I'm 36 weeks and at my appt today, dr said my baby boy is sunny side up, which will made it harder for baby to come out. I hope I don't need a c-section. Anyone else deliver sunny side up? Maybe baby will still turn before delivery. Oh well...we'll see.
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back labor and ended up with forceps and 4th degree tears. I don't think this presentation alone is an indication for a c-section.
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You might want to go to the spinning babies website and see if any of their stretches might help? Not sure of they would do anything or not but I hated back labor so much I would try if needed! With that said, I do have sacroiliac joint issues so maybe that's why it was so painful for me...
Good luck and hope baby flips over for you!!
DS1 was sunny side up and I ended up with an emergency c-section. It wasn't entirely related to his position, but I believe it had something to do with it.
Check out spinning babies. It's possible to deliver a posterior baby vaginally (without drugs, even!), but it's definitely harder than an optimally positioned baby.
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FWIW my Mom said while the back labor sucked, she never felt any contractions in her belly. So, at least that's something?
ETA - and all labor sucks, back/front/etc.
I delivered my DD sunny side up. I pushed for 45 minutes and ended up having an episiotomy, but there was never any mention that I'd need a c section. We didn't even know she was up until she headed out! It wasn't a big deal, the doc just said it would be a bit harder. GL!
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And yes, sunny side up baby here, born med-free, and it was incredibly painful, required an episiotomy and took quite a while to push her out. But she was born perfectly healthy (no bruising, etc), I was fine, and c-section was never mentioned. Good luck!
Personally this one really prefers sunny side up and will go back if I don't do it enough. But I am more then willing to read a book sitting on a yoga ball stretched out (belly hanging) onto the bed/sofa if it means an easier labor.