Vasa Previa

Bex, I've been following this thread, just wanted to pop in and wish you the best experience tomorrow. You're going to be a mum!!

Thanks everyone, I excited & nervous!
Stay tuned! Can't believe it's tomorrow :)

Thinking of you Bex. Best wishes for tomorrow!!!!!

thinking of you bex! good luck for today and have THE BEST c section! xxx

All the best for your little one's birth today! Meeting your baby is the most wonderful experience! Enjoy your baby moon and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

A big thank you for everyones support, Emerson Max born 19/12 @11:34am. He was 1880 or 4.2 pounds. He is doing well in special care no health concerns just needs to put on weight to start feeding properly. Poor lil gets exhausted after a few sucks. Still looking at another 10 or so days before home.

I'm doing well had no issues with the vasa during the CS small amount of bleeding & took a lil longer but no big bleeds luckily.

Thanks again for keeping me sane :)

GLad to hear you and Emerson are doing well Bex.
Hope he fattens up quickly and you can take him home soon.


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Glad you're both doing well. I hope he is home soon.

Congrats Bex! Hope Emerson grows big and strong quickly, all the best for your recovery. Enjoy this special newborn time.

I've just been diagnosed with Vasa Previa and was wondering if anyone else has gone through the same thing? I don't see my OB until Tuesday, but am pretty horrified by the risks, although so grateful it has been diagnosed and we can minimise them. The consultant mentioned it may move, but online resources aren't seeming to agree :( I'm particularly interested in the sort of treatment you received, if you were hospitalised in the 3rd tri and when bubs was born. Also, how did you and your partner cope emotionally and practically, did you have children already?

I have not had a child nor am I pregnant but just wanted to say I hope everything is ok and your doctors are looking after you and I am glad it was found for you so you know and can take all precautions to keep you and bubs safe. I just had a read up on it as i didn't know what it was.
Thinking of you and wishes you all the best xoxoxo

Thanks Kerbear. I'd never heard of it either. I'm so thankful I had an awesome sonographer, it isn't normally checked for at the morphology scan, and she found it anyway. I think one hell of a thank you present is headed her way :D

I hope your luck turns around soon, it looks like you have had a rough ride

I have nursed a few people with it. 1 by memory were picked up when a VE was attended during labour and the midwife could feel the pulsation of the vessels through the membranes. It was then diagnosed during her c/s. I know there have been others also and of them some have delivered vaginally and others c/s. I have not ever seen a bad outcome from this or an early delivery or even an elective c/s but that is most likely because they usually are unknown until after delivery

You have definately got a great sonographer.

Thanks for your kind words, yes we have had a rough ride but we are getting there slowly xo

My sister had this but they missed it at her scan.
She had heavy bleeding just before 35 weeks. They realised what it was just in time and did an emergency ceaser.
Her bub spent a couple of weeks in scn and then joined them at home.

My friend had it. She was diagnosed around 25 weeks. Hers was severe and didn't move at all.

She had a toddler and was hospitalised nearly full time from this point. Logistically they called on friends, family and her husband called in some work from home fleixibility for his job to keep things as normal as possible.

My friend was allowed to go home one night a week with very strict instructions around movement and not being alone. I think this was possible because she was only around 10 mins in the car from the hospital. She was told if she started bleeding not to call an ambulance but to get straight in the car.

She had a c/s around 37 weeks and everything was fine. Her toddler quickly adjusted back to life with mum and everything went back to normal.

Thanks ladies. It's great to hear so many success stories. I'm not sure how severe mine is, think I'll have to wait for some more answers Tuesday. I am at least 30 mins from the hospital and nearly twice that to the major Hospital with a NICU, so if the diagnosis sticks, I suspect I'll be in for a while. Oh for a crystal ball

hi littlegem

I was diagnosed at 34 +2 weeks with vasa previa. I had my son the next day. I was hospitilised the day before we found out I had it as I had been bleeding and at that stage I was only diagnosed with complete placental previa. I started bleeding the day after the US and my ob decided that he couldn't risk my pregnancy any further and so therefore my son was born that night by c/s. none of the midwives would tell me what it was and it wasn't until I left hospital and googled it did I find out! its very scary to think about. try to take it easy and any bleeding small or large, go straight to hospital!

fingers crossed it moves for you. :hug:

Hi there,
I was also diagnosed with vasa previa at around my 30 week scan. As I was pregnant with twins, the guidelines for its management didn't really apply to me so it was a bit of a guessing game.
When I was diagnosed I did lots of online reading which scared me mindless, but once we saw our obstetrician he reassured us we would be ok.
With vasa previa singleton babies, delivery must happen via c section by 36 weeks according to the literature. It also recommends hospitalization from second trimester.
As we had twins, I had my boys at 33 + 6 weeks after two steroid shots to help develop their lungs. I was never hospitalized, but then never had any bleeding. My ob said that the umbilical cord is much more robust than a lot of people think, as I was concerned about spontaneous tearing.
I guess my advice is yes it's scary, but talk to your ob, but if you're unhappy with his management plan, make sure you ask his reasoning!
Best of luck!

How are you going little gem, was just thinking of you xo

Hi Kerbear :)
Sorry I didn't see this until now - need to update my email for notifications :redface:. I've been busy pushing for appropriate treatment :wall:. I've been transferred to the Mercy Perinatal Clinic for management now, and am so much happier - they are actually familiar with the internationally recommended treatments and studies :clap: Sadly no change in diagnosis, and it is right over the os, so not going to happen now. Good news is she is apparently a big girl at 1.5kg at 28 weeks. It doesn't necessarily translate to development, but with her coming early, I'm pleased it 'looks' like she has some extra weight. I'll be in from 32 weeks if all is well until then, with little lady number two arriving before 35 weeks - under 6 weeks until their 'optimal' c-sec date, not long until we meet DD2.

Thanks for sharing and your well wishes Rach & Teresa. It is very scary, I'm so glad your little ones came out unscathed :) Rach, you are so right about asking for reasoning if unhappy with the management plan. The first management plan I got was CS at 39 weeks (DD was natural and fast at 38 weeks starting with PROM), he didn't have any reasoning either :o I won't go on, I'll just get angry about it and it's all sorted now :)