Should I stop poking my baby in the head? ;-)

[swg1]

Nearly 32 weeks. Babe is breech and keeps sticking his head out just under my ribcage - it's a fairly unmistakable giant hard ball sticking out. I find prodding it almost irresistible. He'd move if he didn't like it, right?

[LumpySpaceCow]

Poke ahead! I do the same with my breechling (now my 2nd out of 3!). If he doesn't like it he knows where he can go

[madsaz76]

Me three - rather than poke I cup with a slightly rounded hand. It probably is annoying, but hey- a head in the liver isn't great. Not sure it's promoting the rotation I so desire though.... now nearly 36 weeks...

[ThursdayLastWeek]

I'm not breech, but I am 31 weeks pregnant and enjoy chasing this little ones feet around just under my rib cage

I call it revenge for the brutalising my innards get.

[rallytog1]

I think it's fine! I was the same - my midwife even showed me how to feel the outline of the head (although it was pretty obvious). I was almost disappointed when it turned head down at 37 weeks.

[hufflebottom]

Mines not breech but keeps sticking her arse out.

[Buttercup27]

I liked to do that to Thursday, I now have a 3 year old with the world's most ticklish feet. I wonder if it's connected.

[sepa]

Haha. Amazing!
My brother was breech (when my mum was preg obvs) and he used to grab her ribs so she said that she used to smack him off them

[goodnightdarthvader1]

I poke a lot. Usually if she poked first

[ThursdayLastWeek]

Haha Buttercup I'll let you know in three years!

[TiggeryBear]

Mine keeps sticking it's backside out in a fairly substantial lump! It gets a prod quite frequently :-) getting excited to meet him/her now!

[1frenchfoodie]

Another poker here, if they will stick their arse out of my belly..

[SnackPlease]

I poke arse and head. If they're going to stick it out then it's fair game

[Nicky333]

I'm almost 21 weeks and called mine a wiggly bastard yesterday. She's a girl and I'm married

[mrsjskelton]

Hahaha! Thank goodness for this thread!! Breech until 38 weeks for me and I couldn't resist a good prod much to the disgust of my DH! She's turned now so just poke her bum instead

[VegetablEsoup]

I liked to catch feet/hands as well.
felt very strange after birth with our the roly poly inside.

[princesspineapple]

DP keeps telling me to leave baby alone but I can't help it! I've been poking the head to hopefully encourage it to turn... But I think even when it's head down I'll just be poking whatever sticks out!

[GiraffesAndButterflies]

How do you tell the difference between arse and head?!

(Disclaimer: I'm okay once they're born, it's only babies still in utero that I have this problem with)