Birthing Positions

I was just thinking as I was posting in another thread, about all the different positions when giving birth. And thought that some of you might like to share them.

For my 1st I had to have an epidural. Yes, had to because of BP. So for this, I was on my back.

2nd - was on my back. Cant remember now if I tried other positions...she is 14 now lol. Plus it was all over in an hour!

3rd - had a spinal tap, so was on my back again lol. But mw did try and get me to change to my knees at some stage after the tap was wearing off...but I couldnt hardly support myself!

And with all 3, the placenta was delivered while on my back. This is what got me thinking about positions, as someone mentioned in a previous thread about squating over a container to deliver the placenta.

Anyway, if you feel like sharing please do. It may even help some of the ladies who are going to be first time birthing!

I was semi reclined on my back with both. I had DH and the reg holding my legs with Andrew and with Josh I hade DH holding one leg and me the other.

I was semi-reclined too. Stupid name! Sounds relaxing ROFL. Anyway I was more comfy on my knees leaning over the head of the bed or similar but when I bear down with Kryssi I was squatting back too far to the bed. With Briona I went from semi-reclined up to knees and she started moving back up so I had to go back to my back!

I was semi-reclined but in a birthing pool, so not a heap of options - was lovely to give birth in the water though and I'd definitely do it again!

With Sienna I was kneeling on the bed which was semi reclined and with Noah & Lola I was semi reclined cos it all happened so fast I didn't have much of an option

Wow! All you ladies who were on your backs! I've been told so many times that this is the most uncomfortable way to labour/give birth. You legends! Or my information is probably wrong

I was standing up leaning over the bed, with heaps of pillows in front of me (I'm tall so needed the extra height). Stayed in this position from start to finish, I couldn't move an inch!
Birthed the placenta on my back, however, while breast feeding DD for the first time.

I was on my knees leaning forward, resting over the bath when I gave birth to DS, and semi reclined leaning back against the wall when I birthed the placenta.

I laboured semi-reclined? lol, but gave birth to him on my back (MW made me flip around, I was a bit about it at the time because it was hard to move by that stage (his head was showing) but I guess the idea was that he would come out slower reducing the risk of a tear?

nope, but I can't see why else! esp after letting me labour how I liked up till then. It was of course a first bub, and a very quick labour.

With Ollie I gave birth lying on my left side. I was so tired and just didn't trust my legs to hold me up. Had my foot pushing on Stu's shoulder. Had a retained placenta so this was manually removed under a spinal and was on my back.

With Lilia I also birthed her on my left side but this time it was because it was most comfortable. Birthed the placenta semi-reclined with the assitance of a syntocin shot.