Week 31 with anterior placenta that drives me insane

[Avril1992]

Hi everyone!
Anyone else with or had anterior placentas and having a nightmare through your pregnancy regarding movements?
It's bloody impossible. Some days I feel a lot of movement and others barely nothing. Depending on baby's location and activity level. Been to check ups 7 times already for reduced movements and all has been fine every time. I have no clue when to get worried for real and can't evaluate movement like woman can who have posterior placentas. Since I can't live at the hospitale right now I just have to accept no/very little movement some days. This has caused constant anxiety and I just want this pregnancy to be over with and get her out! How did/do you handle this if going through the same?

Hi,
I'm also 31 weeks with an anterior placenta.
I too find it very tricky to know whether movements are reduced or not. I find it hard when baby is very active one day on a particular side, and then the next day there is zero movement that side but some light movement in a totally different location!
My midwife has encouraged me to always go into the hospital to check if I get a feeling something isn't right, but as you say, its hard to know when that is! The team do say that they would always prefer people to go and check.
Sending solidarity! 🙂

I'm 30 weeks. 3rd baby and all have been anterior placenta so I've never experienced normal kicks! Whenever I doubt movements I stop what I'm doing and sit quietly and always feel a little nudge within a short space of time.

Exactly! It's sooo hard to know when to worry and not. Does not get better when most ppl around all had posterior placentas and talk about their babies going wild in there all the time, being able to see baby's feet etc. Hard to hear when your just trying to even get a decent amount of small movement each day.