Iris, I neeeeeed you.

kerrbear72 · May 2011

Baby is sunnyside up. Other than spending the rest of my days on all fours - any suggestions in getting him to flip?

Oh and uh, hi

JessicaG56 · May 2011

sorry to barge on ur post..when my mom was in labor and my brother was sunnyside up my nana (grandmother) said she needed to lift her leg. nurse kept blowing her off. finally when the nurse left my nana had my mom lay on her side and lift her one leg up..and he flipped. dunno if it will help you but hey worth a shot. i know when i was in labor i had to lift my leg on a table and flip sides. this helped grady come down and do his thing in my pelvis...backing out of post Embarrassed

kerrbear72 · May 2011

JessicaG56:
sorry to barge on ur post..when my mom was in labor and my brother was sunnyside up my nana (grandmother) said she needed to lift her leg. nurse kept blowing her off. finally when the nurse left my nana had my mom lay on her side and lift her one leg up..and he flipped. dunno if it will help you but hey worth a shot. i know when i was in labor i had to lift my leg on a table and flip sides. this helped grady come down and do his thing in my pelvis...backing out of post

No, no, I appreciate any insight I can get. Thank you!

JessicaG56 · May 2011

you welcome. i know when i had alayna the nurse asked if i wanted to change sides if i was getting too numb. i said i didn't really care that we could. after she walked out chad said oh no they flipped you it will be anytime now lol and it was within the hr that i had her pushed out. dunno if the leg thing only helps during labor or not. i know my mom had really bad back labor with him being sunnyside up so i hope for your sake that child flips!!

alliejoe · May 2011

The hands and knees thing will help- but in general don't lounge/recline/sit back.

If you can sit with your belly forward I've been told that helps.... I don't know how true this is- but it makes sense

tokenhoser · May 2011

My dear son was OP.

I laboured and delivered on all fours. Pushing was long (about 2 hours), but it was okay. DH and my doula did hip squeezes and back counterpressure on every contraction for the last 4 hours - so learn about those and then make sure your DH knows.

I didn't know my baby was OP until I was in labour, and then I just kind of rolled with it. Good luck turning yours in advance, but if it doesn't happen it can still all work out fine.

kerrbear72 · May 2011

tokenhoser:
My dear son was OP.
I laboured and delivered on all fours. Pushing was long (about 2 hours), but it was okay. DH and my doula did hip squeezes and back counterpressure on every contraction for the last 4 hours - so learn about those and then make sure your DH knows.
I didn't know my baby was OP until I was in labour, and then I just kind of rolled with it. Good luck turning yours in advance, but if it doesn't happen it can still all work out fine.

Thanks doll.

Ultimately, I think I just needed to hear I could still do this.

iris427 · May 2011

Hey

Personally I wouldn't stress too much about this right now. Something like 95% of OP babies will turn to anterior on their own during labor. I'm not sure that I believe what you do before labor will have a big impact on that.

PPs have already given you good advice. You CAN deliver an OP baby vaginally. I would ask your doctor about what they do if your baby is OP and labor is not progressing well.

Hands and knees and lunges (like Jessica was talking about) and just generally staying active in labor can help turn an OP baby. If they are low enough in your pelvis, an OP baby can also be manually turned by your doctor. Epidurals are linked to OP position so you might want to try to avoid one or wait as long as possible to get one.

If you have back labor, heat and pressure are very helpful. I wouldn't have made it through my OP labor without a hot rice sock on my back.

You can do it!!

iris427 · May 2011

Oh and when I went in for my 39 week appointment, Gus was OP. Less than 24 hours later he was in my arms--a perfectly normal, anterior birth.

EJensify · May 2011

I was a sunny side up baby, I think I turned at the last minute right before my mom started pushing.

aimeecasey · May 2011

My baby was sideways- I had terrible back contractions, but once she was down in my hips my Dr. had me lay back completely and push a couple times and she turned on her own. Good luck! I hope baby flips soon for you!

aimeecasey · May 2011

iris427:
Hey
Personally I wouldn't stress too much about this right now. Something like 95% of OP babies will turn to anterior on their own during labor. I'm not sure that I believe what you do before labor will have a big impact on that.
PPs have already given you good advice. You CAN deliver an OP baby vaginally. I would ask your doctor about what they do if your baby is OP and labor is not progressing well.
Hands and knees and lunges (like Jessica was talking about) and just generally staying active in labor can help turn an OP baby. If they are low enough in your pelvis, an OP baby can also be manually turned by your doctor. Epidurals are linked to OP position so you might want to try to avoid one or wait as long as possible to get one.
If you have back labor, heat and pressure are very helpful. I wouldn't have made it through my OP labor without a hot rice sock on my back.
You can do it!!

Agreed! My doula was awesome in apply pressure to my back and hips with every contraction- it was a HUGE help!

carishabob · May 2011

JessicaG56:
sorry to barge on ur post..when my mom was in labor and my brother was sunnyside up my nana (grandmother) said she needed to lift her leg. nurse kept blowing her off. finally when the nurse left my nana had my mom lay on her side and lift her one leg up..and he flipped. dunno if it will help you but hey worth a shot. i know when i was in labor i had to lift my leg on a table and flip sides. this helped grady come down and do his thing in my pelvis...backing out of post

I haven't read the rest of the post yet, but this is exactly what they told us in our child birthing class (besides the all fours thing anyway!)

ETA: Also, like the others said, you can do it!

elisbu · May 2011

edit: i read this as breech, not sunny side up, sorry

good luck!

kerrbear72 · May 2011

iris427:
Hey
Personally I wouldn't stress too much about this right now. Something like 95% of OP babies will turn to anterior on their own during labor. I'm not sure that I believe what you do before labor will have a big impact on that.
PPs have already given you good advice. You CAN deliver an OP baby vaginally. I would ask your doctor about what they do if your baby is OP and labor is not progressing well.
Hands and knees and lunges (like Jessica was talking about) and just generally staying active in labor can help turn an OP baby. If they are low enough in your pelvis, an OP baby can also be manually turned by your doctor. Epidurals are linked to OP position so you might want to try to avoid one or wait as long as possible to get one.
If you have back labor, heat and pressure are very helpful. I wouldn't have made it through my OP labor without a hot rice sock on my back.
You can do it!!

Is it too late for me to fly you to NY?

Nancy729 · May 2011

My doula also recommended avoiding any kind of reclining positions. She that leaning forward helps the baby to be in the correct position. I have been sitting on my exercise ball a lot and leaning forward when I can.

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