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Midwife has scared the hell out of me 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Shauna2866 · 09/01/2025 17:39

Hi I posted few days ago about me being pregnant and this potentially being my 4th c section if everything goes to plan
I have spoken to a midwife when I went the hospital they scanned me early due to previous sections and sometimes they say it is rare but the baby can implant in the c section scar so they wanted to just check to make sure
They could only seen a sac and yolk sac as I was 5 weeks and 3 days roughly and they said that’s alls you’d see anyway at that’s stage so was okay with that
But I did say to one of the MW am I at risk and she was like yes you are and your placenta is at risk of in bedding in the previous scar or whatever she did say a name I can’t remember this has really freaked me out and now I’m sat thinking hmmm do I just not have this baby as I’m worried in case anything serious happens to me and I have 3 other DC to think about
My last c section was 2 years ago and by the time I’d have had the new baby it wolf of been around 33 months since my last !
At my last sector I asked the surgeon what everything looked like and he said yeah it all looks good he never said I can’t or I shouldn’t have anymore nothing got mentioned alls it said on my notes was “ future pregnancy will need repeat c section “
But that MW has worried me
I had my first 3 in 2.5 years so all very close in age ..
Suppose I’ll have to wait till I have my proper appointment with my MW and my 12 week scan to see what’s what I’m jus seeing if anyone has had or knows anyone who has had 3 or more sections and been okay I know it’s very risky but I really don’t want to get rid of the baby if I don’t have to
Keep worrying constantly about this placenta she mentioned 🤦🏻‍♀️x

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Nottodaythankyou123 · 09/01/2025 19:00

I have no experience of multiple c sections sorry, but could you phone them and ask for more advice? Explain your concerns, ask how likely the risk is, what that would mean for the pregnancy etc - basically try and get as much information out of them so you’re as informed as possible. I hope it all works out for you x

Cocomelonhater · 09/01/2025 19:33

i think 4 c sections is the max the would advise due to the scarring. As you have mentioned there is the risk that the placenta could lie there, or that the scar could rupture as the pregnancy develops.

There will be a lot of people who do have 4 c sections, and I have heard of people having more against advice. It will just be higher risk. They will be doing their job by managing that risk.

DanceM1 · 09/01/2025 19:39

I’m pregnant with my second and had a c section last time. At my 20wk scan the sonographer initially though my placenta was low lying and said I’d need to be scanned again at 32 weeks to check the placenta hadn’t embedded into my c section scar. I obviously was worried and she said firstly, it might not happen and secondly, it’s only a problem if they don’t know about it. So I would try not to worry too much.. I assume they will monitor this!

2025willbemytime · 09/01/2025 19:42

I hope everything goes well but saying "get rid of this baby" is such an awful thing to say.

Caneloalvarez · 09/01/2025 20:06

did they say your placenta is at the front? If so then yes there is a risk, if the placenta is lying behind your previous c section scar then it can potentially attach itself to the scar tissue, it’s called placenta accreta. A c section therefore becomes a little more complicated as when they cut into the scar they’ll be cutting the placenta which could cause bleeding.

With my second I was advised that my placenta was lying low behind my scar so I had to have additional scans in London to check the position at 32 and 36 weeks. I was advised that it was likely that the placenta will move up and away from the scar as baby grows, which thankfully it did.

if it had shown any sign of attachment then I was told I’d need to have an earlier c section at 38 weeks in UCLH with a specialist team and potentially a cut in a different location - it’s risky but as long as they know about in advance they can control any additional bleeding and make a plan to make you and baby safe. You can’t really tell what the situation will be now as the attachment (if it happens) won’t be visible on a scan until later.

it’s a worrying wait and I was googling a lot and they also dont explain it very well! But in the vast majority of cases the placenta does move up and away from the scar without attaching.

however it sounds like perhaps the midwife (or ultrasound tech?) was perhaps just mentioning it as a risk, as you’ve had previous c sections, and couldn’t actually see anything worrying at this point?

sometimes they can tell very early that the embryo has implanted to the c section scar, this is a different situation and is called a c section ectopic pregnancy. Sadly I think this puts the pregnancy at a much higher risk and is unlikely to progress… although it doesn’t sound like that’s what they saw. Wishing you the best!

Notmeagain24 · 17/11/2025 21:13

Hi @Shauna2866 - how did it go? I've just found out I'm pregnant with number 4 after 3 previous sections. I'm really scared. Hoping you had a great outcome and all went well? Xx

Shauna2866 · 17/11/2025 22:23

@Notmeagain24 hi all went well had my little girls in august all went well
she will be 12 weeks on wednesday probably my best recovery out of all my c sections they said i could have more if i wanted to as everything looked fine but im done now four is enough for me .
im sure everything will be okay for you too
congrats xx

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Notmeagain24 · 18/11/2025 05:52

@Shauna2866 im so pleased everything went well! How have you found having 4? How did you get through the anxiety throughout the pregnancy? I'm struggling to see how I can cope. I've considered abortion but not sure I could go through with it honestly. Thanks again for replying and congrats :) xxx

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