Subchorionic Haematoma at 6 weeks

[Willow5514]

Hi all!I started having minor cramping and moderate bleeding yesterday evening, which carried on through the night.

I went to A&E, they referred me to gynaecology and then the early pregnancy unit so I was able to have a scan. The scan showed a heartbeat! But it also showed a 3x3cm subchorionic haematoma a little underneath the amniotic sac. I've been told to take it easy and will be rescanned in a couple of weeks.

Has anyone had any recent experiences of having a subchorionic haematoma detected so early on in pregnancy?

Thank you!

[Suz994]

Hey, I’m so sorry that must have been really scary! My experience is slightly different but I fell pregnant naturally March/April this year. I’d asked to have some HCGs done with my midwife to which she agreed but as they weren’t doubling exactly as they should she sent me for a scan at 6+1. I was measuring at 5+2 with no heartbeat showing yet, which they said could be due to it being natural conception. They did find a subchorionic haematoma though to which they said is common and may get re-absorbed at some point?

Roughly 3 days later I miscarried with severe pain and bleeding, it’s frustrating I’m not sure why it happened but maybe something just wasn’t right! I did a lot of googling on subchorionic haematomas at the time and honestly it seemed pretty common! Good luck ❤️🙏🏼

[Eloquentia]

Hi! I had a large subchorionic haematoma at 5w3d, very scary - large and painful bleed, thought it was all over but the scan showed a heartbeat. Like you, I was told to take it easy - no walking or standing for more than 20 minutes, working from home if possible. They said these are quite common with IVF pregnancies, especially if you are on any form of blood thinners. They told me to stop the baby aspirin immediately. Fortunately, the haematoma resolved itself by the 12 week scan. I have a baby girl from that pregnancy, which proceeded with no further complications. Take it easy and stay positive!

[Batsford]

Hi Willow5514, I had the same thing diagnosed at about 7 weeks pregnant, following two fairly heavy bleeds. I was being treated privately and they prescribed nifedipine for me to take, as it stops the uterus contracting to expel the haematoma and accidentally expelling the pregnancy as well. It worked well and the haematoma was reabsorbed by my body over the next 4 weeks or so. Best of luck.

[Guru1111]

I also had a retrochorionic hematoma that resolved without major consequences around week 12. It is true that the time I had it I was bleeding a lot, and they recommended that I rest as much as possible and use a large dose of progesterone to avoid any minimal uterine contraction. . I think that most of these hematomas resolve without any problem.

[raverg]

Yeah, they’re pretty common in IVF and healthunlocked is full of stories that turned out fine, so I wouldn’t stress too much about it. Take it one day at a time and focus on the facts (e.g. seeing a heartbeat reduces your risk of miscarriage and then the risk reduces a little more every week, if you did hcg and it doubled as it should again a good sign, or strong lines on the pregnancy test).

In my case, I had a brown discharge from week 3 (2ww) until 9 weeks, with an episode of red bleeding with clots that took me to the a&e at 6+2 as well. The next day I was referred to the epu and they found a haematoma too while the baby was absolutely fine. They said that they are common, unlikely to affect the pregnancy and the best treatment for it is to take progesterone. My IVF consultant told me to avoid activities that elevate my heart rate and intercourse, while the EPU said to avoid trampolines and marathons lol so I went down the middle and lived my life as normal, listening to my body for aches and pains, but stopped my work outs and will restart at week 12. I went back to the EPU at 8 weeks for a re-scan and again baby was fine and haematoma was reducing. And went back to my IVF consultant at 9+2 and same thing. But because it wasn’t looking like the haematoma will be resolved by week 12 at this rate, the epu sent a letter to the GP to prescribe me extra progesterone for weeks 12-16 too.

Best of luck!