At my 20wk scan it was determined that I had a low lying placenta. I was told by my ob not to worry as it would likely "move up" over the duration of the pregnancy. Fast forward to today and the scan (35wk 4days) shows the placenta is 2.5cm from the cervix.

Ob had said she'd be happy for me to birth vaginally if placenta was 3.5cm from cervix given I birthed DS easily and within five hours. Am extremely disappointed by today's scan, to say the least, as I'm very, very pro-natural birth (i'm a dedicated hypnobirther, truth be known!) and I know my body is more than capable of birthing vaginally. I'm consoling myself that (obviously) health of bub and I come first. If I have to have a c-section, I'll be requesting another scan the day prior just to see if the placenta hasn't moved further out of the way.

Anyway, for those who have been through this ... any idea what "grade" my low lying placenta would be considered. I understood if it was grade 1 (I don't think it is) or grade 2 (possible) that I might be given the opportunity to birth normally - but if it's grade 3 or 4 - full blown placenta praevia - then there's no chance of birthing naturally. Unfortunately I can't determine what grade a LLP 2.5cm from cervix is.

Am seeing Ob on Friday, so I guess all will be revealed re: natural birth vs c-section. If it's the latter, then I'll wrap my head around it and move onward and forward. At least I'll have a couple of weeks to reconcile with the fact ... and given I'm a practical type of chick, I'm sure I'll be just fine when push comes to shove (hmmm, bad pun in this instance maybe).