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[2011mama]

Another thing happened that makes me think baby may have gotten back into position. I woke up today with pelvic pain, which I then remembered I used to have all the time and then it just suddenly disappeared for a few days/weeks. Maybe it stopped when baby was breech and now is starting up again if baby went back to head down? I'm not sure. I can't wait for Friday though when I see my midwife again. I am hoping she can tell for sure. I'm feeling hopeful again though that baby is where he/she should be. :)

[musicmama08]

Ok, I'm joining the conversation.  35 weeks alongs now, and in the last few days, baby gets out of head down position when I sleep at night, and I wake up with a weird feeling in my belly, and hiccups by one of my hips.  Baby sometimes goes back head down, but today I felt hiccups in the center of my belly (!) and I'm having so much trouble telling position. 

35 weeks isn't too far along for changes in position, right?  Should I not worry at this point?

Thanks!

[Jaimee]

Originally Posted by musicmama08 
35 weeks isn't too far along for changes in position, right?  Should I not worry at this point?

Thanks!

As you've been noticing, baby still does a lot of moving and flipping at this point.  I wouldn't worry, but there are things you can do to encourage baby into a good position (like bouncing on a birth ball, spending time in the all fours position doing chores or yoga, inversions, etc.).  And you can look into chiro (Webster) and moxibustion later on if baby isn't staying head down.

[rhombus]

today my midwife confirmed my suspicion that my babe is back to head down! I'm 37 weeks 5 days, so getting down to the wire, so to speak. I am so relieved! now to resume lots of walking and exercise ball bouncing to encourage baby's head to stay nice and comfy down there.

and, for the record, i never felt the baby re-flip to vertex. but suddenly I started noticing knobby movements up high that I figured must be knees or feet.

[IwannaBanRN]

Today, I was feeling super uncomfortable and wondering why, cuz I didn't think he flipped back to head up, until..............he got the hiccups shortly after that and the strongest part of the hiccups were up high.  What the hell!

[birdhappy85]

I had a prenatal checkup with my midwife yesterday and found out the baby flipped into the LOA position, yay!  http://spinningbabies.com/baby-positions/all-positions/left-occiput-anterior  I like this position. I can totally feel everything that's going on and know what body parts are moving at any given time now. The upside is also the downside, though. My goodness, 36-week baby kicks are STRONG! It's fun patting her feet and interacting with them since they're completely noticeable chillin' out on my right side. Realization has finally hit that there's a baby in there now and not just random movements I was confused and frustrated over before. I want to meet her dangit!

Becky - My midwife has told me several times before that even though it's encouraged to get the baby into an ideal position at this point in pregnancy, she's had clients whose babies literally flipped the day of their labor and there was nothing anyone could do about it but encourage the turning that late at crunch time. You're 35 weeks, right? You've got lots of time. Even though my baby has been head down this whole time, I'm not putting all my faith in her staying where she is just because of those experiences my midwife shared with me. But I don't really know how common it is for babies to get into an optimal position and then flip in the last 4-5 weeks. Anyone know? Is it just random and bad luck, or do most babies actually "lock in" their position at that point and stay put?

[Abraisme]

I would say that most babies stay put, but there's a wide range of normal. 
 

Originally Posted by birdhappy85 

 

 Is it just random and bad luck, or do most babies actually "lock in" their position at that point and stay put?

 

[Jaimee]

Originally Posted by birdhappy85 
 But I don't really know how common it is for babies to get into an optimal position and then flip in the last 4-5 weeks. Anyone know? Is it just random and bad luck, or do most babies actually "lock in" their position at that point and stay put?

I agree, most babies stay put unless there is a lot of extra room for movement.  With first time moms, there usually is not a whole lot of extra space at this point.
 

[Ablemec]

Is it normal and/or possible for a baby to engage and then un-engage?  I woke up this morning feeling like I had a pumpkin in my crotch and thought that meant he was engaged.  I walked around all morning, early afternoon feeling like that, then laid down to take a rest and now I don't feel it anymore.

[Jaimee]

Originally Posted by Ablemec 

Is it normal and/or possible for a baby to engage and then un-engage?  I woke up this morning feeling like I had a pumpkin in my crotch and thought that meant he was engaged.  I walked around all morning, early afternoon feeling like that, then laid down to take a rest and now I don't feel it anymore.

No, my midwife said unless I did some sort of anti-gravity type activities (like jumping on a trampoline) that baby would stay engaged.  I imagine, of course, there are exceptions to this, but it's more likely that your muscles are weaker at different points in the day and in certain positions.  For example, I will feel baby's head very clearly pushing on my cerivx when I squat to put ds on the toilet, but other times, I don't feel that pressure.  I can tell as well, when baby is more active and kicking around that it pushes its head down harder and farther and the feeling is very intense.  When's your next appointment to confirm position?
 

[Ablemec]

Originally Posted by Jaimee 

No, my midwife said unless I did some sort of anti-gravity type activities (like jumping on a trampoline) that baby would stay engaged.  I imagine, of course, there are exceptions to this, but it's more likely that your muscles are weaker at different points in the day and in certain positions.  For example, I will feel baby's head very clearly pushing on my cerivx when I squat to put ds on the toilet, but other times, I don't feel that pressure.  I can tell as well, when baby is more active and kicking around that it pushes its head down harder and farther and the feeling is very intense.  When's your next appointment to confirm position? 

Next appointment is tomorrow, so I'll ask then.  I'm not worried, I just got excited when I thought he was engaged.  We'll see tomorrow.

[Ajbaby]

My midwife just left, so I thought I would update: Baby is head DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so relieved it's not even funny!

[Jaimee]

Yay!! 

[Ablemec]

Originally Posted by Jaimee 

No, my midwife said unless I did some sort of anti-gravity type activities (like jumping on a trampoline) that baby would stay engaged.  I imagine, of course, there are exceptions to this, but it's more likely that your muscles are weaker at different points in the day and in certain positions.  For example, I will feel baby's head very clearly pushing on my cerivx when I squat to put ds on the toilet, but other times, I don't feel that pressure.  I can tell as well, when baby is more active and kicking around that it pushes its head down harder and farther and the feeling is very intense.  When's your next appointment to confirm position? 

Midwife says baby is head down and seems to have dropped.  Yay!

[Jaimee]

Excellent!  Sounds like most babies are cooperating at this point! 

[2011mama]

Our midwives came today for our home visit. They confirmed what hubby thought yesterday - baby is head down. Yay!

[KayPea]

I can't remember if I posted this, but my midwives have confirmed that this baby is head down! Still flipping around to posterior at least once a day, but seems to mostly like to be anterior. Apparently the head is "high floating" and sometimes diagonal, and the midwives gave me the scary cord prolapse spiel at my last appointment, so I'm just hoping that this baby engages before my water breaks. 

[jbk21]

Originally Posted by KayPea 

I can't remember if I posted this, but my midwives have confirmed that this baby is head down! Still flipping around to posterior at least once a day, but seems to mostly like to be anterior. Apparently the head is "high floating" and sometimes diagonal, and the midwives gave me the scary cord prolapse spiel at my last appointment, so I'm just hoping that this baby engages before my water breaks. 

Oooooh this is exactly how my baby is.  Sometimes posterior, mostly anterior, and sometimes his head is floating on one side.  I hadn't thought about prolapse but now I'm nervous!   I'll talk to my MWs about it.  I want to start wrapping my belly so he's tilted back more on my cervix and hopefully drops/engages.  My broken-in ab muscles just don't support him very much, and his bottom is pushing right out against my bellybutton all the time.  My placenta is in the back too, so that doesn't help him to want to sit more towards my back.  Argh.  

[Abraisme]

None of my babies have engaged before I went into labor.  They were all floating high and often had a tilted head.   Apparently I have a shallow pelvis and there's just no place to lock a baby into.  No one has never mentioned prolasped cord or other issues with me..  I think the odds are that everything will be fine.
 

Originally Posted by KayPea 

I can't remember if I posted this, but my midwives have confirmed that this baby is head down! Still flipping around to posterior at least once a day, but seems to mostly like to be anterior. Apparently the head is "high floating" and sometimes diagonal, and the midwives gave me the scary cord prolapse spiel at my last appointment, so I'm just hoping that this baby engages before my water breaks. 

[Jaimee]

Originally Posted by Abraisme 
 I think the odds are that everything will be fine. 

The incidence of prolapsed cord is really low (less than 1%) and the incidence of baby not engaging prior to labor starting, especially with second babies, is pretty high.  The incidence of your water breaking prior to active labor is something like 10%.  So I think you're fine!