Small amount of blood behind placenta

[Anonymous]

So I had my a vaginal ultrasound yesterday and saw the baby (or embryo at this point I guess!). I am measuring right where I should be 6 weeks3days and they could see a heart bea. However, they saw some blood behind placenta...I haven't had any spotting and they said it was a common thing to see at this point but I'm really nervous now. Has anyone else had this?

[Anonymous]

I had a subchorionic bleed at about the same point in pg as you did. I was told that it is not uncommon, and typically resolves itself (blood reabsorbed) within a few weeks. Checked at 12 week u/s and was gone.

My doc advised pelvic rest in interim, but I do believe it is not something *terribly* worrisome

[Anonymous]

PP--thanks! Since I'm new at this, what exactly does pelvic rest entail?

[Anonymous]

Pelvic rest = no sex, no o

[Anonymous]

I had the same thing - a subchorionic bleed at about 8 or 9 weeks. I had a gush of blood and when I went to the doctor, they saw a big blood clot on the ultrasound. But by 12 weeks it had completely disappeared. Now I'm 20 weeks along and everything is going well.

[Anonymous]

By bleed did not resolve itself so I had spotting off and on well into the 2nd trimester. Everything was fine, but I was also on pelvic rest and at one point put on bed rest.

[Anonymous]

I too had a sudden burst of blood at 9 weeks. The ultrasound showed blood behind the placenta. As a result, I had 3 more ultrasounds throughout my pregnancy to see if it would be reabsorbed. And it did. Apparently, this is very common and in most cases, the blood just gets reabsorbed. FWIW, i never had to go on bedrest or altered rest.