Is it that uncomfortable if the baby decides to turn around at 32 weeks?

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It's my second pregnancy and nothing like that happened the first time. DC1 was head down weeks and weeks before the end of the pregnancy and stayed put.

This little guy, however, seems to like turning around. A couple of weeks ago I felt my bump was very weird, with one big hard lump on the side, as if the baby was transverse. Of course I couldn't check, but that's how it felt like.

Now it is even weirder. It feels like he is entirely at one side, making very strong movements, and the bottom half of the bump hurts. I'm even having some period cramps, but trying not to get paranoid.

Has this happened to any of you?

It doesn't feel 'wrong', but feels very uncomfortable and a bit painful, and it would be nice to hear of similar stories. I think I just want some reassurance that it is normal and will be over soon.

I've been doing inversions (like I've read in the spinning babies website) and using the birthing ball. And I'm about to go on a bath. Is there anything else I can do to help this guy to complete his big somersault?

I'm pretty sure that you don't need to worry about the position the baby is in at this early stage especially as its your second. Because the skin is so stretched from the first the baby will be able to turn up until labour. I'm 30 weeks and my LO seems to be all over the place. I'm getting a lot of what feels like he's got his feet against my lungs with his head down and he's pushing his bum out as far as he can. It feels like a strong braxton hick.

Hi Thechick, thanks for the reassurance. I'm not worried about his position yet (although of course I'd love him to be head down and settled...) but I'm impressed with how painful the whole turning thing is. My bump is hurting. Hope it gets easier in the next few days, as I still have 8 weeks to go (hopefully!).

I could have written your post.

I'm approaching 38 weeks and movements in the last month have on many an occasion been incredibly painful. Like baby is literally rotating on it's head so that my pelvis is being crushed by its skull and it's legs and knees are trying to escape 'Alien' style from my stomach! It hurts!

I had one of this with my first...who was very active but kicked rather than spun around!

Oh, and I too have been having on and off period like cramps...but these seem to be just an inconvenience rather than a sign anything mre exciting is happening! :-)

DS turned around 30 weeks, a full flip from breech, and I nearly vomited it was painful but also I presume he gave my insides a good kicking and it was horrible

I'm 35+3 with #2 and the baby is still turning. It's been oblique transverse for ages and still moving a Lot. I'm really hoping it goes head down by next Monday though or things could get a bit more tricky... and after what I've read on here, an ECV is not going to be an option, even if it's suggested (which I don't think it would be for me, for various reasons) but I'd refuse it pointblank.

No cramps of any kind but lots of alien-style ripples across my bump, and shit-kicking out of various organs. I have a little too much fluid as well, so baby has plenty of room inside still - God help me when there isn't any room!

I was 36 weeks when DS2 turned head down (finally!), was not painful.
It was the day before the scan to determine if he would be delivered by c/s as he was breech up until then.

Ds2 was breech until 36 weeks. He turned on the day I had a consultant appointment to decide whether to do an ECV. I didn't notice at all.

I'm 37+2 and little one was breech up until 36 weeks. I didn't even feel her turn, to be honest, but she is laying all on one side and it's rather uncomfortable when she pushes against my sides like she's stretching.

OP I am like a reverse you.

My first pregnancy did the major somersault thing, did it all in one go though and I thought I was going to burst! I woke up to the sensation that my tummy was bursting, looked down and saw it was like a swan that had swallowed a baguette side-on! Most alarming and not at all comfortable. Took about half and hour then he was head down and stayed put - thank goodness.

This pregnancy is the opposite (so far) baby has been head down for weeks and showing no signs of changing.

I'm 38 +2. Baby has turned in last fortnight. I didn't notice, midwife did. So now his head is at the top of my bump and it gets sore and I can't bend without pain now. He still could turn but I'm booked in fur an elective Monday anyway as I had complications with my first DS.

Dd2 was transverse at 35 almost diagonal and it hurt, the doc massaged and helped her spin fully head down , we both then watched as she put herself back where she wanted to be( probably raised 2 fingers at us in the process), it diddn't hurt as I was lying down it was just uncomfortable. Then a few days later she moved herself round properly . If you are really uncomfortable then contact your midwife possibly. i am abroad so I went to the doc.

It's great to read all those stories. Makes me feel less alone :)

It's good to know that the cramps don't necessarily mean anything (first time I felt them I got a bit panicky).

Jennerosity, I'm still laughing on the swan baguette scene! I can imagine it must feel much more frightening in the first pregnancy. In fact I'm glad I didn't have any of this the first time, I would have freaked out!

glad to amuse. Yes, I was a little rattled without the benefit of experience - still ( ) narked at dh reaction... I nudged him awake to share the 'wtf!' moment, wanted him to be at least impressed with how far-stretched a person can be without actually bursting, he didn't even deign look and just grunted and went back to sleep - all while I lay there, stunned, bemused, and waiting to see what would happen to my poor abused tummy!

This time round I am finding it odd that baby can be head down for so long (weeeeks) and am expecting it to be born with a serious crick in its neck. It all just depends what you know I suppose.