Grade 3 placenta previa

[crumpet]

hi everyone..,...

after having a 16w scan 2 days ago it has shown that i have a grade 3 placenta previa.

it did show at my 12w scan as well but at the time it was a good thing due to other issues in my pregnancy.

My OB was a little worried as it hadnt buged at all in that 4 weeks, but has said it definatly has time to move.

Id like to hear from anyone who has had the same or similar thing and what happened...
did it move in time??
did it stay put??

many thanks in advcance!

[belfie]

Hi Crumpet, I've only got grade 2 (I think?) so not exactly the same (at 20 weeks mine was 1.5cm away from the cervix - so not actually covering at all), but in my own posting & searching, i have heard of others with a grade 3 that moved away. I've also heard of some being checked (but not sure how severe) and at 32 weeks they were still too close/covering but by 37 weeks had moved. So I'm thinking that the thing in your favour is that you've got lots of time for it to move.

Don't know if that's much help but I hope it moves for you

[crumpet]

thanks for ur reply hun....

im hoping that time is in my favor and it does move, but who knows what games pregnancy will throw at me this time!

[Jennifer13]

Hi Crumpet, I had pp with DD, it was close but not covering the cervix. Is your's covering the cervix at all or partially? Mine was classified as Grade 2 (from memory), less than 2cm away from the cervix.

I had f/up scans at 32 weeks and 37 weeks. Unfortunately my ob said I was the first patient he's seen in private practice where it hadn't grown out of the way, but there you have it. So it is more common with close placentas to 'move' away as the placenta and uterus grow. In my case I stayed pretty small and my DD was only 2.56kgs at term, so I think part of our problem was that there wasn't enough growing!

BTW it caused me no problems at all during my pg. I had a c/s at 39 weeks with no complications.

I believe pp that is covering the cervix completely is less likely to move. I had a belly/baby buddy who had this and was hospitalised in her third trimester after two bleeding episodes. She delivered a healthy baby boy by c/s at 38 weeks.

[crumpet]

its covering my cervix but not totally....
about 1/3 of my cervix is covered at this stage.

wow im really hopeful it moves after reading about ur OB.....

obviously being only 17 weeks we have got time for it to move so hopefully it comes to the party and is one less thing to worry about!!!

thanks for ur reply its good to know some ppl with PP dont have any issues with it

[belfie]

Hey Crumpet, I'm stalking (cos was just having a little read of your high risk thread ) and I saw you'd mentioned is there anything else you can't do with PP. Obviously you'll check with your obs anyway, but FYI I was told by my obs if ANY bleeding to contact him ASAP, but otherwise nothing to avoid. (TMI warning) Tbh, DH and I have avoided DTD as I had so much bleeding and issues last PG (some following DTD) that the poor fella was petrified and is very nervous of causing any issues - so it's been a mutual decision to avoid the risk of that kinda stress this time around. If I were you, I would double check if that's something you should or shouldn't do (then again, I don't know if your other issues preclude that anyway), plus it might be different cos your cervix is partially covered. Ah i'll stop waffling now, but I have fingers crossed for you but agree, it's heartening to hear of other stories that ended well. Also given your PG I imagine thay'll be monitoring your little bundle very closely anyway which is good. I'm cheering for you all the way!!

[crumpet]

Hey Crumpet, I'm stalking (cos was just having a little read of your high risk thread ) and I saw you'd mentioned is there anything else you can't do with PP. Obviously you'll check with your obs anyway, but FYI I was told by my obs if ANY bleeding to contact him ASAP, but otherwise nothing to avoid. (TMI warning) Tbh, DH and I have avoided DTD as I had so much bleeding and issues last PG (some following DTD) that the poor fella was petrified and is very nervous of causing any issues - so it's been a mutual decision to avoid the risk of that kinda stress this time around. If I were you, I would double check if that's something you should or shouldn't do (then again, I don't know if your other issues preclude that anyway), plus it might be different cos your cervix is partially covered. Ah i'll stop waffling now, but I have fingers crossed for you but agree, it's heartening to hear of other stories that ended well. Also given your PG I imagine thay'll be monitoring your little bundle very closely anyway which is good. I'm cheering for you all the way!!

thanks for stalking hun, any info is grately appreciated!
i stupidly didnt ask my questions at my appt becasue i was more worried about my cervical stitch and the report from that, and went ou yeah low lying placenta thats fine grade 3 sweet..... stupid me!

we cant do to hoirzontal limbo anyway from the stitch so DH has been with out for a looooooong time, well since BFP days! poor man i feel for him ,but hey we all have to make sacrifces!!

ok ill keep my eyes well peeled for any signs of bleeding!!

thank you.... the support on BB is amazing!

we are being closely monitored woth lots of US, only perk to a high risk pregnancy ive discovered!

[belfie]

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!

[Jennifer13]

Crumpet, if it's already cleared the cervix it sounds like it's well on its way out of the way. GL!

[Kazbah]

Oh joy, glad I found this thread! Just saw my midwife and she was saying it's just touching the cervix, so that would make it what grade? Going to give the midwives a call on Monday to find out more details. Midwife seemed quite happy though it would move out of the way, and that we'd know after 32 weeks - she didn't seem too worried. Said that she had a lady who's moved to 2.5cm and she had her vaginal delivery, but there was a lot of blood. And that the bub was monitored during the labour, so that would rule out my waterbirth! So I'm going to stalk this thread too ..

Befie - YAY!

Crumpet - I hope it keeps moving onwards and upwards for you!!!

[teresa]

kazbah - that makes it a grade 3. grade 4 is where it is covering the cervix completely. its good its just touching the cervix. very high chance of it moving away!!

[MummyOfTerrors]

hi sorry to stick my nose in but i was hoping for an update please
at my 20week i have placenta previa grade 4 my ob has said no sex no lifting and light exercise hosp from 34weeks and c-section 37-38weeks
i am currently 25 weeks and thankfully had no bleeds

[crumpet]

hi sorry to stick my nose in but i was hoping for an update please
at my 20week i have placenta previa grade 4 my ob has said no sex no lifting and light exercise hosp from 34weeks and c-section 37-38weeks
i am currently 25 weeks and thankfully had no bleeds

i was very lucky and my placenta moved out of the way by 28weeks and i had a VB....

i too was on the no sex,lifting,exercise lifestyle but that was more so becasue of my cervical stitch not from my placenta.

i didnt have any bleeds at all, well not ones caused by my placenta.

good luck, hope the rest of your pregnancy runs smoothly!