taking it easy with low laying placenta?

[spinacholive]

hello mommies..:wave:
on my 20-week scan it shows placenta laying pretty low..2cm from cervix..they said to take it easy...how easy is taking it easy? currently working 4 days in hospital..busy wardwork..can be quite stressfull and physical...i've been feeling my uterus getting rockhard...like a ball...am 23 weeks now...is that a sign of stress and working too hard? this is first baby...so not much common sense if it comes to these things..who can tell me?
thank you
spinacholive

[Hokey Pokey]

I was told to avoid lifting heavy things such as baskets full of heavy wet washing and heavy toddlers. As for that rock hard feeling they sound like braxtons!:)

[ellie13]

I was told not to lift anything over 5 kg and no streanuous activities- but my did bleed- ask your OB what excactly can you do.

[sam's mum]

I didn't slow down in my life.

I was told no penetrative s3x.
no lifting anything heavy.
no travelling too far from a hospital.

next time you see your OB ask them exactly what they mean about what they want you not to do.

[spinacholive]

thank you oopsydaisy, ellie en sams mum for your replies....it all helps...there is so much to learn...good luck for all 3 of you
cheers...:wave:

[Lucky2b Mum]

I also have a low laying placenta, diagnosed at 20 weeks (I'm almost 22wks now). My OB said that it may "grow up the uterus" with the baby. I was told to take it easy as well and let him know if there was any bleeding. I have a 13kg 1yo boy and was told lifting him is still ok because it's what I'm used to.

Hope it doesn't cause you any problems. Good luck.

[sam's mum]

thank you oopsydaisy, ellie en sams mum for your replies....it all helps...there is so much to learn...good luck for all 3 of you
cheers...:wave:

DS was my PP baby, so everything worked out fine for us.

We had a cs at 37 weeks because he was breech across the top with the placenta under him. Totally jammed in with no room. OB did not want to take any chances that I would go into labour with him.

He came out small, but perfect.

hope you have no trouble and that it moves for you. :fingerscrossed:

[creativewarrior]

im 20 weeks and have just found out i have previa too - dr said that resting wont help, and there is nothing i can do really

after reading all your posts im gonna ignore her and take it easy and not lift heavy stuff!

[~*clairesmum*~]

im hearing this is very common at the 20wk scan to have a low lying placenta.... its popping up all over bubhub,

i have it when i was 19wks im now 29wks, i will be going for a scan at 32wks to see if it has moved up if it hasnt then i will have no choice but to have a c-ection as my hospital wont let me go normal.......

i never got told to relax n not pick up anything heavy, i pick up claire n shes 13kgs, so time will soon tell if wat i didnt get told would of made a differents

[RaryGirl]

I was diagnosed with a low lying placenta very early on in the pregnancy and had alot of bleeding ... up until I gave up work.

My OB suggested I stop working (I'm a Massage Therapist) around 20 weeks and I've not had any bleeding since I stopped work.

So taking it easy for me was stopping work. I have still done everything at home and with my toddler as per normal.

My placenta was 1cm away from the cervix.