Anterior placenta - when did you feel movements?

**Winter** · January 30th, 2011, 11:27 PM

Hello. I am 13.5 weeks preg with bub number 2 and the ultrasound doctor has confirmed an anterior placenta and said that I wouldn't feel movements until around 24 weeks. That seems like a really long time to me as I am sure that I started to feel flutters by 14 weeks with DD and proper movements by 18 weeks. Its strange to think that it could be another 10 weeks before I feel anything.

So I am looking forward to hearing your experiences with an anterior placenta. TIA.

**LionsandBears** · January 30th, 2011, 11:28 PM

20-21 weeks for definate movement. I think there may have been something earlier but i didnt recognise it.

**mummy of 3 boys** · January 31st, 2011, 12:14 AM

i had one of these at my 19wk scan, but i had been feeling bub move since 12wks 5 days and they just got stronger and stronger'

I guess each women maybe different to when you will start to feel anything

Goodluck though and i hope you start to feel something soon

**emc2** · January 31st, 2011, 02:59 AM

I had pinchy feelings kind of felt like around the top of my cervix or pelvic floor? around 16 weeks. I have been feeling him now getting stronger since 20 weeks when we had the ultrasound. He doesn't feel comfortable when I'm sitting upright and moves around then.

**Lisa** · January 31st, 2011, 04:12 AM

About 22-24 weeks for me. This baby has been my only one that I have had an anterior placenta with.

**Pandora** · January 31st, 2011, 04:36 AM

I had an anterior placenta both times.
With DS1 it was around 23-24 weeks before I felt movements, but it was much earlier with DS2, around 17-18 weeks.

I don't know whether this was because it was second time around and I just knew what to expect to feel, or whether it wasn't right at the front or what the story was butnit was much earlier and I also felt a lit more movements throughout mympg Than I did with ds1.

**Junglemum** · January 31st, 2011, 05:06 AM

Dd1- no anterior placenta, felt her at about 17-18 weeks

Dd2- no anterior placenta, felt her at about 15 weeks

This one I have an anterior placenta and at 20 weeks couldn't feel anything. I was actually starting to worry but at my scan last week baby had normal amount of movements.

But I have asked lots of women the same thing as was worried. I found that for some it makes no difference at all but others it does. I guess it depends on both the exact position of the placenta and the the baby.

**~Gee_Whizzy~** · January 31st, 2011, 05:08 AM

i had a fundal placenta with DD1 and felt her move at 19 weeks. with this bub i have an anterior placenta and didn't feel "proper" movment until about 21-22 weeks

***Belle*** · January 31st, 2011, 05:34 AM

I had one with Tara and again now with this pregnancy.

With Tara I felt her move around 20 weeks.

With this pregnancy I have felt flutters around 15 weeks and only this weekend 18/19 weeks can I feel more movement just above my pubic bone but I know its bubs cause I know the feelings!

**Lisa B** · January 31st, 2011, 05:44 AM

This is my first and I began to feel something feint at about 19 weeks but it wasn't until about 20 weeks that I realised it was my bub. At 20 weeks I might have only felt something about 3 times a day. I'm 35 weeks now and I feel heaps.

**Epacris** · January 31st, 2011, 06:02 AM

Winter, this is my third anterior placenta and it’s always been around 22-24 weeks for me.

**human bean** · January 31st, 2011, 09:31 AM

A very definite movement on one day at 18 weeks, then nothing until 22 weeks.

**xXHopeXx** · January 31st, 2011, 11:12 AM

I was told I had an anterior placenta, but it's up the top, more near my ribs? Anyhoo, I felt flutters around 14-16 weeks and proper movements around 18-19 weeks I think

**Tuesday's Child** · January 31st, 2011, 11:24 AM

I felt flutters around 16 weeks if I was reclining or lying on my back. I think definite movements I noticed around 19-20 weeks, but throughout my pg they were either really high or really low. At my 19 week scan we saw DD kick quite a bit, but I didn't feel a thing.