Did my baby go from head down to transverse?

MTClaire

I didn't really think it could happen this late, especially because at my 36 week appt, she was at -1 station.  But a few nights ago, she was really flipping around, and I was feeling really uncomfortable.  My belly just felt different.  It hurt to lay on either side because I felt like she was lying horizontally.  I could feel two big hard bumps on each side of my belly, which felt like her butt and her head.  It even looked different.  Then, she got the hiccups, and instead of feeling the hiccup move my belly up and down, it was moving side to side.  Does that make sense?  Since then, everything has felt different, and I'm worried that now she's transverse.  I know they say babies can flip around up until the last minute pretty much, but it makes me nervous that she might have moved into this position at 38 weeks.  Anyone's LO lying transverse?  How can you tell, and what does it mean?  Probable c-section? 

BlueRidgeMama

I think that a version would be pretty successful for a transverse baby seeing as there is half the distance to go, and they are moving from a very tight space to a comparatively bigger space. I would definitely request that before a c-section. I would spend time on all fours and squatting to open up room in your pelvis and hope LO realizes that there is more space the other direction!

CMSullivan326

Although I have no answer for this I'm also curious about it because this is one of my biggest fears. LO is still head down and has been for weeks but I'm so scared he's gonna flip at the last minute...hopefully someone can answer who's gone through this and let us know how it ended for them...GL to you btw and keep us updated!

JG362009

Yes, they can flip late in the game!  After being head down since my OB started checking, mine flipped breech at 37 weeks 6 days and I had a successful version the next day.  Good luck -- transverse is probably better because it's less of a flip to head down. 

romans_baby

Yes! My baby was flipper from 30 weeks through child birth I saw the doc every week because I was High risk I had an U/S every 2 weeks and the doc would schedule me for a c-sec because he was transverse or breech. My water broke just before my 37th week and when I went in he was head down and I labored for 10hours and when I was 10cm the doc checked and said he felt feet an U/S confirmed that he was transverse they tried moving him and his H/R dropped very low and they rushed me for an emergency c-sec. he was in a bad position they  had to cut my uterus in a "T" and it took 2 doctors to pull him out. I now have to have this baby on Wed. because I risk bursting my uterus because of the extra vertical cut they made.

I hope that doesn't happen for you.

Hopefully she's head down, Good luck!!!