subchorionic hematoma

[opto]

I had a positive pregnancy test on 1-18-04, the last time i had intercourse before that was 1-7-04. i saw my ob/gyn on 1-23-04 and a blood test done, hcg level 64. Started spotting (brown discharge) on 1-25-04. I had another blood test on 1-26-04, hcg level 87. I was told then by my doctor that Iwould most likely miscarry but he wanted to check the hcg levl again, so on 1-29-04 hcg was 250 and on 02-04-04 it was 2400. i had an u/s on 02-05-04 and was told I was 5 weeks pregnant but there was no heartbeat.They did see a small subchorionic hematoma that explains the spotting. According to my calculation I was 6 weeks pregnant at my u/s and I'm 100% sure I have my dates right. I had a miscarriage last year at 7 weeks that started with spotting. I'm having another u/s on 2-12-04. I can't find much info on subchorionic hematoma, could that cause me to miscarry again and is it normal that my hcg levels did not double in the beginning and also is it normal that the u/s measured me at 5 weeks when I am sure that i am 6 weeks and that there was no heartbeat.

[kck]

5-6 weeks is still early to see a heartbeat.  I had a subchorionic hematoma and I did miscarry, but the doctor said that is not the reason.  From my research, I learned that a subchorionic hematoma is sometimes linked to miscarriage, but many people with it carry on to have a healthy pregnancy, especially if you eventually bleed it out.  You may go in for another ultrasound and not see it anymore.  Also, ultrasound dates can be off a little.  Since your hcg levels are rising, it sounds to me like this pregnancy still has a good chance.  Don't give up yet.

[blondie72]

I do not want to worry you and I do apologize if I seem so negative when I post but I do feel that as hard as it is to hear people need to know the negative side of things as well so they do not get their hopes up to high to watch them fall.   I had an ultrasound at 5w4d & they were already able to detect a heartbeat.  On a brighter note I did read somewhere that at 6wks vaginal u/s only picked up about 86% of fetal poles so I wouldn't worry just yet especially if your levels are rising.  Good Luck and keep us posted.

[crains]

hello, new to this board- actually just passing through and just happen to see this post. I have had a healthy pregnancy with a subchorionic hemmorhage. I spotted from week 5-8, they were able to see a heartbeat at 6 weeks 3 days, HOWEVER this only after taking a 81 mg baby aspirin!! If I were you I would ask your doctor to check your ANA, APA to see if you have clotting issues. if you do have these then begin the baby aspirin IMMEDIATELY! You see, I had two early miscarriages before that pregnancy at 6 weeks (no HB detected) then when my OB/GYN was doing an infertility work-up she found I had a +ANA and +APA. Well, during the testing we found out we were pregnant and so we got in as soon as we found out and she saw the subchorionic hemmorhage. She immediately put me on a baby aspirin. It is called Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome.



Well, I delivered a healthy baby boy and got pregnant again two more times and had two more miscarriages (early at 6-7 weeks) I had full immune testing (Dr Alan Beer in California) and found I am + Natural Killer cells in my uterus (your body's strongest white blood cell that kill Cancer cells) basically my body was attacking each pregnancy. My son is a miracle. I am now 11 weeks pregnant with baby #2 after taking Baby aspirin, Folgard ( I have a blood clotting gene MTHFR) and lovenox, and IVIG- Intravenous Immunoglobulin. the IVIG calms my immune system so that it doesn't attack the pregnancy. Anyway, please email if you need anything. ***@****



Cyndi

[Katiesmom1]

I too was diagnosed with a small subchorionic hemorrhage at 6 wks with an u/s.. Unfortunetly at 9wks, I miscarried. I have been doing research on this from resources found on the internet.. Im confused because some say it does cause miscarraiges and others seem to think not.. Not sure what to believe..

[booja7]

When I was about 11 weeks pregnant I awoke to alot of bright red bleeding I was told that it was a subchorionic hemorrhage but baby was fine. A week later I had a scan and it had not healed yet. Here I am 2 weeks post initial bleed and I awoke at 3am to a large amount of dark brown discharge when I used the bathroom having done some reading, some say that it is the hemorrhage "healing" but other readings say it could be a miscarriage. I am a little confused and unsure if I should be concerned. Can anyone offer some words of wisdom on this or share a similar situation and their outcome?

[Gemmonk]

I was diagnosed with a subchorionic hematoma, only slight brownish discharge a few times. I am 8 weeks pregnant 4 days, and I have had 3 early miscarriage in the past. I am so nervous and I just want everything to be normal.

Any help would be appreciated.

[zada]

I was diagnosed with SCH at 6 weeks of pregnancy.  I bleed off and on. More on than off. Sometimes I would just gush, and soak pads within an hour. Everytime I went to the Dr. the baby was fine, but the hematoma was still there and after all that bleeding it was still huge. Baby was growing and heartbeat was great. At 11.5 weeks saw the baby move its limbs on Weds, went back the next day and heard the babies heartbeat through doppler.  The hematoma was still there, but baby seemed fine. Woke up at 2 am Friday morning with severe cramping and begin to pass numerous blood clots. I was hoping I was finally getting rid of the hematoma. The pain kept intensifing and by 7 pm I lost my baby. I have been reading about it all day today, which is Sunday, two days later. I have heard a mixture of of miracles and nightmares. I would  demand that your dr. evaluate you for any blood clotting disorders. I wish I would have. Best of Luck to all of you females that have to go through with this.

[bluemoon847]

I was diagnosed with SCH at 14 weeks when I started to bleed while at a business conference. I was mortified and convinced I was losing my baby. The ER folks were incompetent and insensitive as usual and I was left waiting for 2 hours before the performed an ultrasound and I saw the reassuring heartbeat. I was put on complete bedrest by my OB. I considered seeing a specialist put I decided to wait to see if the bleeding stopped in a few weeks. I bled for about 3 weeks with the bleeding slowly tapering off after the first 10 days. I am now 38W1D and looking forward to a c-section next week(baby is transverse)!! None of the gloom and doom predictions came true. I did not miscarry and I did not deliver pre-term. I had strong faith and strong family support throughout this time which I know had an impact on outcome. The doctors tend to be very cautious about giveing too much hope in these situations but you must keep positive and use your support systems to believe and trust your body. I wish you all many blessings and a successful pregnancy

[hLou]

I had bleeding at 5/6 weeks and was diagnosed with a SCH.  I was monitored and discharged from the early pregnancy clinic at 9 weeks.  I bleed again at 11 weeks but was told everything was okay.  The rest of the pregnancy was normal.  However at 39 weeks and 6 days I woke up with bleeding.  I went to hospital and they did a scan and said the placenta was safe.  Was sent home.  at 4 pm went into labour.  By 12 midnight I was for emergency section as the placenta had abrupted (this was obviously what was going on all day).  I do not want to worry anyone but I am thinking of trying for our second baby and when investigating into why the placenta abrupted there seems to be a link with early hematoma.  My Obstretican said that I was unlucky that it only occurs in 1% of pregnancies.  Just something to watch out for towards the end of your pregnancy.  As I say don't want to worry you but look out for anything unusual.  best of luck to you with everything.  PS it was at least six weeks by the time I saw the fetal