Placenta accreta

[captainbarnacle]

OK so I went for my 32w scan today after the 20w scan showed the placenta was almost touching the cervix.

80% of placentas move up by 32w. I am in the 20%. In fact, it's total placenta praevia now - which means automatic c section :(

I spoke with the consultant and he was telling me about everything that can go wrong. This is DC3 - with DC1 I had an emergency section and he is concerned that the placenta could be attached to the old c-section scar and might come away causing massive bleeding during DC3 c section - called placenta accreta. Where I live the only way to stop this bleeding would be an hysterectomy (at 34yrs) - I could go to a hospital where they have procedures to add stuff to the blood to stop the bleeding without one, but that is 2 hours away.

Not sure what I'm asking here - apart from has anyone else any experience of placenta praevia or accreta?

Feel free to message me if you like. All the best.

i will def do that, there seems to be very few people with this condition !!!we must be special !!!

I have had no 1st hand experience, but I was talking to a man whos wife had this. She the were aware. She had 12 drs for the op and lost all her blood. She was HDU but now on the ward. Certainly out me off my third, perhaps. Desperate for another baby but this really scare me :(