placenta accreta HELP and advice

[Stupidhippie]

Hi I was wondering if anyone had placenta accreta when pregnant? I went for my 20 week scan today and have been told this is what I have and I need another scan at 34 weeks to see if there’s any change. As I was leaving the midwife told me not to google it so the first thing I did when I got home was google it and I am freaking out! I’ve read the possibilities of bleeding out and dying are high and I have so many questions I didn’t ask at the time cause I’d never heard of it. Has anyone had this??

Never had this
And hope I never will.
But I'm sure that's what Kim kardashian had?
I think you're just lucky it's been detected nice and early and if it doesn't rite itself you'll have a c section earlier and all will be fine!
Try not to worry op (easier said than done) I'm sure all will be fine!

I didn’t have placenta acreta, but had placenta praevia twice, and was scanned/given an MRI in the second PP pregnancy as part of a study looking at how best to diagnose PA.

What advice have you been given? And do you have PP as well? In my final pregnancy (DC3, PP2) my placenta was enormous, it went from behind the cervix, fully covered the cervix and all the way up the front of my womb. They had to cut through it, but the CS went smoothly.

Hi OP. I had placenta percreta which is the most serious type of placenta acreta (the placenta tries to attach to other organs rather than just to the womb).

This wasn't diagnosed before delivery and I did need blood transfusions and, unfortunately, a hysterectomy. However I also understand that an accurate diagnosis before delivery is quite unusual.

The main thing is not to panic. If this has been raised as a possibility prior to delivery then the medical team will be prepared.

In my case, because no-one realised, they did first try to remove it manually and under local anaesthetic which was obviously unsuccessful and also contributed to the need for transfusion.

As your midwife advised, Google is not your friend in this case.

I haven't had any lasting problems because of this and the concerns the doctors had about the amount if blood loss I suffered arose mainly because it took several hours to diagnose the problem. In your case, if you do turn out to have it then at least they can act quickly.

Please don't worry. As your midwife said, things may be different at the time of your next scan and if the diagnosis does turn out to be correct then at least the delivery team will be prepared and can act quickly.

Wishing you all the best.

Thank you all for your kind words