i had posterior placenta with my first and anterior low lying placenta with my second ( i had a fair amount of bleeding in this pregnancy) which had just moved clear of my cervix at a 38 week scan so they said i could have a antural birth but it did not progress and i needed a EMCS. Ihad a scan at 13+3 with this pregnancy and i have anterior placenta again and it is completley covering the cervix again and is quite a bit past it. I have my 20 week scan on 25th November and i have been told that if it has not moved out of the way by then they will schedule me a 28 week and 32 week and if not gone by the 32 week they will do another at 38 weeks just incase like last time. I really hope that it moves as i hated having a section and really wanted to try for a VBAC as my first daughter was born naturally so there is no reason why i cant manage a normal delivery xxxxx

I have a low lying placenta - found out at my gender scan, low lying and on the right wall.

Gutted cos I too wanted a vbac this time so not sure I will get it if it doesn't move. Pants!!

Have they booked you in for a 34 week scan?

We went to see our consultant on Friday (who was bloody useless!!!) and he's said we can go for a vbac this time round, but it's all dependant on the low-lying placenta... So he's booked us a 34 week scan and we have to see him again at 20 & 37 weeks. Keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes OK

A friend had this, she bled quite a bit and was in and out of hospital for scans etc but she has a lovely healthy little girl now, do try not to worry too much x

Just had my 20 week scan and they have said its not low lying anymore so it looks like a vbac is on the cards again.

The sonographer said that lots and lots of placentas are low lying in early pregnancy so they normally wait until the 20 week scan to say if it is as often it has moved by then. If I hadn't have had my gender scan I would have been non the wiser

That's great news hunni. Did you find out if you're having a boy or girl?

Yes I am having a little boy so I am very happy - I will have one of each.

I think its sounds really promising that you placenta may well have moved by your 20 week scan - I hope it has for you

Well I've not had any problems since, so I've got my fingers crossed... Roll on 11 Dec so we can find out

One of each will be lovely - Hope everything goes well for the rest of your pregnancy hunni xx

Hi there

I too was told with my first pregnancy that I too had a low lying placenta and needed an extra scan at 34 weeks to check it had moved. Like you I wasn't sure what this really meant, but my midwife reassured me that in about 1 in 4 pregnancies women have low lying placenta's, but due to the fact your uterus grows this usually pulls the placenta up and out the way by 34 weeks.

I had my scan at 34 weeks and it had moved and apparently its only 0.5% of people whose placenta's do not move in safe time for delivery.

So when pregnant with my 2nd child and again told at 20weeks I have a low placenta I thought nothing of it and went about day to day life as normal.

However, I have had complications this time. I started bleeding bright red loss at 26 weeks. I being my calm self thought it was nothing and when it was only a small loss and it stopped as quick as it came I told my midwife who checked me over and said if I bled again I had to call my labour ward.

Sadly 2 days later I bled again, but more this time, so called the hospital who told me to go straight in. They scanned me and my placenta was completely covering my cervix. They explained to me then that the risk was a massive bleed which could occur at anytime and baby would have to be born by emergency section.

The Dr here is very cautious and apparently takes no risks with women with placenta previa hence I was admitted and that was 11days ago. The bleeding stopped and has not occurred again for more than a week now.

It is so hard not being home when I have a 2yr old son that I've never been apart from for more than a day, especially when he got chicken pox last week and that's the first time he's ever been ill. BUT I know that I'm in the best place and they are taking amazing care of me.

I have a scan on Monday to check everything but am mindful that I will be here now til baby is born that might be tomorrow and it might be 10 weeks away.

If I were you I would not worry unnecessarily, the odds are so good that the placenta will move and unless you have complications otherwise then you should be able to relax.

Hope this has helped as I have only recently joined to seek advice and help from people alike

Really REALLY hope all goes well and that you have no further problems hunni. Fingers crossed baby will be able to stay put for as long as possible. Thanks so much for your post, it really does go to show that every pregnancy is different. Please do keep us informed of how things are going