Tips for turning posterior bubs?
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Topic: Tips for turning posterior bubs?
Posted By: chonny
Subject: Tips for turning posterior bubs?
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 3:21pm
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Does anyone have some tried & true methods for turning bubs? He was anterior up until yesterday & there is a likelihood that i will go into labour this weekend (which is almost over) but i'm not sure i will until he turns then my mw thinks it will all start pretty quick. any tips for turning him would be appreciated. I have been doing the hands & knees thing but it hurts my wrists & neck etc & am currently sitting backwards on a chair. Am also trying to make conscious effort to sit forward rather than leaning backwards. please help, want this baby out now...... -------------   
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 3:28pm
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 3:46pm
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thanks bizzy, i had looked at that website earlier but wasn't sure if the couch inversion would be what i needed or not. -------------
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Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 4:40pm
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Have you tried getting on your hands and knees in a deep bath and staying like that for a while? I've heard that sometimes helps, and the water should help relieve the pain in your wrists and neck. Good luck! |
Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 4:51pm
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thanks kakapo, just tried to have a bath & lay on my tummy (not with pressure) etc to try encourage the wee man to move. not sure if it helped or not, guess time will tell. Sadly we don't have a deep bath so limited to what i could do but it did definitely feel good to have the weight off my back. Does anyone know if he HAS to turn for me to go into labour? he is d3-4 so i can imagine it would be quite hard for him to turn. MW said yesterday that once the first set of contractions start coming is when to go on hands & knees, but i have been doing it since she was here at 2pm yesterday. bit of insight, i've been having contractions on and off for over two weeks now. hence why i just want him out -------------
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 5:39pm
| Mine is posterior and I have been told to do the cat stretch as often as I can during the day. |
Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 5:47pm
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mines posterior as well and ive been told to get on the floor for half and hour a day hands and knees - what you've been doing, sitting forward and letting your tummy hang between your legs, not to lay with your feet up and sleep on my left as much as possible.
Other things i have heard of trying is sleeping on your tummy if you can use pillows to support you and having that deep bath that kakapo mention above. -------------  
Lycan and Peyton = Moon and back!! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 6:55pm
| Go swimming. You can lay in the pool floating with your arms on the side of the pool and stay there for ages |
Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 7:07pm
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thanks, what is the cat stretch? Can't really go swimming as have V to look after. Am really hoping that things happen tonight & he comes out. Just tried that couch thing, man that felt weird. i don't want him to pop out of the pelvis tho which is my concern. Tried lying on my tummy but was weird. also because he is already 4/5 engaged don't know if it will do much? -------------
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 7:35pm
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Have you got a swiss ball? You could try resting your arms on that on your knees instead of putting all the pressure on your hands.
From what I understand bubs doesn't *have* to turn but posterior labour doesn't sound like a lot of fun! JJ was anterior for months and months, then one day just flipped around, grrr, I had a kinesiology session to encourage him to turn and either it worked or he did it himself within another day (I felt him turn, while I was in the bath). So bubs might just decide to do it by himself! Also don't worry about popping him out of the pelvis, since this isn't your first it doesn't matter so much if he's engaged or not, it's not uncommon for subsequent kids to only engage in labour  ------------- 
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Posted By: xox6Girls1Boyxox
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 7:40pm
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Chonny my cousin had a posterior baby. she had him on the 29th sept but she was having contractions on and of for about 3 days prior to it really kicking in. It is possible for labour to start I suppose coz hers did. she was 5 days early also. I dont want to scare you but she told me her labour was the worse labour ever, very long and painful back labour. She had twins vaginally 2 years ago and she said that was easy compared to this labour and he was only 6lb...I hope something starts for you tonight or within the next few days hun....Best of Luck .... Heres some labour vibes... ((((((((((((((((((((( ))))))))))))))))))))) ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 7:48pm
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thanks mumof72b. My mw said it doesn't necesarily mean it's more painful, just longer coz they have to do long rotation not short rotation. i can only presume labour would start coz as i say, she said that once i start getting contractions to go on hands n knees.
No don't have a swiss ball. I think that since my body did it last time, i'm going to try & trust my body. i will deffinately make sure tho that i am active & leaning over as much as i can during the labour. having a home water birth, so yea, kinda gotta focus on getting thru it anyways -------------
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Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 9:00pm
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Good on you for having a home birth. Have you got the hire pool yet? Cause if you do, couldn't you fill that up and use it to see if bubs will turn? Guess the only risk would be that if bubs turned and labour started quickly you mightn't have time to refill the pool? |
Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 9:55pm
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never even thought of using the pool kakapo! what a brilliant idea. i will check with my midwife when/if i see her tomorrow & see if she thinks it will help. I wouldn't need to refill it, just re-heat it. But thanks, i hadn't even thought of that! -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 11 October 2008 at 10:44pm
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swimming did i for me. Caden was anterior by my next appointment, Vut he turned posterior during labour, all my contactions were in my lower back urghh
ETA-Get on your hands and kness! Thats what my MW told me to do, and I cleaned the shower lol. ------------- |
Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 7:48am
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thanks sheena, have been trying ot get on hands & knees as much as i can -------------
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Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 8:30am
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No worries Chonny - hope you can use the pool and that it helps. I think the cat stretch thing is where your on your hands and knees and arch your back upwards (like cats often do). Correct me if I'm wrong anyone.
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http://www.google.co.nz/imgresimgurl=http://www.tinajuanfitnesso/exercises/YOGA-CAT-STRETCH-1.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.tinajuanfitnesso/exercises/catbackstretchl&h=250&w=299&sz=4&tbnid=hqGp0qobonwJ::&tbnh=97&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimage%2Bcat%2Bstretch&usg=__lYovrIC4ueB9HD5I2xRge9cNE1c=&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=3&ct=image&cd=1" border="0 - Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 8:47am
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oh wonderful, thanks for the pics. that's certainly a big help. i see mw at 2.30 so hoping she will give an indication as to where he is. i can't tell if he's just hiding to the side now or still posterior. V was anterior the entire time so it's all new to me -------------
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 9:05am
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He doesn't have to turn, you will still go into labour either way
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 9:11am
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that's what i thought, but i wasn't sure. thanks. -------------
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 2:43pm
goodluck chonny  hope bubs turns for you. definatly spend as much waking time as poss on your hands and knees. it worked for my cousin- her we boy turned just in time for labour.
my kids have always been anterior but from about 30 weeks i was always over the top paranoid that they would turn i did everything i could to keep them that way! wasnt fun though. oooh how exciting that you'll be meeting your new baby soon! cant wait to hear news all the best xoxox
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 2:56pm
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hey rach, just saw mw & he is now lol. so on the correct side & no longer posterior. i'm so pleased as it had been really worrying me. -------------
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Posted By: xox6Girls1Boyxox
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 4:43pm
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Woohoo chonny thats good news, Will be keeping and eye out for your announcement now. Good Luck... ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/">
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 12 October 2008 at 4:50pm
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thanks, still could be a while i guess as i have 1-2cm of thinning still to do. But i'm 2cm dilated so heres hoping that with a little bit of back ache we can progress things sooner rather than later. lol. Apparently that will be a sign for me that things are starting to be real, a bit of back ache to finish off that thinning....
Thanks to everyone for their supporting ideas. -------------
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