Anyone else labour in their back?

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Just interested to see if anybody knows of any reasons why it sometimes happens this way?

None of the midwives mentioned that ds was in the wrong position or anything like that but have enduring memories of terrible back pain, rubbing the knobble in my back (sorry, coccyx?) really, really hard trying to get some relief and being extremely put out as I was expecting pain in more obvious places but was not prepared for that! I get lower back ache during my period sometimes and am categorically not a fan!

Am I more likely to labour in my back again or was it just one of those things?

My labour pain was mainly in my lower back too and I had a straight-forward labour with my baby in a good position.

I found getting my partner to press very firmly on accupressure points on my lower back gave a lot of relief.

But I have no idea if it makes it more likely to happen in subsequent labours...

Yes, I only felt contractions in my back. My husband sprained his thumbs massaging my lower back...Being in the pool helped too.

This was the only aspect of labour that took me completely by surprise because DD seemed to be in a good position (according to both my MW and a scan at ~38 weeks).

I don't get period pains at all so can't make the same link as Particles.

I'm v. glad that I was at home and that it was straightforward because there's no way I would have willingly lain on my back for monitoring, induction, epidural etc.. The difference in pain levels with back labour between lying on your back and any other position is exponential.

For any future labours I might try TENS in the early stages. Some people report it being helpful for back labour.

Yep back to back labour here with pains in my back only. I used to wonder why I wasnt clutching my stomach like you see women do on t.v becuase I had no pain there at all !
Staying upright helped me, I walked round and round and in the end she was born with just gas and air in 2 hours.

more and more women are having OP - back to back labours as they no longer scrub the doorstep like their grandmothers used to!

The current sedentary lifestyle we all live means babies snuggle nicley into a back to back position.

We need to go back to mopping floors and scrubbing and bleaching doorsteps to get these babies in a good position!

I have had four back to back labours with pains just in the back. Fifth baby due in just over 3 weeks and im expecting him to be back to back too. I know no other way of giving birth so nothing to compare it with. They have been all boys too........stubborn little sods lol! I have always given birth on my back but this time im gonna try a different position to see if it helps. Trouble is as Alimat1 says we don't do what we used to do. I sit in a chair at work all day, spread out on the sofa at home in the evening and get my hubby to do the floor scrubbing lol!

I had my first who was op, and expected stomach contractions on no 2 who was in the right position but I was told as I have a badly tilted womb I will always have back cc.

Sounds like I'd better get scrubbing then! Thanks for replying, everyone. Would it be obvious to a midwife if a baby was in a back to back position? I remember using the birthing ball a lot towards the end of pregnancy and ds wasn't noted to be in an awkward position at any of my appointments. Suppose he must have just got comfortable!

My first birth was back to back and like you I experienced excrutiating back pain. I had a home birth and my Shiatsu practitioner was there for pain relief using acupressure on my back. I felt like she was lightly touching my back but hubby said she was pressing so hard her arms were shaking!

I spent all my labour on my knees bending forwards over the sofa then pushed standing with my arms over DH and Shiatsu lady's shoulders. The difference in pain when DD finally turned to be pushed out was so immense that the midwife had to tell me when I was having a contraction as I couldn't feel them!

DS was born 19 months after DD (again at home) and he was straight forward - no back pain at all. It was much quicker and although painful, nothing like I had with DD. Only lovely Shiatsu lady for pain relief.

At no stage was I told DD was lying back to back, all scans / check up were fine, so maybe she turned just before?

Am pg with No3 and am hoping for a straight forward birth again - no way would I like to go through the back to back birth again. And yes, Shiatsu lady booked again!!

girlfromdownsouth that is interesting re not feeling pain once baby turned. Dc4 was side on (don't know technical term) and I only felt contractions in my back. It was a very quick and intense labour but the sense of relief I felt as she moved into the birth canal was immense as it took the pain from my back

I had back to back labour with DD and v painful. With DS AFAIK he wasn't OP but still had cx all in back, however this time I had a tens which was amazing. I think sometimes they turn OP in labour.