caitlinsmummy

I'm gonna sounds really silly now but what is an anterior placenta?

Michelle100

An anterior placenta is when the placenta is positioned at the front of the uterus, therefore making movement/kicks difficult to feel, or it takes longer than others to feel strong kicks since it acts like a cushion.

becky1978

I have an anterior placenta, started to feel flutterings at around 14 weeks for a couple fo weeks and then nothing. I started to feel proper kicks just after my 20 week scan last Wednesday and my hubby felt a kick on Thursday!

I haven't been feeling as many kicks/as strong kicks as with my first pregnancy though.

poppy

Hi Sharpy!

I have an anterior placenta as well and I didn't feel proper kicks until about 23 weeks (I had felt on and off 'fluttering' as well) and even then, there were days when I only felt some slight movements (leading me to check on baby using my doppler!), this was possibly due to the position of the baby behind the placenta. I only started getting regular kicks and movements after about 26 weeks.

When the baby is much bigger - over 30 weeks, you can feel the kicks much more strongly, even with an anterior placenta. Try not to worry and if you are concerned, possibly invest in a doppler, so on days when you are worried, you can check on your baby's heartbeat. Hopefully, that will reassure you.

xxx

heather91

Mine is anterior and the first kicks I felt were at about 19 weeks but with an anterior placenta the kicks can be cushioned so you might not feel them. I wouldn't worry. The sonographer described my LOs feet as 'duck feet' so maybe I can feel more

caitlinsmummy

i've just looked at my notes and apparently my placenta is anterior too. I felt this one moving about from about 15 weeks but only just recently last week or so started feeling the kicks xx

carries

Yep ive got one and i had flutters early but kicks about 22 weeks ish. Ive always had most of my movements low down though so more punches than kicks.