Placenta: grade 2 at 28 weeks

[jinis]

Hey lovelies,

Just looking for some reassurance & others experience.

Conceived through IVF with DE, diagnosed with low PAPP-A at 12 weeks - the little bean is now 28 weeks and at the growth scan yesterday we saw him head down, wiggling away & not so little at 1kg 🥰

The sonographer commented that he has;

- good heartbeat

- good blood flow to the brain

- good blood flow in the umbilical cord

So far so good & I was booked in for another growth scan in 4 weeks time.

Looking through the notes I've noticed "grannum grade 2" - which upon Googling I've read that typically doesn't happen until 30-38 weeks. Now I'm thinking that my placenta is perhaps aging too quickly (IVF & low PAPP-A both known as risk factors for this)...

Not too worried at this stage as the sonographer didn't comment on it (and indeed she said the blood flow was impeccable!) - I'll still be asking the consultant about this next week at the follow up appointment, but just wanted to see if anyone else here had a grade 2 placenta prior to 28 weeks? How did your calcification progress?

Thanks as ever and hope everyone's pregnancies are progressing peacefully & uneventfully xxx

[JA-fnuk Partner]

Try not to worry too much - concentrate on the good points of the scan - strong heart beat and the good blood flow to your baby Might be an idea to speak to your midwife about your concerns while waiting for your follow up appointment

Look after yourself

Janet-Partner