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OP position!

embobolinaembobolina member
in August 2015 Moms
I'm 32 weeks and midwife just told me baby is currently in the OP position, she said to try and get baby to move else labour could last longer, I'd be more likely to need cutting and forceps. Anyone else's baby in the OP position and how are you trying to get baby to move?x
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  • dkizz82dkizz82 member
    I don't know what that means but cutting and forceps just made me cringe.
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  • meandmrjones14meandmrjones14 member
    dkizz82 said:

    I don't know what that means but cutting and forceps just made me cringe.

    Agreed!
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  • HarleenQuinz86HarleenQuinz86 member
    Idk what OP position is either but with my first I did have an episiotomy ("cutting") and they had to use forceps. At the time I didn't feel it and only during recovery was it painful and even then only for the first few days. Just saying this so you know it's not the end of the world if it happens that way.
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  • embobolinaembobolina member
    When a baby is head-down but facing your abdomen, she's said to be in the occiput posterior (OP) position – or posterior position, for short. The term refers to the fact that the back of your baby's skull (the occipital bone) is in the back (or posterior) of your pelvis.
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  • dkizz82dkizz82 member
    HarleenQuinz86 said:

    Idk what OP position is either but with my first I did have an episiotomy ("cutting") and they had to use forceps. At the time I didn't feel it and only during recovery was it painful and even then only for the first few days. Just saying this so you know it's not the end of the world if it happens that way.

    Seriously! I am squeezing my legs together so tightly right now. Uggggg.... It makes me hurt.
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  • embobolinaembobolina member
    Thanks that's good to hear :) I'm trying not to worry too much, I know it's pretty common
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  • HarleenQuinz86HarleenQuinz86 member
    embobolina said:

    When a baby is head-down but facing your abdomen, she's said to be in the occiput posterior (OP) position – or posterior position, for short. The term refers to the fact that the back of your baby's skull (the occipital bone) is in the back (or posterior) of your pelvis.

    Oh ok lol I always called this the sunny side up position haha. I've heard it's more painful to deliver this way but it is possible. Also I'm not sure of any ways to get baby to turn except maybe some kind of pelvic tilts or exercises.
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  • kat+1kat+1 member
    Squat or on all 4 to deliver is what my midwife recommends for a sunny side up baby. This is one time you absolutely should not be on you back. Ask to try these positions before they do any cutting or forceps
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  • hclzmm14hclzmm14 member
    I think they can also turn last minute during labor, so maybe it won't be a problem at all.
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  • GirlOnTheBeachGirlOnTheBeach member
    I'd check out the spinning babies website and see what you can find there to help little one switch around.
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  • ittybittybaker09ittybittybaker09 member
    My little man was this way. I've been sitting on a birthing ball at least 30 minutes a day. I also lean over the bed and sway my hips back and forth. After about 2 weeks he has now turned more and isn't too the back anymore. More sideways, which my midwife said was normal.

    Give that a try!
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  • cubbersscubberss member
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    And FWIW, I've always had OP babies. For me they flip during labour. My body starts pushing before it's 'time' to push, which flips them into position, then they easily come out. I've never been cut or needed forceps!
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  • puccagirl77puccagirl77 member
    I had a forceps delivery and it really wasn't a big deal. It was actually kind of nice because it was faster tha f I had to do all the pushing myself. I had an epidural so I didn't feel anything. Plenty of people tear or have episiotomies with normal deliveries, so you could end up with stitches anyway. The recovery was tough for a few days, but I think that's true for most Moms.

    Also, at only 32 weeks, it seems awfully early to worry about positioning. There is plenty of time for baby to move.


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  • PixelPosyPixelPosy member
    My first was born this way. I did not need forceps or cutting, though it did take 3.5 hours of pushing.

    Agree with PP, there is plenty of time for baby to shift positions. I wouldn't worry. 
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  • e1223e1223 member
    Geez, my midwives don't even worry about being breech until 34+ weeks, much less being OP. My first was facing the normal way when I got to the hospital at 6cm, and literally between then and the 2 hours it took for me to get to 10cm, she flipped to OP. Don't even worry about it for, oh, 2 months. For what it's worth, I did need a small episiotomy and it took nearly 3 hours to push her out but it was all fine in the end.
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  • embobolinaembobolina member
    Thanks for all your comments guys, you're helping to stop me stressing!!! :)
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