I had my first visit to the er at 6 wks 6 days when, after several days of slightly yellow and pink tinged pearly discharge (which had previously only been pearly white) suddenly turned to bright red blood while I was using the restroom. I had been constpated for weeks, so automatically assumed that I had been bearing down too hard and had caused some sort of tear. I was certain that I was miscarrying. I had no pain prior, but shortly after I arrived to the er, I felt a good deal of painless pelvic pressure. US showed fhr at 136 BPM, and measured baby to be precisely on track. The Dr apparently did not read the full us report, and sent me home after telling me that there's nothing he could do, that I could be bleeding for any number of reasons, but that the baby was currently fine. Discharge paperwork stated 'threatened miscarriage.' Luckily I had a follow up with a triage nurse at my ob who informed me that the us tech observed a 'small subchorionic hemmorage.' She didn't give any clear answer as to what pregnancy outcome odds were, and scheduled me for a follow up us the next day. Then 7 wks 1 day pregnant, fhr was 146 BPM, and baby measured on track. Spotting subsided for a couple of days until pink discharge returned. Eventually, after a few days of intermittently spotting, I had a small bright red gush accompanied by two very small chunks of a grayish brown color. I woke my husband, and we headed to the er, a different hospital this time (civilian as opposed to military, so they actually cared). Dr did the us himself, was very happy with a 'perfect two chamber beat' abs and the size. He couldn't find an active bleed, nor what he would define an sch. He said his us wasn't that great in the er though... He also informed me that in a fetus where a viable hr is detected, the odds of miscarriage due to an sch that was not large were maybe 1% greater than the average population, and that if I made it to 12 weeks I'd be pretty much in the clear statistically. He observed the blood and said tgat due to its pale color, he could tell it was old. I had cramping, so they gave me Tylenol, and sent me home. Follow up with a new ob the following morning, fhr up to 170, normal for 8 weeks, measured with in a day of gestation, the dr was pleased, however would not make a single positive statement with out the cyoa 'anything could happen'
... The sch is located on the uterus adjacent to the very bottom of the sack, right above the cervix. She "thinks" my placenta is located at the very top of the sack. I asked her if these locations were not ideal for a positive outcome; no clear response. I even tried to rephrase so that she could maintain her cyoa stance by asking 'if I should miscarry, given these circumstances, will it likely be unrelated to the sch'. Again no answer. She instead told me that sch could be a sign of impending miscarriage. I have been scouring for evidence to support this, but have found nothing. Instead I've found studies which demonstrate that sch is not a statistically significant factor in miscarriage at all. It seems to me that sch's only cause miscarriage when Dr's outright refuse to tell their patients to go on bed rest, to prescribe progesterone, or to prescribe medication to stop to cramping (aka contractions) for early pregnancies. Cramping exacerbates the problem; and given what an sch is, likely could cause it to grow. I am now spotting light red, brown, and occasionally yellow. It's semi clear now, and I'm terrified that it could be amniotic fluid, I am also having an occasional sharp stabby pain in my lower right side. Earlier, I passed a dime sized amount of solid that was light brown, black, and maybe tan/gray/white, not sure if it's another old, weird looking clot, or some thing more sinister . I am terrified, I can't sleep, but I have nothing I can do; I am sick of being brushed off by Dr's and nurses who find educated questions to be threatening, who treat me like I am over reacting, or basically write me off as an early pregnancy statistic. Reading many of your stories (so happy to read the happy ones
) I am aware that my issue, currently a .5*.5 cm, previously 1*1, is much less concerning than what many women and infants have been through, but that doesn't make my situation any less valid (though maybe less imminent). What concerns me is it's 1.5 weeks now, still intermittent spotting, with more fluid than I would expect even a 1*1 sch to hold. I don't know how to determine if some thing is tissue, or if it is, whether it is mine or the baby's, and what I need to do from there. Right now I just feel so helpless. /rant
Sorry to plug up the board with this mess, I wonder if any of you ladies have had similar experiences and/or emotions...and especially advice on how to not lose my mind over analyzing this to the nth degree.