Can you talk about your placenta in polite company?

[bky]

Seriously. Is it something you would talk about to co-workers, grandparents, people you don't know that well?


I've been wondering as our anomaly scan, while the baby was healthy and active, the gender was a bit indeterminate (hiding!). I get to go back at 32 weeks to check on the position of my low lying placenta so we'll have a double check then. People, however, ask me if I know the gender, so I start to explain that it's probably a girl and then say that I'll have another scan at 32 weeks...and then I put the brakes on my mouth because I don't know if I should be talking about my placenta. I just kind of wuss out and say...oh they need to check on something (but it's not serious at all)...mutter mutter...
I'm not shy about it (I've certainly been known to chat about PAP smears in mixed company before catching myself ), but I don't want to gross anyone out, you know?
What do you think? Would you talk to co-workers, grandparents etc about placental position?

 

[NeyNey]

Yeah, I wouldn't have an issue with it...Not like we're showing them a picture of it I would just mention a low lying placenta, most likely they'll ask what that means, and then you can explain it's laying low instead of up high...Nothing wrong with it at all hun, in my opinion. Nothing gross about it.

 

[JASMAK]

I don't have a problem about it...but, you know your company best. I don't think it's a big deal myself...but, I talk about boobs and vajayjay's too

 

[nicholatmn]

I'm open about everything! Every job I've ever worked at knows this! I've always talked about placentas

 

[tasha41]

I talked about a lot more than my placenta with my coworkers while pregnant lol.

My grandma, not so much.

 

[CameraGirl]

I think it is fine in your case where the conversation leads to a placenta topic regardless. I would never bring up a placenta topic out of the blue though! I think it is fine to say "they aren't 100% sure because I have a low lying placenta" .

In my life people are not going to ask for more detailed information, I wouldn't go into specifics but I have no problem mentioning it.

 

[Croc-O-Dile]

I think it's fine, because if your co-workers are girls then they should know about placentas, or if they've had kids. Your grandma's gone through it as well, so I don't see the harm in it. It's not like you're gonna keep it in a jar and show everybody.

 

[JASMAK]

I think it's fine, because if your co-workers are girls then they should know about placentas, or if they've had kids. Your grandma's gone through it as well, so I don't see the harm in it. It's not like you're gonna keep it in a jar and show everybody.

Ewwwww... I know some people who might just do that though.

 

[nicholatmn]

I think it's fine, because if your co-workers are girls then they should know about placentas, or if they've had kids. Your grandma's gone through it as well, so I don't see the harm in it. It's not like you're gonna keep it in a jar and show everybody.

Or frame it and put it in the living room for all to see!

 

[bky]

Heh, looks like it's not such a taboo topic then. I wasn't sure if it was on the spectrum of talking about your tonsils or talking about your cervix
I want to tell people why I'm going back for another scan while emphasizing it's not because something is potentially wrong. I've already got grandparents (soon to be great, and great great) asking me every few weeks when I'll get more scan pictures

 

[bky]

Oop! Double post.