Placenta Previa, please ease my anxiety

[MamaBearThius]

Hi all
So, 20 week scan yesterday, baby perfect. Sonographer casually mentioned placenta is blocking the exit, covering the os. Had no idea what he was on about, just happy baby was okay. He said it can increase the risk of needing a section, I'm having a planned section anyhow so didn't think anything of it. Had a 2 minute after appointment with a midwife who said any bleeding I must immediately come into hospital, if it's heavy then 999 ambulance. I was a bit shocked to ask any questions and she hurried me out of the door saying I'd have a scan at 30 weeks and hopefully it's not previa anymore.
I promised myself I would not Google.
So obviously I googled last night and I am now a complete mess of anxiety. Convinced myself if I have sex or a long walk I'm going to bleed out and die on the spot leaving my beautiful 3 year old daughter and husband behind.
I've had a tough start to this pregnancy with HG and it had finally eased up and I was enjoying my life again. Now I'm terrified. I can't find out if I should rest/avoid sex etc NOW or if it hasn't changed by next scan.
Please can anyone share/comfort/virtual shake me?

Trying hard not to freak about coronavirus.....how are you?

Yep, pretty much that. Been isolated for 2 weeks now. House is sparkling and I'm very well rested! Just nervous as hell for actually having her. Likely husband and little girl will have to stay home. So I'll be alone for the wait, the csection and then the recovery. Walking myself out of hospital with baby and bags? For them to meet her however many days later in the carpark. Seems so sad. And this is of course without throwing another placenta bleed into the mix. So many uncertainties. How long left have you got now? Can't be many weeks

6ish weeks left for me and realising theres a strong chance of birthing alone. Need to make the VBAC/ELCS decision and I'm struggling.

Wish my house was sparkling,full time working from home and its worse than normal! When do you have another scan?

Sorry if you have to birth alone. Not much to offer I know but I'm here
What is your job? I'd love to work from home, always sounds so glamourous.
Scan is 20th April. I was supposed to have a midwife appointment last week but I think we have fallen out

Im normally a sales rep based out on the road, i cover most of the country but I'm working from home now. Its not the same and missing my normal role of being out and about.

What makes you think you've fallen out 20th april will come around in no time for the scan. Still got time for it to move so fingers crossed!!!!

Sounds exciting! Hopefully you can go back to normal when all of this is sorted!
Oh because I refused to go to my 28 week appointment as it's in our GP surgery and I'd literally just got a text from the surgery saying I wasn't to go in. I'm asthmatic aswell as obviously pregnant and the midwife was ringing telling me I had to go in. I argued, as it was just a blood test and check up and as I had been in hospital the week before with that big bleed I'd already had my iron levels etc taken. We just got a bit stroppy, stressful situation but I haven't heard from her since

@Snowbear20 have you mad a decision yet about vbac or section?

Yes, I've agreed a VBAC but c section is booked for 40+5 as well in case it doesnt happen. Trying to be positive it means i will be out much faster!

Have you heard from your midwife yet?

How exciting! Got everything crossed baby just flies out. When is your actual due date?
Nope not heard a thing! My best friend is currently in hospital on oxygen with CV it's all so scary

Im just wishing i was slightly less pregnant right now, hes blatantly going to turn up at the worst time in all this

Oh blimey how is she getting on? So far i know no one with it which is pretty incredible. I'm hoping my parents behave and stay in, my mums not the best at payijg attention to instructions

I'm confident we will be treated as priority still, but I'm with you I wish it was all done with and I was isolating with a squishy baby to play with (whilst laid on my tummy....I cannot wait)
She's okay thank you, hoping to come home soon. She also had a throat infection so that hasn't helped. But improving

I'm wishing i had an extra few weeks before hes due as i really wanted a few weeks with DC1 where we could have lots of fun. Trying to make the most of the time still but its not the same as going out often to toddler sense and things.

Glad shes on the mend

I know I'm really missing parks and little animaly places. Just signed up for Hartbeeps at home! We used to go to the classes but had to stop with my HG. Starts Monday and looks fun

@SapphosRock how are you? Surely you're due any day now? Hoping everything is okay

Ooh wonder if that would go down well here, Joe Wicks and things have been ignored so far

We keep getting asked for trips to see animals

Horrible isn't it my little girl was getting on so well at preschool making friends etc now it's just us. Going to be doing alot of making up!

We had just got to the stage of happy nursery drop offs

It'll be forgotten by them in in a few years though i am sure. Just trying to enjoy our time together before baby arrives now. Even if its nowhere near what we had planned to do

I just wish I had more patience and less pain to be able to play more. SPD/PGP is crippling me l

How's your week been @Snowbear20?
Planning an awesome birthday party day for my little girl's 4th birthday on Monday. Got a shopping delivery coming tomorrow night, hopefully with a cake and candles and party food. Ordered a helium cannister and a million frozen balloons to fill the house with. Going to be very busy tomorrow night after bedtime!

Did your girl have a lovely birthday? Ive been so insanely busy while dp works with a very unsettled toddler. How are you getting on?

She said it was her bestest day ever it was a lot of fun! Oh that doesn't sound fun. How's it all going? Yeah we are okay thank you, got a dinosaur mega paddling pool slide thing last year which we've just inflated! Pleased the weather is nice. Got a scan on 20th to see if any changes and to plead with my consultant to bring my section as forward as we can

Oh bless her, what a lovely attitude she has! Yes the weather is making things much better. I need to get ours paddling pool out of storage but its supposed to be cooler next week so I'm lacking motivation a little.

Have you got a section date yet?

She genuinely is the best person I know! Such a sunny outlook on life I'm very lucky. Got 2 really nice natured dogs too who keep cheering me up. No date yet no, hoping to get that on the 20th. Just hoping I don't have to go to 39/40 weeks...it'll kill me

How are you @Snowbear20?
I've got my scan and app on Monday