Anyone else got/had an 'anterior high' uterus?

HI all

Was looking at my maternity notes recently and noticed that the position of my uterus is 'anterior high'.  I didn't know what this meant so googled it and it just means it's at the front. It also said that you feel first movements later in the pregnancy because of the positioning of it.

I'm 23+4 and this baby doesn't move around much.  Should I still be getting 10 kicks per day even at this (relatively) early stage?  Does/Has anyone else had their uterus in this position and can share their experiences of whether their baby moved much?  Is it too early for me to be getting lots of hard movements anyway?

I do worry about this a little bit as E never stopped moving when she was inside me!

Thanks in advance

Do you not mean that your placenta is "anterior high"?

If so, then all that means is that your placenta is on the front of your uterus, at the top. It's important to spot low lying placentas & so many radiographers often put the exact position of the placenta on their reports.

It doesn't mean anything at all sinister, but it *might* mean that you don't feel lots and lots of kicks out front as the placenta kind of "muffles" the kicks. However, you should still feel the same amount of movement internally. I had an anterior placenta with Harry (my only pregnancy to date, so have no real frame of reference) and I still felt his movement early and had lots of them until he was born. I would worry at all at 23+4 as the baby is still very small, but certainly after 34 weeks you should be getting at least 10 movements in a 24 hour period, if you don't then it's important that you seek advice.

HTH's

xxx

Thanks ClareyLou

Yeh sorry, I meant placenta - I get them confused.  Really should have paid more attention in biology class!!

Thanks for your reply - really appreciate it.

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