8 weeks and SCH...Scary! Advice? *longish

LadyMacaron · November 2013

Wow, I had a horrible night last night! at 8w3d, I started bleeding bright red around 8 and I was terrified! I started crying, obviously preparing for the worst, and called my RE asap who made an appointment for me to come in this morning. The bleeding stopped later last night, and I was feeling more positive about the whole thing, and went to sleep. At 5:30am I woke up with cramps, which freaked me out more than bleeding. Went to the bathroom, and I was (tmi!) gushing dark red blood. I panicked, I was a mess. My mind was not letting me be positive AT ALL. I didn't sleep the rest of the night and just waited for my 9 am apt.

Went in this morning, and thank God, baby was beautiful and it's heart was beating away. All I could do was cry and thank heaven for letting me have another day with the peanut. This is suck a scary process after IF. You think once you get to the positive pregnancy test the worst will be over. How wrong I was! This was the mind f*ck of the century! Lol. Bad news is I have a large blood clot (SCH) in my uterus, not near the baby) and I am now on modified pelvic/bed rest.

Anyone on the same boat? Did it resolve itself eventually? Should I be worried about the baby? Anything I can do to make it heal faster? I can't seem to find a lot of information, outside of increased C-section and pre-clampsia risks (which I did not want to read about!). I just want to get past 12 weeks so I can feel a shred better! Thanks for reading and any advice! You guys are the best source of comfort!

jezebel57 · November 2013

LOTS of SCH ladies on here... mine came at 11w3d and started spotting brown a week before. dr. said it was from crinone but clearly it wasn't. huge red gushing sent me to ER. 2 weeks of brown spotting afterwards...

lots of rest and fluids... hang in there!!!!!

MJC1116 · November 2013

I can imagine how scary the bleeding must have been and I'm sorry you went through all of that panic and worry. I would be scared out of my mine. It's good that your doctor found the SCH so you know to take it easy. My RE found 2 at my 7 week ultrasound and a third at my 8 week (after a week of bed rest), so I was pretty freaked out. I had some minor bleeding (all brown spotting) but once that happened, one of the hematomas was gone. By 14 weeks, my OB couldn't see them anymore. Take it easy and drink a lot of water like @jezebel57 said and it will likely correct itself soon.

Kaf8278 · November 2013

I had a SCH and bled from before my beta through my whole first trimester. I was on bed rest for 3 months straight. It finally resolved at 20 weeks. I am currently 33w5d! Hang in there! I know that it's tough and scary. Just take it very easy and stay hydrated!!! Best wishes to you!

AJC&Maggie · November 2013

I have been dealing with bleeding for my entire 9 weeks. I am a complete basket case. I have not allowed myself to enjoy 1 day of this pregnancy. Every time I go to the bathroom, I see blood and it makes me sick to my stomach to think this may be ending. My ultrasounds show two SCH. My OB does not have me on bedrest. She says it doesn't make any difference.

I completely understand your fear!

katekat8721 · November 2013

I was dx'd with an SCH (hematoma because not bleeding?) about a week ago. It's scary, but it does seen to be somewhat common and I've heard of plenty of good outcomes! Try not to worry too much! I'm sure you'll be a-ok :-)

LadyMacaron · November 2013

This is why I love this board. Thank you for the encouraging replies. Off to drink more water!

drjwj · November 2013

I had the same thing around the same time. I was at work and went to the bathroom and had a gush of bleeding. It was just awful. No one at work knew I was pregnant yet so I waiting till my lunch break (stupid!) and then rushed to my RE. I am now at week 14 and everything is fine! One of the scariest things I've ever experienced!

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