Ack! He flipped posterior!

[RachelGS]

The baby has been in a great position for a long while, but today he flipped posterior. It stresses me out. I had a horrific labor with my first baby, in large part because she was posterior, and I'm really scared about doing that again. REALLY scared.

[MamaTaraX]

*lurking by*
There's still time to flip him. Pelvic rocking and knee-chest position can encourage him to rotate anterior. Will him to turn, talk to him about turning. Do those excercises, don't sit straight upright, instead make sure your belly is always leaning forward (using gravity). Best wishes!
Namaste, Tara
mama to Doodle (7), Butterfly (2), and Rythm (due at home 1/06)

[Rach]

When you shower, after you're all clean [or before, or during, or whenever!] hop down on all fours and just let the water hit your back. This always turns my daughter the right way. You can also sit backwards on a chair leaning forward against the back of it.
I woudln't worry, I'm 38 weeks and my daughter will still flip back to the position she's more comfortable in. I'm sure during labor we'll turn her or she'll turn herself :P

[andreac]

Rach - I was going to post about this!

My babe is posterior too, but after being breech since 32 weeks, I'm actually grateful! :LOL We had a (thankfully) successful external version on Friday. I know the advice is to do hands and knees to turn a posterior baby, but I've been so worried about the baby turning back to breech, that I've been hesitant to try that. I'll have to start trying some of these other ideas...and keep 'em coming!

[freestyler]

I wouldn't worry about it if I were you! They really do move around a lot during the ninth month, contrary to popular belief. I'm 39 weeks and mine keeps trying to sneak her/his head sideways for heavens sakes! Anyway, posterior is the biggest problem when drugs like epidurals are introduced into labor (I'm sure you already know this), but as a not-first-time mom, and especially if you don't use epidural and such, the baby should have no trouble getting to where he/she needs to go! Sorry you had to have a rough first labor though! Mine was rough too, 9 Lbs and all posterior, but since then my other babies have all moved around right until they've come out! Roomier pelvises make for easier (haha) births, or so they say.

Trust your body and your baby---you can do this together!!

[crazy_eights]

Don't worry about it! To reference the epidural study that showed that more babies turned to OP after epidural insertion, it also showed that position at the onset of labor had little to do with position during labor and delivery - the babies moved a lot! If it were your first baby with the head was deeply engaged, I'd be more concerned - but that doesn't seem to be the case.

[RachelGS]

No, I know. I just don't think I'm going to go a whole lot longer, and I'm having flashbacks to my first birth. Abigail was posterior for the first 36 hours of my labor, and I have never experienced such agony in all my life. Kidney stones weren't even close. I had a natural birth and I know I can do it again, but it was truly the most excruciating thing I've ever encountered. I wasn't scared at all about birth, felt very confident, etc, and it totally took my by surprise. It would help my emotional state if this little guy would consider hanging out in a good position. Also my back is killing me.

[Worldshakerz]

Rachel, I totally understand where you're coming from. This baby is hanging out posterior a lot. I had the horrific back labor. Mama, you are strong for going through it for 36 hours! My labor was 6 hours and that was very difficult to get through with the back labor. Are you trying all the tricks this time for encouraging the baby to move anterior again? I'm doing hands and knees somewhat but find it hard to stay that way because it really hurts my back. Childs pose is easier ... someone here suggested that. I still can't stay in the position for an extremely long time. I'm really concentrating on not reclining, it is so tempting to sit in the recliner chair because it's one of the comfiest positions to help my back feel better. But I'm making myself stay upright or leaning forward most of the time right now, either in a chair or on my exercise ball. It's a bit tiring, but I too really want to avoid that back labor.

[operamommy]

*feels like an idiot*

How can you tell that your baby is posterior? A lot of you just seem to know (I mean, like your doc/midwife didn't tell you). I have no clue which way my babe is facing!

[Rach]

*feels like an idiot*

How can you tell that your baby is posterior? A lot of you just seem to know (I mean, like your doc/midwife didn't tell you). I have no clue which way my babe is facing!

You tend to feel more movement in the front.
Sometimes, my braxton hicks make my back ache and when I check, she's facing out. [I can feel knees straight in front, rather than off to the side like normal.

[kerc]

on telling baby's position (http://www.spinningbabies.com/BellyMapping.html)

try this position for helping baby turn:


scroll down on this page to the very bottom...open-knee position? i forgot what its called now. But anyhow put your chest down like on a bed and up on your knees.
http://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy.html

[Godiva]

If it were your first baby with the head was deeply engaged, I'd be more concerned - but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Unfortunatly that's me. She already dropped down and is quite deeply rooted onto my cervix (today when I took my dogs for a walk it felt like her head was about ready to press through my cervix), and she is full posterior. I don't think it's incredibly likely that she'll turn at this point, she's been in this position the whole pregnancy and now that she's dropped, I don't think that she has any intention of going anywhere :p ::sigh:: no drugs for me. I guess I'll do it the way they do in the Ponderosa, a leather strap to bite and a shot of whiskey! :LOL