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Suggest Precautions To Be Taken While Having Low Lying Placenta During Pregnancy

hello, i am in 14th week of pregnancy and doc says i have low lying placenta , i am taking complete bed rest and i am taking care by each mean that i can do , dr has given me cyclogest to put in the rectum overnight to avoid bleeding , what [precautions can be help ful for me as it is very initial stage of my pregnancy , and which diet can help me over coming this problem ?
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Hello and thanks for your query.

I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions.
As you have mentioned your placenta's is low lying at 14 weeks, at early gestation you're placenta is large and uterus is small, almost everyones placenta looks like low lying. This is why no need to look at the placenta until the patient is about 20 weeks along, to give it time to "migrate" upward and away from the cervix and so as not to alarm the patient with something that is perfectly expected in the early stages of pregnancy.

So I think your placenta will be away from cervix when you go for 18
- 20 weeks USG.
If after 20 weeks, if our is still low lying, you should be worried and consult doctor for further management.

Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions.

Sincerely,
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Suggest Precautions To Be Taken While Having Low Lying Placenta During Pregnancy

Hello and thanks for your query. I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions. As you have mentioned your placenta s is low lying at 14 weeks, at early gestation you re placenta is large and uterus is small, almost everyones placenta looks like low lying. This is why no need to look at the placenta until the patient is about 20 weeks along, to give it time to migrate upward and away from the cervix and so as not to alarm the patient with something that is perfectly expected in the early stages of pregnancy. So I think your placenta will be away from cervix when you go for 18 - 20 weeks USG. If after 20 weeks, if our is still low lying, you should be worried and consult doctor for further management. Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions. Sincerely,