Anterior Placenta

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I had my 12 week scan (at 13+6) and have an anterior placenta.
I am quite slim, and sonographer said hopefully it won’t affect me to much in regards to feeling baby’s movements and kicks. I didn’t have this with my other 2 and had strong kicks you could see pointy limbs sticking out etc...

Anyone experience of this? Also is there anything else this affects? I am guessing not!!

I had an anterior placenta and first felt movement around 21 weeks, was getting a proper kicking not long after but never any elbows! No complications in the pregnancy

I had an anterior placenta. I felt movement from 15 weeks and kicks from about 18 weeks

No complications with the pregnancy

You'll just fel less kicks in the middle, I find the ones up top and down below are fine. No other risks

Can't help you with experience as I'm in a similar boat. At 16 weeks scan I read on the report I have an anterior placenta. I think it can still move, especially if seen at 12 weeks. As uterus grows the placenta might move .

I'm almost 18 weeks and felt really little flutters but on the low side of my belly, just bellow my pubic bones. I guess if placenta stays the same I'll feel a bit less. This is my 4th baby.

So I am having twins. One has a posterior and one has an anterior placenta! I definitely feel much more movement from the other, but the twin behind the anterior placenta I do still feel moving and kicking, and have done since around 19-20 weeks. So I’d say you’ll still feel baby just fine, but be prepared to feel them a little less than you did with your other babies!

I felt odd flutters with my but nothing proper until 21 weeks. I'm 23 plus 2 now and feel him daily :)

Oh wow thanks everyone! The sonographer gave me a very detailed explanation of how the placenta starts at bottom, just behind Pubic bone. Then as the bump/baby gets larger It usually rises up staying at the front/top.
I just didn’t think to ask much else at the time.

I've anterior with both of mine and they've been quite different. My first was covering the front, I felt movement mostly at the sides and down low, didn't really see much movements other than judders and wobbles. Movements were quite hard to monitor but think she was pretty lazy too.

This time it's anterior too but on one side so I feel and see a lot of movement in half my bump but nothing in the other half at all. Baby tends to hang out on the non-placenta half.

@CatRash that’s interesting !! Apparently mine is central so I should get the side feelings hopefully