SCH horror!!! Weekend from hell...

Knottie16288692

I know several other women are going through this too. This is absolutely the craziest/scariest thing I have ever been through. I've been bleeding 3 weeks non stop. Sometimes heavy sometimes light. Bed rest works sometimes and then other times it doesn't. I have a 9 month old so bed rest honestly is non existent. My OB has given me the spill about it being a threatened miscarriage and that we have a 50% chance. I've broken down several times over this and then some morning I wake up knowing I'm going to carry this baby to term. Hormones... Anyways, Friday night I started cramping. I knew some cramping was normal so I didn't think too much of it. But then they persisted and I felt this huge urge to pee. I got up and went to the bathroom. It was nothing but bright red blood and clots. I panicked and my husband and I went to the hospital. We arrived at 9:00 PM and told the nurse I was pretty sure I was having a miscarriage. I wasn't given a room until  1:30 and then I wasn't seen until 3:30. By then the bleeding had subsided but my back was killing me. I wanted my ultrasound. They had to call a tech because they didn't have any techs available. Finally someone came and we were rushed to the lab. The tech went over my ovaries and everything first. Then she went over my uterus. I didn't see anything first and I started tearing up. Finally she zoomed in and there was our baby. Heart rate at 175. So as you can imagine I was relieved. She told me I was off on my dates though. This was alarming because when we saw the doctor last Monday (we've been going weekly) the baby measured 8 weeks, but the gestational sac measured 6 weeks 2 days. The doctor said this could have been why I'm bleeding so much because something is wrong with the placenta. Well this tech told me both baby and sac measured 6 weeks 6 days, and that the heart rate was unusually high. The ER doctor came in and told me that I have an SCH thats fairly large and that my dates were off. I told her what our OB had said last week and she said just follow up. Could be how the tech measured. OMG. So we have an appointment tomorrow morning at 8 and I'm so nervous. I don't even know how to feel anymore. I guess I feel as if I'm grieving for something that hasn't even happened yet. Any other mama's have issues with their little ones measuring small in the first trimester?? What was the outcome? 

CoconutKisses21

I'm so sorry you're going through this. T&P for good news today!

Jparisi926

Plenty of experience with the SCH. Had it hemorraged with DS and I have another one this go around... It's very scary and I totally hear you on the non-existent rest with a LO already. Just remain positive and take it easy where you can. 

Containing my son in 4 walls and a bunch of toys/ sing along shows have been magical for me and I try and lay propped on pillows on the carpet. Get that rest any way you can! 

As as for measuring small, no experience there and I'm so sorry you're dealing with that. Try to remain positive because dating scans can often off this early in pregnancy!