20 weeks low placenta..confused

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I’m a bit confused, 20 week scan my sonographer said I have a low placenta but not to worry about it, he said it’s not over my cervix and we’ll just re scan in 3 months. My notes say “placenta, low, normal” and I didn’t get any advice such as no exercise or sex or anything so not sure what to do?

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Why do you need to do anything? It’s nothing to worry about

Well just because I’ve read about low lying placentas and other women had advice as to things to avoid and I don’t seem to have? Just wondered if I should have been given some advice or something

thank you so much for taking the time to provide that super helpful answer! It’s put my mind at ease and makes a lot of sense, great explanation re placenta being like a pin! Will give my midwife a call tomorrow

I had full placenta previa (completely covering my cervix) most my pregnancy and I was told to avoid sex, exercise etc but it’s only a worry if it’s actually covering your cervix I believe. They also say to get checked out immediately if you have any bleeding. Sorry if I came across abrupt then I was genuinely wondering what you were asking

I found out 28 weeks half of mine is low and other half anterior and is covering part of my cervix. I had a bit of bleeding and reduced movements hence the scan but they gave me no cautions just said they will re scan me 32 weeks to see if it moved x

Even if your placenta was covering your cervix the advice to go on pelvic rest isn't evidence based, especially if your asymptomatic. It's very very very likely your placenta will be far enough away for a vaginal delivery when thr time comes. It's nice your tech or doctor didn't scare you after the scan, mine did lol. I had complete placenta previa and my placenta was up and out of the way by 28 weeks! Try not to worry and enjoy your pregnancy!

I had one with my last pregnancy, I had bleed at 8 weeks pregnant and they couldn’t find a reason for it. At my 12 week scan they confirmed low lying placenta, it kept on getting lower and at its lowest point it was 1mm from covering my cervix, I wasn’t told anything about it either apart from that they’d re scan me later on, when they did, at 26 weeks it had moved a huge 8cm upwards so it was no longer low… however I had several bleeds throughout (mainly after being intimate) and they said it was due to the placenta! But still didn’t say to avoid sex or anything, we worked it out between ourselves that different positions worked better for us and didn’t make me bleed

Hello, ladies. So glad I had a positive 20 week scan and baby girl is well 💖💕🩷 However, my placenta is located low back and over the cervix. Xx

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Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

Small head reported following 20 week scan

Has anyone else had it flagged that their baby is in the bottom 5th percentile for head size?

They said everything was fine whilst we were in the scan and then I got a phone call the next day saying that it’s on the small side and we’re being referred to a paediatric specialist at St George’s. Has anyone else had this and how did things go??

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These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back