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baby in back to back position
just wondered whether anyone has given birth to a baby in the posterior position. Was it harder, longer or ok? Just want some advice really cause my baby is currently in this position. i have got another 2 weeks until she's due but just wanted some help in case she doesnt turn
thanks emma xx
thanks emma xx
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Your midwife has probably told you this but I've heard that the best way to turn your baby is to crawl around on all 4's and not to slouch on the sofa for too long- you need to sit upright in a 'proper' chair.. My OH was back to back when he was born, but I'm not sure what the labour was like, sorry.
Hope this helps, good luck x
My friend recently gave birth to her daughter in posterior.
I'm not going to sugar-coat her experience but I'm not aiming to scare the crap out of you either. I'm gonna tell you exactly what happened to her.
She started feeling contractions although they were concentrated in her back rather than across her bump.
She was dilating very slowly & baby needed to be monitored.
She was pushing for 2 hours but baby wasn't coming down properly, she was given an episiotomy & doctors attempted to deliver by ventouse but this wasn't successful.
She was given an emergency c-section to deliver baby.
My friends experience is pretty much the worst case scenario and its unlikely that you'll have as rough time as she did but both she and her gorgeous daughter are doing really well.
I believe key features of a posterior delivery are slow dilation & increased discomfort in contractions.
Obviously everyone's birth experiences are different & as I said my friend was incredibly unlucky, I'm sure your labour will be fine.
Take care x
Sara. x
Marie..xx
Both of mine were back to back...but I was induced both times, so not sure if it was the back to back that hurt or the induction. But yes it was painful in my back and I had an epidural both times...which was great. Have to say I didn't struggle with the pushing...less than 15 mins with both of them...pushing is the bit I can actually do...though saying that I have to imagine pushing as I couldn't feel to actually push!
No one had ever told me that you could turn them around...and I just assume it is the way I carry them...so am expecting my next one to be exactly the same!
C.x
I hope your baby turns around and would just advise you to be on all fours as much as you can and not to slouch back on the sofa. Good luck. xx
my midwife didnt give me any advice she just said she's in the back to back position and that was it so didnt really think much of it
i know she can still turn and im gonna have to be on all 4's permanently to help but im scared now.
i'd said from the beginning i didnt want forceps or ventouse but looks like i might not get much choice. i'll take all the pain relief they can throw at me and even a section but i just hope she turns cause i'll just be worrying all the time
hope this helps, dont 4get everyone is different, but good luck, u'll be fine!!!
My mil was back to back with my sister in law which was her 3rd child, 22 years ago. She had a home birth therefore only had gas and air as pain relief. She said it was a long and difficult birth and quite painful, but she managed to deliver without any intervention. She did say that she did bleed quite alot after too. Also my grandmother was back to back with my aunt, her 4th child and she was due to have a home birth but she told me they took her to hospital and put her under a GA and turned the baby inside her then delivered it, but again that was 40 years ago, obviously medicine has changed since then. Good luck and I hope your baby turns in time.
Gem.x
i know i shouldn't worry and i'll just take it as it comes
at least i know what to expect if she doesn't turn and wont be panicking
emma xx
my son was born back to back. he turned the day before i started contractions so i couldnt do anything about it.
like the others say try to turn her, sit on a birthing/gym ball and rock ur pelvis and get on ur knees too, that should help
really hope it goes well for u
Sandy xxx
I just wanted to let you know that it might not be as bad as you think. My first baby was in the back to back position and I gave birth to her with no assistance, after a 7.5 hour labour and only gas and air for pain relief. My labour pains were all in my back but my husband massaged me (for hours!) which really helped. I lay on my side rather than my back which helped to shift the baby's weight and ease the pains.
I hope this has helped.
Jan
i had my baby girl yesterday and she was back to back. my waters went fully around 4 am and i gave birth at 4:30 pm that day. the midwifes were shocked that i had progressed so fast. i will say that we did try to get her to turn. (rest on your left) but no good and she decided she was coming anyway. i will say that it was very painfull but i managed it after screaming at everyone and everything. the midwifes said its not a problem delivering babies that way it only cause it can make things slower and more painfull but my labour went so fast for 12 hours. and i think every labour is painfull. i had the option to go to hospital for epidural but i did it on gas and air at home so dont worry if baby dont turn as you can still have a good labour.
best of luck
emma x
she weighed 6lb 6oz and she's great
good luck to anyone else who's due
emma x x
I had every intervention possible, epidural etc. Baby wouldn't come down, couldn't even reach with instruments etc. Contractions didn't fade each time, it was grim I'm afraid. Had to have emergency C-section in end. Be prepared for that. Not sure how much help going on all fours really is. If baby is going to turn, then they will, regardless. This to me seems one of those issues which is not discussed enough. An experienced midwife said to me (afterwards) "Oh, square peg in a round hole". Exactly. Wish someone had said this before, so I could have been prepared.....
Good luck, but don't expect it to be easy......
Eva