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Turning a posterior baby

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louise182 · 11/12/2013 20:10

Hello, i am 36 weeks pregnant and have been advised that baby is currently posterior.
It has been suggested that i try a birthing ball or getting on all fours to encourage baby to turn.
All fours is difficult to keep up, i have horrendous carpel tunnel syndrome and back pain but a birthing ball is quite comfy.
Any suggestions what i should do on the ball to help baby get a shift on?! Grin Just sat on it like a mindless idiot right now.... Hmm

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minicc · 11/12/2013 20:34

Have you tried swimming? I tried rolling back and forth on the ball on all fours. They do sometimes turn as they move down in labour.

HomeHypno · 12/12/2013 07:49

Lean on the birthing ball kneeling, hugging the ball rather than have to bear your weight on your wrists. Do this watching telly and it should help pass the time. Do computer stuff on the ball leaning forward to the table so that the angle is always forward rather than backward.

Sleepthief · 12/12/2013 08:24

I sit on the ball either bouncing gently or circling my hips/doing a figure of 8. Has served me well for successful VBACS DSs 2 & 3 after a hideous back-to-back labour ending in emCS with DS1. No idea if it did actually make a difference, but I'm not going to risk it with DS4 Smile

akuabadoll · 12/12/2013 08:44

I had an OP baby at 40+4 and did pretty much all the stuff advised on the spinning babies website. The website is a bit confusing and I found it helpful that my partner got involved helping me figure out the exercises. He was no longer OP at 41 weeks, perhaps he would have turned anyway, we will never know.

akuabadoll · 12/12/2013 08:46

I had an OP baby at 40+4 and did pretty much all the stuff advised on the spinning babies website. The website is a bit confusing and I found it helpful that my partner got involved helping me figure out the exercises. He was no longer OP at 41 weeks, perhaps he would have turned anyway, we will never know.

EmB1715 · 12/12/2013 09:45

Have you tried the inversion from the spinning babies website? I did it once a day as mine was posterior at 37 weeks. A week later and baby was the right way round again Smile

scaredoflabour · 12/12/2013 12:13

i've done absolubtly every thing. had mw app this morning where she told me baby has gone even further bacj to back Sad
dc1 was b2b and ended in emcs. very upset today!

alice93 · 12/12/2013 15:23

I'm in the same position - mw has advised leaning forwards as well - so right now I'm sat bouncing on my ball with the laptop on a low coffee table so i have to lean forwards to it.

comfyonesie2 · 13/12/2013 11:39

I second the recommendation for the spinning babies website. Also you could try acupuncture?

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