Met with my OB yesterday and went over the results from my ultrasound. Placenta previa is still not a lovely thing to have while being pregnant and can cause sudden unannounced bleeding in the 3rd trimester so she wasn't pleased that the placenta hadn't moved. I can't do any traveling outside of the city limits until after delivery, and my c-section has been pushed up an extra week to 37 weeks (YES Ma'am!!). This is to avoid any contractions or labor that would cause hemorrhaging, to keep the situation as controlled as possible.
She was pleased that there were no signs of Placenta Accreta but said that doesn't mean there won't be issues with my placenta detaching normally at delivery. She said low anterior placentas are always a reason to be concerned for difficult delivery. Her words were: "I'm just telling you now so that when delivery happens and I look over and say I have to do a hysterectomy you can't say I didn't warn you". Fair enough I suppose. But it could just as easily peel away with out any issues. I always appreciate her honesty and I'd rather be prepared instead of have to deal with the total shock of waking up with no uterus later on. We have the added issue of my uterus wall being abnormally thin to also deal with and that alone could throw us some curve balls. Hopefully the repair she did at my last c-section has held up and that wont be the case.
Should I have any major bleeding between now and delivery I'll be admitted until the baby comes and a massive bleed could turn into an emergent delivery. I honestly do not think that this is going to happen but am taking it easy so as to not aggravate anything in the mean time.
Even though all the above SUCKS, I'm still feeling so much better that Placenta Accreta is not currently present and that there is a good chance that everything will go well! I will take placenta previa over placenta accreta any day of the week! I'm also not feeling as freaked out about delivery as I was before. I can't say I'm super excited for all the unknowns but I'm feeling optimistic that things are going to be just fine. I will have an additional ultrasound at 32 weeks to make sure everything is still the same as this weeks scan. And hopefully in the mean time I can just keep doing my thing at home, keep my shop open (for my own sanity) and enjoy these next 9 weeks with my husband and 3 kids before our worlds get turned upside down!
Hopefully I wont have any new updates until after my next scan! No news is definitely good news!
-Haley
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