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How do you know it worked?

BekW2009BekW2009 member
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So I get pretty regular ultrasounds. On Monday I saw my OB and it was the first time he was a little concerned about the fact that baby is breech, which makes sense because I'm 32 weeks today. He said we won't have the birthing options talk until I am closer to 36 weeks. I asked him about exercises I could do at home, which are basically the same as spinningbabies.com.
So now I'm on day 4 of doing the exercises... They are a pain and take serious commitment. I know the baby is moving, I am trying to keep track of where I feel hiccups, kicks or punches, and even use the Doppler to find where the heart might be. So my question is, short of getting an ultrasound today, how do I know if the baby turned? I keep feeling for the head and noticed the hard spot that might possibly be it, feels like its moved down... But I'm not sure if it could be the tushie! Also, if the baby has turned, how counterproductive am I being if I just continue the exercises until my next ultrasound?
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Re: How do you know it worked?

  • junie216junie216
    Try this https://www.spinningbabies.com/baby-positions/belly-mapping
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  • Mama-BearMama-Bear member

    First, the OB can feel the baby and knows more what he/she is feeling than most of us would.

    Second, with my twin pg, I felt one of my babies flip.  Not sure if it would've woken me up if I was sleeping, but I felt a definite flip, his head just skimmed down the entire right side of my belly.

    ETA:  As far as hiccups, I feel them low with this breech baby, and felt them low with DS1 who was vertex the entire pg.


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  • botanicalblissbotanicalbliss member
    I wouldn't stop doing the exercises even if baby flips.  I think the more you do them, the better chance you have of baby staying down.
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  • MOMama987MOMama987 member
    I asked my doctor about this this morning, but she said they wouldn't be concerned about his position until 36 weeks because he can still move around / flip on his own.  (That said, she's pretty sure he's head down - although she did say at this point - 31 weeks - his butt is still pretty bony :) so sometimes it can feel like his head.) By 36 weeks, though, they can usually tell just by an external exam what position he's in, and if they can't, they'll do an ultrasound. Not sure if that answers your question... but if nothing else, hopefully it's at least some reassurance that you still have time for baby to flip on his/her own :)
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  • whirlygirl00whirlygirl00 member

    I can pinpoint position best by hiccups, where I feel them is the direction of his head. Some movement is clearly stronger though which I attribute to kicks rather than punches.

    Head versus butt is really tough to differentiate by just feeling, even my OB will question herself on it sometimes. 

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  • KaricomoKaricomo member
    I thought maybe myLO hadnt flipped when we were talking at my 28 week and she said the put will poke out/push around more versus the head maybe just feeling it move.
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  • bhjones1980bhjones1980 member
    imagewhirlygirl00:

    I can pinpoint position best by hiccups, where I feel them is the direction of his head. Some movement is clearly stronger though which I attribute to kicks rather than punches.

    Head versus butt is really tough to differentiate by just feeling, even my OB will question herself on it sometimes. 

    This is what I use, since I feel hiccups down below my belly button I assume he is head down.

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  • BekW2009BekW2009 member
    imagebhjones1980:
    imagewhirlygirl00:

    I can pinpoint position best by hiccups, where I feel them is the direction of his head. Some movement is clearly stronger though which I attribute to kicks rather than punches.

    Head versus butt is really tough to differentiate by just feeling, even my OB will question herself on it sometimes. 

    This is what I use, since I feel hiccups down below my belly button I assume he is head down.


    Then my LO must be hiccuping from its torso! Because when it was confirmed transverse at 28 weeks, later that day I was feeling hiccups in my vag area on the opposite side of where the head was.
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