Posted this in high risk pregnancy too but posting here incase anyone has any experience they can share 
Im currently 18 weeks pregnant. Until a few days ago I was having a straightforward second pregnancy but on Friday (17+3) I woke up to a small amount of bleeding. Ive never had any bleeding in either pregnancy so was advised to go down to triage to be checked out. They heard babys heartbeat and couldnt see any obvious cause for the bleeding so sent me home. This bleeding repeated on Saturday and Sunday so I went in again Sunday and was told similar information (this time though that I also had group B strep). They booked me in for a scan on Monday (yesterday) which diagnosed complete placenta praevia whilst they said it can move over the next few weeks they said that its likely Id need an elective C-section at about 38/39 weeks. This is itself is a bombshell enough but Im reasonably ok with that, I was lucky enough to have the birth I wanted first time round so I cant complain. However I am just so worried by the bleeding. Everything I have read suggests that bleeding with this condition is common in the latter stages of pregnancy, however Im still only 18 weeks. Whilst its only a bit of blood each day, its more than I would like to see. I dont really see the point in going back to triage again as it hasnt got any worse as such but Im just terrified about making it through the next 8-10 weeks or so after which Ill feel a bit more confident about things. Has anyone got any experience of placenta praevia this early and bleeding at this stage? How did you manage it? Did it get worse or did it just stay steady? Ive been advised to stop running and abstain from sex etc and to take it easy although havent been told to take total bed rest so am still at work and stuff. I have a 17 month old daughter which is difficult too and adding to the stress a bit because there is no way I can get around never picking her up Im trying to avoid lifting where possible but shes still a baby really she cant walk long distances so even if its just lifting her into the pushchair and carrying her down the stairs, there really isnt any way I can avoid that. Anyway, any experiences from anyone else in a similar position would be really welcome J
Thanks
Becky
Im currently 18 weeks pregnant. Until a few days ago I was having a straightforward second pregnancy but on Friday (17+3) I woke up to a small amount of bleeding. Ive never had any bleeding in either pregnancy so was advised to go down to triage to be checked out. They heard babys heartbeat and couldnt see any obvious cause for the bleeding so sent me home. This bleeding repeated on Saturday and Sunday so I went in again Sunday and was told similar information (this time though that I also had group B strep). They booked me in for a scan on Monday (yesterday) which diagnosed complete placenta praevia whilst they said it can move over the next few weeks they said that its likely Id need an elective C-section at about 38/39 weeks. This is itself is a bombshell enough but Im reasonably ok with that, I was lucky enough to have the birth I wanted first time round so I cant complain. However I am just so worried by the bleeding. Everything I have read suggests that bleeding with this condition is common in the latter stages of pregnancy, however Im still only 18 weeks. Whilst its only a bit of blood each day, its more than I would like to see. I dont really see the point in going back to triage again as it hasnt got any worse as such but Im just terrified about making it through the next 8-10 weeks or so after which Ill feel a bit more confident about things. Has anyone got any experience of placenta praevia this early and bleeding at this stage? How did you manage it? Did it get worse or did it just stay steady? Ive been advised to stop running and abstain from sex etc and to take it easy although havent been told to take total bed rest so am still at work and stuff. I have a 17 month old daughter which is difficult too and adding to the stress a bit because there is no way I can get around never picking her up Im trying to avoid lifting where possible but shes still a baby really she cant walk long distances so even if its just lifting her into the pushchair and carrying her down the stairs, there really isnt any way I can avoid that. Anyway, any experiences from anyone else in a similar position would be really welcome J
Thanks
Becky
