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Butt pressure

nbgmomnbgmom member
in May 2016 Moms
Moms who have had OP (sunny side up) babies-I'm 34 weeks pregnant and having a lot of pressure in my butt. I don't feel like I remember this from either of my girls, and I'm wondering if this might be a warning sign that he's settling in OP. Any input from voices of experience?
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Re: Butt pressure

  • kami09kami09 member
    PRAY...that he turns. Lol

    Honestly, I wasn't sure what position DS was in until labor. & back labor is...a bitch. I'd go on to spinning babies if you are thinking he's OP & see what you can try.
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  • JennyS86JennyS86 member
    My OB said that the downward pressure gets worse with each pregnancy, so it might just be that?  Still plenty of time to turn!
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  • Knottie1433777995Knottie1433777995 member
    Get going on Spinning Babies!
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  • nbgmomnbgmom member
    Are the exercises to promote proper position or just to help turn? If he's just low and not OP I don't want to impart
    in him the thought I would like him to change that. His head is 95% after all, and it is my 3rd, so he could just be pressing on everything. 
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  • kbrands7kbrands7 member
    edited April 2016
    When DS was in that position, I had a lot of butt pressure and persistent, achy lower back pain. He turned breech back to back with me before labor-- but it's much more common for OP babies to either stay in that position or to turn to the optimal position. 

    Eta the spinning babies exercises shouldn't turn an optimally positioned baby, just a malpositioned baby. There's not a lot of control in how baby chooses to change position, though the exercises are supposed to encourage head down, facing the back.
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  • ayeshaoharaayeshaohara member
    Something like 90% of babies that are facing forward but head down will actually turn once contractions begin...that's half the point of them, to get baby in the right direction. My little one has been head down face forward for weeks now, I'm not worried for now as I'm hopeful she'll turn once the fun starts 
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  • nbgmomnbgmom member
    ayeshaohara said:
    Something like 90% of babies that are facing forward but head down will actually turn once contractions begin...that's half the point of them, to get baby in the right direction. My little one has been head down face forward for weeks now, I'm not worried for now as I'm hopeful she'll turn once the fun starts 
    I do know that she's vertex, so this is helpful information
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  • JoMunsonJoMunson member
    I was a sunny side up baby-everyone says that's why I'm so stubborn :)
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