July 2011 Moms

Another Question About Back Labor

It may be a dumb question, but I can't find an answer...does back labor do the same thing as a contraction and help with dilation? And for those that have had their babies and experienced back labor and had an epi, the epi doesn't cover back labor?  That sucks!!!  

I didn't have back labor with DS#1, but am having pretty intense back labor with this LO.  DS#1 was even sunny side up and turned while pushing. 

Re: Another Question About Back Labor

  • From what I understand, the only difference between back and front labor is the position of the baby, so I would imagine it would do the same thing as far as dilation. I had it with DD. I was dilated 3 cm. for 3 weeks with no contractions before I went into active labor. Once I went into labor I dilated. 

    I'm not sure why the epi wouldn't cover back labor. The meds are the same and they cover everything from your waist down. My epi didn't work, but it was b/c it went in wrong and didn't deliver a continuous flow. It didn't have anything to do with the back labor. My friend had back labor, and her epi worked just fine. 

     



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  • I had mostly back labor and it did the job with dilation and effacement. I also had an epi and it certainly did cover the back pain. Honestly, that epi was the best decision I made, haha. :)
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  • During ctx your womb is pushing your baby down, but if it's facing the front (posterior presentation) the back of its head is pressing against your tailbone.  With an anterior presentation the baby's face goes by your tailbone instead, which is much softer and less painful.  But the effect is the same- dilation and delivery.  Sometimes posterior babies deliver slower b/c their heads are positioned differently, but not always. 
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  • a contraction is a contraction, and any real contraction will help you dilate.  they call it back labor not because the contraction is different, but because of the baby's position.  you feel it in your back more because the baby's spine is essentially rubbing against your spine as they move down the birth canal. 

    I had a pain med free birth with a posterior baby, which means back labor.  not fun at all, but it was my first so I didn't know anything different. 

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