Haemorrhage above placenta 1st trimester

[Pippop21]

Hey, im 6+4....had a scan today and have a heart beat theyve said i have a small haemorrhage above the placenta and its nothing to worry about BUT i have googled it 😫 and says it can cause miscarriage!

Has anyone else had this????

Yes, I've had a large haemorrhage throughout my pregnancy, has a massive bleed a couple of times, it is very scary but the baby is fine. most of the time your body reabsorbs them.

I'm 26 weeks now and I get scanned more regular to keep an eye on it.

Try not to worry to much, easier said than done I know.

@lightningmcqueen20 thank you, she said mine was small and described it as a bruise?!? But then when i have googled its actually a blood clot? What the hell! Ive bot had any bleedings and she did tell me not to worry about it as they're mostly causes my implantation?! Which i was fine about until i came home and googled it! Xx

I was told at six weeks I'd had a slight bleed. They said they were only telling me because here was a chance it would "come out" and they didn't want me to be alarmed and that it was nothing to worry about. I think it's if the placenta bleeds there's could be a problem but with them saying above the placenta I think you're fine, it sounds like the same as where mine was x

@FirstTimeBumps its says on my notes "small haemorrhage superior to the sac seen" and told me it was a bruise 🤷🏻‍♀️ i'll try bot think about it if she wasnt worried....she did say it was common and she sees it a lot, she also did say sometimes women get spotting but as mine js above i probably wont sp must be similar to yours xx

I had one at 9 weeks (never had any bleeding, was spotted at a scan). I was told to rest and stop any heavy lifting which a lot of my research found was best to do as well. I did so and it was re absorbed by the 12 week scan as they couldn't see it. Nearly 22 weeks now, there wasnt any sign of one at the 20 wk one either so keeping everything crossed!
Good luck x

@2020Aug oh thats hopeful then, i was going to try the rest as must as i can and no heavy lifting route, so defo will now. And like you said that is mostly whats recommended online, with mone being small hopefully it will reabsorb also. Thank you xxx

So i had some brown doscharge a few days ago...only twice when i wipes and i was a small amount? Could this be due to the hemmorhage?

Im also having some right sides groin pain? Im only 7+5 so thought it may be too early for ligament pain? Xxx

@Pippop21 the sonographer advised me about the bleed because it could "come out" or the body could reabsorb it. It may be due to the bleed but give the EPU a call maybe? X

Im due a scan on sunday (a private one) as EPU keep fobbing me off. I might call the midwife and see what she says xx

I had a private scan around 9 weeks due to a small bleed. They found a tiny spot of bleeding. Some sonographers referred to it as bruising, some referred to it as a haematoma, they're both the same but bruising sounds less scary! She said the bruising was minor and it shouldn't cause any issues. Over the next 2 weeks I was admitted to the Early Pregnancy Unit with heavy major bleeds. My second time I even passed a blood clot the size of my hand. I was told that I was going through a 'threatened miscarriage' which meant I was bleeding more than average, but my cervix was closed which meant I wasn't actively miscarrying. It wasn't until my 12 week scan that the sinograoher found the bruising again and by this time it was 3.5cmx3.5cm and 1cm thick. Funnily enough my bleeding got less and less from there. I had a scan at 16 weeks as baby was in the wrong position for getting measurements. She couldn't find anymore bruising so either I bled it out or my body reabsorbed it from there. Over the past couple of weeks I occasionally bleed, but only when wiping, not much at all and it doesn't worry me any more. Each and every time baby has been scanned they've been absolutely fine, waving away each time. I know how worrying it is. I felt that I couldn't start to connect with the baby growing inside of me for so long because I was certain I was going to lose them. This is a very much loved and planned for baby, so I hated feeling so neutral and disconnected. Now that we're doing better I'm able to focus on being healthy and looking forward to meeting my baby. It's a scary time, but although there's a possibility for the worst, things can actually turn out OK. Wishing you all the best ❤️

@Ajahd thank you. I have just called the midwife and as i was not bleeding heavy she said epu wouldnt scan. She said brown discharge suggests old blood and it may be from the "bruise" and it may not be but to not obsess over as she would be more concerned if it was bright red and heavy.

I get what you mean im completely disconnected from the pregnancy at the moment as i have two previous losses all within 6 months so im to scared to get excited. I'll let you know how my scan goes on sunday xx

I'm glad I found this thread. They also found a haematoma on my scan when I was 5+4 (I was scanned early due to a previous ectopic which ruptured). It measures 1.3cm currently and I have been worrying about it constantly. It's good to see some reassurance! X

My first pregnancy I had a hematoma, no bleeding, nothing, perfect bla bla. Great outcome

Second pregnancy, hematoma diagnosed at 8 weeks as a bruise, ended up bleeding from 10 weeks, lost 2 litres of blood at 17 weeks, was in hospital for a week. Came home, was bleeding heavily for 2 weeks, ended up in hospital at 21 weeks I gave birth then bled out 2.5 litres needed a hysterectomy. Two completely different outcomes. Apparently the hematoma kept growing behind the placenta, irritated the waters, triggered them to break, and the next I mentioned above.

My friend has a hematoma currently and had a big bleed at 15 weeks but she's 38 weeks and nearly due.

Stay positive and take it day by day. All will be fine most likely

But I will mention in my second pregnancy, even when I lost so much blood at 17 weeks the baby was fine still! Even when I went into labour at 21 weeks he was born alive.

The baby will be fine that's my point while you're bleeding, it was my body that failed him for me unfortunately x

So even if you do bleed, don't worry about the baby. Xxx

@rooarsome they never gave me a measurement just said a small bruise prob due to implantation

@alwayshappy93 im so sorry for your loss, its sounds horrific to be honest and your post has scared me to death lol xx

I had one. It was alarming at the time but worked out fine.

2nd pregnancy and I bled at about 6+3. I went to EPU and they did internal scan and we saw the heartbeat (I am high risk of eptopic too so they were checking for that.)

I then bled like a very heavy period for hours at 7+2, I couldn't stop bleeding so was sent to the hospital in the middle of the night to check why I was bleeding so much. TMI but I had put a piece of kitchen roll into my knickers and there were huge finger length clots in the blood. I bagged this as advised and took it with me.

Saw a lovely, lovely, consultant who looked through the contents and said this is just blood, nothing to indicate a miscarriage but on the other hand, the bleeding is not good. Luckily I had stopped bleeding by then so was sent home on bed rest and to return in 2 days as an internal scan is hard when you are bleeding. I had a 2 year old. Dh worked from home.

Returned, was told I had a large (over 50% of the size of my sac) chorionic haematoma. I was not to do ANYTHING. Literally bed rest, no lifting, no walking, no housework, nothing, no sex and no orgasms either! I think it was due to the size of the haematoma, they didn't want it dislodged by any means, as it was probably continuing to grow.

I did this, Dh and Ds were amazing in this time. I returned at 20 weeks for my normal scan and I was told it was now fine. Ds2 is now 14 years old.

So rest, don't lift, don't walk anywhere further than you have to. I have done a lot of research into it for both the UK and US sites.

Brown blood is old blood that has come out. Bright red blood would be the worry. I know this is terrifying.

@alwayshappy93, I am so sorry that happened to you.

@Pippop21 they don't usually tell you the size if it is a small haematoma, I know this because I had a trainee who was being taught to use the machine and they discussed it saying we only really tell the patient if it is a large one!

Hi OP,

Same here - had bleeding at 6 weeks and 10 weeks. Now at 17+ weeks and baby still fine.

It's so stressful though isn't it?

I had this, caused some light bleeding and sludgy brown stuff at 6 weeks and then at 12 weeks I had a massive bleed. I was certain I’d miscarries because of the amount of blood, but all was fine. By 16 weeks my body had reabsorbed the blood and it couldn’t be seen anymore and mine had been a large one. The doctor explained it to me as being like a bruise, probably caused at implantation.

Ok thanks that'll be why then. I'll put it to the back of my mind and hopefully all will be fine come sundays scan. Pointless me worrying as if the worst was to happen there is nothing i cpuld do about it. I just want all this to go away so i can get a bit excited and look forward to having a baby instead of having the constant worry and anxiety and detachment that i currently have xxx

I had one as well, diagnosed at 6 weeks. It was 4x3cm, huge compared to the gestational sac! Midwife did not seem concerned, just said to take it easy and advised pelvic rest. I had heavy bright red bleeding for 2 days, that went down to dark brown spotting for about 2 weeks. By the time I went for a follow up scan at 10 weeks, it was gone. I did make sure that I REALLY took it easy - no heavy lifting, no orgasms (not just intercourse), drink loads of water etc. It's true if it gets worse it could cause miscarriage but it's more likely that it'll either reabsorb or you'll just bleed it out. When it happened to me, I read about loads of people who had one and most of them ended up fine. Good luck to you x

Xxx thanks, youve all reassured me! I'll message again sunday when ive had scan xx

My EPU were furious that gynaecology (who are the contact during out of hours) had told me they weren't concerned about the amount of bleeding and to phone then directly if I had any further issues. To be fair though, my bleeding did increase quite a bit from my initial bleed on the Friday evening, to the Thursday after, when I finally went in to EPU. If it continues or gets worse, see if you can get through to your EPU directly. I phoned my hospital's maternity triage, who put me through during working hours. Hope everything works out.

Just read about your private scan, let us know how you get on, and keep EPU in mind in case you feel worse before then. Best of luck.