https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:28:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2683741 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 06:33:18 +0000 ElbieKay 2683741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta. I heard that it can increase your odds of back labor -- something about baby liking to face the placenta regardless of where it is -- but I don't think I experienced back labor. My labor was 23 hours long. By 17 hours I was feeling very stalled out and I was at 9.5. I got and epidural and it still took me 6 hours plus some pitocin to deliver the baby. But I think that was due to my anxiety to be honest. Medical stuff freaks me out and I was terrified of needing a scary intervention.</p> <p>So, don't get too caught up in the statistics because they are just that: odds. Ultimately you will either have back labor or not, and it can happen with or without an anterior placenta. You should prepare for the possibility in case it does, and hopefully/probably it won't happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2683739 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 04:46:15 +0000 LAZB 2683739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had three babies, two anterior placentas and one posterior, all labors were the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2683712 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:01:32 +0000 bookwormmama 2683712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior with my first and I have it again with my second. I've only given birth once, but I did have a lot of back labor. I ended up with a c section, but it had to do with my son's heart rate more than anything. I didn't have any complications from it during my c section.</p> <p>I have also had my placenta attach/grow just barely too close to my cervix both times now. Last time I had an extra ultrasound and it moved/resolved itself. I'm assuming it will move this time too, but I go back to check in 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2683711 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:54:54 +0000 sapphire 2683711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Position of the baby matters; placental location does not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682952 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:31:43 +0000 rattles 2682952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had anterior with DD1 but not DD2. My first labor was less painful, though it wasn't as quick (but I don't know that either difference was due to placenta placement). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682919 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:13:06 +0000 snowjewelz 2682919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had anterior with my first (unsure for 2nd, lol). I did have a super long induced labor with my first but I don't think it had anything to do with the that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682841 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:20:58 +0000 edelweiss 2682841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hm, i had an anterior the first time, but not the second, and didn't notice a huge difference. i mean, labor hurt like a mother both times, but i can't say that the first time was worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682815 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:06:19 +0000 schubr03 2682815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pajamas: @Adira: @Onyx81: thank you all for your responses. I haven't really done any research on anterior placentas and my doc just kind of said that I had it in passing, so I was just curious if it could affect the labor process. I'm settled down now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682807 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:59:18 +0000 Onyx81 2682807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta with my son, and I apparently have one this time around too, so I can't speak about the difference, but I do know it was a non-issue with my son's labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682805 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:58:43 +0000 Adira 2682805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior and posterior placentas and both times had back labor, so I don't think the position of the placenta matters. Both births were basically exactly the same (unmedicated vaginal births) with the exception that the second one was a little faster and easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682803 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:58:18 +0000 Mrs. Pajamas 2682803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta last pregnancy and a very long unmedicated labor since dd was sunny side up. Back labor was absolutely awful. But I was never told it had anything to do with placenta placement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682802 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:56:52 +0000 schubr03 2682802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: that's what I like to hear!! 😀😉 thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682799 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:55:12 +0000 Pumuckl 2682799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have had two unmedicated natural births with anterior placentas and never had any back labor. Just two quick and easy births... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-and-labor#post-2682791 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 09:42:24 +0000 schubr03 2682791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was told at my anatomy scan that I have an anterior placenta this pregnancy. I didn't have this last pregnancy. To be honest, it hasn't felt too much different (other than the kicks being a little more muted than last time) up to this point. But I'm concerned for labor. Is it going to be much different?<br /> So if yo had an anterior placenta for one pregnancy and not for another, my question is, was labor more focused in the back with your anterior placenta? Did the contractions feel different from a previous or other pregnancy? </p>