sunny side up reason for c/s?

[anne1006]

I just heard about the 2nd csection done because the baby was sunny side up in my area. Is that normal? Isn't it usually fine to let a baby birth that way? This gal told my cousin she wasn't progressing well....I guess she went to the hospital and wasn't dialated at all so they were going to release her and they checked her and she was at 2 cm so they admitted her. I suppose if you get to the hospital that early they want to hurry you up.... They said they checked and the baby was face up so they figured they better do a c/s before there was a problem. This was her 2nd baby. Is this a common reason for c/s?

[applejuice]

It is fine to labor and deliver that way. My first two children were born at home and were posterior; my second baby was posterior with a deflexed head with an asynclitism. The problem is that it is more painful for the mother in terms of back labor and progress in labor is longer and more protracted. This makes for more interventions and has been one of the single most common reasons for FTP and the rise in caesarean sections (besides OB distress) in the last 30+years.

Breech (foot or sacral) presentations have been reasons for sections in the last forty-fifty years in some parts of the country/world.

[rmzbm]

Originally Posted by applejuice

It is fine to labor and deliver that way.

Yup!

[milkmamma]

my 1st was sunny side up and they changed my position and he turned. Sounds like they use any reason for a c section now days.

[NatureMama3]

both my sister and I were sunny side up. No c-sect.

[ecstaticmama24]

My 2nd was sunny side up, and I was very close to a cs due to length of labor. Is it a viable reason, hell no, does it happen all the time? yep.. Not necessarily because baby is sunny side up, but usually because labor progresses much slower and the dr's are on a schedule. JMO

[veganf]

My third was posterior until the very end of my labor. I was on hands and knees and I could suddenly feel him turning around and he was born normally.
Sounds like a lazy doc didn't want to wait around for what might be a longer harder labor and delivery. Sigh.

[mothragirl]

dd was posterior, it was a long painful labor but she came out just fine.

[GentleBirth]

I was in labor with my son and he was still op when I was in transition and he moved around after I did some weird squatting and moving around.
Some women actually say their births were easier with their sunny side up babies.

[PGNPORTLAND]

My daughter was "sunny side up" /posterior. I had very painful back labor and choose to have an epidural but did deliver vaginally.

[Sileree]

I've had two clients I've guessed to be posterior prenatally (later confirmed by the doctor during labor) and they never had back labor and gave birth vaginally.

[kittyhead]

my son was sunny side up, delivered vaginally at a hospital. i was in labor for 11 hours. nobody ever mentioned csection. the mw actually turned him, and he turned himself back and came out face up. he did have an incredible conehead for about a week though...

[MissSJ]

My first son was born posterior at home so I'd say it definately does not necessitate a c/s!

[danotoyou2]

I hope, I REALLY hope, that we're not hearing the entire story here. Maybe she was "face up" as in breech position and it was misunderstood? Most doctors these days aren't trained to deliver breech, so they just go for a c/s. And yes, women have cesareans all the time for a posterior baby, but only after a long labor that doesn't progress on schedule.

If they just put her in for a cesarean AFTER she had a proven pelvis just because they baby was posterior (they typically turn in labor anyway) I really want to grab someone by the throat and throttle them.

It all makes me so mad.

[zonapellucida]

I birthed my first sunny side up. It was painful back labor and he had battle scars but he was birthed VAGINALLY. What is wrong wiht this country that they want to cut wome3n open for any reason?? DAMN

[mommaduck]

Had one that was sunny side up...the only problem I ran into was back labour (got on hands and knees for awhile)...no c/s.

[elanorh]

I'm betting it was mostly an impatient doctor who didn't want to deal with the longer back labor.

Ina was posterior (I did pelvic tilts 'til I was nearly ready to push, which is when she *finally* turned) ... it was a more difficult labor than my second labor, but it was certainly doable. Being posterior doesn't put the baby at risk for anything, it just makes for a longer labor (and more painful for mother I think).

I wouldn't put it past an unethical HCP to try to present it as a reason for a c/s though.

[Naners]

My daughter was sunny side up, and I had a c/s. I pushed hard for two hours. She was so far down and couldn't be turned by that time. As the doctor opened me up, he said that my baby was a smart one for not coming out vaginally... the umbilical cord was wrapped around her ears. My husband said it looked like she was wearing hoops on her ears. Yikes! My baby is one smart cookie!

[georgia]

Is this a common reason for c/s?

IMO, it's an excellent reason to avoid cervical checks