What a crappy day. (Q about growth?)

Posterior means that she's got her back to your back...that much I do know!!

What a crap day you had!! I'm in Hamilton and have jumper leads but yeah... (and am only about 3 minutes from the hospital)

I think posterior is when the head is down but they are facing up....it is supposed to be more painful than anterior (head down facing down.

minik8e is right. It means that bubs is lying with her back to your spine. It is preferable to have her back to your front. If they are posterior they need to try and turn on the way out which leads to a longer and more painful labour (though I think it will feel long and painful no matter what).

To turn your baby they recommend spending time on all fours (not necessarily scrubbing the floor but if nesting is kicking in...). Or spend time sitting leaning forward over a swiss ball or bean bag. Swimmingon your tummy is nice and easy also.

I think the ideas is that if you make your tummy like a sling she will tend to want to turn and lie in it.

My baby was posterior a few weeks ago and I spent each night watching shorters over my swiss ball and swimming twice a week and sitting at the computer leaning over the back of the chair and managed to turn mine so it is on its side!

Oh and sleeping on your left side is meant to help...dunno how,

Basically you want to avoid slouching back on the couch.

Hope your day gets better.

I gotta learn to type faster or shorter. All these posts appear while I type

hope your feeling better now.

Hi Mellin

I had GD with rhyley. I had a growth scan at 35 weeks and they saud he was estimated at that time to be 7lb. He was born at 39weeks weighing 9lb 4oz. I had to have a ceasar but because at the growth scan they found out he was breeched. Midwife was not too bothered about the size of Rhyley at 35 weeks as I have big babies anyhow.

I would just say watch what sugar you are eating but not only that but also white bread, pastry 9like pizza and pies they would send me sky high in sugar levels)

Postier means what every one has said. My first born was posterier and was a very long and hard birth (lucky I had youth on my side)I did not know he was posteior till long into my labour we were just not informed way back then LOL 14 years ago. I was pushing for 2 and half hours and he came out with a huge bruisse on his head due to getting stuck on my pelvic bone. He was also 9lb 5oz. Not trying to scare you so sorry if I did. all i can say is every day try and crawl around on all fours at least a couple of times. When sitting on a chair sit with it back to front, or lean over a chair on your knees with your arms on the seat of the chair. also the swiss ball like someone said above.

If you got any questions you can Pm me or ask on here. I have a wealth of experience in both areas

BTW sorry about your Sh#t day. and grrrr at your ex.

Tell me about it...in the end I put my foot down about being induced 12 days over (MW & specialist wanted me to wait another few days !) and things still weren't how I wanted them, so make sure you voice how you feel early - only you know your body in the end...

Trust me Melln, by the time you are giving birth, size doesn't really matter - pushing out a baby hurts like hell no matter what. Geez, I'm cheerful!

Hannah was 9lbs 6oz and I did that with no stitches and an OK labour. If I (wuss of the century) can do it then you definitely can.

Positive thinking!

Melln wrote: Wow. thanks guys. I dont want to have a 9lb baby! lol! god im scared now, cause if i dont have GB then she will go to 40wks and be even bigger and that freaks the hell out of me!!

If you have GD doesn't mean they will bring you on earlier. If Rhyley hadn't been breeched they would of left me to labour naturally. I only went in a week early because I had an elective ceasar and they didn't want me to go in labour before then.

Hi Melln, posterior means different things to different people. Well ok posterior means the baby's facing the wrong way and usually needs to turn before/during labour/birth so it can get out. (But not always). But some of these ladies are saying they had long pushing stage or that the baby got stuck and needed emergency c/s. I've had 2 posterior bubs (I think Hannah was as well but she was c/s so I don't know) and for me that meant a long early stage of labour with irregular but painful contractions over a whole day, before getting to the 'juicy part' (which is also when you can start having pain relief).

As for the size, it's only an estimate and bigger babies are not necessarily more painful or more stitches. I know it sounds awful but actually there's no point worrying about it because it doesn't make too much difference in the end by the sounds of things. And a slightly heavier baby at birth usually has less probs than a baby on the lightish side.

Not long to go now! Getting excited?