Does an anterior placenta make it more likely the baby will be back to back?

[Whitetara]

Hello everyone

The title says it all really. Just wondering since if baby is facing the placenta, then her back will be against mine, won't it? I'd be interested to hear people's experiences with this.

Thank you!

Hi I had anterior placenta with DS and he wasn't back to back.
Good luck withh the birth of your baby.

I'm afraid that's what it meant for me

I didn't do me hands & knees exercises to turn her though so partly my fault.

I had an anterior placenta with my DD but she wasn't back to back. Also had one with DS2 who was in a posterior position, but turned as I went into labour and had a very straight forward birth

I had an anterior placenta with first and read that it was more likely to be back to back (tho not necessarily) - I spent a lot of time on my hands and knees to encourage optimal position - I think I found info from google. Ended up LOA which is optimal I think.

That's encouraging and thank you for the replies. My baby is due at the beginning of September. I had a third degree tear with my daughter who was in a good position.

I remember reading that keeping forward and not leaning back too much in the lead up to labour was best to get baby into position, but then a midwife recently told me the baby would take up the position it's most comfortable in and that optimal positioning didn't do anything. Here's hoping this time is a bit more straight forward than the last...

DS3 wasn't back to back-in fact he was my easiest labour (hardest pregnancy for other reasons though!)

Yes, for me it has been true both times. Dd didn't turn in labour and I was lying down. Ds did turn in labour and I was stood up. Enough evidence for me to recommend staying as upright as possible. Worth noting that my midwife said a waterbirth wasn't ideal as you're more likely to lean back in the pool

dd3 and ds both had anterior plancentas and noehter was back to back I didn't spend any more time on my hands and knees trying to move them (although I did with dd1 who was back to back before labour, but placenta wasn't anterior). Labours with anterior placentas were both fine (home water births) and no problems in the third stage (physiological i.e. no drugs to manage)

Good luck

Not heard of this before. I know I have an anterior placenta (am 21 weeks pg). DS1 was back to back and I had ECS with him so could have had one then - no one said anything. Will be interested to see if the same happens this time???

DD had an anterior placenta and was back to back in labour, I'm sorrry to have to report. It was a 37 hour labour

There is lots you can do to move them about, pre labour and during. I did a lot of pacing in labour, lots of active birth positions and I think that's what helped turn her.

Two anterior placentas, two perfectly positioned DDs - one out in 8 hours and the other in 4 with no pain relief except gas and air required.

I was conscious of getting DD1 in the right position so lots of sitting on the gym ball. With DD2 I didn't have the chance to worry about position as I was chasing after a 22mth old, but it was still fine.