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Placenta Previa

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Hello Future Momma's

My name is Jenn, i'm completely new to this forum or anything like this, and this is my first pregnancy. After dealing with infertility issues for quite a long time, my DH and I were so excited to find out that we were going to have a baby and the due date is Halloween! I am now 14wks and we found out we're having a baby boy at our NT US. EXCITED! 

Last wk, I had very sudden bleeding and some clots (sorry to be graphic) and had to go to urgent care. The good news is that our boy is still a jumping bean in my belly, the very disappointing news is I have complete placenta previa and had to be put on bed rest for a bit. I get to go back to work but there are a ton of restrictions placed on me and from what the doctors have said i'm pretty scared..."gotta make sure baby gets to 24 wks if he has any chance at viability"..... I'm in the medical device industry so I do a  lot of research and everything i've read confirms what the doctor said that i'll probably have a lot of intermittent bed rest and that the baby will probably come early (hopefully not too early) and that it's pretty much a guaranteed C-section since people with complete placenta previa rarely have the placenta move enough away from the cervix to allow for a natural delivery. Feeling pretty low and scared, pretty disappointed in myself in some ways because I was hoping that with how difficult it was to conceive that we would have somewhat of a smooth pregnancy. 

Icing on the cake of the lowness, is I told work last wk (right before this all happened) that I was pregnant and apparently my VP told everyone I was pregnant and said they need to remove some of my responsibilities from me because of my pregnancy.....disappointed....

Sorry to write such a down post. Would love to hear if anyone else is going through any of this too or maybe i
Jenn
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Re: Placenta Previa

  • Raesofsunshine1Raesofsunshine1 member
    edited May 2014
    Welcome! I have no advice for you but I know I have seen some posts recently on this subject. If you do a search on the message boards for "placenta previa" Im sure you will find something.

    Good luck!
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  • melaniedelmelaniedel member
    Hi! Welcome! It is not uncommon to have it this early on. Your uterus is so small so most people who have it t this stage will not have it by third tri. As your uterus continues to grow, the placenta migrates up and basically resolves itself. This is what happened with me with DS2. It was still there at 20 weeks, but resolved at 24. I did not bleed though. I'm sorry that you had that scare! I think by week 28, you can usually bet on having a c-section if its still complete. Good luck and take it easy! I was put on pelvic rest with lifting restrictions, no pushing, vacuuming, etc.
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  • IrishHoney123IrishHoney123 member
    Welcome! I'm sorry you're going through this. I had placenta previa with DS2, and mine resolved at 22ish weeks. I remember how stressful it was, hang in there!
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  • ariel06ariel06 member
    My SIL had placenta previa with her 2nd.  It moved by the end of the 2nd trimester and she safely delivered vaginally a couple days after her due date.  
    Take care of yourself!  There is way too much pregnancy information online and so much of it tends be negative and scary.  And c/s really aren't bad.  My first was breech (and didn't move with a version) and my c/s was a very positive experience.  
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  • ohioloveyouohioloveyou member
    Welcome!  My friend had a placenta previa and it moved completely, so she could do a vaginal birth.  Hopefully the same happens for you!
          

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    I'm sorry you're going through something so scary. I don't personally have any experience with this, but I have heard about early cases of placenta previa resolving itself and moving so that you can go on to have a completely normal rest of your pregnancy. Either way, my T&P's are with you. Welcome to the board!
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  • Glas43Glas43 member
    Prayers!
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  • fisk2005fisk2005 member
    Welcome! And very sorry you're going through that! I pray it all works out for the best!
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  • noellemarinoellemari member
    I'm going to repeat some previous answers and say 14 weeks is still pretty early. It could still move and has plenty of time as your uterus grows. GL.
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