marginal placenta previa - most resolve themselves?

[belfie]

I was told this week at my scan that my placenta is 1.5cm from my cervix, and they want to do a scan at 32 weeks to assess if it's moved away. From what I see on Dr Google, am I right in thinking this is marginal placenta previa?

My question - how many others have been in this position and had it move away successfully? My google friend suggests that most resolve themselves by full term. And am I better to delay the scan to 34 or 36 weeks to get a better indication?

TIA,
Belfie

[black_rose]

This happened to me with dd1, it did resolve itself by the scan at 32 weeks. They will want to do the scan at 32 weeks and will do another one if needed later. It's done at 32 weeks so they know if they need to intervene if you go into labour. Hope yours does resolve itself too.

[Hansie]

Hi Belfie,

I also have this with this pregnancy and will have a scan at 34wks (probably depends on Ob or carers as to when they scan). My placenta at my 19wk scan was on the edge of my cervix. I have tried not to stress about it nothing can be done just have to hope and pray, but I had a really good labour with DS and hoping for the same this time.

My Ob explained it as if the placenta is vertical and attached at one side then as your uterus grows with the baby the placenta moves up and away from the cervix. If the placenta is attached diagonally across the cervix then it will remain covering the cervix throughout the pregnancy and will need a CS.

Please dont stress about it. It was of those things we have no control over. Last time I didn't feel DS move very often as the placenta was at the top on the front this bub I have felt everything from 16wks so that has to be a bonus. It's a mover and a groover this one lol.

Take care
Hansie xx

[BellyBelly]

Low Lying Placenta & Placenta Praevia

[fireflies4]

I hope it moves further away for you.

3.5weeks ago my placenta was completely sitting over my cervix.
Scan the other day at 18+5weeks (3weeks from last scan) and my placenta has moved and the edge is now 4cm away from my cervix.

I was told not to get my hopes up as it may move back. But its a good sign its moved already.

[belfie]

Fireflies - that's great that it's already moved, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that it stays away. I've also heard from another girl whose placenta was still close at 32 weeks, but had moved by 37 weeks.

I'd already read the articles (thanks Kelly) but still keen to hear from anyone else who has had this experience? If it did move, when was it checked, and how much did it move by? I noticed that some sites on the net suggest that you should modify your activity (no heavy lifting, sex etc). Has anyone been told that? I wonder if folks only get told that if they've had bleeding? I see my doc on Tuesday will be interested to see what he says, as I'm still doing everything as per normal.

Hansie - GL for your scan, it must be pretty soon. I think you're right about feeling bubba more too, I'm sure I'm feeling my bubba girl heaps more than I did with DS, she seems very wriggly - it's lovely. Plus DH could feel her at 18.5 weeks (where DS was at 21.5 weeks and we thought that was early then!).

Black rose - thanks for the good luck wishes

[Toomanytoomany]

Belfie, mine was within 1.5cm of the os and had moved to 3cm away. Apparently something like 25% of women get "previas" that really aren't, and a lot of women get freaked out unnecessarily by their OBs who get all dire about c-sections and stuff. The vast majority of them move up as the uterus expands. Interestingly, they "move up" by the cells at the bottom of the placenta dying off and the ones at the top growing more rapidly. It's probably not as good a statistic for women who have a full previa, but still not hopeless.

If there's no bleeding, and especially if the "previa" is marginal, there's no reason to modify your activity in any way at all, although i chose to abstain from vigorous pelvic activity until I had been reassured, if you know what I mean!

[luna moth]

Definitely delay as much as you can! My mum had placenta praevia that didn't move until 41 weeks, but it did move! Just talked to someone else yesterday (more recent birth) and hers moved at 37 weeks.

Good luck - hope it shifts for you.

[Hansie]

Hi Belfie,

Just wanted to let you know I had my scan on Wednesday and the placenta has moved away no where near the cervix anymore (was touching at 19weeks). So hopefully now everything will be smooth sailing for a natrual birth again! Hope your pregnancy is travelling well! They measured bubba at 5lb 6oz but we'll see!

Take care

Hansie

[maybub]

Hi Belfie,

My placenta was 1cm away from cervix at my 20 week scan for my last pregnancy and it moved to 4cm by 32 weeks. My 20 wk scan for this pregnancy also shows placenta only 1cm from cervix but I am confident it will move again. Try not to worry chances are it'll all be fine by the time bubs is ready to come.

[belfie]

Hi Hansie,

Thanks for the update, I'm so pleased to hear your fanastic news! I'll send you great labour vibes (for 5-6 weeks time of course!).

No news here, just waiting for our 32 week scan now, but fingers crossed it will have moved I checked with my doc, and yes proceed as normal and no bleeding or anything, so that's all good. Plus of course still a very wriggly little bubba girl baking in there!

Cheers,
Belfie