Engaged but posterior...help!

[mamathellama]

I had my 36 wk appt this morning and had good and bad news about baby's position. DS was breech so they wanted an ultrasound to confirm this baby's position. She is head down (great!)and engaged to -1, but facing posterior (ugh).

I know I have 4 weeks to go, but with her being that low in my pelvis, how likely is it for her to turn? I know there are things I can and positions to encourage her to turn and that babies can still turn during labor, but is that even if they are engaged or just if they're still floating?

I *really* want a vbac this time and have hopes of not having an epidural, pitocin, etc, but if I have back labor that will obviously make it harder. Any tips?
Thanks!

[Cheshire]

Check out spinningbabies.com. There is a lot of good info that will answer your questions.

My son is -1 right now, too, and he constantly turns from front to back and side to side. I feel hands and feet in the front sometimes and others times his back and bottom.

He loves for me to rub on him so if he's awake and I rub my belly he will turn and stick his butt WAY out for a little rubbing. It's really funny!

I bet your daughter still has plenty of time to turn. Remember, babies will even turn during labor but if you can get her to move before then it would probably make your labor easier.

Best wishes!

[~Megan~]

Baby can still turn! Mine was +2 and she is moving around anterior.

You can do exercises to encourage it but also labor can help baby get into a final position.

Pelvic tilts can be helpful as can adjusting your posture so that you are not sitting on your tailbone. Squats open your pelvis and allow baby to rotate.

A chiropractor that knows the Webster technique can do that too. Its basically an accupressure point that relaxes your uterus.

[lil_earthmomma]

All good suggestions above!!! I also wanted to suggest that you do your sitting on a yoga ball. It encourages good posture, which encourages baby to spin in your pelvis. The way pregnant women tend to sit, slouched with our feet up actually creates a bit of a hammock in the womb which can cause posterior positioning. try to make sure your knees are a bit lower than your hips when sitting on the ball.

HTH!!!