anterior placenta

[Jamie]

hi ladies! I was wondering - my scan notes say I have anterior placenta...is this why I am not feeling much movement or kicks, and its very irregular? At the scan on Friday everything was fine with baby so I'm not too worried right now, but I thought I would be feeling stronger kicks and much higher up by now especially as this is my second pregnancy!! Everything I feel seems to be very low down and there isn't a regular pattern or anything, it can be 12 hours between movements I feel

help!

 

[kimmumof2]

hi hun, yeh this is why. i started feeling proper kicks at about 20 weeks but they were always really low down by my hair line and only ever once a day. in the space of five weeks tho i can now see my LO moving and feel really big kicks and OH can feel some of her kicks. she has moved to the side slightly as well so that she is not fully covered by the placenta. i started feeling more kicks at around 22/23 weeks and i felt them 3-4 times a day now i feel her about 9-10 times a day so you will feel your baby soon hun.
HTH

xxxxx

 

[smurf]

Yep same with my my placenta is anterior and I didn't start to feel anything till about 20 weeks DH couldn't feel anything at all until I was 24 weeks and even now at 28 weeks he only feels some of the kicks mainly at night when I am lying on my side he puts his hand on the side of my bump and can generally feel bubs.

 

[Jamie]

Thank you so much I'm relieved to know its normal..can't wait to feel baby move regularly

 

[pigletpoo]

Yep, same here.

I was stressing big time about not feeling my LO move, even now I don't feel him that much. And most of the time it's low down. My OH has managed to feel him move, but that was more luck than judgment.
But my scan also showed anterior placenta, so that's why.

Piglet xx

 

[valentine]

Yep same with my my placenta is anterior and I didn't start to feel anything till about 20 weeks DH couldn't feel anything at all until I was 24 weeks and even now at 28 weeks he only feels some of the kicks mainly at night when I am lying on my side he puts his hand on the side of my bump and can generally feel bubs.

ditto - exactly the same for me. I had a scan on Monday and my placenta is still anterior.

Valentine xxx