Moving a transverse lie baby....?

[Bellyrub1980]

Hiya, I'm 29weeks.

I know my baby is lying transverse. The midwife can't work out which end is the head and which end is the bottom but knows the baby is lying straight across. It certainly feels like the baby is kicking my bladder/vagina area ALL THE TIME!

I seem to remember the man who did our 4d scan said her head was to the left, but not 100% certain, I didn't take a lot of notice because I didn't realise the significance of it at the time, thought she still had time to move.

I can find some stuff online which talks about moving the baby, doing various tilting exercises, lying upside down etc. However, surely it matters where the baby starts or the it might turn breech??? Or do they all work for all transverse baby's?

I don't think it makes any difference which way the baby starts, and tbh breech would still be preferable to transverse.

Oh ok, so it's just a case of doing the exercises to make the baby move one way or the other.

two of mine were transverse. one of them when I was over 40 weeks. I did nothing to help them move but they both did prior to birth. in fact the second one I was due to have an ecv procedure to turn him the day I discovered he'd turned of hos own accord at 40 wekks plus 4.

I'm really not sure about exercises.

My ds was transverse up until 38 weeks. He then went breech (v painful, thought I was going into labour!). Had a scan to confirm. Them had to wait a few days to see Consultant. Ds in the meantime turned into a head down position (not so painful).

There he stayed until delivery at 42 weeks. Dd was never transverse but was breech for ages. I had her turned at 37 weeks and she was then delivered at home at 41 weeks.

My advice at this stage is to keep active yourself as much as possible. Go for walks in the park, swim if you can. Avoid lounging around on the sofa. You may well have another 13 weeks. But talk regularly to your midwife about baby's position.

Oh and if baby is in an awkward position when labour starts, go for the c section!

Ok that all makes sense. My job is very sedentary and I have become a bit of a couch potato recently.

Another very good reason to get some exercise!!!

Thank you x

And congratulations

Cheers! Feeling very real now :)

Hello! I totally overdid it when I was pregnant trying to get my baby to turn. I tried everything, worried about a breech birth, and then in the actual labour baby had the cord wrapped around her neck! I felt so guilty, like I'd forced her to turn so much she'd got tangled up. None of the other women in my maternity groups had any problems and their babies all turned in time. Lesson being don't fret it! You think labour is going to be pop! waters break and out comes baby but it isn't. There's plenty of 'storm brewing' time for baby to get in the right position. Good luck!