Low lying Placenta Thread

[sar35]

so sorry Erica x

 

[WannaB]

So sorry to hear this erica. Hugs hun.

 

[tessica123]

been a while but just thought id update

ive been bleeding on and off since 19 weeks more on than off have had 2 hospital stays now hate being away from lo he is still so young

i had scan last week and my placenta is only 1cm clear and thats same as 19weeks so no movemenet still loads of time my hospital policy is 4cm clear before can have normal delivery so really crossing my fingers

as for the rest well that just isnt happening i tell him all time if i am still bleeding and he just doesnt seem interested I purposly left some blood in loo other night when i went for wee knowing he was getting ready for bed and would be up soon and see it he had wee and flushed and didnt even check that i knew i was bleeding and i thought maybe he didnt see it although not sure how he couldnt have then 2 days later he mentioned that i had been bleeding few nights before

he moans as housework not been done ect he is getting me down so much i was alomst glad of the last hospital stay to have a day away from him

but fingers crossed my placenta moves as i dont think ill cope with section then look after 2 little ones as oh keeps reminding me he cant afford to take more than week off work

 

[sar35]

im sorry its crap but he really really needs to look after you, show him my birth story! you should be resting, you have a potentially life threatening condition to you and the baby, he will have to do more or risk you being in hospital for rest of your pg, then he will have to do it all himself!!

 

[Helly]

Erica, im so so sorry for your loss x

Tessica, he needs to wake up to how serious this is and start pulling his weight, hope the bleeding stops soon x

 

[tessica123]

Thanks for your replys

I have tried talking to him but nothing works I know I am doing too much but I am only doing what needs doing ie lo washing food and looking after him

I don't know how much more I can take I have just asked oh to look after lo while I tidy our bedroom as dust driving me up wall and not put washing away for week he managed 10 min came up and I said lo needs bath you could do that for me and he said he was getting in bath him self id have to have lo I said I am busy and he just ignored me
Came ran bath I asked him not too lock door as bleeding quite heavy today plus think lo is kicking bladder as need loo all time and he went off on one as it's only time he gets to himself WTF I have to wait till lo asleep before I can have bath and seek g as though he won't sleep till about 10pm it never happens have to cope with quick showers


Arghhh he is driving me mad! Can ask family for help as there answer is he should be doing it!! Yes he should but he isnt

Xx sorry for rant

 

[WannaB]

Bah, I want to come and kick his arse!!! Rant away my lovley, about all we can do for you is sit and listen, hope things get better!

 

[NandO1]

quik question for you ladies who have had their scans at 30+ weeks was it an internal as i read on a website that it was the best way to check if the placenta has moved,

 

[HappyinLove]

Maybe you all can give me advice with my situation.

I started spotting at 13 weeks, dark red blood (not fresh but not old). I went in and they did an ultrasound. They found that I had a subchorionic hematoma, which is a gathering of blood (or blood clot) between the uterus and the placenta. My dr wasn't too concerned and said that I would probably loose blood for a few more weeks or I may not because my body could absorb it. She just wanted me to make sure it wasn't fresh blood I was losing. So I continued spotting brownish stuff and knew that it was probably the clot. Then it pretty much came to a halt around 17 weeks.

At 19 +2 I went to a family wedding out of town and while I was there I lost a big glob of blood but it was very mucousy too. Thick and goopy. I sent hubby a picture because he didn't go with me on this trip. He called me concerned but said maybe it's more of the clot coming out since I had never really lost "a lot" of blood. So I went on about my business and continued to lose smaller globs similar to the big one. I knew my gender scan ultrasound was going to be on 19 +5 so I figured I would wait to tell them about the bleeding then. The ultrasound tech did an external ultrasound and then decided to do an internal to get a closer look as to why I was still bleeding. She told me that the hematoma was gone! (yay!) She also had a concerned look on her face and said he wanted to get the doctor to take a second look.

My doctor was performing a c-section but her supervising doctor came in to talk to me. He did an external ultrasound and told me that my cervix is measuring 2.4cm and should be measuring 4+cm. He said that we needed to wait in the waiting room until my dr came back from the c-section, she was on her way.

So we get called back and she tells me that I have a low lying placenta and that my cervix is starting to thin or efface. She also "checked" me to find that my cervix was closed but soft. I was terrified. She and her supervisor were shocked because my first pregnancy was completely normal, no issues, no complications, nothing. They normally don't see cervical competency issues in 2nd pregnancies.

So they told me to take it easy, they would prefer if I didn't work but they weren't going to stop me if we needed the money. I immediately made the decision to not work because I didn't want the pressure of the baby to continue to weaken my cervix. I continued bleeding and started having braxton hicks contractions and last Friday it got worse enough to go to the hospital. We went and they kept me on IV fluids and bedrest and sent me home Sunday. I no longer had bleeding or contractions. I have now been on strict bedrest at home only getting up to tinkle. I now have dr appointments every 2 weeks. (I am only 21 weeks today)

They don't really know what was causing the bleeding, the cervix thinning or the low lying placenta.

Did any of you have bleeding with low lying placentas??

 

[sar35]

Maybe you all can give me advice with my situation.

I started spotting at 13 weeks, dark red blood (not fresh but not old). I went in and they did an ultrasound. They found that I had a subchorionic hematoma, which is a gathering of blood (or blood clot) between the uterus and the placenta. My dr wasn't too concerned and said that I would probably loose blood for a few more weeks or I may not because my body could absorb it. She just wanted me to make sure it wasn't fresh blood I was losing. So I continued spotting brownish stuff and knew that it was probably the clot. Then it pretty much came to a halt around 17 weeks.

At 19 +2 I went to a family wedding out of town and while I was there I lost a big glob of blood but it was very mucousy too. Thick and goopy. I sent hubby a picture because he didn't go with me on this trip. He called me concerned but said maybe it's more of the clot coming out since I had never really lost "a lot" of blood. So I went on about my business and continued to lose smaller globs similar to the big one. I knew my gender scan ultrasound was going to be on 19 +5 so I figured I would wait to tell them about the bleeding then. The ultrasound tech did an external ultrasound and then decided to do an internal to get a closer look as to why I was still bleeding. She told me that the hematoma was gone! (yay!) She also had a concerned look on her face and said he wanted to get the doctor to take a second look.

My doctor was performing a c-section but her supervising doctor came in to talk to me. He did an external ultrasound and told me that my cervix is measuring 2.4cm and should be measuring 4+cm. He said that we needed to wait in the waiting room until my dr came back from the c-section, she was on her way.

So we get called back and she tells me that I have a low lying placenta and that my cervix is starting to thin or efface. She also "checked" me to find that my cervix was closed but soft. I was terrified. She and her supervisor were shocked because my first pregnancy was completely normal, no issues, no complications, nothing. They normally don't see cervical competency issues in 2nd pregnancies.

So they told me to take it easy, they would prefer if I didn't work but they weren't going to stop me if we needed the money. I immediately made the decision to not work because I didn't want the pressure of the baby to continue to weaken my cervix. I continued bleeding and started having braxton hicks contractions and last Friday it got worse enough to go to the hospital. We went and they kept me on IV fluids and bedrest and sent me home Sunday. I no longer had bleeding or contractions. I have now been on strict bedrest at home only getting up to tinkle. I now have dr appointments every 2 weeks. (I am only 21 weeks today)

They don't really know what was causing the bleeding, the cervix thinning or the low lying placenta.

Did any of you have bleeding with low lying placentas??

hi love sorry you've had a rough time, i had bleeding at 6,12,24 and 30 weeks. Take it easy x

 

[NandO1]

had a 32 week scan today placenta still low need another scan at 36 weeks, anyone have theirs low at 32w then out of way at 36w. on a sweet note bubs was using it as a pillow xx

 

[shiseru]

I was told my placenta was posterior low during a scan at 31 weeks, what are the chances of it moving? I know anterior has higher chance of moving but posterior... is unlikely?

For those with low placenta but moved later, were yours posterior or anterior?

 

[NandO1]

mine is anterior but didnt move much, but from what i have read posterior ones are less likely to move as most of the stretching is done in the front of the uterus. xx

 

[sar35]

had a 32 week scan today placenta still low need another scan at 36 weeks, anyone have theirs low at 32w then out of way at 36w. on a sweet note bubs was using it as a pillow xx

mine didnt move! but i know others have, my baby was using it as a pillow too

 

[shiseru]

NandO1 that's what i heard too, hopefully yours moved by 36 weeks.

I have another scan at 34 weeks, hopefully it moves. I didn't ask how many cms away from the os, i was told it's next to the os.

 

[kiasuten]

At my 19 week scan, I was diagnosed with a low-lying placenta, and my doctor told me that it was very likely that it would move up to a safer area (away from my cervix) after a few weeks.

By 23 weeks, it was moved far enough up that the doctor no longer had any concerns. That was my last scan.

 

[Ivoryapril]

Mine didn't move, think placenta was posterior x

 

[tessica123]

mine has moved

my hospital policy is 4cm for normal birth mine is 5.5cm so fingers crossed they will still let me have normal birth got another scan next week just to check and go over things

 

[sar35]

mine has moved

my hospital policy is 4cm for normal birth mine is 5.5cm so fingers crossed they will still let me have normal birth got another scan next week just to check and go over things

Good news

Mine was posterior and didnt move

 

[shiseru]

Argh, so mine was posterior and the chances of it moving... :'(