Posterior babies
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Topic: Posterior babies
Posted By: Mrs_B
Subject: Posterior babies
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 7:15pm
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Just a few questions:
If your first baby was posterior, did you deliver naturally or have a c-section? Was your next baby posterior? if so did you have an elective or VBAC? Thanks  -------------  
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Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 7:41pm
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I thought that they could move in/out of the posterior postion while you were in labour, and that's why they recommend the leaning forward positions.
I was induced, went into hospital with DS in the best engaged left-side position (can't remember the proper name). Lying on my back for the induction etc, he moved into posterior, got stuck, (skip over drama bit), c-section. I don't see why that would effect #2. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 8:04pm
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They can move throughout labour however DS was OP from about 36wks and stayed that way despite all my attempts to get him to turn. After a ridiculously long labour I had a c-section for obstructed labour. From my understanding some women are more prone to posterior babies. I'm hoping this time it will be different! I am hoping for a VBAC but have my doubts I will be successful if this baby is posterior also. -------------
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 8:07pm
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1st was posterior, delivered naturally with gas and an episotomy
2nd was anterior, but I did alot of swimming and resting on my hands and knees to get that but the little bugger was trying to turn in labour. But delivered naturally again with a slight tear along my scar |
Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 8:28pm
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My DD was posterior and delivered with forceps and episotomy.
This time ill be doing everything i can to avoid having a posterior baby lol -------------  
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 8:39pm
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DS was posterior from about 38wks and stayed that way. Was born that way too. But I had gas, pethedine and an epidural. And an episiotomy. I managed to deliver 2seconds before the doctor arrived to try forceps so it was tough going but we got there.
It was totally my own fault coz by 38-41weeks I was huge it was hot and I was lazy and did a lot of reclining in bed etc and not enough on my hands and knees. I'm obviously yet to see how consecutive bubs are. |
Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 8:55pm
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DS was posterior - I had about a 7 hour labour, three in hospital and he was born with three minutes of pushing and no drugs. So posterior doesn't automatically equal crappy labour. When I got to hospital midwive said I was 3cm dialated, three hours later I rang the bell as I felt something wasn't right, when she walked in the door I told her something had popped out and it was DS head!
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Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 8:59pm
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DS was posterior from about 35 weeks, I tried everything I could to turn him but he didn't budge and at 40+6 was still posterior when I went into labour.
My labour was ok until the last half hour when he got distressed and after a lot of drama which I'll leave out, I had a c-section. I'm hoping for a VBAC and have everything crossed that this baby isn't posterior. I must ask my MW next time I see her what her thoughts would be if that was the case. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 9:02pm
Was he direct OP born? or did he turn during labour? Was he your first baby? Not very often you hear of a positive "easy" posterior birth! -------------
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Bexee wrote:Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 9:12pm
| If you want to avoid a posterior baby, you should do a google search on 'optimal fetal positioning'. My midwife was really insistent on it. spinningbabiess.com is a good website too. |
Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 9:20pm
yep I did all that, to no avail =( Mind you the fact that he was 9lb 6oz didn't help for turning either! -------------
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 9:23pm
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DD turned posterior during early labour so I laboured the following hours on a beanbag - it didn't help at all. My labour ended up being 27 hours and 3 hours of pushing, following by 2 x failed ventouse, then a crash c section. The fact she was posterior, brow presentation and 9lbs at 38 weeks for a first baby meant it was going to be a tough labour!
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Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 9:34pm
eeek I dont like the sound of all these posterior labours!! Bubs is posterior at the mo, have looked at that spinning babies website and been reading up on optimal fetal positioning and been doing everything they recommend to turn it, fingers crossed it works, glad I have 10 (or 12) weeks up my sleeve though! I am really hoping to have a VBAC and dont like my chances of it if baby stays posterior  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: QTMum
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 9:54pm
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I was induced 41+4 with DS and he was posterior. I had a very quick (less than an hour)drug free labour but ended up with signifigant tearing.
He was posterior the whole way through my pregnancy and did not turn during labour. Now it looks like DD is also posterior so I think I might take a look at those websites and see if I can get her to turn around ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: tropics
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 8:09am
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ds was anterior and while I was in labour turned to posterior, I felt it happen straight in my back it was so painful
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Posted By: Two_Puddle_Ducks
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 8:34am
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My Mum had 4 posteria babies all with some assistance.
My DS was posteria for entire pregnancy and was delivered without assistance being posteria brow presentation. All the MW's were coming to say hello to me to see the first time mum who delivered such a baby by hereself. I didn't get all the fuss. I did tear though. Haven't experienced a second baby yet so will let you know in July. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: JoJames
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 7:16pm
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Both babies were LOA right up until labour, both turned posterior during labour, little toads.
#1 ended up in c-section, his head was funny shaped and due to being posterior was never really going to make it down. #2 was a pretty "easy labour" 2 hours of active labour delivered naturally sunny side up. I did have an episiotomy though. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 7:35pm
| He was my first baby. Had been in good position but when I presented during labour he was posterior. |
Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 8:04pm
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My DD was posterior. Had a very protracted latent phase and she was delivered with vontouse and episotomy. Fortunately, just before she was born she turned. I put it down to the tablets my MW gave me..can't remember what they were but you put them under your tongue and it's supposed to help baby turn.
This wee poppet is also posterior . I'm really hoping she turns! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 8:34pm
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Pulsitilla (sp) is the pill if I remember correctly, my MW gave me them aswell.
But unfortunatly for me they didn't work 
That was my biggy, I should have mentioned before. I had 3days of 'pre-labour' and got to 4cm where I had my waters broken to amp it up. Then at 6cm I had synto and the epi coz he just didn't wanna come out! |
Posted By: Caro07
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 8:41pm
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First labour was very long and DS was posterior but delivered naturally.
Second labour - DS was the right way up and a quick natural delivery. If I'm honest aswell I didn't too very much to prevent DS2 being posterior as I was of the the opinion (rightly or wrongly) that I would do all that and then he could turn anyway. ------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old) 
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 10:33pm
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DS was posterior and had his head flexed - is that the same as brow presentation? I ended up with a c-section. He hadn't been posterior before I went into labour so must have turned during.
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 7:14am
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First bub was posterior, delivered naturally with no drugs, just very long. I was fit though so think that definitely helped. Thinking back her contractions were more manageable as they had an ebb & flow to them, rather than my short fast/hard labour with Cooper.
I spent a lot of time in the bath on hands & knees & on the swiss ball. I had no idea that she was posterior til later. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: KrazeeKaz
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 11:51am
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My boy was posterior all the way through, had four days of pre-labour all in the back, waters broke and was only 1cm dilated, so they used synto and full spinal epidural, active labour was 6hours and 3hours of pushing to no avail, so ventouse was used with no tearing. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: mothermercury
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 12:37pm
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Chloe was partially posterior (can't remember what position exactly), I think, when I was induced at 41 weeks. I didn't have any back pain during labour, and I think the midwife managed to get her to turn or something. I don't even really remember! The birth was 17 hours from start to finish (but I hadn't had any pre-labour or anything before being induced) and I pushed for an hour. I think she was turned anterior by that point, but it took a while because her hand was up by her face.
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Posted By: Lillybetts
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 1:54pm
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Keziah was posterior throughout whole pregnancy, then about an hour before I started pushing, she turned anterior. But unfortunately ended in crash c-section due to her heart rate. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 1:56pm
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Apparently Jacob was partly posterior - he definitely was spending quite a bit of time in a posterior position before he was born, and although the midwife thought he had turned, I was told after he was born that he was partly back the front and that that could be one of the reasons I had very short (intense!) contractions?
In any case, he was a natural birth, it took about 12 / 14 hours (depending on whether you time from first contraction or from when they got to five mins apart), and I did have quite a bit of pain in my back. But it was fine, honestly -------------   
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 3:38pm
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DS was anterior throughout my pregnancy and then in labour turned to posterior.
I ended up having a ventouse delivery in theatre, but that was because he didn't have his head tucked into his chin properly and the lip of my cervix was getting in the way. I do have to warn you though that it did mean my contractions were all in my back, but hey, contractions are going to hurt no matter where you feel them -------------  
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 6:54pm
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First baby, long and painful, but delivered naturally eventually.
Second baby, wouldn't engage, never turned into a position that he could get out so ended up with an emergency C-Section. In the end it didn't matter. Did everything I could to turn both babies, but they would always go back to posterior. I do remember hideous amounts of back pain, but don't remember the pain of contractions at all. I still swear I could have done a drug free birth if my daughter hadn't been posterior ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 8:56pm
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my 1st was posterior, so labour was lengthy and labour was totally in my back But being your 1st you arnt going to know the difference. I thought it was all normal coz in the end I had a natural birth with out any intervention.
my next 3 babies were not posterior, ds2 was perfect position, it was so much less painful that i didnt know it was labour til it was all on. 55mins was it. I did these things and I do believe they work as ds2 was posterior the day before doing them and I felt him turn while doing them. *swimming so that you have you bump tilted down so not floating on your back. I found using the noddles really good for relaxing coz you wrap it around and it supports you well so you can just enjoy relaxing. *leaning/knealing over a swiss ball doing some pelvic rocking. i have used those to turn my last 3 babies and worked everytime. ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |
Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 19 February 2011 at 10:09pm
Oooh I like the sound of that, I'm hoping this is what happens with my next labour I can still remember the back pain, the thought of it makes me shudder------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: bub
Date Posted: 22 March 2011 at 2:18pm
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my first DD was Prosterier labour was long and painful over 26 hours and 1 hour of pushing 2nd DD was the same but not as long and then DS came along and he wasn't and only 3 hours labour and minutes pushing i didnt do any things to stop or prevent having a posterier baby i just took it as it came but was very painful with first 2 and had drugs with girls but not with my son. sorry dont mean it to sounds bad everybody is different and handles things differently. ------------- mother to Brianna, Amelia & Mathew. http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Scoop
Date Posted: 22 March 2011 at 9:03pm
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ha. I had a long (46 hours total, 16 hours established) labour, baby had been anterior for weeks before birth, at last minute he got stuck & obstetrician was convinced he had turned posterior - so ventouse to turn him, then forceps to pull him out - in the posterior position! The silly man turned him the wrong way!! I ended up with a 3rd degree tear (with episiotomy).
Hoping for a faster, more normal, less damaging delivery this time round :-) ------------- #2 expected early Sep 2011! |
Posted By: Nothing
Date Posted: 23 March 2011 at 2:41pm
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My girl was posterior while in labour. I was induced and ended up having a c-sect cause the hospital was useless and lazy (IMO). ------------- 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 March 2011 at 4:36pm
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My boy turned posterior towards the end of my labour, so the last few hours all the contractions were in my back. He was LOA at the start of labour! Little monkey.
Due to other reasons, I had an emerg CS(but my labour was 48 hours and not all to do with him being posterior) Things to keep baby in a good position and to help if theya re already posterior are - **Sit backwards on a chair, dont slouch! Swim! hands and knees and rocking is good. And check out spinningbabies.com!
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Posted By: TorinsMum
Date Posted: 23 March 2011 at 8:44pm
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My DS was posterior right up until crowning when he turned to anterior.
Labour was just under 12 hours but had syntocinon (accompanied with epidural) as I wasn't dilating. 2nd stage of labour was just over an hour & he was delivered with no assistance & only a very small tear. From what I have heard I was pretty lucky & had it relatively easy compared to some. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: pudgy
Date Posted: 23 March 2011 at 9:39pm
^^ same Ds was posterior and had his head flexed, after an hour or so of lunges on the stairs ( made him drop his chin) he was pushed out in 15 mins. I had a home waterbirth. Contractions were all in my back though and were awful ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 24 March 2011 at 1:28pm
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Great tip, thanks pudgy!! I'll keep the lunges in mind this time around ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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