Anterior placenta?

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I was told I have an anterior placenta. I'm also overweight. I will be 28 weeks tomorrow and I was told I have to start kick counts. I am nervous about doing this because there are some days where I hardly feel him at all and others where I feel him more. How much am I supposed to be feeling him with an anterior placenta? I don't want to be calling the OB if there's not an issue, but I don't know what's normal for AP. It's not that there's been a decrease in movement; ever since 22 weeks when I really started feeling him, there have been days with more movement than others. Anyone else have/had an anterior placenta and what's been your experience? Will I start to feel the baby more as he gets bigger? Are/were the kick counts difficult for you?

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I was told have the same issues btw that kick counts by 28 weeks should be every few 2 hours at least 10 kicks I could be wrong though every dr is different

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I asked my doctor this at my last apt (I was 27 weeks, I’m now 28wks 2 days). She said even with an anterior placenta I should still feel more consistent movement at this point and to call or go in if I don’t feel movement. She said the baby is strong and big enough that placenta location shouldn’t affect kick counts. I’m a bit overweight but she said that shouldn’t affect it either

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I’m the same. Dr told me to do kick counts whenever I notice baby is most active. Which is usually right before I go to bed. Sometimes I won’t feel baby all day then I lay down and got 12 kicks in 4 minutes. :)

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I have anterior placenta too. I expressed concern to my doctor about decreased movement at 23 weeks so she told me to start kick counts then and if I didn’t feel 10 in an hour I was to go to the ER😬 I do them most days but some days I’m so busy I don’t have time to count when I feel him. I’m 28 weeks now and the movements are getting stronger. I can feel them outside of my stomach and see the movements sometimes. Some days I still feel less than others. Sorry I don’t have a concrete answer for you but I do know how you feel. It sucks being so uncertain and like you don’t know what’s going on in your own body

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Thanks for all your comments. It's been helpful. Honestly, I feel like there's a bunch of morons working at my OB's office. I just called to ask if it needs to be the same time of day, or multiple times a day, basically how they want me to do this (since it wasn't explained well the first time). The first girl seemed clueless...she didn't understand my questions and then told me it was 10 kicks in an hour. Then she put a nurse on the phone and the nurse said the baby should be moving throughout the day and I should get 10 kicks in 2 hours, but I don't have to do it at the same time each day. So I said I felt him this morning and this afternoon, but nothing in an hour or two. She said that's ok because all babies have different sleep-wake cycles now and if I don't feel him for awhile, to rest and put my feet up, try drinking something sugary or caffeinated and then if I don't get movement, I should call. It's all so scary and I just want to be sure I'm doing it right. I feel like I've been told different things and they kinda seemed confused as to why I was calling. 🤷🏻‍♀️