Placenta Previa

Hi: I had an unfortunate experience and lost a baby boy. My main thing is that the baby presses down towards the vagina and can squeeze the placenta because of gravity. I started to spot and the doctor told me to lay down. If I would have stayed laying down the rest of my pregnancy (I was 5 months)I probably wouldn't have lost him but I had 6 other kids so the "laying down" guilt was too much and I had to get up and tend to house and family. I spotted more, bled more til I finally just bled. I don't know how I could have been so stupid. If you have to stay laying down with this pregnancy with a little getting up now and then to go to the bathroom and such, do it, for your baby.

I had a previa, or low lying placenta, that corrected itself in my 7th or 8th month. If it didn't, then I would have eventually been put on bed rest. Just do what the dr. says - take it easy until they know for sure.

Hi M., you may have nothing to worry about. With both of my pregnancies my placenta sat low and towards the end migrated in to a good position. Some just take longer than others. It's very serious but yours may also migrate and things could be fine. I'm sure your dr. will keep you properly informed. Best of luck. A.

M., you definitely need to be concerned about placenta previa. I don't want to scare you, but I had a similar problem and was put on immediate bed rest. I stayed there until I ended up losing my baby. It was tragic and I think you shold know to take very good care of yourself and give the baby every chance to stay in the womb as long as possible. I went to twenty weeks and then the placenta abrupted and the umbilical cord prolapsed. Be sure to ask your doctor as many questions as possible and even consider bed rest for the duration of your pregnancy. Good luck to you and your husband. My prayers will be with you.

I had placenta previa with my first baby, she is now 2.
Sometimes, it moves before you give birth. Mine did not, everything was o.k. until I was about 30 weeks along, at that point I started bleeding heavily. I went into the hospital to be placed on a fetal monitor overnight. I was also given a steroid shot to ensure that the baby's lungs would develop in case i had to give birth early. You cannot deliver naturally with placenta previa. I was in the hospital 2 more times with heavy bleeding, however, the baby was not in distress so I was able to hold on for a while longer.
At 35 weeks, the bleeding started contractions and I had an emergency C-Section. It was very scary, but the hospital worked rapidly to get the baby out. She was perfectly healthy at 6lbs.
I have learned since that this is common but most of the time the condition clears up before it's an issue.

Best of Luck to you!

Hi M.,

I am 39 weeks preggers. In most cases placent moves up as pregnancy progresses, so I wouldn't be worried yet. Mine was low in the beginning, but the it moved up in the anterior position.

-J.

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I had placenta previa when I was pregnant with twins. I followed my doctors advice and we forunate enough that it self corrected and I carried my twins to 37 1/2 weeks and had a normal vaginal delivery (2 hours 20 minutes.

Good luck!
M.

Hi M.,
I am also pregnant and about 19 weeks. Last night I noticed very light spotting. I was and still am very concerned. It is the weekend so I must wait for Monday to see my doctor. I did speak with the doctor over the phone though and he had advice of "wait and see". He said I should not be too alarmed but to take it easy. I stumbled upon your question and it has helped me a lot with my situation. Good luck to you and God bless!
A.

I had Placenta Previa. I found out by bleeding at 9 weeks. I was on bedrest for almost my entire pregnancy. My advice to you in addition to what your doctor has already given, STAY IN BED 3/4 of the day, limit your sitting up and walking. By doing this your baby will grow and with the growth of the baby your placenta should move as well. In my case, I blood vessels were very close and eventually started to tear causing the bleeding. I also had to have a c-section. Look up more info on mayoclinic. They were helpful for us. And more than likely make sure you get your State Disablilty in order too. That can take up to 7 weeks to get started.

Best of luck.

Hi M.,

I am glad we have this forum to reach out to. Thanks for sharing your concerns.

I had the same thing occur to me. My doctor told me that it was too early to know for sure if P.P. was the case as it was too early at 18 weeks to know. They had me come back later on in the pregnancy which I did and all was okay.

BUT: I talked w/ my doula (who in turn talked w/ a mid-wife)and she told me that it would be wise to help the placenta grow via my diet (if i recall correctly- and it's been a year, the placenta does not move but it grows). I was told to go on a high protein diet. I began immediately eating 80-100 mgs of protien (lots of low fat yogurt and turkey burgers which are lean).

I believe that helped alot. When I went back in a couple of months later all was okay. I also think all that protein helped produce my 9.2lb baby girl!! And, it helped w/ my severe morning sickness which I had for up to 6 months.

I hope this helps.

Good luck. Please keep us posted.
A.
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Hi M.,
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Hi,
I had a placenta previas as they found out my uterous was actually heart shaped, just follow their advice and take it easy. Good Luck and Congratulations!

Hi M.,

Don't worry! It is so early in the pregnancy and it can correct itself - and probably will. I was at risk of this with my first pregnancy and it corrected itself, just as predicted.

Not to worry at all, its very normal. I had placenta previa and the placenta moved where it need to go by 35 weeks when my dr. sent me to get a level 2 ultrasound. if its still low after 35 weeks thats when you need to worry. hope this helps you feel better.

I have had that problem with both my pregnancies. In most cases the placenta moves up more as you get closer. You should be fine. Worst case scenario is that you have to deliver by c-section. That is rare though. You should be fine. I was able to deliver both my daughters naturally. So if she thinks you should not worry-don't. It seems as if she is doing the ultra sound to soon to see, but your doc is the expert. So good luck and congrats!!

M.,

It is common. I had it with my second up until the last few weeks of my due date - it moved a few weeks before my son was born. They will continually monitor you. The good news is (until it moves) you get A LOT of ultrasounds and get to see your sweet little baby often.

Medical is so good these days if the placenta didn't move they would do a C section.

Everything will be fine.

Good luck! ...and congratulations.

Hi M., I had plecenta previa in my second pregnancy and all was fine. She is now aklmost 14 yrs old. I had some early spotting and otherwise just had to do no lifting or strenuous excercise. I think it is very common so dont worry just be careful as you should anyway.

I woulnd't worry too much. I had the same thing and as my preganacy moved along and I got bigger the placenta moved out of the way.

M.,
There is no need to be alarm at this point in the game. I also felt worried when I was told I had a low lying placenta during my pregnancy. Majority of the time, the placenta will move to the correct position during the pregnancy. If it doesn't, worst case scenerio is you have a C-section for delivery. Just do what the Dr. tells you and they will continue to have it monitored with ultrasounds, which actually is a good things. This means you get to see your little one more often. Good Luck!