Hello, old friend. Threatened miscarriage I’ve decided is one of the most awful things that you can be sent home from the emergency room being diagnosed with.
I’m currently 11 weeks pregnant. No one knows except our parents and a few close friends. I’ve been spotting since we found out with a hometest back in October. We saw our little one and a strong heartbeat at 9 weeks. The spotting can happen. The ultrasound looked normal.
The spotting increases and then yesterday a blood clot. A call to the doctor sent me to the er. 4 hours of blood work, urine tests, a pelvic (those are the worst in the er!) And an ultrasound where the tech would tell me nothing as my husband was at home with our kiddo as we have no one to watch her and I was shocked that the baby was alive. Measuring 11 weeks 3 days and a normal heartbeat. Except it has a friend in with it – a blood clot. It’s officially called a subchronic hematoma or sch. They come in all sizes and just show up randomly. They can grow. They either absorb into the lining, bleed out or sadly end up killing the baby.
As I was told my results as I sobbed hysterically. This is the best news I could hope for with this. Mine is small. From my obsessive googling, those have the best odds of the baby surviving.
I now have a ton of restrictions. I’m on pelvic rest. No lifting at all, no bending, no exercise, only minimal walking. Either sit or lie down. No breastfeeding. No lifting or carrying my amazing kiddo. She was force weaned from our last breastfeeding session. The last 24 hours have been a huge adjustment for our little family with no one nearby to help my husband do it all. These are the times I wish we had a village.
I wish I had taken a photo of my last night breastfeeding my daughter. It’s petty as I’ll gladly do everything I can to save her sibling but my heart broke a bit as we get the tantrums of not being able to be held by mommy. The confused look when I tell her no more mama milk and the endless worry of her little brother or sister and if they are still alive.
All I can do is rest, stay hydrated, and wait. Threatened miscarriage. I pray that we win and not you.
Finding Hope After a Miscarriage 
Sending all my love and all my hope that everything takes a turn for the best! ❤
Thanks. ❤ I’m trying to wrap my brain around it.
Oh, man. I am sending hugs and prayers!
I hope everything is ok. I had a moderate SCH this pregnancy and it was gone by my 20 week scan. It was scary bc of the spotting…as we all know what that has meant before. But, every time I had an u/s there was a good heartbeat and measured correctly. I hope your SCH disappears soon and your little bean continues to grow and grow!!
Thank you! I’m glad to hear yours cleared up. It’s terrifying especially since we have all had these experiences. Did you have scans often?