Placenta Previa at 18 Weeks
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Anonymous
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We had our anatomy scan this week, the office scheduled it to happen during our 18-week appointment.
The doctor rattled me a bit. She said my placenta was just at the edge/barely touching my cervix but she needed to diagnose me with placenta previa. We have a follow-up in two and a half weeks to see if she can clear me. No “activity” or sex but I wasn’t able to get much clarification from her. Her demeanor was not reassuring. I’ve been googling (just as reliable as a medical opinion, I know) and it seems like most cases like mine resolve themselves. I left a message for my OB to call me but in the meantime…anyone else have experience with this? |
Anonymous
| Yes, and it resolved itself in a few weeks. |
Anonymous
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I had almost the same experience: placenta previa at my anatomy scan and a serious conversation with the doctor (and some googling after) that really freaked me out. I got put on pelvic rest and got strict instructions about what to do if there was any bleeding and had to cancel a work trip with a long plane flight to an area with unreliable medical care.
At my follow up scan about 4-6 weeks later, my placenta was no longer over my cervix and I went on to have a vaginal delivery after spontaneous labor at exactly 40 weeks. I will also note I posted on here a bit freaked out and got many reassuring stories from people whose did not resolve and who went on to have healthy babies via planned c sections. |
Anonymous
| I had the same diagnosis at 16 weeks. My placenta did not move. I went to a specialist and, in fact, it was completely over my cervix not just at the edge as my ob said. |
Anonymous
| I am in the rare group who had complete placenta to the very end and delivered via CS at 37 weeks. I'm here to tell you that if it doesn't resolve, you can still be OK. I know it's scary and everyone tells you itll resolve, but sometimes it doesn't. Follow doctor's advice, be aware of any spotting/bleeding, stay in contact with your OB and most importantly, treat yourself kindly and often. Hugs to you! |
Anonymous
| I had the same diagnosis, and the same fears after googling worst-case scenarios. The issue resolved sometime around 28-34 weeks (I can’t recall exactly when). Everything turned out well, with no problems. |
Anonymous
Ditto. With it being this early on and it just being at the very edge of your cervix, I would bet very good money that as your uterus grows your placenta will pull up and away from your cervix, and everything will be fine |
Anonymous
| Same happened to me. By the time the baby was ready to be born the placenta had moved, but the dr said it could go either way and actually put the decision in my hands. Having gone through so much ART and other pregnancies that did not work out for one reason or another, I elected to have a C-section. I did not want any surprises or additional stress. |
Anonymous
| Thank you so much, everyone. This all really helps. |
Anonymous
This happened to a good friend of mine. They caught it around the same time as you, OP, and then waited to see if it would move. Around 28/29 weeks they determined that it would not move and set a date for a c-section at 37 weeks. It was unfortunate because she had two easy, vaginal births beforehand and was not what she was expecting. BUT she had an easy, uncomplicated c-section and she is fine as is her baby. Many women go into pregnancy with a plan for how they want to give birth and sometimes it happens exactly as you want and other times it happens differently. I consider any experience where the mom and baby emerge healthy and relatively unscathed as good. Not saying lower your expectations, but have realistic expectations. Things can go sideways quickly and if they don't you are lucky. I've had scares during two of my pregnancies and managed to have two fairly easy vaginal births. I'm 6 weeks away from having my third and am hoping that the birth will go well, but know from my first two that anything can happen. |
Anonymous
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I did and it resolved by the 35 week ultrasound. I was on pelvic rest for 16 weeks which was very difficult since I had two toddlers and was separated from the children's father witth a protective order and was recovering from his abuse. It was also the height of covid lockdowns and I had no support. Do not recommend.
You'll be fine either way, OP. |
Anonymous
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Yup, mine resolved itself, too. Forget by when, but at least several weeks before the birth. It was caught at the anatomy scan too, same timeline.
It's likely to resolve and even if it doesn't, it just means a c-section. This has a very low probability of a bad outcome. |
Anonymous
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I had the same thing and was on “pelvic rest” for the rest of my pregnancy. Hardest part was limiting picking up my 18 month old. Couldn’t stop completely (someone needs to get him in and out of the crib) but he learned to climb in and out of his car seat, etc.
Long story short, it was completely resolved by my 36 week scan and no issue. |
Anonymous
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I am part of an even rarer group(OB was shocked) that it happened twice, and both healthy babies with no NICU time.
Complete placenta previa and c section at 37 weeks both times. Of course there are risks and the risks are scary when you read online but sometimes it will be okay even if it doesn’t move like the PP said. Go easy on yourself as you get later in your pregnancy and nothing strenuous, try and enjoy your pregnancy as much as possible. Of course, any sign of bleeding contact your OB ASAP. |
Anonymous
+1 mine said it would probably move away and it did. Found at 20 weeks and gone by 28. But it's not a huge deal - if not resolved, you need a C-section. I had one anyway for other reasons. |