SCH Update... still a bit worried.

Nicole

About 2 weeks ago (at 11w) I started having period like cramping with shooting pains towards my pelvis. About 20 min after I started light bleeding that was bright red and then had a gush that soaked my underwear and pants. I went to the ER and my OB the next day and they found a bleed between my placenta and uterus (SCH). Baby was fine and measuring on time. I was put on pelvic rest and told no running, lifting, and put on limited activity. I bled lightly and spotted the next couple of days and it stopped.

A week after I went back for an already scheduled OB appointment, I didnt have a u/s schedule before hand so they couldn't fit one in that day. They did try a doppler to hear babys heartbeat, it took two nurses and a long time to find and when they did it was very brief, that worried me a bit. OB told me they didnt need to do an u/s bc of the size of my SCH (6cm x 4cm) would still be there and take awhile to heal, bleed out or reabsorb. I wasnt spotting at the time. She told me I could expect some spotting but if I started to bleed heavily or had another "gush" to call right away. My limited activity was lifted but I was still put on pelvic rest.

Well today I have had some brown to pinkish spotting on and off, when peeing, wiping. I had some in my underwear too. It has just been streaks in my underwear. But sometimes when I wipe its brownish, other times it has a light pink to it. And now its there every time I wipe and I can sometimes feel it coming out. Its a mixture of brown and pink. No noticeable cramping tho.

I returned to work this week, I was out on winter break during my big bleed because I work in food services for the schools. I do have to lift some heavy things, such as trays of food and boxes of frozen food/juice, etc. I stand for 5 hours straight, no sitting. I've noticed since doing that is when my spotting has returned. I know some spotting is expected and brown blood is okay as its old blood, but worry a bit about the pink spotting.

I'm 13w today and do not have another u/s until the 29th. Was wondering if anyone had been through something similar with the brown and pink spotting/streaking while waiting for their SCH to heal and if it healed or got worse. Wondering if I am just over-worrying, or if maybe I should limit myself on lifting again for the next couple of days? Any advice?

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