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More on baby positions: Left or right, does it make a lot of difference?

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BroccoliSpears · 09/03/2008 17:40

My baby is currently lying in a Right Occiput Anterior position - head down and spine lying down the right hand side of my belly.

I know it's best if they lie on the left side.

I've been clicking around Spinning Babies and can't find much on the difference between right / left lie.

Can anyone tell me anything?

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mears · 09/03/2008 17:43

Left is morwe common - right is fine though. The important thing is the baby is anterior.

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BroccoliSpears · 09/03/2008 18:56

Oh that's good to know.

It was explained to me why left is better than right, but it's obviously not a huge issue as I'm not able to find out much about it.