Asynclitic?

[simplykate]

I'm pregnant with my second and hoping for a VBAC.

With my first I had 70 long hours of labor and dilated to a 2 or 3. The first two days were all natural, at home and then we transferred to try pitocin which I was on for maybe twelveish hours.

Anyway, my questions is- could DD have been asynclitic even though I didn't dilate? The stories I read about asynclitic positions ending in c-sections seem to always involve dilating but not being able to push the baby out.

There were some indications of her positioning not being quite right: 1)When she was born,one side of her head was flat and the other side perfectly round, and 2) I remember the epidural I had in the last five hours of labor only worked fully on one side.

Also, my belly cast is really lopsided, though I didn't think anything of it at the time. I also didn't think anything about the fact that duting my last month of pregnancy DD had her butt in my right ribcage and her head on my lower hip, and didn't move a thing but her feet and hands. Maybe that wasn't normal?

Appreciate feedback!

Thanks!

[akind1]

I am convinced DS was Asynclitic (I hate spelling that!) I even had told my CNM that his head seemed to be in my right hip during my prenatals and she just confirmed, yep, he's head down (but it does help if his head is in the middle!) I was induced at 41+6 and had 26 hours total labor. got to a 7 cm. and about 80% effaced. C/S because his heart was not picking back up after the contractions and my temp was starting to rise. Turns out he had a loose nuchal cord.  - oh he never really descended either.

At any rate, very possible that your LO was Asynclitic. This go round I am doing chiro as often as I can - about every 2 weeks - and massage therapy to help with muscles and skeletal alignment. Also will start doing some spinning babies stuff here in the next few weeks (I am 29 weeks tomorrow). AND I hired a great doula - a VBAC mama herself - I figure between all of that, we should be able, I hope, to get this one in a better position!

Good luck!

[ablepearl]

My first VBAC had a tilted head.  I did get complete and pushed for 2.5 hours before they used forceps to correct his head position and I was able to deliver him.

It is possible you had a deep transverse arrest.  As with any thing that causes mal-position, one of thebest ways of dealing with it is prpoer chiropractic care.  If you had a problem in a previous birth, getting treatment as soon as possible is best.  If you can start BEFORE pregnancy that is even better!

[simplykate]

What is a Deep Transverse Arrest?

Thanks:)

[ablepearl]

Deep transvers arrest is when the baby enters the birth canal sideways, usually this happens when the baby's butt is facing to the hip too far.  If the baby is unable to rotate during labor they basically get stuck that way.  It often results in c-section, but does NOT mean your next baby will be a c-section.

[miriam]

My oldest boy was posterior, deflexed head with asynclitism.  The birth was completed at home.  He was 2 wks early.

[TiffanyToo]

During DD birth she was posterior then the OB arom me, causing her to get stuck.  We had an amazing nurse (former midwife in the UK) who suggested an epidural to help relax and suggested my right knee be positioned up near my left shoulder this to get her to turn. This worked! DD turned and was born in less than a hour. She had a catput on her head for a month or so after attesting to her being stuck.

There are a number of methods to help fix a bad alignment, chiropractic, rebozo rocking, climbing stairs multiple steps at a time and lunges.

Spinningbabies.com is a great resource.