Hopeitisoon - yours are really small. Yours should go away in no time. That's weird about all the cramping. I have had some cramping but it has not been too painful.

Hi All. Just wanted to share and get some input. So at 6 weeks 4 days the LO had a heartbeat of 111 bpm, but a hematoma of about 2.2cm x 1.5cm. At 8 weeks the HB was 159 bpm. Hematoma was the same size. A few days ago, I went in (9 weeks 5 days) and the HB was 169 bpm. But the hematoma was around the same at 2.4cm x 1.7cm x 1cm. I have had no cramps, spotting or bleeding, but today I am just feeling really worried about this.

Hi cyna99 have you got another scan booked to check it in a few weeks?

Well I have a Nuchal Translucency scan booked for next Thursday. Other than that. My OB said that unless there is bleeding, she won't monitor it (especially since it is so small). She is totally unconcerned with it. Honestly, I am doing the NT scan only so I can see baby and monitor the hematoma.

i know its really scary isnt it, yours does sound quite small but obviously you will still be concerned about it. fx your next scan goes really well for you and hopefully it may have shrunk a bit too. no bleeding is a good sign i was told, i was told they become a problem if they start to bleed and the worry is that the baby comes too but i think it would take a huge bleed at the point of pregnancy your at now, they often heal themselves and baby is completely unaffected by it.

Thx. Well one "good" thing is that the bleed is below the baby and closer to the cervix. So if it bleeds, it should bleed out, and not on the baby.

Yeah it sounds like it's in the best place, I have one behind the sac which is worrying
More bleeding for me today, it's only a small one and it's old blood again, just hope SCH is shrinking

My SCH won.

Some warning signs I had:
- I had bleeding every single day. It used to be just spotting when I wiped, but towards the end it became like a light/medium period in brown.
- On a scan at 11w0d we saw baby healthy and kicking, however, the SCH had lengthened to 4cm (same size as baby) and had crept up from underneath the sac to up and around to one side.
- We used the doppler every single day from 9w1d and got a heartbeat every time. After the gush/cramps, we couldn't get a h/b anymore.
- Just could not shake the feeling that I should be planning for a death and not a live birth.

Later that night after the scan, I had extreme cramping and lost a ton of blood. A scan the next day confirmed that the bleed had collapsed the sac under the weight of it and the baby was unable to survive.

My measurements:
6w0d - 0.95 x 0.75cm or something to that extent
8w2d - 2 x 1.3 x 2.2cm
11w0d (day of death of baby as well as a lovely scan) - 2 x 1.2 x 4.2cm

I was on near complete bed rest the entirety of my pregnancy.

I really hope my experience was a rare one because you hear SO many good stories and they kept me going for the most of my pregnancy. Unfortunately my SCH kept growing and it grew up around the baby instead of staying underneath it (where it was originally).

Best of luck to all you ladies, I have seen so many of you with far bigger SCHs go on to have healthy babies.

I am so sorry for your loss.

Hi ladies, I'm new to your thread. I went in today for my first scan and everything looked great. Baby measuring 6w6d with a heart rate of 137bpm. I got dressed and had my appt with doctor. All was great. When I to up to leave I felt a gush of fluid. I checked and it was bright red blood. They had me lay down and did a repeat scan. In 60 minutes a sch had formed. Baby was still doing well but the bleed is large (didn't tell me the size). I am absolutely terrified... I just passed some large clots but have no cramping. Not sure what to do. On bedrest until Wednesday when I go for a new scan. Any advice??