Do you think baby changed positions?

acia

So the baby has been "head down" since about week 20, based on all the ultrasounds we've had (and the OB has checked at every appointment). I could also tell because I could always feel hiccups very low (pretty much in my crotch), and little kicks higher up into my ribcage.

For the last couple days, she's been giving me some good hard kicks in the ribs, but only on the right side. I'm also feeling hiccups on the lower left side of my abdomen (just in and up a bit from my left hip), which makes me wonder if her head is in a different position. It feels like she's lying diagonally across my belly, almost sideways, if that makes sense.

Do you think baby moved or changed positions in some way? I sort of thought that if she was head down this late in the game, and for so long, she'd stay that way... Do you think her new position will now cause problems for delivery? Or is it likely that she'll move back into the correct position? Has anyone had experience with this?

tegl

The baby would be much bigger now than at 20 weeks, and that may be why you feel movement in different places as they grow within the uterus.  Until your OB says that the baby has moved, don't let it worry you.  And I'll try to follow my own advice!