First, Happy Mother's Day to all you new moms and those still waiting!
I am primarily a lurker but had a question I am hoping some people can help me with. I have an anterior placenta and found out last week in an u/s that the baby is posterior, or "sunny side up." I have not yet talked to the doctor this week but only spoke with the u/s tech and researched some on the internet.
Seems like this could *potentially* be a longer and more painful labor if the baby does not flip and since I have an anterior placenta it makes it harder for the baby to flip. Can anybody share their experience with me?? I had a very bad/long recovery after my first so this is just making more even more anxious. Is there anybody that had an anterior placenta and posterior baby where the baby did flip prior? Thanks!
Re: Anterior placenta/posterior baby
Here are are some things you can do throughout the entire pregnancy to help the baby be in the best/correct delivery position.
https://www.spinningbabies.com/
I'm a lurker as well but thought I'd share my experience so far.
My baby was nestled in with her back to my right side. Then, at my appointment 2 weeks ago, she was OP. I did my pelvic tilts, sat on a balance ball, and got in the pool. At my last appointment, her back was to my left (which they say is an optimal position).
So, I'm not sure if anything I did helped, or if the just caught LO on her way from right to left. The point is that she moved and will hopefully stay this way until she's ready to make her appearance.
And I second spinning babies. Good luck!
DS1 was born sunny side up. Not gonna lie, the labor was long and painful, although I didn't have any back labor, which I hear is fairly common in this type of situation. My midwife tried a couple of times to turn him while I was laboring but he always flipped back. Eventually, he came out (broke my tailbone in the process) and all was well. I didn't tear very much and my recovery, aside from the tailbone, was very smooth.
Keep in mind, though, that he was my first child and first labors almost always take longer. Plus, I have very narrow hips (basically nonexistent) - my midwife said they're more like a male's - and that it very well could have contributed to the difficulty I had and my broken tailbone.
I'm also a lurker, but wanted to share my experience with my DS. He was also sunny side up, and I had an anterior placenta. He flipped on his own during labor, I went from a fingertip dilated to fully dilated in 2.5 hours and only 30 minutes of pushing. Try to stay positive, he/she could still flip just in time! You never know!! Good luck!!!