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Anyone vaginally deliver a SUNNY SIDE UP BABY?
GilletteBaby
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Hi mamas
Anyone vaginally deliver a sunny side up baby successfully?
My baby has been sunny side up but head down for the last 7 weeks and im afraid Ill have to get a c-section. Any positive or even negative stories are appreciated.
Thanks!
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Re: Anyone vaginally deliver a SUNNY SIDE UP BABY?
yup. both of mine were!
Labor with DS was FAST - 3 1/2 hours start to finish. My water broke first and then contractions started about an hour later. I felt them in my back and my legs, which freaked me out because it's not what I had read about and thought the expect. However, I don't know if it had to do with his position or because I was progressing so quickly. 20 minutes of pushing, 2nd degree tear, no drugs.
I was induced with DD and had a feeling she was also sunny side up. It was probably a pretty text-book induction (pitocin, wait, break my water, wait, push). I had back labor again, but it was manageable with counter pressure. This time I had IV drugs about 15 minutes before it was time to push. Which made me a huge a**hole, and I wouldn't listen to them tell me how to push. I pushed for about 25 minutes "my way" and then another 20 when I finally got into the position the nurse asked me to. Again, 2nd degree tear.
You can do it! I was in the same position both times for pushing, which was inclined on the bed with my elbows hooked under my knees, pulling them up to my ears. I hope that makes sense.. They told me it was the only way to get them under my pubic bone,
DD2 October 2010
DS September 2012
Yes, I did with my first. My birth story is in my bio. It was a lot of work but I felt really good about my birth experience.
The midwife later told my mom that if I had gotten an epidural I likely would have needed a c-section, because I would not have been able to move and change positions like I needed to push her out, so I would recommend preparing for a med-free birth. We took the Bradley classes and med-free was our plan all along, so that worked out great.
I would also look at www.spinningbabies.com for positioning tips, and
https://midwifethinking.com/2010/08/13/in-celebration-of-the-op-baby/ for info on how a labor with a posterior baby might differ from a "textbook" labor.
Good luck.
Absolutely - and similar to PP, my MW told me that if I'd had an epi, I would have ended up with a c-section. My DS was 9lb70z and while it hurt like HE**, it was worth every effort to have him naturally! I would suggest getting in the labour/birthing tub if you have one available because that's what got me through my labour med free.
Good luck!
Yep!! He even came through with one arm in the air like superman! It was a longer labor of pushing for me but everyone is different.
GL!!!
I was induced on my due date, my little guy was sunny-side-up. I did have an epidural - I wasn't dilating, even after they broke my water, and they were talking about a c-section, but I chose to try an epidural first and ended up delivering vaginally, about 9 hours after they broke my water and I started having regular contractions.
I didn't know that having the epidural makes it more likely you will need a c-section!! Good to know for this pregnancy
I'm wondering if this baby will be sunny-side-up too. LO has been head down since 20 weeks and is sunny side up at the moment, but I've still got a few months to go...
I did. Labor started about 9:30am, went to the hospital around 3pm. I planned to use pain meds, but no epi. By around 8pm I was shaking so bad I couldn't breath and had on an oxygen mask, the pain was intense and took up from my midsection down all the way around. Back labor is no joke. Once I had the epi, I slept on and off until around midnight when they had me start pushing. It wasn't until DD kept slipping back that they started thinking something was up. It took almost 2 hours, an episiotomy and a 3rd degree tear to deliver DD, but I did. The joke now is that since we were Team Green she just wanted to make sure everyone saw she was a girl!
From things I looked up after birth for fear of everything happening again, less than 5% of babies that start labor sunny side up stay that way. So hopefully your LO changes position before they make their apperance.
My son was sunny side up. I pushed for 3.5 hours and we came to a point where he just wan't moving so i ended up with an episiotomy and a 3rd degree tear. Of course i didn't want one, but it was that or the CS.
It is VERY possible to deliver this way it just may take longer or require an intervention like an episiotomy. There are stretches and massage techniques that do help turn the baby though! luckily you already know the position the baby is in so you have an opportunity to move your baby! I didn't know that my son was in that position until delivery.
...baby #3 is here...