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post #1 of 11
3/31/08 at 11:07pm
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For weeks now, mine has had her head in my crotch, but she's facing right. Her back is on one side of my belly button, and her arms and legs on the other (which makes my stomach a funny shape). The doctors comment on it each time, but it's only now occurring to me that they might be commenting on this because it is not optimal.

I think I understand the terms anterior and posterior, and I THINK I understand that transverse means the baby's head is not down. Is there a name for it when the baby is laying in there, head down, but on her side? And does this make labor/birth harder? I have a while to go until my next doctor's appointment, so I hope you guys will know the answers.
post #2 of 11
3/31/08 at 11:27pm
I don't know the name for it, but that is how my daughter was actually born. I learned afterwards that it means I have an 'adequate pelvis' because apparently that is a difficult position. It would explain the 2 hours of pushing! I would say the baby will probably turn it's head. Try pelvic rocks while on your hands and knees.
post #3 of 11
3/31/08 at 11:46pm
My baby lies to one side a lot too... lately he has been lying in the optimal position but sometimes he drifts to the left, so his spine is leaning toward me left.
post #4 of 11
3/31/08 at 11:51pm
Most babies come into the pelvis facing their mother's side and then rotate again.

I found that www.spinningbabies.com really helped me visualize what my baby was doing.
post #5 of 11
3/31/08 at 11:52pm
My babe is on his/her side too, and so were my others. They rotated into good position during labor though, so I'm not worried.
post #6 of 11
4/1/08 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by CanadianMaple View Post
Most babies come into the pelvis facing their mother's side and then rotate again.

I found that www.spinningbabies.com really helped me visualize what my baby was doing.
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post #7 of 11
4/1/08 at 12:48am
I read that same thing about babies rotating twice. Something about the way your pelvis is shaped... like it is wider in the same direction as your hips at the top so the baby's head nestle in sideways then at the bottom it is wider from front to back so that baby turns. At least, I think that is right... I don't know if that makes too much sense, it has been a long day!
post #8 of 11
4/1/08 at 10:52am
sounds like your babe is OT....occiput transverse.

the bad kind of transverse is called: transverse, which is when baby's head is on one side of your uterus, and the bum is on the other, and there's no head down low.

All this shorthand gets confusing, doesn't it!

When we're talking about anterior/posterior babies, the first assumption is we're discussing a vertex presentation, that is, head down.

Then, the anterior and posterior-ness of that baby is always in relation to the baby's occiput, or back of baby's head. So if the back of baby's head is near mom's front, that's an anterior presentation.

And if the back of baby's head is to mom's side, and the feet are on the opposite side, that's your OT or occiput transverse position. OT is very close to the desired anterior position, so it seems your babe is doing great!
post #9 of 11
4/1/08 at 11:01am
I saw this the other week in the Birth Professionals forum and thought it was so neat. It shows that baby should be on his side (back to the mom's left). http://www.visibleproductions.com/sh...edlegal_3.html
post #10 of 11
4/1/08 at 12:04pm
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I saw this the other week in the Birth Professionals forum and thought it was so neat. It shows that baby should be on his side (back to the mom's left). http://www.visibleproductions.com/sh...edlegal_3.html

That is cool! Thanks
post #11 of 11
4/1/08 at 1:32pm
Thread Starter 
I'm glad she's in pretty much the right position. One less thing to worry about!
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