My placenta moved up!
Another good news besides CPC resolved in baby’s brain!
I was so happy and relaxed when the doctor congradualted me with such a promising information.
The placenta, which is a structure that connects the baby to the wall of mom’s womb, can partially or completely cover the opening of mom’s womb. When mom bleeds because of this, it is called placenta previa. Placenta previa can pose a potentail danger to mother and baby due to the risk of hemorrhage (excessive blood loss) before or during delivery.
The good news is, in a lot of cases, the placenta usually moves up and away from the opening of the uterus (cervix), as the uterus grows。Of course, it doesn’t actually rise, but when the uterus stretches, the placenta implantation site gets higher. Think about making a mark on a deflated balloon and then inflating the balloon. As the balloon plastic stretches, the mark “moves up” even though it doesn’t actually move.
I was diagnosed to have the placenta previa at my 13th week of gestation. By the 21st week, the placenta was diagnosed to move up. This good news means that I probably can give a natural birth for my baby, which is believed to be more beneficial for both mother and baby.
Blessings on other mothers’ birthing journey!
After the bleeding on my 13th week gestation, I had 3 times light spotting of bleeding. This Tuesday it happened again! The bleeding is always painless, sometimes bright red. And to me, it always happened during the early morning.
What causes placenta previa? Is there any treament besides just wait and see? How to prevent the bleeding? With all these questions in mind, I went to online today to search for information.
According to the information online, the exact cause of placenta previa is unknown. It may be caused by multiple pregnancy, an abnormally shaped uterus, older age of the mother, a previous cesarean birth or induced abortion. Bed rest, avoiding intercourse, limit traveling and avoiding pelvic exams are the treatment suggested by online resources. Overall, it seems there is not too much I can do besides being careful with myself and taking more rest.
However, to my surprise, there are a lot of worried mothers-to-be seeking for concrete advice on how to prevent or limit bleeding related to placenta previa.
Recalling the last 2 months, I summarized the following tips from my personal experience:
1. Be careful with contipation. The push of the bowel musles can easily cause the bleeding. Eat more vegetables, fruits and drink more water to prevent contipation.
2. No heavy lifting. Don’t lift staff heavier than 5 pounds. Seek for others’ help when you need to move something.
3. Bend at the knees to pick up something. Don’t lift abruptly. Bend at the knees slowly and stand up slowly too.
4. Lie down/get up slowly. Don’t jump onto/out of the bed. A good way is before going to bed, go to the edge of the bed, lie down slowly with your side and then turn onto your back. Similarly, when you want to get out of the bed, turn to your side and get up slowly.
5. Don’t wear high-heeled shoes. Wear soft and flat bottom shoes.
6. Always hold on something when you climb stairs, especially downwards.
7. Be careful with doing exercise. Avoid those fast-paced exercises.
8. The last but not the least is, being relaxed and happy. You don’t need to always keep it in mind!
After my last bleeding 3 weeks ago, I have been extremely careful with myself: no heavy lifting, no long-time standing, no large-scale housework, and be cautious of any pain inside my tommy. I also checked myself more frequently for any blood-tinged drop or clots.
Everything seems fine until yesterday afternoon….
I went to the bathroom, just thinking how good it is that I had no bleeding for 3 weeks. Suddenly, I saw something pink on the toilet paper. Quickly I checked myself again with another piece of toilet paper. This time I saw one dark red blood-tinged clot.
THIS IS NOT GOOD!!
I immediately went out of the bathroom and lay down on the bed, praying to the God to help stop any bleeding. Because it was really not good time to go to the emergence room: it was December 26, right after Christmas. A lot of places are not open yet. It started to snow from noon and the snow became bigger and bigger. And the worst was: M is not at home, and driving on the snow is definitely not easy…
All I could do was lying on the bed and praying to God to stop any bleeding.
After lying on the bed for 45 minuets, I went to the bathroom, curious to see whether I had any more bleeding. Thanks God! No more bleeding!!
I was not sure what caused the bleeding this time, but I am sure no bleeding in pregnancy is a good thing, especially during the second and third trimester. Therefore, I need to be careful and protect myself, for the safety of my own and my unborn baby!
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