posterior baby

It can do. But you can still deliver naturally. In posterior they need a bigger opening to get out than if it were anterior. With daniel I dilated normally, got to 10cm but needed an extra cm. After a couple of hours of pushing I wasn't getting anywhere and needed an epistomy and then he came flying out. I did that on gas. I almost belted the mw when she tried to take my precious gas away from me! lol. Certainly not everyone needs to cut or tear.

I had more pain in my lower back but I didn't get the ring of fire or anything like that.

I might be a freak, i preferred the pain in my back rather than in my tummy

My second baby turned posterior during labour and got stuck and I ended up with an emergency c-section. If she hadn't got stuck it would have been a 2 - 3 hour labour all up. She was big though, 4.1kg, if she'd been smaller I may have been able to push her out!

Pretty much just like FebGirl, My boy turned posterior in labour, made for a wicked painful back. Unfortunately he got lost coming out and ended up stuck so we ended up in theatre with a ventouse delivery. I got to 9cm within about 5 hours of labour and I believe I could have coped fine without any drugs etc if it weren't for him coming in at the wrong angle and my cervix stopping dilating

Similar experience here. Long labour with pain in my back. Had an episiotomy but would probably have needed one even if he was the right way round.

Not always longer though. Some posterior babies are born as quickly as anterior. Depends on the individual.

Think I am heading for another posterior bubs - this bubs prefers my right side and occasionally flicks posterior. Have given up trying to make bubs move. Chances are I'll spend ages on my hands and knees to encourage an anterior position and bubs will go posterior as I start labour!

My DD turned posterior during labour. I laboured on a bean bag hoping she would turn anterior, but no cigar. She had everything against her being born vaginally as she was posterior, facial presentation and a big baby. 27 hour labour and I pushed for 3 hours then had a crash c section. I also survived only on gas until I was told i was having a c section, I was gutted!!

My whole labour was in my back, my tail bone in particular and it still gives me grief some days

Isabel, my bay was posterior at times during my pregnancy, and for the last 2 weeks was ROA. So like you, babies back on my right side, head down. During my labour he turned to the middle then to the left side. So they dont always turn posterior. When the midwife was checking his heartrate, she noticed that he'd moved.
So try to stay positive and definatley try some ot the things on spinning babies.
I was so sure he would be postieror, but there you go. They have a mind of there own!

My wee boy was posterior a couple of weeks before I went into labour, in the perfect position the week before, then posterior when I went up to the hospital in labour!!

The good news is it doesn't automatically mean interventions etc. My labour was in my back, but he turned in the three hours I was at hospital, came out within three minutes of pushing (well, actually his head birthed before anyone had the chance to realise what was going on then he was born three minutes later!!) - no drugs, no interventions.

Try not to stress about it too much. But obviously, if you can get bubs forward with leaning etc it helps. Good luck!

oh both labours 2-3 hours 9.5cm with number one so not longer for me

Thanks guys. it helped knowing that sometimes anterior babies turned posterior at labour and vice versa.Im trying hard to turn her but after reading your stories im not as stressed about as i realise i can have my natural labour.going to try acupressure next week and see if that helps.