Subchorionic Hematoma (SCH)

laxnpro

I know a lot of people haven't have their first u/s yet but am hoping someone can ease my concerns.

I had my first u/s on Friday, baby looked good with a hb of 150. She said I have a SCH and didn't make a big deal at all. Didn't mention pelvic rest or to do anything differently. She just wanted to warn that I might have some brown discharge and not to be alarmed unless it was bright bed or heavy like a period. I went about my weekend not too concerned but now Dr. Google has me worried. I know I shouldn't have even googled.

I have had some cramping Saturday and Sunday nights but it was hot as crap here this weekend and I think I got a little dehydrated. I am chugging water today and going to take it easy. I am scared to even go to the gym.

Does anyone have experience with this?

LimeDrops

I don't have any experience but I just wanted to say I'm sure everything will be fine, and you'll be in my thoughts:)

vstevens

Not personally, but my best friend had one when we were pregnant at the same time a couple of years ago (our kids were born 2 weeks apart).

She took it easy for a couple of weeks after they saw it (stopped going to the gym, sat or lay down whenever she could, and ate well).  By the time she had her next ultrasound, it was gone and she now has a healthy 2 year old.

It know how stressful it is.  Remember, all you can control is you - focus that anxious energy on taking care of yourself, and no more Google!

wiechs22

I have one right now. I'm sorry I don't really have any words to ease your worry. I do go back on Wednesday to see how its doing though so I will let you know. When do you go for another us?

laxnpro

They didn't say anything about scheduling another u/s besides the NT Scan between 11-14 weeks. They really downplayed the whole thing and I am not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing.

OSUWifey09

I have one, too - it was found on a vaginal u/s this morning. I was told to rest, not do any heavy lifting, and to come back next week for another u/s. I hope my OB calls me today with more info; if I find anything else out today, I'll pop back in. I don't have any words of comfort, either - but good luck! I hope all is OK.

Meggies917

I've been bleeding for over a week now, brown and bright red.  Had an ultrasound last weekend at the ER, saw the baby, heartbeat and was beating 157bpm.  I went to my OB and she told me I had an extremely sensitive cervix.  I have been taking it easy since that ER visit and my OB has drawn my blood twice since then to make sure my HCG levels have been going up.  I'm waiting on my latest results.  My best advice is to relax and don't move around too much.  Hopefully things will get better for both of us : )

MaryBB77

I have one too :
Mine bleed 3 weeks ago at a wedding and spotted brown old blood for almost 3 weeks after that. It just stopped spotting 4 days ago. I'm really hoping its gone.
My dr put me on pelvic rest and bed rest for 10 days. I took it upon myself to rest longer. I'm back at work now as a bartender but I sit whenever I get the chance and lie down once I get home. Drink plenty of water. At least a gallon. Do NOT lift anything over 10lbs and rest as much as you can. I wouldn't have sex if I was you. And baths and swimming are not recommended either.
My dr played it down too, no extra ultrasound either but I'm erring on the side of caution. There's a SCH support board on baby Center that I refer to a lot.
Take care of yourself and your LO and I hope all of our SCH's resolve soon.

kandg

I had one with my second pregnancy. Went to the ER with bright red bleeding at 9ish weeks. Was decent sized (forget how big). They said I could drink more water, take it easy and not life heavy things, but that studies don't actually show that helps. It was still there at my 12 week u/s but gone at my 20 week u/s. It becomes more of a problem if it is still present later in pregnancy or grows really large (particularly as baby begins to need more space). And I think also the position (where in your uterus) can be a factor later on. A lot resolve on their own. Hopefully yours will!

biblionerd

I had one with DS. I never bled, it just reabsorbed. My Ob said they are very common and that bed rest has not proven in most cases to do any good.

cnwilbur1030

I had a big bright red SCH when I was 14 wks with DD. she is here and perfect! They did multiple US to make sure the hematoma wasn't expanding, but I did have spotting for a couple of weeks.

Also remember that pple usually post horror stories not success stories online!

sugarland726

I had one at 6.5 weeks and when they checked again today it was gone without me ever bleeding. I also wasn't put on any sort of pelvic rest. Sometimes it's NBD. Just stay hydrated and if the cramping gets worse give your office a call.

llars924

I just had this happen to me last week at 6 weeks.  I had some heavy dark red/brown spotting during the day and ended up in urgent care to get checked out.  They did an ultrasound and found that it was a SCH.  Doctor recommended that I go in Monday this week for bloodwork to monitor my HCG levels, (which it turned out had doubled since Thursday night, so good news).  We also saw the heart beating and the little sack on the u/s.  Doctor also mentioned that they saw a fibroid in my uterus, not sure what that means, but he didn't seem too concerned.  I have my first "regular" OB appt on Friday, so we'll see what they have to say at that point.  The ER doc just recommended that I take it easy, drink lots of fluids, etc. until I see my OB.