Hello,
I've posted before but I'd appreciate any advise (and a place to rant a bit!). My placenta was low lying at 20 weeks but they said there was nothing to worry about as it was very marginal. I was rescanned at 34 weeks and it had not moved at all, plus baby was breech.
I was then rescanned at 37 weeks - baby now head down but placenta still too close to the opening of the OS for a natural delivery and the consultant advised re-scanning at 38 weeks. I am now 38 weeks - I was scanned yesterday and placenta has not moved. However, they cannot book me in for ELCS as they are fully booked! As I live a fair way from the hospital they asked if I wanted to stay in due to the risk of bleeding, but at the same time are dismissing the risk saying it's only a few mm so there is every chance of it still moving - making it hard for me to weigh up any risk.
I am now faced with going in at 39 weeks to be admitted, then they will find someone else to scan me as my sonogropher indicated that she wouldn't be happy repeating an internal scan that late on with a low lying placenta (and it was hinted that hopefully the person doing the next scan would be more 'generous' in their measurement thus clearing me for a natural delivery). If there is no movement in the placenta I have to wait until they can fit me in for EMCS - this could be at any time and I may well be on my own as we cannot plan for it (live an hour from the hospital, no family apart from DH and 2 small children).
I'm now thinking they could (should?) have booked me in for ELCS a few weeks ago and cancelled it had things changed? I'm cross with myself for not raising it sooner and I am now very anxious about what will happen.
Has anyone had any movement in the position of their placenta between 38 and 39 weeks?
Apologies for the length of my post, needed to rant a bit!
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Confused about advice re: CS and low lying placenta
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MurtleTheTurtle · 28/11/2012 11:24
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