Low lying posterior placenta 30 weeks - concerned about travel

[Marmite1992]

Hi,

I am having growth scans and at my latest one at 30 weeks they said my placenta was still low. They haven't given me the exact measurements. My obstetrician said today it is unlikely to move as it is posterior but still a small chance. They will recheck at 34 weeks. If I get any bleeding I must contact them straight away. I am due to travel to Scotland (on train) for a friend's hen do when I'll be 34 and a half weeks pregnant. I have been feeling worried about potentially going into labour prematurely but now I'm worried about the potential for a bleed and being so far away from home (south of England).
Is it really crazy to go? I feel bad as I'm missing the wedding as it's close to my due date so hoped I could make the hen. My friend is very lovely and understanding but I just want to make the right decision!

I wouldn't. If you start to bleed (which is unlikely but not impossible at all) you'll be in a potentially life threatening situation for you and your baby. It would be horrendous if it happened at home, let alone that far away.

What support would you have if anything happened on route or whilst there?
How close would you be to a major hospital?
If you had support, quick access to major hospitals it might be possible. You'd still be within the UK it wouldn't be ideal but if you had notes and the contact details of maternity triage at nearest hospitals the care could transfer. You'd have to check with your team closer to the time but maybe worth a conversation.
If you are traveling on your own, not near a hospital without options of easily getting to hospital I wouldn't consider it.

I'd probably be most worried about the journey to be honest. If something happened on the train you could be quite far from help. There was a story in my local paper recently of a person having a medical emergency on the train into the local city. Where the emergency happened there wasn't good access to the train so the decision was made to continue to the city and the ambulance met the train on arrival as it was the quickest way. This was on a short commuter train not one travelling across country.