With DD1 I had a llp but didn't have any issues. By 32 weeks it was moved out of the way and all good. We're overseas at the moment and had lots of bleeding the other day. Ended up at hospital (I don't recommend trying to explain medical issues using a phone to translate English to Mandarin!). Anyway, baby thankfully ok but placenta is right on top of cervix this time. Dr has put me on bed rest until about 7 months when we should check again. I'm not going to do anything to jeopardise this pregnancy but that sounds extreme. Anyone have any experience with this. Was I just lucky with DD1?
Very scary being away from home and specialists I trust with this going on. I can't wait to get home!
Lulu - the placenta is less likely to move (grow) upwards away from the cervix if it is covering the cervix. Is it completely over the cervix? There's grading of placenta praevia, and completely covering is the most serious.
From my experience watching friends with it completely covering the cervix, complete bed rest is inevitable at some stage (generally if there is bleeding and well into the second tri, but everyone is different), with the intention of keeping bub in as long as possible.
One of my close gfs was in hospital from about 26 weeks until bub was born via c/s at 36 weeks (from memory). I know of another who managed to stay out of hospital until 32 weeks but was then in until bub could be born. Both waited in bed until the bleeding returned enough to not stop easily with the baby mature enough to deliver ITMS. C/s is the only option with a complete placenta praevia.
Take care, it must be quite scary to be in your situation with a language barrier to boot. I hope you are getting the best of care.
mine was covering up until my 20 week scan. had to go on light duties at work and finish up at 30 weeks and was very careful but no one told me to be on bed rest I had another scan at 22 weeks, then 32 weeks then 36 weeks and it slowly kept moving until it was a MASSIVE 1cm away form the cervix which was just enough for me to deliver vaginally. they like it to be at least 2cm, I did have A LOT of bleeding post birth and was monitored a bit and had to have placenta delivered ASAP by cord traction and injection and then some syntocin to make uterus contract up quicker but having said that I was home the next arvo and just had my blood count monitored. I was very lucky I never got any bleeding through the whole pregnancy. Every case is different though. maybe get a second opinion? 16 weeks seems quite soon to be on strict bed rest but I am not a doctor. Maybe I was just very lucky?
Oh noes hun, I hope you are home soon and can get a second opinion once you are back home you poor thing. Hope it doesn't ruin your holiday completely and you are able to do some fun things before you come back xoxoxo I have no idea about it but hoping all will be fine oxxo
How scary for you Lulu! I don't know if you remember I had low lying placenta with DS as well. Although, mine was 1cm next to the cervix and didn't move and I didn't get any bleeding. I wasn't put on bed rest at any stage, but it was recommended that I don't overdo things physically. I agree with Jennifer - if it's covering the cervix then it's not likely to move and you're more likely to have some bleeding. Bed rest is inevitable in the more serious cases of pp. I'd listen to the doc and get as much as you can hun. xoxox
i had complete previa and mine didnt move. like pp said, if its covering its less likely to move out of the way and you can only have a cs with the birth! i started spotting at 30 weeks then had to hemarrhages at 34 weeks which resulted in DS being born 6 weeks early. i suggest plenty of rest until you get home and can see your normal ob!
I have grade four placenta previa & vasa previa.
I was in hospital at 24 weeks for two weeks & then readmitted at 28 weeks & tomorrow I'm having a CS at 34 weeks + 3 days.
I look at it like having a great big rest.
Thanks ladies. Only just got internet connection to check in. Waiting at airport for flight home now and will go see my ob hopefully this week. No more bleeding but not been doing anything - too scared to lift my girls and every twinge scares me to death. Hopefully dr here was being overly cautious with the traumatised foreigner but I guess it will be whatever it is. So hope not bed rest though. My kids will destroy my house!
Sorry - I should have updated this thread. Apparently the placenta was never in the way. I wasn't able to get a scan or see my OB when I got home because of Christmas and everyone's holidays away. I finally got my scan at the end of December and asked the sonographer how it was looking. She was so confused by what the OB in HK had said that she went to get the specialist practitoner to come and check my scan too because she didn't see how it could possibly have been classed as low lying, let alone placenta praevia, only three or so weeks earlier. My OB said the same thing when I saw him later the same day.
It was still very worrying for us for a while because I lost a lot of blood with pretty sizeable clots, but touch wood haven't had any bleeding since so the worry has eased. I'm getting scans regularly to keep an eye on bub and so far so good. Given it was so far after the fact my Ob saw me and he couldn't see anything on scans, he couldn't suggest a cause other than I had been doing too much physically, carrying the girls around too much etc. I had bleeding on and off (although never to this extent) with both DDs so maybe its just something I do?
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Reply With QuoteTake care, it must be quite scary to be in your situation with a language barrier to boot. I hope you are getting the best of care.
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