Lying low

At the 20 week scan I was told that I had a low-lying placenta. Basically, this means that the placenta is located near where the baby comes out (the O/S) or in some cases, over the O/S. (see below). This can be very dangerous for both mother and baby during the birth process as the placenta can rupture and cause hemorrhaging.
Apparently, most low lying placenta's move up and out the way in time for the birth, but they keep a close eye on you by performing more scans to monitor progress, so we get bonus scans. Friday we had a 28 week scan which showed a healthy baby but that the placenta had barely moved. They will scan again at 34 weeks and if it hasn't moved by then we're probably talking a scheduled cesarean 2 weeks before the due date to make sure that I don't start going into labour. As you can see from the scan, Junior is getting so big they can't fit him all in to the picture anymore!

Belly Cam - 28 weeks

Here is my belly at 28 weeks. I'm definately feeling a bit slower and heavier and it's a bit harder to roll over in bed. However, from all reports I hear that this is nothing compared to the last few weeks!