Ugh....my placenta is still low lying at 32 weeks!

tiffanymyers

I had my 32 week ultrasound today at my maternal fetal medicine office and the tech told me that my placenta is still low-lying - about 1 cm away from the cervix.  I see my regular OB on Wednesday to talk about what this means if it doesn't budge as baby continues to grow in the next few weeks.  I know the statistics are favorable for this resolving itself, but I'm not sure how likely that is this late in the game.  Is anyone else in the same boat as me?  I'd really like to avoid a C-section at all costs if possible :-/

CandEChicago

tiffanymyers said:

I had my 32 week ultrasound today at my maternal fetal medicine office and the tech told me that my placenta is still low-lying - about 1 cm away from the cervix.  I see my regular OB on Wednesday to talk about what this means if it doesn't budge as baby continues to grow in the next few weeks.  I know the statistics are favorable for this resolving itself, but I'm not sure how likely that is this late in the game.  Is anyone else in the same boat as me?  I'd really like to avoid a C-section at all costs if possible :-/

Wait to talk to your OB before you get too concerned. Please be sure to express your wish to avoid a csection if it is medically feasible.

Even if someone else had a low laying placenta they likely wouldn't be in the "same boat" as you since each doctor and pregnancy has different nuances.

pieceofme

CandEChicago said:

I had my 32 week ultrasound today at my maternal fetal medicine office and the tech told me that my placenta is still low-lying - about 1 cm away from the cervix.  I see my regular OB on Wednesday to talk about what this means if it doesn't budge as baby continues to grow in the next few weeks.  I know the statistics are favorable for this resolving itself, but I'm not sure how likely that is this late in the game.  Is anyone else in the same boat as me?  I'd really like to avoid a C-section at all costs if possible :-/

Wait to talk to your OB before you get too concerned. Please be sure to express your wish to avoid a csection if it is medically feasible. Even if someone else had a low laying placenta they likely wouldn't be in the "same boat" as you since each doctor and pregnancy has different nuances.

This. However, I'll respond with my personal experience.

They've been monitoring mine since my A/S at 20 weeks. I had another ultrasound around 28 weeks or to see if it had resolved itself. At this point, it was still too close. My doctor told me that it likely wouldn't resolve it it hadn't at that point.So, I just went last week (33 weeks) and it "moved" a little bit. I have another ultrasound at my next appointment in two weeks to check on last time.

Every pregnancy is different, as is every placenta situation. My doctor braced me for the c-section and told me that I should just prepare for it now. Honestly, that was the best piece of advice she could have given me. I cried the whole way home because I really want a vaginally delivery. If it does not resolve itself, I would just try and remind yourself that the doctor is just going to do what is safest for baby and for you. You should really talk to your doctor about the risks of delivering vaginally with this condition...because it doesn't seem as though you truly understand it.

Good luck and I really hope it resolves itself!! 

caden1206

I hope it moves!

megbmeg

I hope your OB can explain things clearly and that it turns out to be reassuring. Fx for you.

tiffanymyers

Thanks for the input ladies.  I spoke to my OB and she said she really isn't terribly concerned.  She told me that the baby's head will function as a tamponade so hemmorage is very unlikely.  In all her years of experience, she has never had a woman hemmorage while delivering a baby with a low lying placenta.  The situation would be far different if this was placenta previa of course, but for me, she said not to fret.  Phew!