Posterior baby and Birth
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Topic: Posterior baby and Birth
Posted By: mum2ollie
Subject: Posterior baby and Birth
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 3:53pm
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Hi Ladies
I was told at my midwife appointment on Monday that baby is posterior on my left side and was given a bunch of exercises and sitting positions etc. Silly me went on home and googled posterior birth. Am terrified of not being able to turn this little guy! Midwife said that him being left posterior is better by far than right but after reading birth stories about posterior birth I'm really afraid I'll need to be cut and have assisted delivery or need a C Section. Anyone out there have some sure fire ways to turn this little guy or some nice stories about birthing a posterior baby? -------------   
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 3:57pm
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There is heaps you can do to turn the baby now.
Swimming Sitting on a swissball as much as you can Always keep yours knees below your hips while sitting. Try not to stress baby has plenty of time to turn & can quite often turn during labour too. -------------  
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Posted By: Two_Puddle_Ducks
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 4:35pm
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I don't have a way to turn him but just wanted to say I had a posteria baby and it was fine. I didn't need help or anything more than gas. My back did hurt but it wasn't unbarable. In my case this didn't happen but a lot of time in labour babies will turn into the better position so don't loss hope. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2ollie
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 4:37pm
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TPD- did you know before hand that baby was posterior? -------------
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 4:40pm
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Daniel was posterior and I delivered him on gas. I needed an episotomy, but I have a weird part of my cervix that gets in the way so would have needed it for anterior anyway.
Alex was posterior for much of my pregnancy. I turned him with swimming |
Posted By: notenufchaos
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 4:51pm
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my second dd was posterior and not engaged she arrived 11 days late and after only 1 1/2 hours labour (at home so no pain relief) she turned and engaged minutes before making her exit ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 1-25/05/2008 DD 2-2/2/2010 |
Posted By: mum2ollie
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 5:03pm
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Oh wow.
Em is 2/5ths engaged currently. I know it's way early to be stressing about this but I can't seem to stop :S -------------
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Posted By: Lucky apple
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 6:00pm
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I think a website - spin babies or something has some ideas. I remember looking it up too.
My DD was posterior - I'd heard horror stories and was really really worried. My DD didn't turn anterior but it was fine. Active labour was about 10 hours, first baby - so, not horrendously long like some of the stories I'd heard. It hurts...but it is going to hurt anyway!! POSITIVE THOUGHTS!!! :-) |
Posted By: mum2ollie
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 6:02pm
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Is it spinning babies? Googled spin babies and posterior and that's what I got ^_^
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 6:34pm
Jacob was partially posterior when he was born. We thought he'd turned, but it turned out he hadn't really. I had no pain relief at all - that was partly because my contractions were very short (they say that posterior babies can cause that) so we didn't got to the birthing centre till the last minute (MW didn't think I was very far along, he was born 15 mins after we got there  )
I don't know if Jacob's birth was more painful than it would have been otherwise as I have nothing to compare it to. But while it hurt (I think that's the plan  ), it was managable. -------------   
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Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 02 June 2011 at 9:20pm
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Yep I was about to say check out Spinningbabies.com, they have some great info!! GL! ------------- 
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Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 03 June 2011 at 8:05am
| I'd try the leaning forward/swimming etc to turn bubs BUT my boy was posterior when I presented to the hospital in labour (he'd been perfect position a few days earlier). It was fine. Very much "back" labour with pain in the back but I survived with no drugs. Arrived at hospital at 3cm and 2.5 hours later he was born with two pushes! Hopefully these nice stories help you not to stress. |
Posted By: mum2ollie
Date Posted: 03 June 2011 at 9:04am
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They are :) Makes me feel a lot better, knowing that I will do everything to get him to turn, but if he doesn't turn, or turns back, everything should still be great :)
I really should stop turning to google lol -------------
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Posted By: Two_Puddle_Ducks
Date Posted: 03 June 2011 at 9:22am
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Yes I did know as I had carried him that was most of the pregnancy. Best of luck with turning him. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sweetknights
Date Posted: 03 June 2011 at 5:05pm
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My DD was posterior for most of my pregnancy and was when I got induced at 12 days over but as soon as the labour kicked in she turned and my labour was only hour and 20 mins and I didn't need pain relief so there is still hope yet that baby will turn ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 03 June 2011 at 9:06pm
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DS1 was posterior right up until i was wanting to push, midwife had me lie on my left side for 30mins while sucking on the gas to stop me from pushing, it worked and he was born another 30mins later, no tearing or any intervention.
with ds2 he was anterior and i couldnt believe the difference it made i had no idea i was in labour til contractions were on top of each other. knowing that with ds3 and 4 I was very into making sure they were anterior. so swimming twice a week from 34wks and you need to keep your pelvic tilted forwards so breaststroke position I found using the pool noodles very relaxing. and the swiss ball is great again leaving forward of it. these are all best done while having BH's as the contractions help to give baby a bit of a "push" in the right direction. with ds2 I felt him turn and engage all in the one swiss ball exercise. sorry dont know if any of this will help. but its what i have experienced so far. ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |
Posted By: mum2ollie
Date Posted: 03 June 2011 at 9:08pm
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I've been sitting on a swiss ball all day and I think he may have turned as I now have a lovely large lump in my front lol so I think it may be his little behind :) -------------
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 03 June 2011 at 10:12pm
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My first was a posterior that turned during labour, It was long but very manageable, didn't set up until the last few hours & I managed it with out any intervention what so ever. I was very freaked out about the pain of childbirth the whole way through my pregnancy but when it happens surprisingly you just cope with it. I ended up having no pain relief at all which is surprising considering I was scared of the pain. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: Salty39
Date Posted: 03 June 2011 at 10:23pm
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Hi, I had a posterior baby the first time round (expecting number 5 now so it didn't put me off!). It was a pretty long labour - but not bad - mostly it was latent (so not much was happening) and I had a sore back, but it wasn't at all unbearable and he did turn eventually - during the second stage which was also quite long, but again, not at all horrific. So try not to worry.
Leaning forward helps - especially when you are in labour - I leaned over a foot stool and rocked side to side during contractions and that takes the weight off your back and can help to bring them around. So try not to worry!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 04 June 2011 at 7:13am
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The mention of the back pain has reminded me that yes, I felt my contractions a lot there. But with nothing to compare it to, I still don't know if that's 'worse' IYGWIM? -------------
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 04 June 2011 at 10:13pm
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Yes my contractions were all through my back, a wheat pack was a god send & I'm sure sitting on the swiss ball helped. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 05 June 2011 at 7:01am
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DS was posterior and I wont go into detail re the birth as I had a c-section (for a few reasons) but re contractions - DS's were all in my lower back and they were pretty painful from the beginning and stayed that way. With DD who was ROL the contractions weren't as bad until a little later in the piece which just meant I laboured more at home and was more dilated when I got to hospital. But second time round that could have happened anyway - who knows!
But all in all - it hurt both times and seeing as DS was my first I didn't have anything to compare it to at the time anyway. All the very best!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: troutpout
Date Posted: 06 June 2011 at 3:18pm
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Miss Jojo was posterior and didn't turn, but we managed to have a pretty good birth anyway. I was induced at 2 weeks overdue, and managed with just the gas and accupuncture. I wont lie, it hurt like a mofo, and I felt all the contractions in my back. Saying that, I think it's going to be painful no matter what lol!! But you wont necessarily have a c-sec just because bubba is stubborn and facing the wrong way ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 07 June 2011 at 3:16pm
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Hannah was posterior and felt contractions in my back. She turned during (7 hour) labour and came out fine.
Mason was anterior but turned 90% posterior during (75 minute) labour. He got stuck, but with some gas, a bit of fancy leg and hip positioning and LOTS of bracing against the two midwives' hips he came out in 13 minutes of pushing. My midwife said if he was my first then we'd definitely have needed some extra help (forceps/ventouse, possibly a c-section) but given things had already been stretched out previously he was sweet to get out. I didn't tear, but Mason did nick an artery inside the vaginal wall on his way out which needed a stitch. So I think you'll be just fine ------------- 
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