SCH: Can somebody please help me?

Question

3 weeks ago when the baby hit 12 weeks I was told that I had a small subchorionic hematoma located behind the placenta. The radiologist found it on ultrasound. My doctors told me they'd watch me closely and have been doing so. I didn't have any bleeding at all since I was told I had the SCH- and this Tuesday they could no longer find it on ultrasound.

So I wake up this morning, (sunday) and go to the bathroom- wipe, blood everywhere. Not bright blood- thankfully (as the doctor also said) and no pain or cramping, but it was red blood. It stopped after an hour and turned into light brown just whenever I wiped, but I still went to the ER. They took me in for ultrasound, did blood work, found no SCH yet again, but had no explanation for the bleeding. I was told the baby's heart beat was 150 and he was moving on the ultrasound- so it's "fine."

So my question is, If you have/have had a SCH, did you not bleed until you found out it was gone? I'm so confused. Why would I bleed after it is supposedly gone? Why would I bleed three weeks later after finding out? I love my baby so much and won't be able to live with myself If I lose him. 😖

This was from today's ultrasound. 15w3d.

Answer

Sorry you have to go through this. :( I had a SCH from 6 weeks in my pregnancy, which wasn't detectable until 8 weeks when I went into the ER for bleeding.  I had dark brown spotting with small dark clots for about four weeks after, even after they could no longer see the bleed on an ultrasound. 
The good news is, if it's too small to see on u/s then it means it's hopefully resolving. It just takes some time. 
Even though my doc told me the only restrictions were no sex or exercise, I went on modified bedrest (did pretty much nothing) until two weeks after my last bleeding incident. 
I'm almost 17 weeks now and (knock on wood) haven't had any bleeding for about 40 days and baby is doing great. 
Definitely stay super hydrated and rest! Good luck!

Answer

I had a sch. I don't remember when it actually went away but I found it at 7 weeks and had bleeding off and on until 18 weeks. Sometimes red and clotty sometimes just a lingering brown discharge. I'm currently 29 weeks though. They told me as long as I wasn't having cramps or contractions I was ok. No explanation for the random bleeding except o could have an easily irritable cervix.

SCH: Can somebody please help me?

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