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Retroverted/tipped/tilted uterus - back labor?
KCKappa
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We had our first appt. today (8w3d) and the nurse practioner said I have a retroverted uterus (also known as tipped or tilted uterus), so I most likely would experience painful back labor. I'm hoping to have a med-free birth, but the stories I've heard about back labor now have me worried. Anyone have experience with a med-free birth with a tipped uterus and/or back labor?
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Re: Retroverted/tipped/tilted uterus - back labor?
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At my first appointment I was also told that I had a tilted uterus.
I had a natural, med-free birth. I laboured for 4 hrs and pushed for 1/2 hr. I don't know if I had back labour or not... all I know is that I found my contractions very tolerable (at first I didn't even know I was in labour) until 1/2 hr before pushing (WOW. That's all I can say is WOW. lol.)
So my answer to your question is, yes, I've experienced a med-free birth with a tipped uterus. As for back labour, I don't know! My whole body ached.
I didn't have a titled uterus but I did have back labour. It was my first pregnancy so I can't compare different contraction sensations to a non-back labour, but I was fine.
Yes it hurt, but I used the shower with my husband rubbing my back and directing hot water onto it and that made a huge difference.
I used gas when I was pushing, but that had nothing to do with my back labour and was always in my birth plan so it wasn't a matter of me wanting to go natural and then not being able to cope.
Good luck, you can totally do this!
Elizabeth 5yrs old Jane 3yrs old
I have tilted and I had back labor, but I was told it was bc my DS's fist was up near his chin and his elbow was rubbing into my back.
Best thing for my back labor was DH rubbing it...he knew just what pressure to put on it. I remember thinking...maybe I said it, "If I could just have some tynelol for the back pain (it seriously just felt like a really bad back pain), I would be fine." If I was home (like I wanted) I would have just had DH warm up my heat pack (rice bag) and then rubbed it.
If you have a hospital birth, maybe you could bring one in your bag?
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Chloe's Birth Story: http://www.fullcirclemidwifery.com/2012/04/chloes-birth/
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
I also have a tilted uterus, but in my case I didn't know that until my 6 weeks post-partum checkup, so apparently mine righted itself very quickly after getting pregnant. I also popped quickly (like by 4 months I was noticably pregnant) and this was my first. I also had back labor, but that was because of the sunny-side up position my daughter was in, not the tilted uterus. So yes, take it with a huge grain of salt. And my mom had a tilted uterus and as far as I know, she never had back labor.
Daughter #1 - February 12, 2010
natural m/c March 11, 2011 at 8 1/2 weeks
Daughter #2 - January 11, 2012
Ectopic pregnancy discovered November 6, 2012 at 6 weeks
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