Calling anterior placenta mamas!

I’m 24 weeks and I thought baby was finally getting into a movement pattern but it seems to have changed again 🫠 he had consistent movement pattern last week, changed towards the end of the week to a new pattern for a few days and now we’re back to square one again. It makes me sooooo worried!

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I have just got out of the hospital due to exactly the same thing also 24 weeks! Heartbeat good and they said baby is just hiding down low and it can be quite normal at this stage for anterior placenta apparently but doesn’t stop the worrying! Felt them for last 2 weeks consistently and then last few days not a lot at all!

Omg this has literally been my thoughts today! My little one has been so active then yesterday and today she’s chilled right out, and isn’t having a disco anymore and more like a slow dance 😂 It causes me to have anxiety and worry for the worst, but to know it’s really normal for there movement to change sometimes till 30 weeks I found reassuring, especially with an anterior/previa placenta!

Mines just moving all the time. Like, do you ever sleep anymore son?! 🫠

Had this panic on Saturday also almost 23 weeks here. Sounds like nothing to worry about and lots of variation in movement, from what I gather it's more important to track movements from 28 weeks ish especially for those of us with anterior placentas!

I never had a pattern with my first even right up until the end. I haven’t noticed a pattern this time either (22 weeks) I think I’m anterior this time but last time it was at the back I think.

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Had my baby girl at 27 weeks!

Whew definitely trust your gut ladies. I had my follow up appointment 24th, 28th came and all day I was up no nap binge watching the chi.

Peed at 11:50 and couldn’t stop peeing like I lied down, showered, been in 4 different night clothes, been threw 3 large pads and nothing Goulding stop my leaking fluid not even squeezing! I felt like I was peeing on myself and baby girl was definitely moving around I starting feeling come down towards my hoo hey. I was definitely in denial 🥲, but in my defense too too early.

1:49 exactly contraction came and never left my side… contractions is worst than the whole thing for me. with the help of my husband we kept tract on my contraction the whole time to the abundance came (the couldn’t sit or stay still to hurry to his car) timing they became 4-5 and less and less! Came in the hospital and to instantly 5 cm dilated, I couldn’t process nothing they were telling me asking us what to do because she might not make it.. she was also still kicking boxing me in there too.

Stortly moved to Labor and delivery 4:24am and knew everything was about to get real. I was get a steroid and magnesium for her brain and lung to mature and something to try and slow contractions. I asked them to check me again I felt pains move more down again more (all this while contraction was getting worst and worst by the way) and I the 7cm dilated they came in and told me I’m getting to have her soon, “let me know if you have to poop” I felt like I had to poop👀. Everyone was already in there with me so I did butterfly position and pushed and she came out small, mugging with her little cry🥹🥹 they lied her on my chest for a bit before taking her to her bed.

Born 6:50am, 2.7 pounds, 14.7 inches . She came out 2 pushes my tears, I had no epidural or gas. She slipped out🥹🩷🩷🩷🩷.. placenta came bout 4mins after. NOT a fan of the massages but hey no choice.

She doing good tho! Breathing tube out on the first day👏 alrighty don’t wanna leave her. Shes doing very very well. I’m nervous and excited, I’m nerve racked.

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