Question about Delivery

lgobler

Any of you new mom's have a baby that was head down but sunnyside up at delivery??  What happend?  I went to L&D to be monitored yesturday and they said I was 2-3cm dialated he wasn't breeched just sunnyside up.  I'm 37 weeks today so i'm hoping he turns on his own before then but am currious as to what will happen if he doesn't.

Thanks!

Stacy112699

I was in labor for 27 hours before they decided we needed to do an emergency c-section. I could not progress past 7 cm. Dr. figured she was sunnyside up and would not fit through my pelvis (I am very short and they thought this was a possibility from the beginning). Sure enought when they cut open they saw her nose and lips first!.

Hopefully your LO turns before! Good Luck!

erin922

Yup.  Actually, she was facing the right direction at about 8:30am when they did an ultrasound on me.  I started pushing around 11:30...at 2:00 I ended with a c-section.  DD was not budging because apparently she turned sunny side up and getting jammed into my pubic bone with every push, poor girl!  This is what the doctor told DH while I was in recovery at least.  I hope you have a better experience!

abear2

My daughter was sunny side up during labor and delivery.  I had horrible horrible back labor.  I felt all my contractions in my back.  UGH!  However, the delivery was quick...I pushed her out in three contractions.  Harder labor than with DS, but easier delivery.

lindsayll

In the meantime, I'd be doing everything possible to try to get that baby facing the rear.  No slouching or reclining on the couch.  Sit up straight.  Lots of time on an exercise ball.  Some time on all fours.

Lots more info here:

https://spinningbabies.com/techniques/in-pregnancy/3-principles-in-pregnancy

kbelly9

Sunnyside up = back labor!

Jen524

I had back labor and it took 18 hours to get to 10 cm.  I pushed for over an hour and she was not dropping at all and her heart rate kept going down.  I ended up with a CSection.  When she came out she had a bruise on her forehead where her head was stuck on my pubic bone.  I don't think she would have came out no matter how long I pushed.  Like others said I would try and do whatever you can to get her to flip to be face down, back labor is not fun.

Angelrelic

Mine was head down from 27 weeks and we found out he was sunny side up when i was fully dilated. I was induced and by that point had my walking epi, so the nurses had me laying on each side for 30 min while i labored him down. Apparently that flipped him over, and i only pushed for 20 min. DS was also 9lbs 6oz at birth, so i guess it all really depends.

grapeape73

My DS was sunnyside up and looking over his shoulder.  This was 15 years ago.  We didn't know he was sunnyside up until he was crowning.  I was induced. I progressed quickly enough.  Started pitocin and broke my water at 6:00 am  and I was pushing by 2:00pm. 

The worst part about it was I pushed for over 4 hours.  he was crowning for a lot of that  time.  He just couldn't make it over my pubic bone.  My OB finally used the vacuum to keep him from going back up after a contraction.  He was finally born with a horribly bruised head and neck.  His entire forehead was cut and bruised and the back of his head was purple from hitting my pubic bone for hours.  He had to go to the nursery for monitoring.

But everything was fine after that.  I tore down to my rectum which was not fun to recover from.  

I suggest getting the epi when you can.  I had planned to go med-free and did for 6 hours, but it was horrible.  When my OB realized he was sunnyside up she was surprised I lasted that long.  The back labor was brutal.

CxMommy

DD was head down at 32 weeks.  At 38 weeks I had the worst back pain  but my contractions weren't timable.  We called L&D and they said come if I wanted, but they would prefer if I waited at home until the contractions were timeable.  When I couldn't take the back pain any longer we went to the hospital and they admitted me immediately because DD's heart rate was 120 and it usually was around 150.  I dilated quickly on my own, but she wouldn't come down.  We waited two hours to push and then finally they sent a nurse in to direct me to push.  Her heart rate continued to decrease with every push.  The nurse told me I was going to have to give good strong pushes if I wanted to deliver vaginally.  I also had to push every other contraction because we had to wait for her heart rate to go back up.  She arrived vaginally after three hours of pushing.  I had a second degree tear and an episiotomy.  DD had a monster conehead!  I had the epi soon after I was checked in.  I strongly suggest this if your baby doesn't turn because my back felt like it was going to split in half!  Good luck!   

Kadydawn

I'm usually just a lurker but since I just had a sunny side up delivery I thought I would share. I was in labor for 8 hours and we didn't realize that she was sunny side up until I was fully dilated. I pushed  for 4 hours before she finally came out. The back labor is awful. I did manage to get through it without an epi but if you have the choice I would take it the pain was terrible. I did have to have a episiotomy right at the end. I was very lucky her heart rate was great the whole time and she managed to get through with very little bruising to the top of her head and none to her face.