[ElliesMomma]

yup, i've got one. i suspected as much, since, although i've been feeling "pops" and "kicks" since around 14 weeks, i have yet to have that "flutter" sensation i had with DD. so many people have told me that it's just gas, but you know, i believe it is the baby. also the midwife today told me it's not likely to see the baby move already, but you know i can see it in my belly sometimes, it's very subtle.

so there's a baby back there behind the placenta! i admit i was a tad worried going in today seeing as though i can't be "sure" i feel the kicks, so it was comforting to hear the heartbeat, 156 bpm!

 

[darcytrue]

Did they do an u/s to find out you have an anterior placenta? I was in the doc office last week and they found the heartbeat as the baby was down low and the heartbeat was there

: but I told them I hadn't felt it moving around like I had my last baby. She said I might have an anterior placenta "after" I brought it up first but that was all she said.

Just curious if they might see it in the u/s.

 

[ElliesMomma]

yes i had the NT scan ultrasound done at 13w0d, and it was noted on that report.

 

[StrongFeather]

They saw that I had an anterior placenta in my u/s, the tech was nice enough to explain what it meant, and show it to me. She explained that the placenta was like a little "pillow" between the baby's kicks and punches.

I just in the past 2 days felt some feeling that just HAS to be the baby..so I am hoping that the kicking has begun!!

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[OTMomma]

I also have an anterior placenta. I never remember hearing much about that before this baby- it seems like there are quite a few of us in this ddc with it. Wonder how common it is?

Strong Feather- Congrats! Feeling movement rocks!

 

[StrongFeather]

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Originally Posted by OTMomma I also have an anterior placenta. I never remember hearing much about that before this baby- it seems like there are quite a few of us in this ddc with it. Wonder how common it is?

I know, I was wondering just how common it is too. I had read about it in one of my baby books, early on, and there it made it seem like it was rare..but it seems like an awful lot of us have it!

 

[dosergirl]

i'm regular haha. but my ultra sound did teach me that what i feel that tickles me all the time, is the baby flipping and doing barrel rolls in there. so funny. definitely gotta sign baby up for some kind of movement class when they get here

did the docs or midwives give you and idea when you would feel really good kicks with that kind anterior placenta?

 

[StrongFeather]

No ideas from them..but the tech did say that the baby was super active, so I guess once I do feel those kicks every time, I am in for it! I have my next appointment with the OB April 29th..I'll have lots of questions about that, etc.. But by then I think I will be feeling kicks. Just the past 2 days, I have had feeling that I know is the baby. I mean, I can't have a gassy tummy all the time!

 

[OTMomma]

I tried to google how frequent it is- but only came up with vague answers that say its "not common, but not a problem either". However, according to the spinning babies website, anterior placenta can increase your chances of having a posterior baby- which makes labor and delivery a bit harder- so they recommend doing their techniques to help baby be anterior, since it makes birthing easier.

 

[greeny]

My midwife said she thinks I have an anterior placenta because of the way the heartbeat sounded through the doppler. I'm not sure exactly what she meant, or how scientific or reliable that is, but that's what she said. Coupled with the fact that I've felt less movement than I think I should, I'm inclined to believe her.

I'll find out for sure at my "big" ultrasound this afternoon.

eta: I DO have an anterior placenta. Found out at my ultrasound today.

 

[mom2tig99Nroo03]

i have an anterior placenta as well. feeling some, just not much.

 

[Julia24]

I've been wondering that too - but I'm still waiting for my stinkin' dr. to get back from vacation since my nut tech wouldn't tell me ANYTHING!

 

[ElliesMomma]

found old MDC threads! and some others. we are definitely not alone, but i'm concerned that this *could* lead to not feeling the baby move later in pregnancy, and possible complications such as c-section. i am going to talk with my doula, who has suggestions for making sure a breech baby turns, to see if there's anything one can do when baby is posterior. let's continue this discussion as our pregnancies progress, so we can all be informed of what each other learns.

how many of you guys are hoping for a drug free vaginal birth? i am, had it last time, and hoping for it again. i'm 41 so only a little nervous that i'm going to get a lot of extra attention at the end of my pregnancy, non-stress tests to make sure i can feel the baby move, and what if anterior placenta makes it hard to feel? trying hard not to be nervous about this...

 

[ChaoticMum]

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Originally Posted by OTMomma However, according to the spinning babies website, anterior placenta can increase your chances of having a posterior baby- which makes labor and delivery a bit harder- so they recommend doing their techniques to help baby be anterior, since it makes birthing easier.

Just as a reassurance, I had two posterior babies with posterior placentas - one didn't turn and she was delivered sunny side up, the other turned during labor thanks to a homeopathic remedy of my midwifes!

My 3rd pg was an ANTERIOR placenta and he was never once posterior! I do, tho, credit regular chiropractic care with helping out there since he was a BIG babe....

Someone else asked about drug free vag birth - I am hoping for another one! I've had 2 and I'd love to finish off my baby making days with another one if is in The Plan.

 

[Hayeser]

not in your group, but wanted to jump in:

this is my 2nd anterior placenta. I didn't feel SUPER strong kicks with my 1st and with this one I started feeling kicks/turns at 18wks. With my 1st, I was induced and she ended up coming out sunny side up. The dr/nurses were surprised that I was able to push her out in an hour (being that it was my 1st baby and she was sunnyside up), but it is possible.

 

[OTMomma]

Its good to hear some anterior placenta baby stories of easy births! My last was a homebirth and we are planning a homebirth again- so no chance of drugs if all goes well. Water was my drug of choice last time, we did a waterbirth and the water really helped me cope.

 

[ChaoticMum]

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Originally Posted by OTMomma Its good to hear some anterior placenta baby stories of easy births! My last was a homebirth and we are planning a homebirth again- so no chance of drugs if all goes well. Water was my drug of choice last time, we did a waterbirth and the water really helped me cope.

Yep - I can honestly say that even tho my anterior placenta babe was my biggest, he was my easiest to deliver! I did have a bleed afterwards, but we're really not sure if it was because of the placental placement or because I had a cord that was SUPER long and it wrapped around babe's feet - when I pulled him up to my chest we gave the cord a WICKED jerk and possibly detached a bit of the placenta a bit early...I did not need transfer - the midwives handled it just fine at home.

 

[StrongFeather]

so we don't have anything to worry about? I am planning on asking my Doc next visit, so I'll report what she say, but I am not sold on her as a Doc anyway..so I am not sure what she says will be of much help.

 

[HarperCait]

I'm anterior too. Sure seems like a lot of us are- What's up with that?!

 

[ChaoticMum]

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Originally Posted by StrongFeather so we don't have anything to worry about? I am planning on asking my Doc next visit, so I'll report what she say, but I am not sold on her as a Doc anyway..so I am not sure what she says will be of much help.

Not that you don't have *anything* to worry about but I do know that anterior tend to be more low-lying/borderline previas. They would also note that on u/s tho.

And, if its NOT low lying, as far as I know, the only time it really becomes a risk is if you had to have an emerg c-section and they didn't KNOW it was there.

Now, this is all stuff I've been told by my midwife and by researching on the net myself.....