Anterior vs. posterior placenta

I found out on Monday that my placenta is anterior this time. It has been posterior in my previous two pregnancies. The only difference I've heard is that it makes is with feeling movement. Like at this point in my last pregnancy (15 weeks) I felt regular flutters, but I haven't felt them this time. Will it make much difference down the road with feeling movement?

Anyone who has had placentas in both places, please share your experiences. I think feeling them move is one of the most enjoyable parts of pregnancy; I hate to think that I might not experience so much of that this time.

Jennifer

 

I found out on Monday that my placenta is anterior this time. It has been posterior in my previous two pregnancies. The only difference I've heard is that it makes is with feeling movement. Like at this point in my last pregnancy (15 weeks) I felt regular flutters, but I haven't felt them this time. Will it make much difference down the road with feeling movement?

Anyone who has had placentas in both places, please share your experiences. I think feeling them move is one of the most enjoyable parts of pregnancy; I hate to think that I might not experience so much of that this time.

Jennifer

 

Hi Jennifer,

My previous two birth, the placentas were posterior....and Now with the twin pregancy they are both anterior. In the beginning I thought something was wrong, because I couldn't feel them really at all until 20 weeks, just flutters here and there. And most the time to feel anything I have to put my hands on my lower abdonmen. Now I can feel more movement from A than B, but most of the time I have to be laying on my side. I am kind of enjoying, not feeling kicked super hard right now, especially by 2 kids virsus one. I know in a few weeks I will feel them more.

Juli

 

One of my babies has an anterior placenta and one has a posterior placenta. I definitely feel the one with the posterior placenta MORE than the one with the anterior placenta (although they must be growing and reaching beyond their placenta cuz in the last couple of days I felt the anterior one more than "normal"). Sometimes I feel like I only have one baby because I just feel that one that is with the posterior placenta.

Erica.

 

I had a posterior placenta with DS, and now I have one post and one ant. At first I really only felt movement when they would kick on the sides of my uterus (began at around 17 weeks, but nothing consistent until about 19 or 20 weeks), but now at 28 weeks I feel movement all over. I'd never know I had an anterior placenta unless I was told, there doesn't seem to be any dulling of the movement at all. You'll get to feel plenty of kicks .

 

CONGRATS~~With my twin pregnancy the plac was anterior- and I didn't feel them until around 22 weeks ( but it was my first preg)
This last time it was posterior and I felt movement at 13 weeks~
not sure if it was because I knew what to look for, he ended up being 1 lb bigger than the twins together so maybe he was just huge all along?? ( so much for a easy singleton pregnancy) P

 

I am wondering this as well! Both of mine are anterior, and I hardly feel anything at all at 17.5 weeks. I know it's still early, but reading this post reassures me a little bit that this is normal....

 

Just an FYI:

If your placenta is anterior..... and IF you are expecting identicals sharing a placenta...... and IF they develop TTTS.... and IF they require surgery for TTTS........ THEN an anterior placenta can be an issue. The surgery on an anterior placenta for TTTS is more complicated and some doctors take a very different approach.

 

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Originally posted by Safari:
Just an FYI:

If your placenta is anterior..... and IF you are expecting identicals sharing a placenta...... and IF they develop TTTS.... and IF they require surgery for TTTS........ THEN an anterior placenta can be an issue. The surgery on an anterior placenta for TTTS is more complicated and some doctors take a very different approach.


Thanks for letting me know that. They are sharing a placenta, and of course TTTS is my worst fear.