Who else has a posterior babe?

[TalkToMeNow]

Anyone want to help hold each other accountable for trying to turn these kiddos around? I'm so not pelvic rocking and sitting on my birth ball, etc. In fact, I'm quite comfortably reclined right now. Dd was posterior and labor wasn't *that* bad or *that* long. Talk some sense into me, here! Anyone else?

[BabyOsMommy]

Where's the hands up "ME ME" smilie?

Ds was also posterior through my entire labour, and I have to tell you, it wasn't pleasant as it was also an induction. I'm sitting on my excercise ball right now, but have been told to watch TV on my hands and knees, and have avoided that cause my TV time is my knitting time, and all other times revolve around ds.

But, yes, we need to turn these kiddos around... I really don't want labour to stall again, go through 21 hours of it and end up with a vacuum extraction after being stuck at 9cm for 3 hours (that's the short version).

[Summertime Mommy]

How do you know if your babe is posterior? DS was, but no one even mentioned it until he was born. I don't think this ob has ever checked either. Is that something the ob/mw can tell?

[MonikitaUT]

My babe goes from being ROA to LOA depending on her mood. I just hope she turns the right way when the time comes for her to come out.

[kiwimutti]

hmmm...im hoping this babe stays as responsive to touch as it has been...this week when the midwives were "feeling" it it went from sort of on its side to posterior...dd was posterior and i am really looking forward to this one not being sunny side up and a slightly gentelier less scraping through the bones type of birth. im wondering though, sinse they can turn at the last minute or in labor (for better or worse) ~ dont we need to "catch them in the perfect position" then find out how to get that head to drop so they cant just flip around at the last minute on us... after all that hands and knees~wasted knitting time? :LOL
no seriously though i really really really want this babe in the best position posible this time~ there is a booklet called "optimal fetal positioning" (sorry, spelling!!) or something similar (optimum?) thats ment to be great...i think i might order it now come to think of it.

[Seeking Refuge]

DS was and this one is hanging out that way too so far.
Lots of sex on your hands and knees is what my midwife suggests

Sorry if that is TMI but hey whatever works, dh isn't complaining.

How do you know if your babe is posterior? DS was, but no one even mentioned it until he was born. I don't think this ob has ever checked either. Is that something the ob/mw can tell?

An OB will generally not clue you into to things like that although I suppose they can tell. I never had one mention fetal positioning to me and I saw a different clinic for each of my three previous births. In my experience, OB's don't generally care how you deliver. I am not a fan as you can tell.

A good midwife will be checking your baby's positioning and giving you advice as to how to get the baby in the best position for labor. My midwife is going to strap a ping pong ball to my waist with an ace bandage if the baby is not in optimal positioning by my appointment on the 2nd.

[kiwimutti]

http://www.spinningbabies.com/
i just found this over on the im pregnant board...i havent looked at it thoroghly yet but on first glance it looks good

[TalkToMeNow]

Okay, so we all need to be on our hands and knees, pelvic rocking, having sex, sitting on our birth balls, and not reclining! I type this as I am reclining in bed. Sigh... Okay, Annette, there's my motivation: you're story! I had no idea posterior could cause such a problem! With me, Mabel was posterior (or was two days before I went into labor) and I had a 20 hour labor and pushed her out with no problem. She turned during labor. The only negative effect was that I had back labor. But that does not mean it will be the same this time! I think when my midwife tells me for sure tomorrow night that I need to start trying to turn the baby, I'll get more serious about it.

SummertimeMommy, this isn't your first so you should be able to feel the baby's position pretty well, right? With my first I couldn't but now I have no muscle tone! When the baby is posterior, you'll feel arms and legs in the front of your belly and the area around your belly button will sink in a bit rather than poke out. Does that help at all?

[FSUBecca]

No posterior babe here, but she went from being in a great LOA fold, to now a ROA that feels right up in my ribs- ughhh! I have tried in vain to get her to move back- lots of cat/cow. Oh well, how can I complain- she is head down and anterior!

[Stream]

April mama lurking...

I had no idea that this: "the area around your belly button will sink in a bit rather than poke out" was an indication of being posterior! That was my first pregnant belly to a T. I was a bit self-conscious about it, really-- and all my belly pics have my hands up so you don't see it. Nobody told me that my dd was posterior, but I've always sort-of wondered, just based on my labor pattern (which wasn't back labor, but long and intense). Hmmm... more to think about.

Um, ok, now I feel like a real doofus. I just googled "posterior pregnancy" to get a better image of fetal positioning (which is always mushy in my head), and it said posterior meant the baby would be born face up. Duh. Mine was (MW's comment-- as I was pushing on my back-- was "it has a pretty face-- it must be a girl"). How have I managed to be this ignorant about this when I try to be so well-informed about birth in general? Oh well, it's good to know if that was the case. Better late than never... See, this is why I lurk-- always learning.