anterior placenta

[MummyToToby]

anyone with an anterior placenta had a baby that was in the OA position throughout pregnancy?only asking cos i was told with an anterior placenta most babies try to settle in the OP position and you have to try and turn them.

[fastasleep]

I had anterior placenta second time round, normal postition throughout... no one ever mentioned anything to me!!

[tortoiseshell]

I'm following you round the board! Yes, I've got an anterior placenta this time, have heard that babies tend to face the placenta, but then had OP presentation with ds with posterior placenta. Am sitting backwards on a chair writing this to try and avoid OP presentation. Last time they checked they thought little one was LOL (kind of sideways) which is fine apparently. Dd was too. kayzed, I checked cephalic and it definitely just means head down, the bit that determines how the baby faces is the OP/OA/OL bit.

[tortoiseshell]

just seen your other post kayzed - don't mean to be correcting you!!!

[Highlander]

I had an anterior placenta last time and DS was oblique. I had opted for an elective CS anyway so it wasn't an issue, other than them having to ventouse poor DS out!

I'm anterior again. And low

[olivo]

hmm, all this talk of placentas has sent me rushing to check my notes - I hadnt really taken any notice . from my 20wk scan, mine is down as 'anterior high'. does this mean there is a problem? no one has said anything.

[olivo]

thanks for that kayzed!

will check out the link and start taking more notice of what they put in my notes!!

[Poppyshed]

Don't know if it's any help, but with my first preg I had an anterior placenta and dd was in perfect head textbook position from 32 weeks and labour/birth was fine as was pregnancy, hth, good luck xx

[scienceteacher]

My first was an anterior placenta, but he was OA. I didn't do anything special about fetal positioning (didn't know anything about it), and he was perfectly positioned for an efficient birth (2 hour labour).