subchronic hematoma

[123davis]

i have been diagnosed with a hematoma today. i am 6 weeks 3 days and the baby had a heart beat and yolk sac all in right place. i have been bleeding thats why i went for and early scan. really worried as the hematoma is putting pressure on the sac and making it slightly abnormal shape. the hematoma measures 3 cm, alot bigger than the sac. so scared and worried about it. there hoping cos the baby grows at a rapid rate in the first 12 weeks that it will push the hematoma away. i really hope so as i have had 2 miscarriages before and dont wanna go through it again.got another scan next thursday. anybody else in same position? if so did u have a good out come? i had this with my last daughter and it turned out ok. please anyone????

 

[kissikiss]

there is a thread about this just down on this forum, may be worth a read....basically, yes, I had one, I too was spotting and had a scan and they put that down as the cause. At my 12 week NT scan, there was no sign of it anymore. I was told that in many cases it reabsorbs into the body and there is little cause for worry. But it could be an indication of something wrong. It's crap because you can't really do anything about it, just wait and fingers crossed it sorts itself out.

 

[summersky09]

i have been diagnosed with the same thing im 5weeks 1 day and everything was fine wit baby etc but bleeding my heart goes out 2 u cuz its terrifying!!!! ur in my thoughts x

 

[123davis]

thanks so much summersky. how big is urs?? have u seen babies heartbeat yet? my bleeding is on and off everyday, sometimes its lots and drips out of me then other times its just spotting. such a scary time, i am so worried xxxx thinking of u to xxxxx

 

[maisiemoo]

Hi, I was diagnosed with SCH at 5 weeks also and experienced on/off bleeding until 15 weeks. The flow often varied from very heavy to no more than spotting - it's scary. However, the hematoma does not cause any distress to your baby and most will simply bleed out or reabsorb. Usually by 20 weeks, it will have disappeared. I have my 20 week scan next week, so keeping everything crossed! There is a group in the lounge area, i would recommend each of you to have a look - the other ladies are incredibly supportive

 

[123davis]

i am so scared though maisiemoo because the sac is slightly abnormal shape, scan lady seems to think its the pressure of the clot making the sac like that, as baby is fine with strong heartbeat. i am so scared and dont know wat to think and i have been through this before. its horrible because u dont have any control over these things. xxx

 

[maisiemoo]

Completely understand - it's all bit of a head fuck really. At 5/6 weeks my hematoma measured 5cm and I bled for around 3 weeks. My only previous experience of pregnancy has been MS and i swear, i've never been more scared and was convinced of only one outcome. However, I came round to the thinking that very day my baby is getting stronger. Do you have further scans booked in? my EPU scheduled me in every two weeks. It's important that you take things easy and it's really positive that your baby's heartbeat is strong. I know it's hard, but keep the faith xxxx

 

[123davis]

yes maisemoo i have a scan a week today. i also had one last sunday at epu but doc didnt seem to see it then!!! so had another heavy bleed so booked in for private scan, 4 days later which is today she found it, mine is 3 cm long but not very wide it looks massive on screen but 3 cm is not hat big and urs was bigger!! so when did urs resolve its self?? did it get smaller?thank you for being so positive. was urs close to gestational sac? xxx

 

[maisiemoo]

Well my first occurred at 5 weeks, i bled for 3 weeks and then had a week off, then another week on. Then at 12 weeks, i experienced a huge bleed where they found another one. At this stage, i really thought this is it. I also experienced very light cramping too, which i have learnt isn't uncommon with SCH. So i bled until around 15 weeks and haven't had anything since. So its either reabsorbed or the growth of babes pushed it all out - i guess i will find out with my next scan! Mine were close to gest sac. At 3cm, yours like mine would be considered small. Other women have written about clots being 7/10cm +

I hope everything goes well with your scan. Make sure you put your feet up and get plenty of rest! xxx

 

[123davis]

thank you maisiemoo!!! hopefully my outcome will be like yours!! hope the rest ur pregnancy runs smoothly. and i have been resting and intend to for a while!!! xx

 

[jennie-jack]

i have one of these too. i had a huge heavy bleed at 8 weeks an a scan showed that i had one 16 by 16 by 28 mm. im lucky that it seems to be at the bottom away from the baby but i was so scared that that was it and i would m/c. i am 10 weeks tomorrow and the bleeding has just stopped i have another scan on the 11th so fingers crossed it has gone by then the sonographer said it will hopefully re absorb its self

 

[angeljewel]

I had one diagnosed at 7 weeks due to bleeding!! The bleeding ranged from spotting to a huge gush of blood and passed a massive clot at 14 weeks, I seriously thought that was the end but then I could still feel the baby and scan showed all ok!! By 15 weeks the bleeding stopped and I haven't bled since!! I'm now 28 weeks, so there is plenty of hope hun!!

Always remember plenty of women bleed and go on to have healthy pregnancies, I have my fingers crossed for you xx

 

[123davis]

thanks everyone. fingers crossed all will be well xx

 

[summersky09]

its at 2cm but im bleeding really bad, yeah i seen babies heartbeat 2day was sooo shocked as im only 5weeks and a day, my bleeding sounds like urs 2! just try 2 rest and just take everyday as it cums just dont do 2 much 2 quickly xxxx

 

[123davis]

hey summersky is yours close to the baby?? i had only a little spotting yesterday but have cramping at mo so feels like i might have a big bleed soon. so does anyone know if its good to bleed it out is it best it doesnt?? xx

 

[summersky09]

yeah its right next 2 the sac! im cramping and bleeding at the mo its seems a lil bit slower 2day but still quite painfull! wen are they next scanning u or are they waiting 4 the bleeding 2 stop? have they called it a threatened miscarriage, its a mixed answer where the bleedings concerned cuz my doc ses its okay 2 bleed as long as the hematoma is decreasing in size and not getting bigger and seals its self to like a bruise x

 

[123davis]

i am being scanned again next thursday to see how things are going,i really hope my baby is ok. its such a scary time not knowing wats gonna happen. i just hope and pray that next week my baby has carried on growing normally and the clot has started to shrink. i am also in pain with this to. we sound like we are going through the same by the sounds of things. could u see yours on the scan when they found it?? i could. they gave me a pic of baby and its right next to it. x

 

[Fluxuspoem]

I had a SCH when I was pregnant with Christina and had to be put to bed rest for most of my pregnancy. It was almost attached to the sac and it was initially bigger than the sac. I was bleeding massive clots out and then week by week it wore of and had bleeding on and off till week 20 I think. After that it was not visible anymore so doctors assumed I bled it out. However my waters did break early not sure if the SCH had to do anything with that though.

For me bedrest was my saviour really took things easy and had a marvellous outcome. Must not loose faith and look afteryourself as much as possible

xx

 

[123davis]

i really hope so fluxsopoem. how big was yours and how many weeks were you diagnosed? x

 

[Fluxuspoem]

I was diagnosed on week 5 of my pregnancy, 18mmx7mm I think it was. Was bleeding clots out for 3 days non stop, was worse than my previous miscarriage, however my baby survived!