Hi there, I'm new, and happy to have found this forum.
Like many of you, I have not had an easy go of things so far in my first trimester. I am 8 weeks and 2 days into it. I've been brown spotting since day one. When I was about 5 weeks 5 days, I had an episode of major red bleeding with cramps. It slowed down over the course of a couple of hours, so I waited things out as I had a doctors appt the next day. Doctor not concerned and gave me a Rogham shot as I'm negative. A few days later, I had an even bigger bleed, felt like it was flowing out of me, and I passed what resembled a decent sized sac. I was certain I was miscarrying. I went to ER immediately. The ultrasound confirmed a fetus measuring about 6 weeks and 2 days with a strong heartbeat! I was shocked.
The brown spotting has continued with intermittent cramping. Hcg levels slowly rising (they are high though). Today, I went for a follow up ultrasound, and I measured 8 weeks 2 days and they also saw a sub-chorionic hematoma. I tried to ask questions, but the doctor just seemed to blow me off as a worry wart and said that she expects to see 12 similar cases today.
I am terrified, and here is why. I am 40 years old in two weeks time. I have a four year old, and my pregnancy with him was not exactly smooth sailing either - but no mention of a sub-chorionic hematoma! With him, I bled heavily at 8 weeks, and thought it was over, but the ultrasound showed him healthy. That was the end of it, aside from a lot of brown spotting. The rest of the pregnancy seemed normal, with the exception of a major, unexplained abdominal pain during the 20 someodd weeks. Then at 36 weeks, during a regular visit, they discovered that my amniotic fluid was dangerously low and they decided that my son would be born right then, by emergency c-section. At that time, they discovered my placenta was emaciated and deterioriated, and they sent it to pathology. To date, I did not ever hear anything further about my placenta, and didn't give it any thought, as I was happy and busy with a healthy baby boy.
I haven't thought about it until today, when I was told about my SCH. I have read about the risks, and I'm wondering if perhaps, I had an SCH while pregnant with my son? And that might have been what caused my problems? I've requested the pathology reports from 4 years ago and am meeting with my doctor in a weeks time.
Pardon me for expressing a thought that may offend some of you - it is not my intention....but, I fear that I am tempting fate at my age, and with this diagnosis, and in light of past complications. I have been blessed with a beautiful boy, and I am scared for my life and the life of my unborn child. I don't know what to do??? I am considering not carrying on with it, as I couldn't bear some of the losses that you brave women have endured. I am sorry if I have offended anyone with my thoughts.
I am just running on fear, as I know the odds may not be in my favor. I have no idea as to the size of the hematoma, but it was a clearly visible black crescent on the ultrasound. It was outside the sac, but between the placenta and the uterus. There is a tear in the placenta.
So scared. Good luck to all of you on your journies.
