Grade 3 placenta previa

[crumpet]

Isn't that the most annoying feeling? You come out and realise all the questions you wish you'd asked! And yes I wondered that with the stitch... ah the things we give up hey I'm sure my DH would be sending your DH comiserations on the dry spell . The funny thing with ours is that we conceived right at New Year... so technically he's got "nuthin'" since last year!

I now have a funny feeling that I read somewhere to avoid heavy lifting.. yeah just had a google and it said to avoid strenuous activity, heavy lifting, using tampons (!?!?!? ) etc. All things I imagine you're already doing anyway! I reckon my obs said don't avoid anything cos mine's only grade 2... but I'm not prepared to risk anything, plus have SPD which counts me out of the lifting/strenuous activity bit anyway.

And yes, at least there's a silver lining with the extra monitoring!

i was spewing when i got home and realised i didnt actually ask anything!!!

ur poor DH, bet he gets a few laughs when he tells his mates he hasnt action since last year!!!

yep no lifting and keeping the couch warm isnt to strenuous thank god!! it looks like its the same restrictions as my stitch so thats not to bad im used to that!!

[teresa]

hi crumpet

i had a grade 4 previa with my pg with DS. the good thing with a grade 3 and you being only 17 weeks pg, the placenta has a good chance of moving upwards and away. i had to contact my ob if i had any bleeding at all and was told not to venture too far from a hospital just in case. in fact his exact words were "dont go trekking across the simpson desert anytime soon" lol. i am a nurse in an emergency department and i still went about my daily work routine as per usual. they will check your placenta again at your morphology scan, and if its still near, they will check it again at 32 weeks then again around 37 weeks. fingers crossed it moves for you!! xx

[belfie]

hiya crumpet - I've got an update for you. After being told at 26 weeks it was still low, we delayed my scan a bit (was gonna be 32 weeks) and I had it today. My placenta is now 6.5cm from the cervix and no longer in the way of bub's head. I have fingers crossed that yours will move too

[sneakysparkle]

Hi Crumpet - my sis had grade 3 PP, and at her 36 wk scan her placenta had moved! It was only 2.5cms away from the cervix, so she was told she could choose whether or not to have the c/s.
She was going to go for a vaginal birth, but when she went into labour she had a bleed so ended up with a c/s anyway. But - there is hope for you that your placenta will move!
All the best

[luna moth]

My mum had grade 3 with my sister, it had moved at 39 weeks.

I have it now, edge of placenta covering the cervix completely, but I think it'll move. My midwife is completely confident that it will move, so I'm rolling with that.

[Hollybolly]

Hey You

OMG you poor thing - like you haven't had enough issues regarding pregnancy

I had Grade 4 during my pregnancy with Carmelo - mine was quite severe, though, completely covering & I was told it was extremely unlikely it wouldn't move.

I was also told with grade 4 that I would more than likely bleed throughout the pregnancy (and quite early on)... although I was lucky in the fact that I only had 2 bleeds (one at 32 weeks and one at 35 weeks).
My OB said I was the only patient he had that had had grade 4 and not bled by 28 weeks.

It was no drama really for me in terms of anything going wrong - I had the bleed at 32 weeks (you may remember my first hospital visit in the belly buddies thread?) and was hospitalised for a week, and then bedrest for a 2nd week... then I was allowed home but bled again 6 days later & then put in again for another week of bedrest before Carmelo was born via c section at 36 weeks.

I think it depends on your individual situation (Ie if they take bubs early etc) and I do remember the midwife saying that most cases of PP have a good chance of moving except for grade 4.
Curiously enough, though, after the first bleed I had at 32 weeks (it was a big bleed) - my placenta moved slightly... but nowhere near enough to be out of the way

My OB was very insistent on no sexy time AT ALL (even to the point of no orgasms for you) and no heavy lifting or exercise bar casual walking & pottering around the house.
He told me to make someone else carry the groceries in from the car - or if I had to do it, only one bag at a time

Feel free to ask me anything you need

[crumpet]

hi crumpet

i had a grade 4 previa with my pg with DS. the good thing with a grade 3 and you being only 17 weeks pg, the placenta has a good chance of moving upwards and away. i had to contact my ob if i had any bleeding at all and was told not to venture too far from a hospital just in case. in fact his exact words were "dont go trekking across the simpson desert anytime soon" lol. i am a nurse in an emergency department and i still went about my daily work routine as per usual. they will check your placenta again at your morphology scan, and if its still near, they will check it again at 32 weeks then again around 37 weeks. fingers crossed it moves for you!! xx

i definatly wont be doing a desert treck thats for sure!!
thank you, im hopefuly after reading so many stories of them moving!

hiya crumpet - I've got an update for you. After being told at 26 weeks it was still low, we delayed my scan a bit (was gonna be 32 weeks) and I had it today. My placenta is now 6.5cm from the cervix and no longer in the way of bub's head. I have fingers crossed that yours will move too

thats great news belfie!! so happy for u!!

Hi Crumpet - my sis had grade 3 PP, and at her 36 wk scan her placenta had moved! It was only 2.5cms away from the cervix, so she was told she could choose whether or not to have the c/s.
She was going to go for a vaginal birth, but when she went into labour she had a bleed so ended up with a c/s anyway. But - there is hope for you that your placenta will move!
All the best

thanks for sharing, stories like that give me hope it will move nicely!!

My mum had grade 3 with my sister, it had moved at 39 weeks.

I have it now, edge of placenta covering the cervix completely, but I think it'll move. My midwife is completely confident that it will move, so I'm rolling with that.

im only covering about 1/3 of the cervix so hopefully thats a good sign!!

Hey You

OMG you poor thing - like you haven't had enough issues regarding pregnancy

I had Grade 4 during my pregnancy with Carmelo - mine was quite severe, though, completely covering & I was told it was extremely unlikely it wouldn't move.

I was also told with grade 4 that I would more than likely bleed throughout the pregnancy (and quite early on)... although I was lucky in the fact that I only had 2 bleeds (one at 32 weeks and one at 35 weeks).
My OB said I was the only patient he had that had had grade 4 and not bled by 28 weeks.

It was no drama really for me in terms of anything going wrong - I had the bleed at 32 weeks (you may remember my first hospital visit in the belly buddies thread?) and was hospitalised for a week, and then bedrest for a 2nd week... then I was allowed home but bled again 6 days later & then put in again for another week of bedrest before Carmelo was born via c section at 36 weeks.

I think it depends on your individual situation (Ie if they take bubs early etc) and I do remember the midwife saying that most cases of PP have a good chance of moving except for grade 4.
Curiously enough, though, after the first bleed I had at 32 weeks (it was a big bleed) - my placenta moved slightly... but nowhere near enough to be out of the way

My OB was very insistent on no sexy time AT ALL (even to the point of no orgasms for you) and no heavy lifting or exercise bar casual walking & pottering around the house.
He told me to make someone else carry the groceries in from the car - or if I had to do it, only one bag at a time

Feel free to ask me anything you need

oh why hello!!!

u know i totally forgot u had the PP and then as soon as u posted i remembered, blame it on baby brain!

i havnt had any bleeding at all, well only from when i had my stitch done which we knew would happen, but nothing else.... im definatly on the look out, coz the OB wants me to call straight away if there is any bleeding because it could be from either the placenta OR the stitch like u say as if i havnt had enough dramas!! lol.... can just imagine it now, i go in with bleeding and they cantfigure out which issue is causing it!!!

i have my 20w scan on thursday so ill be houding the US tech to find out where its at, im hoping it moves coz if my OB says we have to do a CS then im up for xmas in hospital not a big deal but id rather be home!!

ill keep u posted!! and might i just say master C is such a spunk i admire his pics on FB!!!