Anterior placenta.

[girlmummy2024]

hey!!
I have an anterior placenta, I am nearly 22 weeks pregnant with second baby. I noticed little flicks flutters last Thursday, I could feel them pretty much every night after or through the day and I am pretty sure I hadn’t felt them yesterday or today. Do I just wait and hope for some kicks? I know they can go in hiding and you can’t always feel the kicks I know just want some nice advice

Mine was anterior too - you’ll be grateful for it as the baby grows, trust me!

Lie on your side tonight and see if you feel anything around midnight (they’re apparently most active then). If not, call the hospital tomorrow

From memory, it wasn’t a trampoline-fest around 22 weeks for me

Thank you for replying did you always feel the kicks? Or did you have a few nights off without feeling anything?

I very very rarely felt DS kick. He’s currently filling his face with bolognese he cooked earlier so turned out ok.

(also agree w PP that you should get checked if it’s worrying you. Takes 2 seconds to check)

I had an anterior placenta and I was in and out of triage because I had several occasions when I couldn’t feel movement. I was late to feel movement too, probably about 22 weeks. However once you feel movement and then don’t it’s always best to get checked, even if just to put your mind at ease. I had flutters for about a week at your stage and then nothing so I called the midwife who said it is normal but they could do a listen in just to check. My advice would be to call your midwife or triage and see what they say.

I felt bubbles, didn't feel consistent kicks till later on! Baby still had a clear pattern and im cuddling her right now!

Thanks guys so much for replying it’s kinda put my
Mind at rest, if I haven’t felt anything by tomorrow I’ll definitely call. I am kinda positive I felt something earlier but can’t be certain :)

Lots of trusts won't do much to investigate reduced movements at 22 weeks.

I wouldn't worry tbh if you only stated feeling any movement at all a week ago it sounds like you aren't close to having an established pattern yet. Baby is still so small, they have plenty of space and you have an anterior placenta.

Definitely the latter. Even at 39 weeks, I wasn’t feeling it all day every day!

At 22 weeks it was more like flutters and very random.

I’ve had 2 anterior placentas and later on in pregnancy I did get regular movements, kicks and visible feet moving across the bump both times.

Did you sometimes hardly the baby kick past 30weeks? sometimes I feel her loads and other days nothing at all

I know the question wasn’t posed to me but just wanted to give some reassurance because there were days when I didn’t feel movement for most of the day even in the third trimester. I’d still go and get checked out. They’d reassure me she was moving just from the heart rate changing but even so I’d still not feel it. At about 37 weeks my DD moved transverse which probably contributed to me not feeling anything. It’s very stressful but if you go get checked you’ll at least get some reassurance

Thank you so much for the reassurance, it’s so stressful, I am 31 weeks with my second and having anterior placenta makes it harder to feel movement as well. I completely get what you mean tho
the past few weeks I’ve been going to get checked at least twice a week😣

i keep thinking to myself even if I feel her a few times a day that’s better than nothing, I would literally go everyday if could!

Yes! I asked my obgyn too and she said don’t bother timing kicks over eg 30 mins or whatever. Sometimes I didn’t feel movement for hours. But there was usually a tumble dryer load of movements at midnight

Okayyy! It’s so nerve wracking honestly, one day I can feel her loads the next day hardly any kicks at all I literally would end up in triage every other day if I went on how many times she would kick me .

yes, I felt exactly the same. The relief on feeling the kicks after a prolonged absence was indescribable. After I gave birth I did wonder whether a lot of the time she was just fast asleep as well. I ended up getting a 3D scan as well (twice) just for the added reassurance

I don’t know if your hospital does this but you go into triage at least twice they will send you for an ultrasound.
i just feel like such a nonsense going in so
many times it’s so embarrassing and I can’t shake that feeling x

Mine was every time but usually the next day or so. I welcomed it for chance to see baby for myself. Honestly don’t feel embarrassed. Best to be safe. I found pregnancy to be such a worry constantly but found it all the more easier when she was here and I could see what was happening. I joined mumsnet after using it so much to research about lack of movement and found all the posts put my mind at ease so hopefully it’s doing the same for you. Not long for you now x

You are right I should see it as a good thing I get to see her on the screen, at the end of the day I think I would rather be over the top and go in multiple times in the week instead of ignoring it and thinking she’s fine.
I can’t wait for her to be here now and I am definitely not having any more babies two beautiful girls are enough for me and so worth it xx

It is so worth it. Good luck with everything, I hope the rest of your pregnancy is smooth and worry free❤️❤️

Thank you so
Much and thank you for the amazing advice and reassurance you’ve given me ❤️❤️