C/S with anterior placenta?

LPerry48

Ladies - anyone have an anterior placenta with a scheduled C/S, or had one in the past?  Just wondering what your doctors said about it, and if you had any other issues/complications because of it! Thanks!

kkfeb04

Both of my pregnancies have had an anterior placenta.  OB never said anything last time about the c/s nor has she mentioned anything about the RCS.  I didn't have any complications with my first c/s.

kelsea1031

I had a c/s with an anterior placenta and it was no issue at all. My OB didn't even bring it up until I asked about it and she explained that it wouldn't cause any problems/complications with the c/s.

treble_clef

I have an anterior placenta this time, but it's not covering my previous c-section scar, and I guess it's a good thing according to my perinatologist.  If this is your first, I don't think there is anything to be concerned about.

Mrs. Alice

I had one common anterior placenta and had no issues with my c/s.  I did ask the OB about before surgery and she wasn't concerned at all.

MrsCali_Bride

My twins had one anterior placenta and one posterior placenta and as far as I know it didn't cause any issues. My OB was explaining everything to a couple of residents and I never heard her even mention it.

LPerry48

Thanks ladies! Just wanted to see if anyone said anything different.  My doctor said it was not that big of a deal, just takes a couple extra minutes in the beginning to plan for it. 

magdalina.h

I didn't know I had an anterior placenta with Aidan until the day he was born. They told me after he was born. There were no complications with me.

shouldbworkin

Always had it, never had a problem.  It's usually moved up by that point.  It would be previa or partial if it was to get in the way of a c/s, I would think.  Mine is all the way at the top this time and I'm a little more concerned about how they're going to get the placenta out this time.  But, I'm sure it's not the first they've seen.

NJMom050911

I had it and had an emergency c section. No issues.

Stick Around

I had one and the only issue was that the Dr. had to split the placenta to get to the baby, which made it a little more difficult to remove once the baby came out.  All that meant for me, though, was a TON of pressure while they tried to remove it, and I was hopped up on drugs, so I started to panic because I thought my Dr. "Was trying to kill me" by crushing my rib cage.  I tried to flee the table, but I was obviously numb and paralyzed so I couldn't actually go anywhere.  They had to give me some more drugs to calm me down, but there weren't any "complications" because of it.