Low lying Placenta Thread

[reedsgirl1138]

I just found out last week that I have a low lying placenta...I am wondering why my dr just now decided to mention this. I am not sure of the measurments or its over my cervix. I need to read this whole thread but maybe someone who has experienced can tell me is there still time for it to move?? I will be asking the dr as well at my next appt on the 21st. Thank you

 

[sar35]

hi there is time for it to move it can move at the last minute, Have you had any bleeding in this pg?

 

[reedsgirl1138]

hi there is time for it to move it can move at the last minute, Have you had any bleeding in this pg?

No. Well I did have a bleed about 11 weeks but they assciated that with the loss of the twin but nothing else to give any indication that I have a low lying. My dr is going to scan me every appt but also to check on his growth...at my 30 week scan they were estimating him at 4lbs 4oz already.

 

[sar35]

my boy was big, have a look at my birth story if you want , dont want to scare you though

 

[mommyof2peas]

I do believe they will keep checking until 36 weeks sometimes even farther. On the plus side its just low lying, so less for it to move! FXed

 

[reedsgirl1138]

my boy was big, have a look at my birth story if you want , dont want to scare you though

This is my 4th. LOL My son was born at 36weeks at 8lbs 11oz but I am off to check out your story I would likt to know about someone who has been through this. THank you so much.

 

[reedsgirl1138]

Ohmy gosh!! I see what you mean about scary...I thought you meant size but I see now what you meant. WOw that is nerve wracking. I am so glad you and little Joe are ok. He is adorbale by they way.

 

[pearl378]

I am so happy to find this!

I am currently 21 weeks along and I had my ultrasound at 18.5 weeks. My placenta is completely covering my cervix right now. I have restricts to no intercourse and no heavy lifting. I go back at 23 weeks for another ultrasound. And also at 28 weeks to see if it has moved at all. I'm not stressing since I haven't had any bleeding at all during my pregnancy. The baby is healthy so I'm happy

 

[sar35]

I do stress that if you get ANY bleeding to get it checked out, and if you are given the option to stay in hospital towards the end please do it, I didnt and I didnt see the urgency, never thought 'the bleed' would happen to me but it did...

 

[reedsgirl1138]

Thankyou Sars I am so glad you shared your story with me. Really opened my eyes as to what can happen and I am so so glad both you and your little man are ok.

 

[sar35]

i was very naive and never ever thought that could happen to me or the speed it happened at, very scary indeed!

 

[WannaB]

I'm with Sar, if you are told or get the opportunity to go into hospital early and stay I would do so. I had my first bleed at 19 weeks where they discovered mine, fully covering the OS by 6cm, really nasty one. It never moved away enough and was still covering the OS at my last scan at 33 weeks. Luckily I was in hospital, had a bleed at 30 weeks, let go, then another at 31 +6, admitted this time but the docs wouldnt let me go home, was quite a large bleed, so much so I thought my waters had broken. I was in hospital for 2 weeks and on Christmas eve at 33 +6 baby Samantha was born via emergency C-Section. I just sat up in bed that night to get my obs taken by the nurse and I began to instantly bleed out, within 30 minutes I was in the OR having my little miracle. I too never thought it would really happen to me but thank god I was in hospital when it did, if not I may have very well lost my baby and my own life, we live on a farm and its about an hour away from the hospital. If you are close to one I wouldnt worry about it, they were prepared to let me be about 15 minutes by car away, but no more. Sorry if I'm scaring anyone, but just urging you to take the hospital route if it gets offered, boring as hell but well worth it! Good luck to you all ladies, PM me if you need to ask anything or just to chat about it.

 

[sar35]

I'm with Sar, if you are told or get the opportunity to go into hospital early and stay I would do so. I had my first bleed at 19 weeks where they discovered mine, fully covering the OS by 6cm, really nasty one. It never moved away enough and was still covering the OS at my last scan at 33 weeks. Luckily I was in hospital, had a bleed at 30 weeks, let go, then another at 31 +6, admitted this time but the docs wouldnt let me go home, was quite a large bleed, so much so I thought my waters had broken. I was in hospital for 2 weeks and on Christmas eve at 33 +6 baby Samantha was born via emergency C-Section. I just sat up in bed that night to get my obs taken by the nurse and I began to instantly bleed out, within 30 minutes I was in the OR having my little miracle. I too never thought it would really happen to me but thank god I was in hospital when it did, if not I may have very well lost my baby and my own life, we live on a farm and its about an hour away from the hospital. If you are close to one I wouldnt worry about it, they were prepared to let me be about 15 minutes by car away, but no more. Sorry if I'm scaring anyone, but just urging you to take the hospital route if it gets offered, boring as hell but well worth it! Good luck to you all ladies, PM me if you need to ask anything or just to chat about it.

Here Here!

 

[mommyof2peas]

I hear all your stories and it reminds me on what CAN happen. But I think Im a bit in denial. Ive had no bleeding, and other then some cramping , you wouldnt even know I have CPP. I go in for a scan at 28 weeks. I hope to convince my doc to do a scan a bit earlier then that since my gender scan was done at 16 weeks I want to make sure I have the right gender BEFORE my shower LOL So fingers crossed that I get good news.

 

[WannaB]

Its funny, I knew I had it and knew how serious it was/could be, the tone of my docs voice and his face was enough to scare the you know what out of me, but I still didn't think it would happen??! I suppose we just can't believe anything bad is going to happen to our babies! The good news is that I've havnt come accross a story with a bad outcome, once the Docs are aware of it, its totally managable.

 

[sar35]

i lived more than half hour away from the hospital and the ambulance didnt show any sign of urgency, im just glad that the first bleed that night wasnt 'the' bleed!

 

[reedsgirl1138]

My dr kinda was nonchalant about it...kinda like oh by the way your placenta is low lying and we need to watch that. Makes me a but nervous cause I do deliver quickly and the hospital is half hour away. I have my dr app monday with another scan so I guess I will know more.

 

[Helly]

Wow just catching up on this thread and pretty gobsmacked to find Eve and Reedsgirl in here! Like Sar said, any sign of a bleed get to hospital, its probably all fine but as Sar said it could be 'the bleed'. I didnt really take it seriously but I did stay in hospital from 34 weeks to 38 weeks, I never had any bleeds at all but I wouldnt have argued with my consultant when he said "you know if you leave the hospital, even if you are in the car park, i cant guarantee to save you or your baby", well that kept me in the ward lol.

 

[Aaisrie]

Helly they still won't officially diagnose me with it until 20w [even though all the scans I had because of bleeding showed it was WAY covering it] I've my consultant appt today so I might get to see how it's sitting but every Dr that's scanned me has just been like "Well it'll probably move so no need to worry"!!! My bleeding is finally tailing off to just staining now, that's 4+ weeks of bleeding!!

 

[WannaB]

The statistics for it to move Aaisrie are pretty high, thats why they don't seem really bothered in the early stages. Only about 1% of pregnancies have placenta previa, and 95% of those 1% shift in time for a natural delivery and I'm pretty sure those stats are for placentas that are within the danger zone of the OS or partial/completley covering the OS, not just a low lying placenta, so your odds are pretty good!