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I've just had a fall :(

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lookingforaline18 · 06/02/2018 10:59

I've just slipped on the snow and fallen badly on to my back. I'm in agony with my lower back now.
I'm 7 weeks pregnant and I'm in bits worrying that it will cause me to miscarry. Has this ever happened to anyone else and their baby has turned out fine?

Can I arrange to have an emergency scan or is that not possible?

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lookingforaline18 · 09/02/2018 21:24

Aww good!
I really really hope my baby is going to be ok too.

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Thissameearth · 09/02/2018 21:17

I should say my baby safely arrived last year.

lookingforaline18 · 09/02/2018 20:37

WhyTheHeckMe Yours looks quite similar to how mine looks size wise. But knowing that everything was ok for you is very promising!

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lookingforaline18 · 09/02/2018 20:35

Oh that's so good to hear about your pregnancies being ok! I had never heard of an SCH before today so it came as a bit of a surprise.

GreatDuckCookery It's a build up of blood next to the sac (I think?!) and can cause vaginal bleeding during pregnancy.

I've posted to pictures. One of my little bean and one of the bleeding next to the sac. Not sure if that is classed as big or what...

I've just had a fall :(

I've just had a fall :(

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WhyTheHeckMe · 09/02/2018 20:31

Here is mine. Sack on the left and clot on the right

I've just had a fall :(

WhyTheHeckMe · 09/02/2018 20:26

Hi OP. I had a subchorionic haematoma diagnosed at my first scan when I was 6 weeks, i think was quite substantial and I was pretty terrified when they said it was very likely I would bleed. I'm now 30 weeks pregnant and have never yet had a bleed! By my 12 week scan it had totally been absorbed and there was no sign of it. I'll try and find a pic :-) glad the baby looked well.

Thissameearth · 09/02/2018 20:15

I did, had bleeding until week 9 or 10. All fine. Nhs were completely untroubled by it and I think it was gone by my 20 week scan.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 09/02/2018 20:02

Glad baby is fine OP. Sorry not heard of sub chorionic hematoma. What did they say it was?

lookingforaline18 · 09/02/2018 19:17

I've had my scan today and baby is fine, but they found a sub chorionic hematoma.

Has anyone ever had this?

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QueenOfGaviscon · 07/02/2018 18:14

If it helps I didn't know I was pg with my first until I was 10'weeks. At 6 weeks I was out on a jet ski in very rough sea and was thrown off several times and when at work was doing restrains on inmates until I realised I was pg. She was fine & is currently sitting next to me on the sofa @ nearly 3 years old

WallaceSimpson · 07/02/2018 18:07

Yes don't take anymore tests it will just make you more anxious and you don't need to be.

QueenAravisOfArchenland · 07/02/2018 18:03

No, it means you should stop testing! You're 7 weeks, you are past the point of tests telling you anything. You are pregnant unless and until a scan tells you otherwise. But if anything DOES happen, it will not be because you fell.

lookingforaline18 · 07/02/2018 17:55

I've done a test and the line isn't as dark as it was last week Does this mean I could be miscarrying?

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Brys125 · 06/02/2018 12:03

Husband accidentally shut the garage door on my head which caused my legs to go under me and fell awkwardly . We laugh about it now! Anyway I went to A&E, I had a scan in the cubicle with a portable ultrasound and spent a day on the maternity ward being monitored. Everything turned out fine. All the docs and midwives said I'd done the right thing coming in. Sure all will be ok.

Talcott2007 · 06/02/2018 11:52

I stacking books onto some shelves (attached directly to the wall) in our flat when about 9 weeks and the weight of the books literally ripped one of the shelves off the wall and all the books and the shelf hit me in the chest and stomach as I tried to step back away from it. I was black and blue and terrified that it would have the the baby but she was and is totally fine. The EPU were great when I called for reassurance and got me in for a scan anyway but said that baby probably wouldn't have even noticed! Easier said that done but try not to worry xx

Trooperslane2 · 06/02/2018 11:49

@Sara009 stop scare mongering.

OP you will be absolutely fine. People generally don't miscarry because of falls - life is not like Eastenders.

(not a midwife but that's what mine told me)

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 06/02/2018 11:39

Just rest up OP and try to relax. I know you've had a fright and are in pain, try a nice warm bath.

Unless you start bleeding ( which I highly doubt will happen ) then there's little point asking for a scan imo.

Juststrugglingabit · 06/02/2018 11:38

No need to worry at all. I have fallen down the stairs on my arse TWICE during this pregnancy - at 8 weeks and again at 18 weeks. I was not too worried by the 8 weeks fall but mentioned the 18 weeks fall to a MW and she said until later on when you are very big, you can assume that all is fine as long as you do not start bleeding soon after and that I was right not to worry.

You're probably going to be in more pain than you would be normally because of how your body is right now - the pain in my coccyx has crippled me but lots of scans have shown that my baby is perfectly fine. AND I've got a very low lying placenta and have been told to be careful and it was still fine!

demirose87 · 06/02/2018 11:37

Bless you, the chances are things will be fine. The baby is still very small and will be protected in there. I had a fall in my last pregnancy at 24 weeks, I went flying on a mopped floor and landed hard on my side. Went to get checked over and the midwife said " I can tell you that the fall won't have harmed the baby but we will check for reassurance." Everything was ok.
At 7 weeks without seeing a scan it's impossible to say that all is going as it should, and if anything did go wrong it probably wouldn't be anything to do with the fall. I would pay for a private scan if that option is possible if you're going to worry, which is understandable that you would.

Reallycantbebothered · 06/02/2018 11:33

I fell on black ice when I was 30 weeks pregnant . I was absolutely petrified and very shaken up and at that stage in pregnancy I went to maternity unit where they checked me over....Dr even said to have some red wine with meal that evening , this was 24 yrs !
dd is very healthy ....
Try not to worry, as others have said foetus is very well protected

TitsalinaBumSqoosh · 06/02/2018 11:27

I had a whole crate of tins of baked beans fall on my bump when I was pregnant with DS2, I was terrified and in pain (lots of bruising) but we were both ok, try to rest and fingers crossed your baby is ok, they're very well protected in there.

lookingforaline18 · 06/02/2018 11:23

Thank you everyone! I've been worried sick about this pregnancy, so this fall has made me even more worried about it. I've not even been to the doctors to get the pregnancy confirmed yet. I just want the scan to hurry up and then it will feel real.

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TheVanguardSix · 06/02/2018 11:19

Oh my heavens, you poor, poor thing! Your baby will be fine!! Honestly, at 7 weeks, with all of that cushioning, everything will be ok. My friend fell down the stairs at 6 months pregnant and landed on her bump! Her DD is now 7.

Falls happen! You need some good stories to put your mind at ease. I fell on the bus towards the end of my pregnancy, right onto my backside. That little guy is nearly 4 now and I swear he's been paying me back for it since birth!

You will be very sore... much more sore than usual. The hormone changes in early and mid pregnancy will make you much more prone to aches, pains, sprains, and strained muscles. It's safe to take paracetamol. Steer clear of ibuprofen (it thins the blood and can cause abnormal bleeding).

Get some good traction boots! I remember the fear of falling on ice in pregnancy very well. That fear never leaves. Your scan will reassure you. Try and get in with the Early Pregnancy Unit for a scan in the next week or two... not because something is wrong but just to settle your fears. You can't put a price on reassurance. Congratulations on your pregnancy!

eurochick · 06/02/2018 11:19

Honestly there is pretty much zero chance this can affect your pregnancy. The foetus is tiny and well protected. Miscarriages are usually caused by chromosomal issues. Try not to worry.

QueenAravisOfArchenland · 06/02/2018 11:11

you should not take such falls lightly as they can be very harmful for baby

Er, how could a fall on your back at 7 weeks, when baby is still totally within pelvis, hurt them at all?!

A fall directly onto your front at 30 weeks might conceivably do some damage, although even then they are usually fine. A fall on your back at 7 weeks has a nigh on impossible chance of doing anything to the baby. Baby will be fine.

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