ROT Fetal postioning

[Cersha]

Spinning Babies site is down.

Can any of you tell me how to correct my ROT postitioned baby? The info on the web is NOT making me feel good about how this birth might turn out!!

Thanks!

[gabbyquilts]

I am not a birth professional, but i had a posterior babe and read the spinning babies site. I alternated between hands and knees and rotating on the birth ball. I also leaned over the ball. I did hypnobirthing and tried visualizing the head turning as i rolled my hips around. about 2 hours later he did straighten out and came out FAST. Good luck!
gabby

[courtenay_e]

Find a chiropractor experienced in using the Webster Technique. It has the highest rate of success in turning babies. Next is accupuncture. Make sure you always sit with your butt alllll the way to the back of your chair, with your back straight, and your shoulders slightly over your knees (when I was pregnant, I said that this was a HUGE joke!). Yup, hands and knees and knee chest are great too, as is the cat/cow.

[Cersha]

My understanding was that Webster only addressed BREECH babies. My chiro is experienced in Webster and Bagnell, and she has never mentioned anything about being able to reposition the babe. (expect for breech babies)

I think I'm probably already at a disablity, because my placenta is on the left side, and my understanding is that the baby's tendency is to FACE the placenta...which, is exactly what the baby is doing...so I can't fault my baby for that. But, I'm concerned that ROT postioning makes me more likely to need a hospital transfer/c-section...and I'd REALLY like to avoid that if possible!

[courtenay_e]

Noooooo...my chiro has actually helped several of my clients turn babies, both transverse and breech. *shrug* Certainly can't hurt to try. Too, never too LATE to try...my sister turned from transverse when my mom was in active labor.

[Cersha]

Okay, I think I just figured out the miscommunication.

My babe isn't transverse. Rather, head down, but the head is turned to face my left hip. (Vertex presentation, transverse position).

My chiro has been adjusting me for WEEKS (like 10) to deal with my SPD...and the baby turned head down after we started going...but I haven't heard her or my midwife mention that chiro can help with position (presentation, yes, though)

[Jane]

ROT isn't a bad place to begin labor...really! A few good contractions usually are all that are needed to encourage the baby to find a new *better* location for birth. I'm not trying to minimize the pain of a poorly positioned baby in labor, but I am horrified at the amount of guilt and energy poured into prenatal positioning. Your baby is 1/8 turn from ROA. Most babies in ROA still turn to occiput anterior for the trek down the birth canal. LOA, is just 3/8 turn from ROT. And baby would have to pass the optimal OA to get there!

But, since you're worried and want a position...
To rotate the head of any baby: Any position that puts the baby out of the pelvis, like extreme side lying or knee chest, + makes it so the baby's back is up is what you want. So, side lie (that's on your side, one knee bent up to your waist, that knee on a pillow, a pillow behing the small of your back and flop over towards your knee, face into the bed-ish). Your baby's back is on the Right, so lay with your right side up. The baby's back might fall to the gravity side, the left. Avoid deep squats and big stair steps until the baby's turned to your preferred position. Hopefully that's a comfortable position for you, so you can combine this with resting.

[Cersha]

Thanks, That makes me feel better.

I've been sleeping a lot on my right side...so maybe this will help.