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To think anterior placentas are stupid!! (Pregnancy thread)

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Rebeccaslicker · 15/12/2017 18:24

Obviously this is only a tiny moan in the scheme of things and I am v happy to be pregnant and that scans so far look good.

But my goodness it's disconcerting to be 24 weeks pregnant and hardly able to feel anything, just a few little pokes every now and then. My first was booting away from 17 weeks! Does it get better as they get bigger? Or are there any positions/angles anyone who's had an anterior placentas can recommend to feel it a bit more easily?

Or am I doomed to hours of monitoring for not feeling much movement? Why oh why doesn't it have nerve endings if it has to grow at the front!

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confusedlittleone · 15/12/2017 18:26

I had one the first time around and by 30 weeks he was doing god knows what in there but I could feel every damn thing! But I couldn't feel much untill 28-29ish weeks

bunnyrabbit93 · 15/12/2017 18:32

I not sure what anything else feels like as with my first and this pregnancy my placenta is anterior but as PP said as they get bigger it's makes nearly no difference. I always found laying on my side made me feel the baby move in the early stages

undertheradarplease · 15/12/2017 18:50

Same here OP - nothing much in the way of movement until 30(ish) weeks but things improved from then onwards. I know it's easy said but try to enjoy your pregnancy. Congratulations!

DeStijl · 15/12/2017 18:58

Argh I feel your pain. I ended up going in for monitoring 3 times as I couldn't feel anything at some points although I had polyhydramnios too which meant he had a big pool to kick about in on top of the placenta was cushioning everything.
Generally I felt movements more by laying on my right side.

WineAndTiramisu · 15/12/2017 19:00

It's my first, anterior placenta and not really felt anything yet, I'm 22 weeks. It's odd, like there's nothing actually in there! however I'm assuming it means I'm sleeping better as I can't feel myself being kicked?!

Cornishmumofone · 15/12/2017 19:00

I had an anterior placenta and only felt my baby move once (and even then I couldn't be sure) 😞

Taylor22 · 15/12/2017 19:01

I agree. I spent my entire pregnancy a nervous wreck as I never felt her. I convinced myself more than once that she was gone.
I was so relived when I went into labour just so I could see she was OK

PickAChew · 15/12/2017 19:01

My one with an anterior placenta rather enjoyed tap dancing on my cervix.

herethereandeverywhere · 15/12/2017 19:03

It's more likely to be back to back too.....

April229 · 15/12/2017 19:08

Same here with my first one. I bought a home Doppler thing on amazon - about £20 it was nice to listen to the baby long before I felt her.

Amanduh · 15/12/2017 19:09

Mine was anterior and I didn't feel loads and loads, especially early but I still felt a fair bit and much much more from about 28/30 weeks plus. After that it was constant! Side always did it for me too. He wasn't back to back either

TammySwansonTwo · 15/12/2017 19:13

I had twins - one on the right had a posterior placenta, the one on the left had an anterior placenta. If I lay on my left hand side I could feel what I think was that one moving around low down. Unfortunately he stopped moving and I didn't notice becsuse the other was so active. I didn't feel right at all though - I just felt very.... weird. Went in to get checked out and had an emergency section two hours later. I'm sure it will be fine but always get things checked out if you're unsure.

TammySwansonTwo · 15/12/2017 19:15

Just to add, dopplers can be good but they can also give false reassurance - finding a heartbeat doesn't mean the baby is okay. I know this is not a nice thing to hear but I'd rather people were aware of it! When my twin stopped moving, he had a static heart rate of 150. Static heart rates aren't good, but I didn't know that. Wouldn't have been able to tell this from a Doppler. Like I say, I'm sure everything will be great - just listen to your body, and don't be scared to be a pain and ask for help if you are worried.

lurkingnotlurking · 15/12/2017 19:18

All 3 of mine were. I got some really good bladder kicks if they are of interest ;)

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Rebeccaslicker · 15/12/2017 19:21

Thanks everyone! I had GD with my first and so movements were a big issue - argh! That's how I know about the hours and hours of monitoring... sigh.

I will try the lying on my side and see if that works :)

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jellyandsoup · 15/12/2017 19:22

Please don't but a Doppler, think of it this way, all the people in a hospital have a heartbeat, that does not mean they are well. You are not trained to assess what your hearing so could be very dangerous.

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Rebeccaslicker · 15/12/2017 19:25

Personally I wouldn't get a Doppler as I know what I'm like. I'm bad enough with google 🙈

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AdmiralJaneway · 15/12/2017 19:30

I completely understand - my one and only (now six years old!) was with an anterior placenta and it was annoying!!!

Figgygal · 15/12/2017 19:32

Yes definitely annoying
Ds1 I felt at 17 weeks
Ds2 was probably 26 weeks before felt anything regularly and discernibly baby

PerryPerryThePlatypus · 15/12/2017 19:42

Last DC had an anterior placenta. Only felt nudges and stretches in the last couple of weeks. I don't know how much of that is placental positioning or personality because she's so laid back she's almost horizontal.
I did get checked twice a week and scanned every week from about 26 weeks because of so little movement felt.

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