Anterior placenta questions

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I was told at my 20 week scan that I have an anterior placenta which was something of a relief as I hadn’t felt even the faintest of ‘flutters’.

However, I am now 24 weeks and still not felt a thing. If you had an anterior placenta, when did you feel movement? Did you start feeling movement as flutters or kicks?

I’m worried now as midwife and apps say I should be noticing a pattern of movements by now. How am I supposed to know if I have reduced movement?

I felt them earlier on - first baby - but I’m at 35 weeks and having issues with what feel a like reduced movement but have no idea if it’s actually reduced or whether it’s because of the anterior placenta as ctg scans & scans are coming through fine. Hope you don’t experience anything similair as it’s quite stressful. If you’re concerned go into triage and get checked because it’s not worth the worry. That’s what they are there for and hopefully you have w good team there that are encouraging of you to go in.

NHS says if you haven’t felt anything by 24 weeks, you should contact your midwife. I have an anterior placenta and have been feeling movement for a few weeks but I know it varies.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/baby-movements-pregnant/

Personally I'd go and get checked out at triage if only to give you peace of mind. I'm 25 +6 and last week I went in as I had reduced movement. My placenta is anterior but high so I do still feel quite a lot but one evening I just felt nothing so I rang them up and they said always best to pop in. It turned out that baby was positioned so that the placenta was getting the brunt of movements and since then all has been fine (touch wood)! So I'd definitely get check out just so that you can relax xx

Should I go and get checked out even though I haven’t felt a thing at all this pregnancy? I wouldn’t know if movement was reduced as I am yet to feel any movement let alone notice a change in pattern.

I wasn’t sure if I should be concerned as a friend who has had 3 children had anterior placenta with her second and didn’t feel anything until 25 weeks.

Help. I’m very confused

If I were you I would phone them to get some reassurance. I had an anterior placenta and I think I started to feel definite movements around 20 weeks. They might not ask you to go in and just provide you with the reassurance you need, or they might want you to go in to be checked all is well. It’s definitely worth phoning to be on the safe side, I was under the impression that you should contact them if you haven’t felt anything by 24 weeks x

I’d contact your midwife like they advise.

“If you have not felt your baby move by 24 weeks, tell your midwife. They'll check your baby's heartbeat and movements.”

I agree that if you are worried you should call triage. Better to be safe than sorry!

But I am now on my second pregnancy with an anterior placenta and wasn’t feeling much by 24 weeks. I basically missed out the “mild flutters” stage and the first movements I felt were very definite. My midwife told me that you wouldn’t expect a pattern of movements until 28 weeks so I’m surprised to hear of people being told 24!

I have a anterior placenta im 35 weeks and im at the hospital twice a week for reduced movement although scans and ctgs are coming back fine apparently I'm just not feeling them as the placenta is cushioning alot of her movements some days i feel like 2 movements and its scary and this is my 4th baby !

I would still phone and ask for advice hun xx

Yes, go and get checked x

Thanks everyone.

Called up the local birth centre and they told me to come in. They found the heartbeat and all seems fine. Referral being put through for me to see an obstetrician although as I am already consultant led, midwife was unsure whether they’d actually see me.

I’m just a bit worried that I’ll just not be able to establish a pattern of movements once I’m further along and that feels very scary. I’ve never been pregnant before so everything just feels so anxiety provoking.

At the start I only felt little flutters- a bit like when you have butterflies. But I could only feel them when relaxing and focusing on them.

I felt more as the weeks went on and we got into our own pattern of what it felt like and when she was active.

I hope you get to feel something soon.

I had an anterior placenta and tbh i never felt that there was a 'pattern of movement '. It was scary at first but i learnt how to make him move...so if i hadnt felt him move much that day id go home, have a cold drink, lie on my left side etc. Only ended up going in once for reduces movements at about 36 weeks & he was fine...actually started moving as we pulled into the hospital car park!!!