I have an AP. I am 24 weeks but didn't start feeling anything until 2 weeks ago. At my last ultrasound, we could see the baby kick but I didn't feel a thing. I was starting to get worried early on but my ob told me I wouldn't fell much movement early in the pregnancy with an AP.

Anonymous wrote:Anterior shouldn't dramatically affect your ability to feel movement, particularly as your baby gets bigger. What you should keep in mind is that there's a greater likelihood of an OP baby, which would make delivery more difficult. Pay extra attention to positioning -- yours and baby's.

What is an OP baby? Just curious.

Anonymous wrote:Does one have anterior placenta because of a tipped uterus or can anyone have it?
Is labor different somehow for those who had anterior placenta?

I have a tilted uterus and had anterior placentas with both pregnancies. I felt movement later than the books / my friends said one normally feels movement, but didn't have any complications or problems.

Anterior shouldn't dramatically affect your ability to feel movement, particularly as your baby gets bigger. What you should keep in mind is that there's a greater likelihood of an OP baby, which would make delivery more difficult. Pay extra attention to positioning -- yours and baby's.

This is my third and I have an anterior placenta this time. I'm 23 weeks. I feel a lot, and have for quite some time, but like a prior poster said, it is more internal. The stuff I feel on the outside that my other kids and husband can feel is more on the sides not in front. There is a buffer for any movements in the front. Regardless, you can definitely feel stuff inside to know that the baby is still moving away. I don't know what it will be like as it gets bigger. I did not hear anything about it increasing our chances of the baby being sunny side up but my second was sunny side up even though my placenta was not anterior and it flipped during labor, which I hear is pretty common.

I had a different experience. I had an anterior placenta last time, and I ended up getting checked out a few times because of decreased kick counts in the third trimester. I had a much harder time feeling him all the way through.

It was also harder to get good pix when we did a for fun ultrasound!

At my 20 week ultrasound the tech told me I have an anterior placenta. He told me that it was likely that I wouldn't be feeling movement for a few weeks. That was so comforting to hear since everything I read said I should start feeling movement around 16 weeks. I didn't feel my baby move until about 22 weeks and it was infrequent.

Anonymous wrote:Does one have anterior placenta because of a tipped uterus or can anyone have it?
Is labor different somehow for those who had anterior placenta?

Anyone can have it. I've heard that babies are more often OP (sunny-side up) with anterior placentas, but not sure of any evidence to support that. I had a super long labor, but don't think it was related to the anterior placenta--at least, my midwife didn't say anything about that.

Does one have anterior placenta because of a tipped uterus or can anyone have it?
Is labor different somehow for those who had anterior placenta?

From what I understand, AP really only makes a difference in feeling movement early on in the pregnancy...once you enter the 3rd trimester, you will feel will the same as anyone else (or should). I have had anterior placenta with both my kids, and honestly have had no problems feeling/detecting ample movement. Try not to borrow trouble, and don't worry, you'll feel your little guy or gal soon enough .

I am 31 weeks with an anterior placenta. I only know that it is anterior because I was looking over the docs shoulder as she put it in the computer. I was never told that there should be anything different due to the anterior placenta. This is my first so I don't have much to compare to. I started feeling movement around 18 weeks and was sure that it was definitely the baby (and not just gas) around 20 weeks. My baby has been moving a ton and I feel it all over and very much in the front of my stomach.

I had an anterior placenta with my first, and didn't do anything different. We also found out at the 20 week anatomy scan; the sono tech told me I'd feel movement more on the sides than the front. That was very true: tons of kicking, pushing, etc., but I felt almost all of it on the sides. My husband used to tell me in the mornings he had no idea how I could sleep through the kicking.

You should still feel plenty with an anterior placenta, just in a different location and perhaps a bit muffled. Try not to worry, it really wasn't a big deal at all, and I had no trouble feeling the baby once she really became active.

I have an anterior placenta but around 15 weeks I started feeling "bubbles". By 20 weeks, I was definitely feeling kicks. At 27 weeks now, I feel him all the time. He's an active little guy apparently!

You will still feel movement, it may just be a little later. Honestly, I'm pregnant w/ #2 right now and I didn't find out I had anterior placenta until my 36w ultrasound. I honestly didn't notice that much difference in movement, but it's probably why I didn't feel #2 any earlier than I felt #1 (normally you feel #2 sooner than you felt #1)

I'm 20 weeks with my first and was told at the anatomy scan that I have an anterior placenta. I was really looking forward to feeling movement because I think I'd find it very reassuring. In fact, since the beginning my OB has been saying "oh, once you start feeling movement you'll relax... that's when I finally relaxed with my first and stopped ultrasounding myself all the time!" Also, I know that many people use movement closer at the end of the pregnancy as an indicator that things might not be okay. I might not have that luxury and I'm disappointed.

If you have/had an anterior placenta, did you or your doctor do anything differently to confirm that everything was still okay on a regular basis?