Baby's Position - Page 2

[montessorimama1]

Originally Posted by futuremamaheather 

So I'm not sure if baby is head up or head down (and I'm not too worried about it yet either) but is having to pee all.the.time. even when I've just gone a clue about him being head down?

The book I've been reading about positioning, Sit up and take notice, says: "Do you feel as if you want to pass urine frequently?  This may be because your baby's brow is pressing on your bladder, indicating a posterior position."   

Other indications of posterior baby positioning include: lots of movement down the middle of your tummy (hands and feet floating about); concave belly button area (almost like a small hollow instead of pressing out); a high and flat tummy on top, which looks tidy and compact even towards the end of gestation; difficulty finding heartbeat, and/or hb found to the right side of the midline.

Posterior means he's head down, but with his back curved towards your back (as opposed to the more preferable anterior position).  Hope this helps...

[futuremamaheather]

Thanks so much for the info MontessoriMama! I'll see my midwife tomorrow, we'll see what she can find while palpating. I'll be spending plenty of time on hands and knees and draped over the yoga ball, I imagine. Gotta find my yoga mat for my knees though... was draped over the yoga ball for a while last night and my knees hurt after a while.

[kassandramolle]

That's funny! My baby has been head down for weeks and I'm at 28 weeks. The midwives said he/she may move but when we went back he/she was still head down:)

[juneboymum]

This baby prefers to be transverse, usually with his head on my right side.  Yesterday, I was getting out of the car and I squatted down to kiss my son as he was riding his tricycle, and somehow the baby went down into my pelvis transverse.  I could barely walk!!  He stayed that way until sometime in the middle of the night.  I could barely walk up stairs and picking my legs up into bed was quite a feat.  It was terrible!!!  Luckily, he's been up into my abdomen again today.   That has never happened to me before!

[Marinwoo]

Originally Posted by juneboymum 

This baby prefers to be transverse, usually with his head on my right side.  Yesterday, I was getting out of the car and I squatted down to kiss my son as he was riding his tricycle, and somehow the baby went down into my pelvis transverse.  I could barely walk!!  He stayed that way until sometime in the middle of the night.  I could barely walk up stairs and picking my legs up into bed was quite a feat.  It was terrible!!!  Luckily, he's been up into my abdomen again today.   That has never happened to me before!

I was taking a long walk with my husband on a nature trail and had to pee (of course).  It dawned on me that squatting was kind of a no-no at this point but there was no other option.  My baby stayed put as far as I could tell but it definitely made me wonder!

[softlysinging]

Originally Posted by Marinwoo 

I was taking a long walk with my husband on a nature trail and had to pee (of course).  It dawned on me that squatting was kind of a no-no at this point but there was no other option.  My baby stayed put as far as I could tell but it definitely made me wonder!

There's nothing wrong with squatting at this point!  If you have a persistently breech baby closer to the end, I would avoid squats until it is turned, but otherwise squatting is wonderful for pregnant women (and also a great position for pushing!)

[AfricanQueen99]

^^^ Right.  In most of the world pregnant women squat to relive themselves multiple times a day until the baby is delivered.  Squatting is a good thing!

[montessorimama1]

Originally Posted by softlysinging 

There's nothing wrong with squatting at this point!  If you have a persistently breech baby closer to the end, I would avoid squats until it is turned, but otherwise squatting is wonderful for pregnant women (and also a great position for pushing!)

Yes, from what I've read you can squat until you're 36 weeks, since this is when most babies of first-time mothers start to engage (although apparently some babies of veteran moms don't engage until labor!).

[Marinwoo]

I didn't mean that by squatting to pee one time that my baby was going to engage in a breech position.  I was simply curious as to whether she would move down.  I agree with Africanqueen99, for most of history women have squatted to pee and their babies and bodies were fine :)

[juneboymum]

Originally Posted by juneboymum 

This baby prefers to be transverse, usually with his head on my right side.  Yesterday, I was getting out of the car and I squatted down to kiss my son as he was riding his tricycle, and somehow the baby went down into my pelvis transverse.  I could barely walk!!  He stayed that way until sometime in the middle of the night.  I could barely walk up stairs and picking my legs up into bed was quite a feat.  It was terrible!!!  Luckily, he's been up into my abdomen again today.   That has never happened to me before!

I should clarify - I did not intend to imply that the squat was what caused the baby to move down in such a weird, painful way.  It was just the circumstances of what happened that afternoon.  I squat all day, everyday with my son and at work.  It's never been a problem.  I have never heard that their could possibly be a concern with squatting.  I did it through my entire 1st pregnancy when I worked full-time. 

[Mommy2anangel]

Baby is transverse. I am praying and hoping that this babe isn't breech. 

Edited to add: I truly would not mind having another breech vaginal birth. It's just that the last was so incredibly fast and was a bit traumatic in hindsight, I would do everything I possibly could to not have another breech vaginal birth.

[sarah_bella1050]

Over the past few pg's I've become pretty good as palpating my uterus and can usually show the kids and dh what position the baby is in.  This one has been mostly breech for the past couple of weeks.  It is becoming a big concern of mine, b/c my midwife doesn't deliver breech babies and I know I will have to fight hard to not be c-sectioned if this baby is breech.  I would have to switch to a hospital birth and just show up fully dilated and stubborn, it just sounds so stressful.  I know it is still to soon to start worrying (I'm only 29 weeks), but does logic ever stop a pregnant lady from worrying? LOL

[wombjuice]

I hear ya, mama.  My babe is stubbornly breech, too (28 weeks here).  As a midwifery student, I *know* that there is plenty of time for baby to turn, plenty of room in there, and that chances of baby staying breech throughout the rest of the pregnancy and then into labor are really, really low.  I have to keep reminding myself of that, though, because it's hard not to worry.  I guess this babe just doesn't like being upside down right now, lol.
 

Originally Posted by sarah_bella1050 

Over the past few pg's I've become pretty good as palpating my uterus and can usually show the kids and dh what position the baby is in.  This one has been mostly breech for the past couple of weeks.  It is becoming a big concern of mine, b/c my midwife doesn't deliver breech babies and I know I will have to fight hard to not be c-sectioned if this baby is breech.  I would have to switch to a hospital birth and just show up fully dilated and stubborn, it just sounds so stressful.  I know it is still to soon to start worrying (I'm only 29 weeks), but does logic ever stop a pregnant lady from worrying? LOL

[element2012]

My babe is still happily kicking away at the bottom of my uterus and cervix sometimes (ouch!). I don't really even like to say "breech" when I'm 26 weeks and we still have until 32 weeks before we should start worrying about the position.  I think I have only felt movement at the top of the uterus maybe twice...  Never the less, I do find myself wanting to encourage this baby to spend some time in the "right" position, taking a little time every day to do some yoga poses while sending "turn, baby turn" thoughts to the LO. 

That reminds me, for the ladies that had their baby transverse, I wanted to share with you a little experience I had.  I was in a bit of a squat position and felt the baby sliding down along my side (really weird feeling).  When I stood up to go tell my husband about that weird sensation, I could feel the baby laying completely transverse across my hips, making it really awkward and uncomfortable to walk.  This freaked me out a bit because I certainly did not want the baby to settle into that position.  I immediately laid down on my back and took a supported bridge pose (looks like this in case you are not familiar:)

You can also prop your hips up with your hands, supporting the weight of your hips by keeping your elbows under your wrists, which is what I did as I did not have a yoga block close by.  I stayed there for a minute and then rolled over onto my left side and laid there for a minute.  When I got up, the baby was off of my hips and back in regular position.  I hope that is helpful to anyone who feels the baby has gone transverse, as I can now know that is a truly uncomfortable feeling!

[Devaskyla]

I honestly couldn't tell you what position this baby is in. I can't feel anything. All the movement is down low BUT it was when I the last ultrasound a few weeks ago yet baby was definitely head down. My last 2 went head down very early & never changed that I could tell, so I wonder if this one has, too. The movement is weird, though

[MidwifeErika]

my baby was head down just the other day, which felt REALLY nice as it wasn't kicking me in the bladder and cervix anymore. However, yesterday while running errands it did one huge flip that made my belly button turn inside out and it was back to breech again. Silly baby. 4th baby, there is so much room in there that this baby could flip over and over again for ages, but I wish it would choose a position that was more comfortable for me.

[montessorimama1]

This baby has been going head down when I lie on my left side (evidenced by the rib kicks I get), but when I'm walking or sitting she prefers to hang out transverse and kick my right side... This has been the pattern for the past few weeks now.  I can tell that there's still plenty of space for her, although she is getting so much bigger!

[wombjuice]

My babe has finally turned head-down!  There's still lots of room and plenty of time, so I'm sure he/she will turn back and forth a few times before it settles in for the long haul, but it's really nice to know that she's not avoiding this position completely for some reason or another.  The kicks up high are REALLY weird, though!  They feel way more intense than the kicks down low.  They make me catch my breath, lol!

[Devaskyla]

Yay for head down babies!

Pretty sure after watching the movement today that mine is head down but just likes putting it's feet by it's head. Was able to actually see several kicks right below my ribs. Much too strong to be hands, imo. Best guess at this point is baby is LOT, which is perfect & where my last one stayed for basically 12 wks. Need to wait until it's bigger to confirm with palpation though. I can't feel any obvious parts yet.

[element2012]

At 27 weeks, this little one is still splitting his/her time between breech and head down.  I get so excited when I feel those little kicks up high!  I also find that the baby is head down most often when I am laying on my left side, like montessorimama mentioned.