anterior placenta?

With the movement post early and the responses it got me thinking. i do feel my baby just not hard and all day mostly at night for a little then it stops..never have i been woken up. At my level II they said my placenta was fine. What is this anterior placenta and can it happen after my level II this late in pregnancy ? Maybe i am a bit of a hypochondriac but the post about it got me thinking. how can i rule this out. thanks.

Message edited 2/2/2006 3:36:23 PM.

Re: anterior placenta?

It is when the placenta attaches to the front side of your stomach instead of the back so when the baby kicks you don't feel it as hard.
I had that and wish I felt the baby kick more.

Re: anterior placenta?

Definitely nothing to worry about if thats the case. Sorry I didnt clarify what it was - if it was my response to the movement thread that worried you. With my first pregnancy, I actually had no idea your placenta could lie anterior or posterior, my son always moved alot. With my daughter I was concerned over the lack of movement I felt and that what when I found out what it was. In fact, with this pregnancy, I have a posterior placenta and my OB told me it was totally possible that I felt movement at 14 weeks like I thought. The only issue with a placenta that is cause for concern is a low lying placenta (placenta previa) and your OB would have discussed this with you already if that was the case and it wouldnt be a factor in feeling movement.

I personally have never been woken out of a sound sleep with baby movement with any of my pregnancies.

Re: anterior placenta?

Thank you. I was talking to my sisters and they said they never were woken up either. So I do feel better. I have noticed that the aby moves when i get into bed then stops and in the morning when i get to work "baby" moves a lot while I am sitting at my desk. so I do feel it just not all day.

Message edited 2/3/2006 10:24:36 AM.