posterior or anterior placenta boys or girls

[littlemissnaughty7]

hi ladies i was just wondering if you could tell me with your boys an girls did you have a posterior or anterior placenta. I've heard that posterior are much more common in boys just wondered if i could see a trend with all you mommys. thanks girls x

[Indira]

It´s great to hear posterior is more common in boys, and I wish it was true!
I had an anterior placenta with both my boys and with this baby too.
Zivic-Bubac asked the same question a few weeks ago and if I remember correctly the trend was opposite, a lot of anterior placenta´s with boys, maybe you can find that thread.

[TTC5]

I am having a boy this time and placenta is anterior. My 4th (daughter) was also anterior. No idea on the other two though.

[littlemissnaughty7]

well i have posterior this time and hoping for a girl : /

[TTC5]

I don't think it counts for much. So many factors for why and where we implant, prior surgeory, anatomy, prior pregnancies, scar tissue etc.

[littlemissnaughty7]

i hope not, well i have my 12 week u/s monday but im sure this is another boy,

[zanacal]

I get so confused about what is posterior and what is anterior so I'm just going to say that mine is on the back wall of my uterus :D I'm pretty sure it was the other times too.

[littlemissnaughty7]

hi zanacal that is posterior hun,

[auroara78]

LMN7, haven't seen you on in forever!! I don't know what my placenta location is currently or was with my boys. Good luck..make sure you get a nub shot!

[littlemissnaughty7]

hi auroara huni im good thanks hun, my computer is broken an i can only use my moms or on my phone which costs a fortune congrats on your girl huni, a good indication on where your placenta is, is did you feel baby early on in pregnancy or late and does she kick hard or soft ?

[Zivic-Bubac]

My sister had posterior placenta and had a :xy: From what I've found online, it seems posterior placenta is more common in boys, but no significantly. TTC 5 is right, lots of other factor can influence placenta position.

This time I have anterior placenta ( front wall) and was told girl on my12 and 15 weeks scan, tho it seems anterior really can go either way.

[Babystars]

Hey ladies, I cant recall where my placenta's were with my girls but with my boy, monthly scans showed the placenta was posterior high if that's of any help. With my first dd I had a placental abruption which I heard happens more with girls but I don't know if that's true or not.

[Bumblebee]

I have an anterior placenta for the first time, its actually quite high up, with my girls its was posterior

[littlemissnaughty7]

seems it really is 50 50 then. well i had posterior with both my boys so seems only fit this is my 3rd boy

[atomic sagebrush]

I do not believe this is true at all and I REALLY REALLY hope that no one gets their hopes up on the basis of this idea.

I don't have a clue where my placentas were with my first three, but with DS 4 and now this baby (DD), both were anterior.

[atomic sagebrush]

seems it really is 50 50 then. well i had posterior with both my boys so seems only fit this is my 3rd boy

Or, it could be that the unique shape of your personal uterus, happens to favor development of the placenta on the posterior. There are MANY things that affect your body that have nothing to do with your baby's gender.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hey ladies, I cant recall where my placenta's were with my girls but with my boy, monthly scans showed the placenta was posterior high if that's of any help. With my first dd I had a placental abruption which I heard happens more with girls but I don't know if that's true or not.

My research seemed to indicate more placenta abruptions with boys, because there are more placenta previa's with boys and previas= more abruptions. But the two people I know who had this, did both have girls (probably coincidence).

[littlemissnaughty7]

well it seems this might be garbage then after all. anyone else care to share ?

[littlemissnaughty7]

bump

[Pearl327]

I had a high anterior placenta with my DD and my mother thought I was making it up when I told her as she had never heard of such a thing. My mum has 6 daughters all with short easy labours so I guess she had only posterior placentas

[PeonyPrincess]

I know this one is anterior but don't know the gender yet. Mostly I just wanted to say HI LMN7!!! And wish you all the best for your 12 week scan.

[littlemissnaughty7]

thanks huni x

[auroara78]

OK LMN7, I just started feeling regular kicks @ about 21 weeks and its still very soft, my boys were very hard at this stage, and I felt DS2 at 13 weeks and felt him reguarly kick after 16 weeks. This one worried me for a while because I didn't feel her much until recently...now I feel her all the time, but it's still very soft and gentle movements--that would *maybe* be a posterior placenta?

[Hobbermittens]

Auroara, I think the anterior placenta makes it harder to feel the baby? That's what I seem to remember.

I have a posterior one this time, but I have no idea what my placenta was before--no one ever told me.

[auroara78]

Ah, well at my next OB appt (which is Friday, I think, gotta do the yucky glocuse test) I will ask what kind of placenta I have. Now I am curious!

[ILindGurl]

I have 2 boys. My first had anterior placenta and he was insane in the womb (kicking and punching like crazy!!)...I felt lots of kicks, so can only imagine how he would have felt without the placenta buffer. My second was posterior placenta...and super mellow in the womb with very gentle pushing movements, very very few hard kicks...I often would forget I was even preggers bec he was so quiet. Their womb personalities are exactly who they are as people, DS1 is always on the go, go, go...and DS2 is super easy-going kid. LOL.

[Zivic-Bubac]

I have a posterior one this time, but I have no idea what my placenta was before.Hobbi!!!! This one is def a :DS:
Could it be more perfect, you're gonna have an even split!!!

[auroara78]

:agree: with ZB 180%!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nini]

I had an anterior placenta with my first 3 and this time -for the first time- a posterior and I am LOVING IT! I started feeling kicks at around 12 weeks and right now at almost 18 weeks I can feel him really strongly. I can even see him kick, my kids love watching my belly! With my first 3 I maybe started feeling them slightly right around now, so I definitley think posterior is great, love the fact I get to experience it with my last baby. Oh, and obviously: no gender related meaning for me anyway, boy boy girl with anterior, boy with posterior. I carry boys in any shape or form ha ha ha...

[littlemissnaughty7]

thanks hun x

[Hobbermittens]

Hobbi!!!! This one is def a :DS:
Could it be more perfect, you're gonna have an even split!!!

Thanks you for your confidence, and I hope you are right!! I really, really want to believe you, but I just can't. :( I am so sure this is a girl I can't even imagine it being a boy!

[Hobbermittens]

:agree: with ZB 180%!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Same thing I told ZB.... I just can't believe it! I wish with all my might that this baby would be a boy.... :DS: I hope you both are right!!

[HappyMedium]

DS1 and DS4 were posterior and DS2 and DS3 were anterior. You can tell approximately where they are because with an anterior placenta, it takes longer to feel the kicks. The placenta blocks the kicks. Usually around 20+ weeks you will feel baby kick with an anterior placenta. HTH!
I don't think placental location means anything. BUT give me that 6 week u/s so I can compare for Ramzi's theory!!! It has been right with all my boys!

Ask the tech for a TRUE Trans u/s with colored blood flow. It will show you left or right exactly.

[littlemissnaughty7]

auroara did u ever find out where your placenta was

[Mochagirl]

I was sure I had an anterior placenta this time because I didn't feel any movements until 19 weeks, but I just found out it's a posterior placenta this time. I'm fairly positive that both my twin pregnancy (boys) and ds3 were anterior placentas, and they also were posterior facing babies.

[littlemissnaughty7]

i haven't felt baby kick yet an im 16 weeks 2 days. have a posterior this time same with my boys i felt them at 17th weeks with my first and 15 weeks with my second. i wish i felt this one move as its a little worrying

[atomic sagebrush]

Some babies are a little more laid back than others - it will happen! :)

My baby that moved super early and was a maniac in the womb, has been a maniac since the day he was born and NEVER stops going. He sat up at barely 5 months old and then walked at barely 7 months. o.O

[Hobbermittens]

Some babies are a little more laid back than others - it will happen! :)

My baby that moved super early and was a maniac in the womb, has been a maniac since the day he was born and NEVER stops going. He sat up at barely 5 months old and then walked at barely 7 months. o.O

Yeah, my DD2 was like that! She was a big mover/kicker and stayed that way after she was born! Crawled at 6 months and walked at 11 months, and is a total terror. :worry:

[maybeoneday]

My DS1 never stopped kicking me from about 15 weeks and is still a full of beans kid. He does not stop from the minute he gets up to the time he goes to bed! He is very bright and exhausts me both mentally and physically!

DS2 was so quiet and chilled in the womb and is still one of life's observers. He will watch from the side of the room before working out his plan of action! He is also super cuddly and VERY cute!

For the record, DS1 was a posterior placenta and DS2 was anterior.

[auroara78]

LMN7,

yes i found out this time I have an anterior placenta.

[Lucky-happy-blessed]

This thread is so interesting

I'm not sure I believe in the theory but it actually has been true for me...

Ds 1:babym:posterior
Ds 2:babym: posterior
Ds 3:babym: posterior
Dd - :babyf: Anterior
Ds 4:babym: posterior
Ds 5:babym: posterior

[littlemissnaughty7]

well i can now add that mine is posterior and im having a girl x

[dloui128]

Mine is posterior and I am having a boy

[kaseybaby]

With DS mine was posterior, my BFF who was pregnant at the same time had an anterior and she had a boy.

[nini]

Women usually have a tendency as to where their placentas are, this is nothing to do with the gender of babies but possibly with their individual anatomy or living habits (sleeping position etc)!

I have had 3 anterior and 1 posterior. The posterior placenta is with this baby, a boy. My neighbour has been pregnant 6 times and only 1 was anterior (a boy), all the others were posterior (a boy, lots of girls, 1 unknown miscarriage...).