If you had placenta previa when did you have your baby

[Coffeemadness]

I am 27 weeks with placenta previa and gestational diabetes.

If you had placenta previa when did you have your baby ? Please share your experiences 😊

I had it with my 3rd.
Placenta was completely covering the internal OS at 20 weeks, but by 34 weeks it had moved well out of the way and my baby was born on her due date, at home 🥰

I had grade 4 PP with both my pregnancies but no bleeding with either. I had both as planned C-sections at 38 weeks with a stay in hospital beforehand (3 weeks with dd1 and 2 weeks with dd2) .

I did and it had moved by the end and caused no issues, I had a vaginal birth

I have placenta previa, completely covering os. Have had two bleeds and have been in hospital twice. Have been told if it happens again, they'd keep me in and bring my c section forward. Currently have it booked for the 7th of may.

Hi there! I've changed my username to avoid being outing.
I had placenta previa from the first scan! Everybody told me it would move, but mine did not. Fortunately, I was asymptomatic and baby was fine in every scan, so we were able to deliver at 38 weeks via c-section.

Thanks for sharing your experiences !
I have got 2 bleeds so far. I am on pelvic rest. Any tips on how to take it to 37 weeks safely without bleeding.

My baby is in breech at 27 weeks. Hopefully the baby turns later ?

Mine partially covered and had moved out of the way by the time I gave birth at full term.

@Coffeemadness I'm just taking it easy, no heavy lifting, bending etc. Moving around a little bit but not over doing anything.

@Coffeemadness This baby seems to change position frequently going by scans that I've had.

I had PP showing at my 20 week scan, I had another scan at 30 weeks and it had moved away. My daughter was born vaginally at 38 weeks.

36w because I had vasa previa too.

I had it, complete previa. Baby was born at 34 weeks by emcs after bleeds in the two weeks before it and a few days into total bed rest in hospital. Baby was quite sick for the first few days and in NICU then HDU for several weeks, heart stopped at birth, breathing problems due to underdeveloped lungs, even with steroids. About 3 months for all baby’s issues to go, very lucky.

35 weeks by emcs after a couple of bleeds and a final one that wouldn't stop. I'd had steroid injections. Baby spent a couple of days getting help to breathe but was absolutely fine.

If I recall correctly, with a PlacentaPrevia babies tend to stay breech or transverse, because they don't have the space to move freely as the placenta is blocking their way down. So it's fairly common that they present like this.

The main goal is to avoid any kind of uterine contractions, so as you know, pelvic rest: no lifting, bending, carrying, orgasming, etc. There's not much else you can do.
Is your pp complete or partial?
27 weeks is early: it still has time to move. Although I would, as they say, hope for the best and prepare for the worst: I know that's what kept me strong, mentally and emotionally.

I know this is very personal, but I prayed and I also talked with my baby. It helped me to accept the situation and the lack of control, to trust the medical team, to understand the risk, and connect with my body so I could respond to the first glimpse of trouble. My baby had some breathing issues, so they took them away while the finished with me (I lost a considerable amount of blood and had to be in recovery for a while), so we lost the first 2 hours of skin to skin. I was so sad about it... But needs must and we bonded perfectly later 🙏 We did have some issues with breastfeeding, so I had to supplement with formula during the first 2 or 3 months. Again, we ended up doing 3+ years of EBF later. So we had our own path, and with providential help we made it.

I wish you and your baby the best 💐🙏

Lots of (thankfully by their standards small) bleeds. Identified at 20 week scan. Around 28 weeks bleeding stopped, 30 week scan showed had moved far enough away to deliver vaginally. Scan at 41 weeks showed placenta was actually so high it was above babies neck. Baby was born by EMCS at 41+2. Not because of the previa. He got himself stuck in an awkward position and got very distressed by it.

I had placenta previa and vasa previa aswell with my fourth and I was kept in hospital from 32 weeks and baby was delivered by c-section at 34 weeks due to the risk of going into natural labour and the blood vessels bursting. Everything was fine though including my massive 6.5lb preemie!

Thanks for sharing your experiences xx

Wondering if I should i ask doctor/sonagrapher to check for accreta or vasa previa. ?
This is second child, the first one was induction.

You should automatically get a consultant scan with PP so they can check for accreta/vasa previa. I had PP and suspected accreta but then by 32 weeks the placenta had moved so this was ruled out and was told I could deliver naturally. However, my waters broke at 34 weeks followed by a massive bleed which led to an emergency C-Sec. Despite being a few weeks early, baby was healthy and we were both home within a week of her being born 😊

Induced at 38 weeks .

I had complete PP, which didn't move, and had 3 big blue light bleeds. After the last, I stayed in hospital for 9 weeks and delivered by planned C-Section at 36+1. 2 nights in NICU, 1 on the ward, and home as a family the next day.

It is FAR more common for it to move, so I was unlucky there. That said, baby was absolutely fine and is now a very active 4.5 year old, so it was all fine in the end.

No great advice for avoiding bleeds - two of mine happened when I was sleeping. But it's definitely a good idea to have a bag packed early and not end up stuck in hospital with only prescription sunglasses and no trousers...(that was the first!)

@Coffeemadness When I had my 20 week scan they queried vasa previa, then when I had a more detailed scan at the fetal medicine unit, they said I didn't have vasa previa. Had one more scan at the fetal medicine unit a couple of weeks ago and it hasn't moved much, so did the consent forms for the c section there and then. Was discharged from the fetal medicine unit that day.

@Relfm I've said to my husband I'm going to pack a bag, as the most recent stay in hospital last Sunday they asked if I had a bag packed but I didn't, so my husband had to go home and pack one for me. One bleed I wasn't aware of and the most recent was when I was asleep and I noticed when I went to the toilet.

@Relfm Did you pack a bag for the baby as well?

@Rainbowsunshine81 I did, although I think I only took mine in the ambulance (can't totally remember). My first bleed was at 23w and I really thought he'd end up in nicu for a while before coming home, so it was a bit of a shock to come home together after all that time!

@Relfm Must have been after all that time.
I'm really hoping I don't have another bleed as they said I'd be kept in until I have the baby, c section is 7th of may, but I think they said it would be before then if it happened again.