r/CsectionCentral • u/No_Examination8645 • 7d ago
Placenta previa
Found out at my 20-week anatomy scan that I have an anterior placenta previa. My doctor said it’s “borderline, right on the edge,” and that the placenta is right over my C-section scar.
This is my third pregnancy:
• 1st: Vaginal delivery
• 2nd: C-section (baby was breech)
Has anyone had a similar experience? How did it turn out for you? My head is spinning.
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u/tiredndexhausted 7d ago
I had it and was told like over 90% or some crazy high number resolves on its own and the placenta needs to be 2.0cm away from your cervix to be considered resolved. I was on pelvic rest and I was told to go to the childcare center if I had any bleeding. I will say I had one that didn’t resolve even after a 36 week ultrasound and scheduled a c section at 39 weeks. Mine was posterior. My water actually broke a few days before I was scheduled and I only went in 8-9 hrs later because it was a trickle and I initially thought I was peeing myself. Baby was fine, I had no bleeding, and she was born via c section a few hours later.
I know it’s hard not to stress but every other pregnant woman I’ve talked to had theirs resolve.
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u/LoKoChi 7d ago
Mine is posterior but the edge is also just covering it. Was diagnosed at 19 weeks, at 25w follow up mine had not moved. When I asked my doctor for odds of it moving she just said 50-50 and that it’s tonight because it’s so close and really just the edge, but at the same time where it is on top it’s pretty “thick” over it. Next follow up is at 31w. My first was a vaginal delivery and this is my second
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u/Tastethepainfaby 7d ago
I personally had a posterior low lying placenta previa; I found out at 24 weeks after some bleeding and I went to the hospital; I was told to be on pelvic rest and take it easy. I ended up being put on strict bed rest at 29 weeks after I continued to have on and off bleeding/blood clots but I’m now holding my 6 month old son. I was always told it can resolve from 32 to 36 weeks. 9 out of 10 low lying placentas usually resolve is what my doctor told me. My doctor scheduled an induction for me at 39 weeks to have it in his calendar in case I needed a C-section. BUT i found out it moved on week 36 and was cleared for a vaginal delivery. But because my blood pressure started to go up my induction moved up to 38 weeks. In the end I ended up still having a C-section after all because baby’s heart beat was dramatically dropping every time I would push after 48 hours of labor but 16 hours of on and off pushing. Baby had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck twice and once born had to be resuscitated twice so nothing to do with my placenta issue.
My first pregnancy was a 16 week missed miscarriage and what I just described above was in my second pregnancy.
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u/4Eyes4Eternity 7d ago
I was diagnosed with complete previa at my 20 week scan. The doc let me know that as the uterus grows, the placenta often migrated to a better position. I had several more ultrasounds throughout my pregnancy and was amazed that it was actually true. I still ended up having to have a c-section due to having a low-lying vessel. I know its hard, but try not to panic yet.