Did you know how your LO was positioned before labor?

big_noise · April 2013

Just curious if anyone paid close attention to this or if I'm just overly paranoid. Besides just being head down, was anyone aware of how their baby is facing? I've been obsessively reading spinningbabies.com and other sources over the weekend, after figuring out this LO is probably partially face up. I don't think she's fully sunny side up. But esp. in comparing her movement to DD's movement it's clear she's turned differently and of course now I'm freaking out about a longer/tougher labor and/or a c-sec. Sigh. Induction is tomorrow morning if nothing before then (not holding my breath) and I"m trying to figure out what questions to ask for laboring positions, etc. Just curious if anyone has experience getting a sunny-side up or turned baby to get face down during labor and what worked? Thx.

Petunia844 · April 2013

I'm not sure you want to hear my answer, or maybe you do... haha. I knew Raylan was partially face up because we had TONS of ultrasounds.

Good news: I had a natural labor (other than the induction meds) and he came out vaginally. My l

big_noise · April 2013

Thanks. That's exactly what I"m worried about. I would prefer an epi but I would be willing to consider skipping it in a case like yours. What I do have going for me is DD was delivered quickly and I didn't have much pushing but she was def. face down. I'

Shaungela · April 2013

I had no clue and i didnt even know to ask. I was sent to be induced on Friday afternoon - for low fluid (she was born saturday morning)... Obvioulsy i has a sono and he didnt say anything about her position, i knew she was head down. When she

Petunia844 · April 2013

big_noise:
Thanks. That's exactly what I"m worried about. I would prefer an epi but I would be willing to consider skipping it

Karen1998 · April 2013

LO rotated on me. He was face down in his last u/s and moved to face up. We had a lot of u/s, too. I had almost entirely back labor. It sucks. My water also broke early, he didn't engage and the cord was wrapped around his

Sonadora · April 2013

All I knew was she was head down. She did come out face down, but had her hand above her head....that caused an interesting tear in my girl parts.

big_noise · April 2013

Thanks for your input ladies. Appreciate you sharing your stories. There was no doubt DD was face down in hindsight now that I've been reading more about this, so of course I've got myself all nervous for this one. I think I'd be a little less nervous if

big_noise · April 2013

Karen1998:
LO rotated on me. He was face down in his last u/s and moved to face up. We had a lot of u/s, too. &nbs

kpowers982 · April 2013

I knew how mine was positioned because I had crazy amounts of ultrasounds the whole time.

I know of several people who've had breech babies....one tried everything known to man (chiropractic measures, I believe maybe acupuncture, the spe

adoxyinherear · April 2013

I didn't know, but DD was breech until 35 weeks and I did alot of the exercises on that website to help her to turn. It's not too late! Especially if you can labor in various positions, I would say go for it... everything I've read suggests it's totally p

mork · April 2013

No experience, just hugs!

Karen1998 · April 2013

Hang in there. Back labor sucks, but there are things that help. Oddly enough, bouncing and rolling (while sitting) on a ball helped me the most. I did that before I went to the hospital. Rocking also helped me. Back labor is

kwilson158 · April 2013

My last ultra sound was the week before LO was born and the tech said he was head down and face down. She said that was how he was suppose to be?? I ended up with a CS so I dont know if he was still that way while in labor..??

Mom2anAngel2 · April 2013

DS was sunny side up. The nurse the coached me through my labor had me leaning over and holding onto the rail on the wall with each contraction. It was the same motion as being on all fours , arching your back up and swaying your hips from side to side.