Placenta Abruption

I'm not sure if it's the same condition or not, but there was a woman in my birthing class that had to have her cervix stitched shut and was put on bedrest for the remainder of her pregnancy (about 12 weeks). She did great - in fact, she had to be induced. Don't know if that helps - try to stay positive!

Hello, I'm sorry to hear that you've been put on bed rest. I can't imagine how you feel, especially having a 5 year old in the home too. It was hard enough for me and I didn't have any children in the home. I think the best thing to do is take it one day at a time and try to make the best of it. Maybe you can involve the five year old by spending lots of quality time with him in bed. My now three year old boy is just such a great kid and it was so worth it at the end to know that you'll have a healthy baby

Oh my, I feel for you. I had a five year old when I started having pre-term labor at 18 weeks! I was hospitalized on bedrest, was maxed out on magnesium sulfate, received the steroid shot weekly. I was in Labor and Delivery for three months. Then, I developed a condition called H.E.L.L.P. syndrome. Finally, after suffering for a few days, they took the baby in an emergency c-section. She was 30 weeks. Due to the steroid shots, she was perfectly developed. She just had to grow in size. She was born 2#13 oz.

Luckily, both sets of grandparents lived in the same city. It was very stressful for me, because I felt like my son didn't have the correct clothing. Haha?? In retrospect, I was just focusing on something insignificant. He was scared of the hospital, so I didn't see him very much. I think that was for the best. I slept most of the time. Oh man, feel free to drop me a line. I have tons of stories to share.

Im not familiar with a placenta abruption. Years ago I had a plaenta previs. My placenta split in half and I started to hemmorage. The placenta I believe holds the afterbirth. Mine came before the baby. Heart beats can start to go down at that point. Thank God my baby was born well but I had to have a cesarean section. I know you must be very frightened and my prayers are with you. Talk to your Dr. and Im sure he can ease some of your fears. Having faith in the Lord Im sure all will go well. God Bless.

I was 41 almost 42 weeks and 12 days past my due date when I was scheduled for inducement. When I was given the pitocin for the contractions to start happening, and little did I know me and my baby were bleeding to death.... I had a placental abruption. Me and my baby were loosing massive amounts of blood by the second. I was rushed into a emergency c-seran without even knowing anything of what was going on. When I woke up in the recovery room I was told what happend, and that my baby is most likely not going to make it... They had to resuscitate her. Thank god, I was so lucky I was right there in the hospital when this had happend, anywhere else my baby would not have made it. The whole thing was a terrible nightmare. My obstetricianist shouldnt have even let me go that far past my due date...

please please please listen to your doctors advice..my friend lost a full term ,healthy baby due a placental abruption.Yours is small,so im sure you will be fine,but any bleeding ,get straight to hospital.Im sorry ,i dont mean to be a scare monger,but rest .I know its hard with a 5 year old ,but it will be sooo worth it.buy some puzzles you can do together..or playdough is wonderful stuff

i'm really sorry to hear this, not been through this myself but i know someone who did , a close friend of mine went into hospital and she was 22 weeks pregnant she had to stay in for 6 weeks by the time she reached 26 wks they believed her placental had abrupted,they said her baby was very small the size of a 23 week old fetus,they started her labour off which took 2 days,she gave birth to a tiny baby girl who is now a year old so it shows there is hope,bed rest with a 5 year old must be so difficult but try your best to get that rest its the best thing for you and your baby,i wish you all the best

Hi there. Yes. I went through the very same thing. Here is my story. I got pregnant at the age of 23 and knew that I was pregnant immeadiatly because it was like my whole body changed. I also grew VERY hungry. I told the father of the child that I was pregnant, even though I hadn't had a pregnancy test and it had only been two weeks since we had sex. He immeadiatly thought I was using him and lying so I knew that I was gonna be on my own. I was already having a hard time financially and emotionally. About 2 years prior I had been heald captive, beaten and sexually assaulted for about 24 hours by a stranger. This led to a lot of turmoil in my life inxcluding not being able to work as well as not being able to handle simple day to day challenges. The idea of a baby was so confusing to me and the thought of love was so foreign. I had some tough choices to make but I knew that whatever the outcome it had to be the best for the child steadily growing inside of me.

While I was still deciding on what I needed to do and trying to make adjustments, my water broke and I started bleeding. At this point I was only 8 weeks pregnant. I went to the ER and ofcourse everyone treated me like it was no big deal and I was just going to have a miscarriage and that was the end.

The hospital wouldn't even give me a taxi ride home and told me I could walk since I lived within 5 miles. Mind you I lived in east LA and it was 10 @ night.


I made a decision that night to keep my baby and I prayed for 4 days that my bleeding would stop. I didn't move for 4 days in hopes that would "heal" my baby.

My bleeding stopped and I got really serious about my life. I started saving every penny that I earned and stopped doing anything social. I didn't even by myself pregnancy clothes. But for whatever reason I always had this feeling that my water would break at 6 months and that I would need to be prepared.


I kept working and trying to provide what would be a decent home for my family. Finally at 4 months my waterbroke again. This time I went to a really great hospital where they did very extensive testing and I found out that I had a massive blood clot that was causing bleeding and was not having a miscarriage. If the other hospital had done that so many other things could have happenend to prevent what was to come.

I finally decided that you couldn't put a price on better care and decided to find a doctor that was networked with a good hospital. Unfortunately the doctor I chose was very errogant and did not take the time to answer any of my questions, nor help me develop a better plan for a more controlled diet, nor do the extensive testing that I needed, nor help me with my out of control hormones that was causing my brain to be useful as runny eggs. I had actually made a decision to find another doctor and then my water broke, at exactly 6 months.

I ended up spending two months in the hospital with same strange hospital bacteria, not knowing whether I was going to live or die.

I initially wanted an all organic pregnancy and to give my baby all organic foods and that went out the door when they gave me the steroid shot. I spent two months eating fatty food and only being visited twice because the people in my family are disfunctional to say the least.


I spent my time being angry at everyone and really ungreatful. The errogant doctor I didn't like ended up becoming the only person who understood me. He was my advocate and later became a dear friend.

After my waterbroke I lost my job, the place I was living in and almost everythin I owned. My disability wasn't very much so I wouldn't be able to pay bills or care for a baby. I turned to my family for help but that ended up being a disaster. It has been alnost two years since my water broke and I am just barely getting back on my feet.

When my waterbroke that was a life changing experiences. That was my first real understanding that life is only something you can prepare for and plan but not count on.


Today I am so grateful for the nurses and doctors that helped me deliver a beautiful boy who is actually smarter and bigger (due to the steroids) then kids his age. ( As I approach his 2nd birthday I wonder if he has roid rage, j/k)

I know when your waterbreaks it is a time of so much turmoil because you don't know whether to keep planning for the baby or to not get your hopes up. Now I look back and think about how ridiculous that was, of course he was gonna make it.


I did a lot of meditation and focuses on channeling my inner baby. It really kept me calm and connected with my body.

One piece of advice that I hope you'll take is watch what you eat. Since you are on bed rest the pounds ad up quick. It took me 6 months to get the weight off and then I gained it all back in 4 months and now weigh 200 pounds at 5'2.


Good look with your pregnancy. Just remember to keep calm, pray, journal, meditate and watch stuff on tv that has nothing to do with babies. Keep us posted I would love to hear that everything turned out okay.

I had a total placental abruption at 39 weeks and our daughter was stillborn. So not to scare you because at least they have caught yours. Just rest like the doctors have told you and maybe get a friend or relative to help you with your 5 year old. I hope everything turns out okay :)

Hi, I just want to say that that happened to my mother when she was pregnant with me, and she had a 4 year old at home. I´m sure those were hard times for her, and she says that the worst part was being permanently scared of even turning around in bed. well, i was born a little too soon but perfect, so just try to think that it doesnt have to wrong, it can also end up very very well. get rest, patience, help for anything you need (dont be afraid to ask , everybody will be willing and happy about it!!) and relax cause everything comes around if it has to. you can only do the best you can, and it willl go much better if you have much less stress. I know its tough to do it, but its your best option and the only vacation you´ll get in a looong time ;). I hope this gives you a little hope for yourself and your baby. Lots of hugs and good luck!