Sub Chorionic Bleed

[hellray]

So I’ve been diagnosed with a SCH since 6.5 weeks and now up around 9 weeks now. The bleeding seemed to have stopped until this morning when I woke up and had a big bleed when I went to but he toilet. Grabbed a maxi pad as I was kind of prepared it might happen again.

I was walking around my living room and felt a clot coming but suddenly it was way more than one clot. Loads of massive ones just came out at once and I had to run to the toilet leaving a trail of bloody foot prints.

Sorry for the intimate details but I am being kind as ill spare the rest of the scene as I cleaned up the crime scene.

To add to all this drama I’ve had COVID since Friday and my husband woke up with an email to say he has it too.

Called the EPU and cried my eyes out as I’ve also had a lot of pain.

Told my manager I couldn’t work from home today as I was too bad due to COVID as she is not aware I’m pregnant.

It’s just been a horrible day and I feel so awful with cramps, flu symptoms, emotions, worry, stress, anxiety… probably every emotion under the sun.

I’ve read through some posts on here that SCH can be dramatic and still go on to be healthy babies but I have to wait until next Thursday for a scan due to isolation.

Hi OP,

I'm so sorry you're going through this all at the same time with Covid and the sub-chorionic hematoma. I really hope everything will be ok for you. I would be taking more than a day off work,
and I'd go on bedrest or modified bedrest. I had a sub-chorionic hematoma in a previous pregnancy and was on bedrest (but its controversial some doctors say it won't make a difference.

I didn't have bleeding as severe as you describe but I did have clot like stream of dark blood during bleeding episodes around once a week for 5 weeks until it resolved.

Hope you and Dh can look after each other, and maybe there's some kind of midwife phone support in your area for patients with covid.

@Phoenix2021 did you experience any cramping or pain in the groin area? I had pain with my other bleeds and the scan showed everything was fine on both occasions. Just feels a lot worse this time but am thinking maybe that’s because it’s the last one.

COVID is proving to be just a background problem now since bleeding. Still doesn’t feel good. I might call my doctor tomorrow if I feel any worse but I’m breathing ok and just more concerned about the baby.

Husband has been jabbed so I think he will survive. He’s been amazing these past couple of weeks but I think it’s slowing starting to take its toll on us now.

Oh how awful for you. I’m only 6 weeks and keep having shows of blood, I’m so bloody worried all the time as well as feeling sick af. Nothing as bad as you describe though you poor thing

@LittleMG yeah I bled quite a lot at 6 weeks and was so sure it was a miscarriage and I really understand how you feel. When I went to the first scan they showed me the embryo with a heartbeat and I was so relieved and so happy with tears. Then it happened again a week later and baby was still there so I’m just hoping it’s holding on.

The pain has gone with paracetamol so hoping that’s a good sign.

I hope everything is ok with you and it goes a lot smoother than my situation.

Hi I had this in my second pregnancy. No clots but I bled extremely heavily and constantly for around 10 weeks. When it first happened and I went to the epu the blood was just pouring as I walked. I was scanned a few times and baby was absolutely fine.

@jennyt82 that’s reassuring thank you for the response. Did you experience any cramps or pain during the bleeds?

@hellray thank you x I do hope you are ok.

@hellray Yes I had cramping type pains with my bleeds but down low felt like cervix pains, usually I would feel cramps a day or two before another bleed began.

@Phoenix2021 thank you, I’m having some mild cramps now and am not feeling very hopeful about the scan now.

Although part of me thinks it might be baby just enjoying the extra room now the clots have passed.

You have relieved a bit of my stress and anxiety though and hopefully things will improve in the next few days.

Also my main pain was low down as well in the cervix. Couldn't move for a while after passing the clots.

Update: COVID symptoms have got worse, throat and chest are pretty bad but don’t think it’s bad enough to call 111.

What’s not telling me is painful cramps now. It’s just got me feeling so down and not very positive at all.

Can cramps be normal for around 10 weeks or could it be due to the SCH or am I having a MC?

I just feel so alone right now as the doctors won’t speak to me and referred me to EPU. the EPU won’t see me until next Thursday because I have COVID.

Requested a call back but they take forever and it’s really painful

Just wish this week would end already and this COVID would go away.

Hi @hellray

I'm sorry you're feeling so alone its perfectly understandable. The symptoms could be linked between COVID and your pain levels. I often feel pain worse in my body when my I have a flu or bad cold.
Its just impossible to tell right now whether your pains are SCH or potential miscarriage or just pregnancy cramps.
I will tell you I have intermittent pain in this pregnancy and so far baby is still growing at 20 weeks.

The unfortunate and harsh part is that the medical professionals know they cannot do anything regardless as you're only around 10 weeks but a bit of empathy and compassion would probably go a long way in terms of comfort.

In your shoes I would be wishing the time away as well until I get an answer about the pregnancy. Try to distract yourself with relaxing things to do, anything that works for you that involves resting.

Mine ended very badly at 21 weeks.
But I didn't bleed until 17 weeks. At 17 weeks I lost around 3 litres of blood on my living room floor. I don't know how my poor baby survived until he was born tbh. I just kept losing ridiculous amounts of blood until 21 weeks. Then the bleeding irritated my amniotic fluid and my waters broke...
I never had any cramps though.

The reason I'm telling you this, is not to scare you. Is because yours sounds like the bleeding is coming away in the early days!

And covid will be making you feel extra worse. Actually when I had covid, I had severe stomach cramping and diarrhea for a week! That was my symptoms! Really bad cramps.

Thank you guys, @Phoenix2021 yeah just a bit of a talk to the EPU has gone a long way and reading your comments has helped a little. I may be crying and having a little breakdown but it’s nice just to be heard. EPU told me cramps can be normal and reassured me that everything looked fine on my last scan.

Seems I have all the usual pregnancy symptoms as well which is reassuring and this could be my hormones sending my emotions everywhere. Also COVID isn’t helping as it’s all in my throat, nose and head.

Thank you @blushmint it has put things into perspective. So sorry that happened to you and hope your son is ok now. The EPU did mentioned constipation can cause cramps so it could be the virus adding to it.

Thank you all for the support and am just going to try and relax and wait it out until my scan now.

Appreciate you all!

Just to update everyone, I was admitted to hospital yesterday and their morning I lost my pregnancy.

Thank you to everyone for the support, I’m trying to rest but it’s been the worst week ever and I’m feeling a little bit destroyed right now.

I wish all of this expecting the best of luck with theres.

So sorry. What a horrible time for you.

@Timeforwinterclothes thank you, the hospital weren’t very helpful for the pain. It’s been a hard few days. trigger warning Also passing the sack was my worst fear when it happened.

Ibuprofen is doing the job now though. My head is just full of hurt and frustration.

Not sure how to move forward with trying again as this would now be my second mc.

I think COVID had triggered it

It's really upsetting to pass the sac. It's so final. I'll never forget when it happened to me. I went on to have a lovely DD afterwards.

I'm sorry for your loss @hellray
I would think too that the combination of covid and the hematoma together made a loss more likely.
Still I had hoped for the best for you.

Take your time to recover physically and to grieve.

There is hope after 2 miscarriages,I had 2 in a row and am almost 21weeks now.

@Phoenix2021 thank you for the well wishes. Hopefully we can try next year and it will be better. Am feeling better being at home and husband is just being amazing.

My sister is around your stage over 20 weeks so I would be so happy to see her have a healthy boy soon.
I really hope everything goes smoothly for you as well*@Phoenix2021*.

Thank you for being there throughout my ordeal and the support.

I have lots of support from and family and friends right now.

Will stay strong and just move forward now.

@Timeforwinterclothes sorry you also had to experience it too.

So happy you had a happy ending and it’s something for us to aim towards. Thanks for the support, it’s really helping just talking about it.