically it's a blood clot under the placenta that causes bleeding throughout pregnancy. Sometimes it resolves itself, sometimes it does not, sometimes it grows bigger. Complications include miscarriage and preterm labour.

I'm having a hard time living with this constant bleeding, pain and worry, and I would really love to hear how others cope who have had the same condition, and if they followed any rest recommendations, and how their pregnancy turned out.

Thankyou :)

Naomi

Hi Naomi,

I have just read your post and realised no-one has replied. I am not sure whether you are still bleeding and still hoping to receive a reply? I don't think subchorionic haematomas are particularly common so thought I should reply. I guess I am a success story. I had two massive subchorionic haematomas during my pregnancy with Fergus. I bled extremely heavily from wks 5 - 19 (always fresh blood), then at wk 19 started leaking amniotic fluid. At wk 23 the amniotic membrane ruptured, ie waters broke. I was very lucky and went back out of labour so managed to keep Fergus in my tummy (albeit without a sac or amniotic fluid) for another 6 wks. I went back into labour naturally 11 wks before full term but Fergus was extremely distressed by the labour so I ended up with an emergency caesar. He was born 11 wks prematurely and was very sick at birth and needed resuscitation and weeks of ventillation in intensive care but managed to pull through.

I took the rest suggestions extremely seriously and spent the entire pregnancy either on bed/couch rest at home. My mum temporarily moved in with us between Mondays and Fridays (she normally lives 3 hours away) and we hired a cleaner. Between the two of them (and my darling husband) I had the luxury of remaining very rested and calm through the pregnancy. After my waters broke in hospital I literally did not move into a standing position for 6 wks. Not sure whether the rest in the early part of the pregnancy helped keep the pregnancy going, however I belive the last 6 wks in hospital on complete bed rest were crucial to the survival of my little fella. I don't have any other children so far, so had the "luxury" of being able to devote myself to helping sustain the pregnancy. Not sure whether I'd be able to do it again with a subsequent pregnancy as Fergus would miss out on a lot while I was on bed/couch/hospital rest. Not to mention I don't have family living in Sydney to help out with his care.

All the way through the pregnancy I was warned that it was extremely unlikely my pregnancy would continue. I also have the additional complication of a bicornuate uterus. I decided the best way to cope was to listen to my inner voice and forget the doom and gloom predictions. I honestly felt that my little bubba was meant to be and that he would make it to a viable age before being born. I was extremely lucky to receive excellent medical care (both obstetric and neonatal) and am now the very proud mummy to Fergus who's now almost 16 months old. It was by no means an easy pregnancy, and it's been a really tough 16 months helping him overcome his tough start, but as they say 'it's all worth it!'.

Hope all goes well with the balance of your pregnancy. I have heard of a couple of women who's haematomas have resolved (the blood gets reabsorbed) and have continued on to have a normal full term pregnancy. I hope that is what happens with you.

Please feel free to ask any questions either online or offline if you'd like (we can exchange email addys).

Hi Naomi,
I too am in the same position as you. I found out at 8wks that I had a small Haematoma but didn't bleed till 15 1/2 weeks. I was told by my doctor that I could be cautiously optomistic that my pregnancy would continue as the bubs was thriving at the moment and seemed none the wiser to what was happening around them. Now at 17 1/2wks I just today have started to have a small bleed again. Befor my doctor just told me to rest and not to pick up my two year old. I've done this and thought I was healing and wouldn't have anymore problems, But I was wrong.
So like you I would love to hear from others about what they did and how they coped.

Regards

Hi!
I had a hematoma as well which bled the first time just a little at 11 weeks and then bled LOADS at 13 weeks for 2 weeks. I was told to take it easy but that the outcome may or may not be affected by anything I did. When I was bleeding for the 2 weeks I stayed in bed the whole time. My daughter was born at 40 weeks absolutely perfect in every way so we were really lucky. As Kirsty says, try and stay positive and rest up. I hope everything works out for you!!
Amber xoxo

Hi

I have the same problem at moment I have had 3 ultrasounds all saying I have a subchorionic Haematoma. I have been getting Anti-D shots due to having the RH factor. The Doctor has put me on bed rest as I work as a Nurse and also attend Uni so he thinks I will over do it. I have not yet suffered with actual bleeding but I have had pain over the weeks which now I am 13 weeks and 3 days pregnant (with no 6) and Bub is looking fine (very active). Hopefully all will go well.

Jennifer
(Mum of 5)

I have the same - found on u/s at 6w. I was taking aspirin and was meant to start clexane for a clotting disorder I have. This was stopped by the OB.

I had no bleeding until 10w when I had reddish spotting on wiping for about an hour. U/S was fine and *alf* was measuring to dates and bouncing around happily. Like Mum of 5, I am also a nurse and after a busy shift on Friday I had more bleeding (brownish this time lasting for an hour) and some cramping. This has settled so now I am just taking it easy and trying to remain calm and positive.

OK I'm one of the ones where it ended quite abruptly at 17 weeks. The cause was preterm labour after the repeat bleeding weakening the membranes. I'm not too sure of this because I went on to have another pregnancy that had no bleeding but my membranes broke again due to incomp cervix. I had bleeding that TMI drained throug clothes into puddles in a matter of seconds with no warning I think it was a large haematoma tho. I think it all depends on the individual preg I hope you all have a wonderful h&h pregnancy
Bec

i was 5w 6days when i found out and cried for so long over it but there is a 98% chance of a normal preg dont let this get u down i have had another scan since and mine had gone from 2.1 cm to 11mm in just over a week keep being strong. my dr has told me they will just keep doin scans to see how it all is goin hope all goes well for you

I had one with Amy and was told to rest. It went away and she is perfectly healthy. Try not to worry yourself about it.

Tara,
Hope all is better with your hematoma, just stay positive. I have just had my 19wk scan and my hematoma is now all liqiud and is slowly reabsorbing or passing out. I still have brownish spotting but I am hoping that this will finish soon as it is very annoying.
The best advice I can give you is to think positive, my doctor told me that as long as enough placenta is attached to keep the baby growing and thriving everything will be ok.
And a little stress about how your little miricle is in there isn't that bad, just means that you love them!
Hope all goes well.

Hello

I have just found out I have this condition as well (at my 12 week scan), I just went to the obs today who gave me a quick ultra sound and bubs is doing really well, but you could clearly see the heamorage above the baby. He has told me I am going through a threatend miscarrage at the moment and the biggest risk is going into early labour becuase of my waters breaking. I am petrified of this and have been crying since. I know there is nothing i can do, but it makes me feel better seeing positive stories.

I am 13 weeks and 1 day today and so far the bleeding has stopped. He has put me on two weekly visits and I am know considered high risk.

Im a nervous wreck at the moment as my first pregancy was no problems.

He did say that 90% of women with this condition pull through ok. so thats a good thing

Christine

I am 17 weeks pregnant and was dx with a subchronic hematoma at 9 weeks. I have been bleeding heavy on and off since 9 weeks. Last week was the worst, I started bleeding at work, so I called my Dr. She told me to go to the hospital, and that is where I spent the next 3 days with heavy bleeding. I was released from the hospital, but I am still bleeding heavy at night with cramping. I am starting to loose hope. I was offered no hope from my doctor, she thinks it's a matter of time before I miscarry. I do have a specialist, but I live in a rural area and he is an hour away, I have kept in close contact with him and his office. I can't work because the bleeding is awful, and I have a hard time raising my son (he's 3.) I haven't left the house in a week, and friends and family have been helping us out. I am just so scared, tired, and in pain a lot of the time. When I found this forum I was glad to see I was not alone, I wanted to post to try and get some of my helplessness off my chest. I do want a healthy baby, I am just loosing hope he will not make it.
BeckyT

Becky

I just read your post, and Im really sorry you have been going through this. I can relate to your fears as I too have this problem. I am going to the Obs app on thursday for a checkup and I get Ultrasounds every two weeks to check that the clot is going away. (so far its stayed the same).

Do you have anywhere you can get Ultrasounds done on a regular basis? When is your next ultrasound. Did they check to see if your cervix is still closed ? (that would be a good sign). Heavy bleeding dosnt necessarily mean bad news. It sounds to me like your not get the support you need. From what I have heard most people with this condition should really be on regular visits and ultrasounds to monitor your progress. Is there anyone else that you get can help from in your town?

Christine

Hi,

I had my 12 week scan, and despite explaining to the doctor that I was in pain in my abdomen, he did the scan and told me everything was going fine. They completely missed the hematoma.

At 16 weeks, I woke up in the middle of the night bleeding heavily, they took me into hospital, and the nurse warned me that there was a huge chance of losing my baby, and why hadn't I mentioned the pain earlier!!??? I was in hospital for a week, then they sent me home to rest, telling me there were complications, and giving me 5 mg Valium every 12 hours to stop possible contractions.

When I went back for a check up a week later, I was FINALLY told I had a hematoma the size of the baby's head, and that my regnancy is very high risk, although they won't give me facts and figures yet. They have told me that with rest and the meds, I could have a perfectly healthy baby, or there is always the possibility that the hematoma may make my body go into labour at any time (I am now 19 weeks) - I feel as though I'm living one day to the next, each day without glitches is another day crossed off unil the 28 week point! I look forward to my scans as if my life depends on it, and Im hoping that in a week, when I have my next scan, the hematoma may have shrunk...

I know how you're feeling honey, be glad your doctors were there to help, I felt more as though mine were hiding somthing from me! Yes, follow the rest instructions!!! Don't get stressed, and remember, (even though I cried for 3 days after I found out), that stressing and upsetting yourself doesn't help your baby... Stay positive for him/her!!

Good luck, and I hope your (and my!) body absorb the hematomas and that everyone who is going through this can have happy healthy kids!

Kirsten x

This is a good little forum for us girls going through the same thing, its nice to know I am not alone. I started bleeding again yesterday evening but it is dark brown blood, so Im hoping its old blood (*maybe the clot is expelling itself). I havnt had much pain although I do get those heavy feeling backaches like a period pain from time to time. I also have woken up from pretty nasty pains in my abdomen as well, but it didnt last long. Hopefully we will all have happy endings but I feel like Im a walking time bomb most of the time, not knowing what the next day will bring.

I cant wait till Thursday to get my ultrasound and see the Obs

Christine

I have my fingers crossed for all of you, I know how you all feel and hope it works out for everyone. Please keep us posted!

Amber xo

I also found out I have this. I found out on 12/12 at my first sono, I go back 12/28 to see where it is at. I am so scared and have heard both good and bad outcomes. I have not had any spotting at all since 12/8 and I am not sure if that is good or not. I wished you ladies the best of luck and pray our babies will be safe.

Hi girls, I am sending you lots of positive vibes and prayers that your little bundles will stay nice and safe. I was given no hope with Fergus - and look at us now! xx

I had my ultrasound done for the down syndrome and they found I had a subchorionic haemorrhage measuring 42 x 12 x 39mm and bubba measures in at 50mm the doctor who did the testing didn't seem too worried but after reading about it I am starting to get really worried, since this is our first baby and we went through alot to fall pregant this time. i haven't had any bleeding or discharge at all. I have my next appointment with my ob on the 12th jan should I wait to then or try to get in earlier???????

mylilangle,

Hello, I also have this condition and so far have been bleeding heavily with clots since about 13 weeks. (dark old blood). I am now 18 weeks and I have my morphology scan tommorrow morning to see if the hematoma has expelled itself. The obs told me that there is a 90% success rate with this condition so try not to worry yourself too much. The clot will either disolve into your body on its own or it will expel itself (so you will bleed like a period) or stay the same. Most just disapear. When I told him at the last visit that I had been bleeding heavily with clots he said "thats a really good sign" As long as its not bright red fresh blood. Its highly possible that you may get some bleeding as the hematoma goes away. My obs put me on fortnightly visits and regular ultrasounds to check up on me and make sure everything was ok. I am now on 4 weekly visits because I havnt had too many problems.

Try not to worry yourself too much as its quite common and the outcome is usually a positive one. There are many women out there who go onto having perfectly normal babies. Just remember no sex, avoid heavy lifting and try not to exercise too hard.
If you want to PM feel free, and try not to read too much on the internet as you will only make it worse for yourself. Trust me I do it and regret it as I freak out over all the bad stories!!

Christine

I am glad i found this forum, i was wondering if anyone has any updates on this condition
i have 2 sub-chorionic haematomas next to my placenta and am 17 weeks preg.
my first bleed was at 14 weeks and have been spotting ever since.
last week i passed a clot so i was a bit scared and the following day i was admitted due to constant sickness which i have endured since concieving and being unable to eat/drink and i was put on IV fluids to bring my body back up to speed.
some success stories wouldnt go astray at this time!!!

Hi there,

I am the one that originally posted this thread. I think I was only 6ish weeks pregnant back then?

If you look at my ticker now, I successfully carried my baby to term and whilst it was a rocky road, I ended up with a healthy baby in the end.

I bled till 14 weeks from the hematoma till it resolved itself. It was a long and scary time, but worth it in the end when I first got to hold my little boy.

I wish you the best of luck Peggy, hang in there, rest lots and look after yourself. Most of these cases turn into a healthy full term pregnancy resulting in a completely healthy baby.

:hug:

Peggy stay positive, I had a subchoronic hematoma throughout my pregnancy and was frightened that something horrible was going to happen everytime I bled but I ending up having a beautiful 8lb 5oz baby boy ten days before my due date, perfectly healthy and thriving as he is now almost 10wks old. From what I have seen and read on this condition the happy stories far outweigh the sad ones.

Alison

Thanks for the positive stories, they make living with this nightmare, just that little bit easier. Im only 8 weeks, so i have so long to go. I hope the bleeding stops soon.

Good luck to everyone suffering with this.
treelo

I was diagnosed with a subchornic hemorrhage or hematoma at 10.5 weeks. I actually had a dream 2 weeks before this happened, and in my dream I was bleeding uncontrollably, and in the dream I knew that I was still pregnant. then when it really happened I was sleeping and I woke up thinking that i was urinating on myself. I knew that I should check to see what was going on so when i turned ont the bathroom light I was bleeding all over the place. I thought that i was surely in having a misscarriage. my boyfriend and i went to the ER dept, and they diagnosed me by scan that it was a large subchronic hemorrhage. I did pass some clots and the dr also examined me and told me that my cevix had closed right back up. The dr explained to me that if i dont stop bleeding red blood in the next couple of days that misscarrying would be inevitable. I also want everyone to know that iam prescribed to take 1 baby asprin to prevent clotting, and prometrium 2 200mg a day for my progesterone levels. I dont have any problems with my levels. the dr only recommeneded me to take them becuase i previously had a missed misscarriage back in may 2007, and they found that the baby stopped growing at 9.5 weeks, so i found out at 12 weeks because unforunately i was still holding the fetus. did a d & c and my doc told me that i could try again in 30days when i run a full cycle. successfuly i found out that i was pregnant. anyways know iam 11.2 weeks, and now iam spotting with brown, so I leave all my faith in god to keep my baby healthy. also my babys heartbeat is fully normal with 170bpm.

Hey
I also to had a bleed at 15 weeks which was terrifying. I also had a miscarriage at the start of the year so I was pretty devastated when this happened. The doctors also had thought that I had a miscarriage so imagine our surprise when I had a scan and bub was jumping around. They said that I had that haetoma thing. I still occassoinally have spotting which is brown and I am now 18 weeks. i have a morphology scan next tuesday which i am anxious about. I hope all is well with everyone else as well as myself. I must say thank god for these web sites as doctors really dont seem to explain things too much do they.

Hey
I also to had a bleed at 15 weeks which was terrifying. I also had a miscarriage at the start of the year so I was pretty devastated when this happened. The doctors also had thought that I had a miscarriage so imagine our surprise when I had a scan and bub was jumping around. They said that I had that haetoma thing. I still occassoinally have spotting which is brown and I am now 18 weeks. i have a morphology scan next tuesday which i am anxious about. I hope all is well with everyone else as well as myself. I must say thank god for these web sites as doctors really dont seem to explain things too much do they.

Hello everyone,
I hope your don't mind me joinig. I too have a SCH and have been in a living hell for over two weeks now. I live in the United States and have not found much help on this..not much positive help. I was in my 8th week and was on vacation (I got pg through IVF) prior to leaving we had an ultrasound and everything looked good, there was a second gestational sac however it was not thriving as my little gummy bear was. In the middle of my vacation I got up from the sofa and felt a strange feeling just to make it to the restroom in time for a huge clot to pass. In tears I was taken to the hospital per my RE to just make sure there were no complications, with what I thought was a misscarriage. After spending 5 hours in the hospital and being tortured with an IV, a foley cathater a pelvic exam (yes after the cather was in) and an ultrasound, the doctor came in and said I had a "threatened misscarriage" I was dumbfounded!!!!!! at 4am this doc got the most bizzarr look I could ever give.
So I went left and rested for the next four days and made the 11 hour trip home. The next Monday AM I went to my RE and had a transvaginal ultrasound completed where she saw the hematoma. The visit dif not end on a positive note and I left waiting to misscarry. About three days later I called the nurse and aksed her if people ever make it through this and she said unfortunatly yes they do:-S. That was a week ago and since then I had another ultrasound and the baby was doing well. I continue to spot brown especially when the goo from the progesteron comes out. I have read that brown is good and try to stay positive.
Being in the first trimester having this looming over me and just the hormonal flux I am having really it so much to handle.
I have to say I am happy to see this sight and see the 90% success rate that does help.
To everyone out there hang in there and know you are not the only one going through this....and it does bite!

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!

Hello Surprise No 3

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.

Hi Cheryl

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 :hug:.

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?

Thanks,
Belfie

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 :D:pray:

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.

:comfort:

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 :pray:
Amber
xox

I have found out that i am 6 weeks pregnant and have massive pains and bleeding. Scans show a big haemotoma and has givin me a hisk risk of miscarriage. Doc also said that there looks like twins. Should I be optimistic in thinking that it was just the haemotoma that has passed.

all your stories have inspired me to be hopeful.

any thoughts would be great. i have booked for another scan and will let you know

Hi there sellsy,
Sorry to hear you are going through this.
I started bleeding, brown blood at 7 weeks. After the bleeding continuing for 4 days, I decided to go to hospital. I was given an external u/s where the OBS found a haematoma.
My GP told me that I woudl probably miscarry. I had 2 more scans, a few days apart from each other. On one weds I had the scan and the haematoma was clearly seen, about the same size as my baby. On the Thursday night, I got up ealry morning to go to the loo, and had a massive gush of blood, running down my legs. I thought it was the end. I went back and had another scan the next morning, as my GP was convinced I had m/c'd, but there was bubby, heartbeating away, and even flinched its little arm bud at me. I had bled out the haematoma and there was no sight of any left in my uterus.

I am now 14weeks along. After the gush, I had brown bleeding for 3 weeks. It stopped at around 11 weeks and I have had nothing since. All seems to be going very well.
I have read, as previously has been mentioned in this thread, that 90%+ of pregnancies with this go on to be normal. That's a pretty reassuring number;)
I wuld just say take it easy, rest when you can, and try not to think about it too much:)
Good luck, and I hope everything turns out perfectly for you

Don't know if it helps you feel better, but I figured I would give you an update: I'm now more than 21 weeks pregnant and after the 4 big bleeds I described in my last post I haven't had any problems again. No more bleeding or pain, good scans, the placenta is properly placed now and bubs is practicing karate several times a day in there. So it seems to be turning out just fine for me *knock on wood*. I understand that that might not make you worry any less right now, though. :comfort: