Position of Baby
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Topic: Position of Baby
Posted By: newme
Subject: Position of Baby
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 8:00am
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Are you doing anything to help your bub get in the optimum position for birth?
After having a breech baby last time, I have become more than a tad obsessed with this. I am constantly feeling my bump trying to work out which way the baby is lying. I spend a lot of time on my hands and knees doing pelvic tilts, I try to sleep on my left side as much as I can, I do not lounge back on the couch, I sit on an upright chair. And I am going for at least two walks per day. Is anyone else actively trying to assist their baby to get in the right position? |
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Posted By: MuppetsMama
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 8:07am
| Don't want to sound like a cup of cold water but I have to warn you - my DD was in the perfect position for birth for several weeks up until I gave birth - then she turned in labour and her spine was against mine....cue a painful 'back' labour! So it didn't really matter that she was in a great possy before then. That's just my experience though, someone else may have had something different! Fingers crossed for you! |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 8:12am
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I was going to say the same thing... Jake was LOA right up until 5 hours into my induction when he started twisting like a corkscrew... OA, OP, OA, OP was finally delivered at OL (sideways) by c-section... (the position was not the reason for section deliver btw).
My point, dont stress too much about position as it can change during labour and you will have wasted all the time stressing about it. Certainly doesnt hurt to sit well and avoid those that encourage "bad" positions but dont get to hung up on it 
Thumper is currently LOL and the OB and my mw have said that is fine and is not a problem for my vbac  -------------   
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Posted By: BuzzyB
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 8:48am
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DS was transverse to 34 weeks and then OP. My DH helpfully suggested that I wash the floors more frequently on my hands and knees! I also sat at work straddling my chair and leaning against the back of it so that I was tilted forward. In desperation near the end I saw an acupuncturist and she recommended an oxibustion stick. None of this worked with DS who remained resolutely OP.
Although babies can turn right up to and in labour, if your baby is in a good position in the last few weeks the head may be more effectively applied to the cervix, which I think helps with effacement and gets you all set to go. You've still got a while to go and baby's got a lot of room to move at the moment. Good luck! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 11:12am
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Thanks, maybe I will try to stop worrying about it so much. Cos, to be honest, all i really want to do is lounge around on the couch. Well, at least it would be nice to do it one or two nights a week.
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 12:42pm
Just lay on your left side Thats what I do  -------------
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 12:52pm
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Everything in moderation - walking, slouching, lying, leaning ..... ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: SpecialK
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 2:03pm
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Well this bub was breech until 34 weeks, then LOT until 38 weeks and now LOA... I knew I was supposed to do stuff to make it turn but could never be bothered to be honest and it just sorted itself out! Now it just needs to stay that way ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 07 October 2010 at 8:17pm
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swimming or floating is supposed to be good for getting baby in a good position ------------- 
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 08 October 2010 at 10:52am
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Hila- yup have a breech bubba here but now I think she's laying sideways lol. I walk heaps and am generally very busy all day running around after a 16 month old so am getting lotsa exercise! I keep trying to figure out what why she is but think I'm just growing an octapus cos I certainly can't tell anymore! I"m a bit worried as my mw has said if she doesn't turn on her own or with help by 35/36 weeks then they're gonna book me in for a c-section at 38 weeks. I assume this is cos my labour was so quick last time but I'm not v happy bout it.... -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 08 October 2010 at 12:59pm
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I hope the baby turns for you! I tried everything to turn my son with the last pregnancy (except ECV) and nothing worked. but you still have plenty of time, so hopefully it will happen.
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 08 October 2010 at 8:26pm
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Thanks Hila, I'm trying to stop worrying cos I can only do so much lol. As long as she gets out healthy, I don't mind which way (well I do but ykwim!) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 08 October 2010 at 8:40pm
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Emmecat - I'd like to gently suggest you get your hands on a copy of 'Breech Birth Woman Wise' by expert NZ midwife Maggie Banks, and when you are finished with it make sure your midwife reads it. I know it's not something everyone is comfortable considering, but, breech doesn't *automatically* = csection, especially if you've already had a vaginal birth. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 08 October 2010 at 9:23pm
Cool, I'll look it up, thanks HippyMama My mw is awesome but really not open to a breech 'natural' birth, unless attended by a certain obstitrician and cast of 1000's...and that's if I meet all the 'criteria'!  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: buzylizy
Date Posted: 08 October 2010 at 10:32pm
| bubba was in wrong position even as I went into labour....and I spent hours a day in positions trying to move him...but he turned right when I was in labour |
Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 11 October 2010 at 10:20am
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Hila, I think I will be like you next time, Ive been reading a lot about positions, as DD was LOA, but her head was tilted back and to the side meaning she wasnt coming out. So next time I will try to sit up straighter and every, JIC it will help. I always slept on my left side when i was PG with her, so feel like I need to do something extra next time ------------- 
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Posted By: fadeless
Date Posted: 11 October 2010 at 10:41am
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Check out www.spinningbabies.com, its a fantastic website which tells you all about positioning. It helped a lot with getting my bubs into an anterior position, my first was posterior. ------------- DD 9 ~ DD 8 ~ DS 7 ~ DS 5 ~ DS 2 ~ DS 14mths ~ DD 3mths |
Posted By: 4thtymlucky
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 7:58pm
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Hiya My mw gives me a rocker to use to help bubs settle into optimum position. It's a maternity one which has your knees down and your butt a bit higher than your body. It's like sitting on a rocking horse that is sloped downwards (hope that makes sense). It's not too bad but I had a sore a** for the 8 weeks I used it for..lol..and had to put extra cushioning on the seat (didn't seem to matter that I already had plenty of natural cushioning) I'll be using it again this time as well, just not looking forward to the sore butt!...hehehehe
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Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 8:26pm
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the spinningbabies website is really good. I am pretty good at telling how the baby is lying now, and it is back to LOA. Seems to swing between LOA and ROA, so both good positions. My MW thinks the baby is starting to engage as it often does that right before engagement starts.
So fingers crossed! I have never heard of a maternity rocker. I will have to google it. |