q for ladies w anterior placenta!

jewerner · January 2012

How are you doing your kick counts? In the past month or 2 my placenta has moved to being anterior, so I'm already fairly nervous with that big drop in feeling movement, and I know they have less room now on top of that. because of my cholestasis my Dr wants me to keep a close track to feel LO kick about 5 times a day and to immediately go to the ER if I dont. Ive already been once and he was moving like crazy! My question is-- are you still having trouble feeling the kicks?? Are there any tricks (besides oj and cold water) to make them kcik harder for peace of mind? TIA!

princessniclyn · January 2012

I have found that it is easier to feel her if I lay on my back for a little bit...if that doesn't work I try the cold water/oj...

silvercamaro77 · January 2012

My LO doesn't seem to have any trouble kicking me through it, especially in the ribs. I know sometimes DH will put his ear on my tummy and tap on it and she almost always kicks in response. Also, if I'm laying down and flip sides she tends to wiggle around for a few minutes like she has to reposition too.

heidi715 · January 2012

I have an anterior placenta...but still have been able to feel him move. He mostly kicks on one side, though:) Sometimes deep breathing will make him move. I'll take a really slow breath and then let it out really slowly and generally it works.

Side note, don't do this in public...people tend to think your going into labor:) I did it when I was bored at Best Buy w/ my husband..just to entertain myself and immediately a sales person came over to make sure I was okay and offer me water.

cheese.fiend · January 2012

I do feel like I feel less movement than other mamas - I'm not sure if I just have a mellow baby or if its my anterior placenta. I don't worry unless I haven't felt her move during the time of day that she ALWAYS moves... She goes pretty nuts after dinner for a while - sometimes a few hours. She usually dances around in the morning as well, but not always. So... I don't really do "kick counts" - I just make sure I notice that evening (and hopefully morning) movement. I've had 2 NSTs thus far and have been assured that she's moving around just fine!

dmsny · January 2012

I have anterior placenta and I've never felt tons of movement. It has picked up lately but not the volume a lot of ladies talk about on here. I had decreased movement on Sunday and Monday but it was crazy moving Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr yelled at me for not calling sooner since I now have this possible pre-e issue. Dr told me today just to eat and lay down and pay attention to movement. No real tricks! But nurse in L&D did ask me to add sugar to my OJ this morning to prompt more movement. Load that baby up with sugar apparently!

kikisoccerchick · January 2012

I have an anterior placenta but I have never had a problem feeling the baby at all. I know the baby's routine as well so I know that at certain times he is usually not active so I wouldnt do my kick count then. I would do it around 11:00 pm - 12:00 am.

busterbeagle · January 2012

I used to be able to get the kicks going by laying on my back, but now it's too uncomfortable. Now I tend to get a lot of movement in the car when the radio is on. My doctor said to try the OJ/laying down thing and also advocated poking LO.

I don't really feel kicks at all anymore. It's mostly slower, harder movements like rolls, shift, and pokes. I used to feel a ton of movement because some little baby part was stuck up in my right ribs, but she shifted it out earlier this week and my anterior placenta is more of a barrier again. Now I feel most movement completely off to my right side and very low down. Maybe if you could figure out how LO was positioned and ballpark where your placenta is, you could encourage him to wiggle where you can feel it easier?

MollySm · January 2012

I have an anterior placenta, but don't have any problem feeling kicks. I do feel them on the sides or top, not the middle of my belly, but she is so big now that part of her is always on a side or in my ribs to feel. I do find that she hates it when I lay on my side (or loves it?) so if I really want to feel her I lay like that and she kicks or pushes down at the bed.

ac4mvp · January 2012

A few weeks ago I had decreased movement and I tried to eat some sugary items first thing in the morning and drink some Sunny D. This didn't work! Laying down on my back with my hands on my bump has always been able to work for me. My LO has started moving a ton in the last few weeks though, so I haven't been too worried. I did ask my MW what her thoughts were on why the sugar didn't get my LO moving and she said that doesn't work for everyone. So I don't know of a really good answer for you. What you could try is to lay down and give little thumps to your belly to see if that gets your LO moving at times when there is little activity.

malkasheli · January 2012

the doctor once put ice in a baggie and placed it low on my belly.. then i started to feel a lot of movement

tryincloth · January 2012

This is my third pregnancy with an anterior placenta. I have never had a problem with feeling kicks. My baby usually starts tons of kicks/movement when I lay down after work or in the evening.

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