I've been trying to keep a low profile lately with this pregnancy. I've just been so nervous to believe too hard that it was real.
Last week Sunday, I had a bit of spotting and bleeding and completely freaked out. I called in sick on Monday and went to the RE to get an ultrasound. I was certain my baby was gone. However, the ultrasound looked good, and the doctor was quite reassuring. So, I let myself hope again. My next ultrasound is scheduled for Tuesday - and we were hoping to see a heart beat.
This morning, I woke up feeling wet. I ran to the bathroom and completely bloodied the toilet. Went back the bedroom and saw that the bed was completely bloodied. I put a pad on, and soaked through that in 20 minutes. My house looked like a crime scene. I made a somewhat frantic call to the on-call doctor. She advised that with all the bleeding, I needed to get to the ER. I ended up soaking through two more pads by the time I got to the ER. Then - time stood still. It took forever in the treatment room to be seen - but I totally get that we weren't life threatening. Anyway, after 2 hours, I got up to go to the bathroom. I had bled through another hospital strength pad. As I was "going" I felt this huge thing whooshing out of me. I had passed a golf-ball sized clot. I went back to my room, and told my husband that I was certain the baby was gone. A few minutes later they did an ultrasound. To my surprise, the bleeding had stopped and they were able to see the baby on the ultrasound. After an Rh shot (?), I was discharged.
Apparently, I had a subchorionic hematoma. The bleeding completely stopped after I passed the clot. Now, we just sit and wait some more. I have another ultrasound on Tuesday. We will be 7 weeks on Tuesday, and should be far enough along that a heart beat is detectable on ultrasound.
At this point, I have some hope, but am not that optimistic. I'm just trying to stay calm and relax and let myself be pampered. My family is awesome. My husband is waiting on me hand and foot. My mom came over and cleaned up my house while I was in the ER, and my dad took my dog for a long walk as well. Totally helpful.
So, now we wait.
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what a scary experience, and what a fighter you have. I am praying that you see a beautiful flicker on Tuesday. (hugs))
ReplyDeleteOmg that is so scary.... I am so happy your baby is ok. I will be praying for you, just take it really easy!!
ReplyDeleteOh how terrifying. I am keeping you in my thoughts...no one should have to go through this after what you have already gone through.
ReplyDeleteOh wow. How scary! I'll definitely be thinking about you and hoping for good news on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry that you had to go through this. I'm sure it was so scary! Hope everything goes great at your appointment on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteWierd... my post was lost... anyways!
ReplyDeleteI had a similar episode a week ago (blood, clot and then heartbeats). It seems this is very common and there is not much that can be done about it. Most of the ladies end up with a healthy pregnancy. There are quite a few forums out there (http://www.pregnancy-info.net/forums/Possible_Complications/subchorionic_bleeding/pga-35/, http://www.pregnancy-info.net/forums/Possible_Complications/Subchorionic_Hematoma/)... which are pretty helpful (in easing/reducing the anxiety). I am praying for things to stabilize for you and hoping that we don't have to go through this again! If you check out my ER post, there are a few ladies who have had SCH before who commented... get in touch with them if you would like.
this was pretty scary, especially the huge clot. So glad to hear that you and baby are doing well and the bleeding stopped. Nice that your whole family has been so supportive in every way. :)
ReplyDeletehoping for a great u/s on Tuesday!
I can't even imagine how scary that was for you. I will be praying for you and I hope that you hear a nice, strong heart beat on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteWow- so scary. I can't imagine how you must have been feeling. There's no reason to think that your baby's health is at more of a risk now though- I've followed a few blogs that also had hematomas that resolved themselves and their pregnancies progressed just fine. I hope that you don't have any more bleeding scares from here on out!
ReplyDeleteI just went through the same thing, a subchorionic hematoma. A LOT of bleeding. The scariest part was the clots. But I had 3 ultrasounds this week and there was my perfect bean, heart beating away, measuring right on schedule. Have faith. Everything will be okay. Can't wait to hear all about the first time you see that beuatiful heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteOMG! that's so scary. Stay positive.
ReplyDeleteScary scary scary!!!! I'm glad that the u/s was reassuring, and understand completely about feeling too nervous to believe it's real.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get a solid hb on Tuesday!!!!
Oh my gosh, how scary! Thank goodness everything seems to have settled down and you still have your bean. Try to stay relaxed (I know, easier said than done) and just let everyone take care of you. You are carrying precious cargo in there! :-)
ReplyDeleteDitto teh scary. I hope your appointment today goes very very far in reassuring you that things are as they should be.
ReplyDeleteDearest friend! First off, I am sorry you are going through this. Blood is never anything that's comforting in pregnancy. I am sending you a hug and a prayer. Secondly, if you remember, I went through this exact thing when I was just pregnant with Dani. I bled for 12 weeks just like you describe and had the subchronic, which eventually subsided and here Dani is healthy. So have faith and hang in there!
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