i had a grade 4 and when my ob told me at 22 weeks, he said to go home and google it and have a read. he said it might move but chances of that was highly unlikely. needless to say i went home and cried for 2 days! i started spotting at 30 weeks and went for a repeat scan at 31 weeks which confirmed that the placenta had not moved. i was then told no more sex! he did say at 22 weeks that i was to stay within an hour of a hospital at all times tho ( i work in a hospital so when i was at work it was bit of a comfort to know that i had people around if anything happened). i stopped work at 32 weeks on advice from people at work and my ob who was starting to get very worried about me (i also had other complications going on). at 34 + 1 weeks i had a bleed of around 50-80mls. scared the cr*p out of me! i was admitted on bed rest where they wanted me to stay until DS was born. my ob was hoping to get me to 38 weeks but didnt think that was going to happen. i had an ultrasound the next day which also showed i had a vasa previa. no one told me at this stage what it was and kept dodging my questions about it. the next day at 34+3 days i had another significant bleed, much bigger then the previous one and my ob decided that he couldnt risk the pregnancy any further and i had a c section that night. they had to cut thru the placenta to get to DS and i lost 600mls but never had a transfusion. it really was scary and still is when i think about it!
listen to what the specialist said but try not to work yourself up too much about it. i know thats easier said then done but its the best advice i can honestly give you. arm yourself with plenty of information on it and talk to people that have had it before. join L'il aussie prems as there are mums on there who have had it before and could also offer you advice. otherwise feel free to pm me if you ever want to talk or just want to ask a question.
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