Subchrionic Hematoma

I had one in my first pregnancy at around 11 weeks I think. My obgyn said that it was measuring bigger than the baby. I was signed off work for 2 weeks bed rest. I was given meds (I can’t remember what) to stop my uterus from contracting. The dr’s main advice was bed rest to protect the baby. Edit to say - bed rest worked and my son is now 13!

After very heavy bleeding I was told I had a large one measuring 7cm by 5cm and warned that the pregnancy was unlikely to progress due to the bleed being ontop of the baby. However, they were wrong and I have a very healthy 18 month old now 😊 I had several scans before 12 weeks and by 14 weeks it was completely gone. I did go on to have placenta previa and baby was ultimately born at 35 weeks due to bleeding but told it was unconnected to the subchronic hematoma. Wishing you all the best and try not to worry too much.

I had one with my youngest who is now three. I had a miscarriage shortly before becoming pregnant with him and had needed two procedures to clear it. Sonographers mentioned the possible scarring to my uterus from that may have contributed to the SCH developing.

I did have a few bleeds, some old looking and some bright red, so it was an anxious pregnancy. Not helped by other pregnancy related issues that weren't due to the SCH.

All worked out fine in the end and the SCH was barely visible on the 20 week scan.

I had one too - she’s now 16 months old. Bleeding lasted a couple of weeks from 9-11 weeks, I believe. It was then monitored at my scans to check whether it had grown or not etc. It was so scary at the time, but disappeared over the months (can’t remember exactly when it went). Wishing you all the very best.

Yes OP, I had this around the same time as you. It was scary. I think it went on for quite a few weeks. She was born full-term and now she's 17. I know quite a few people who had similar.

17 years ago with my first at 10 weeks (after smaller bleeds at 6 and 8 weeks), big gush with huge clots. Horrible experience. DH was stuck at work, lovely friend came and sat with me for 5 hours in the early pregnancy unit waiting to be examined. Diagnosed with subchorionic haematoma and then a 2 day wait for a scan.
Baby was fine, had a couple of minor bleeds after that but nothing major. That little bean is now 6ft tall and studying for his GCSEs. Good luck OP.

When I was scanned with my first at around 17 weeks following a light bleed they found a subchorionic haematoma. They are now 19 years old. As a midwife I see lots of women who have these and go on to have healthy pregnancies. my friend had a number of bleeds throughout her pregnancy die to this too and her child was fine.

I had one in my third pregnancy: baby is one and next to me right now refusing to go to sleep 🤨

When I was eleven weeks pregnant, after a very straightforward and comfortable pregnancy, I suddenly had a big gush of blood and very large blood clots, I was certain I was miscarrying. I went straight to emergency. After a few scary hours with me sure I'd lost my baby they did a scan and she was still there, strong heartbeat and no problems. It was diagnosed as a subchorionic hematoma that, I guess, just passed out. After that I had no more bleeding and no problems. She's now a healthy three year old.

Yes, on and off through the whole pregnancy. I also injected heparin every day into my stomach. In fact I made my husband do the injections so that he shared the stress of it all. It was an anxious time but the relief that came when my son was born was huge. I wish you all the luck in the world.

Me, I had this. It was a very anxious pregnancy but he made it through and is now a teenager. Wishing you all the best. 💐

I had one in my first pregnancy- the baby is now 3 and sat beside me chattering about Paw Patrol.
I did have a pre-term delivery but that was due to the fact I had complications from gestational diabetes and unrelated to the hematoma.