Has anyone successfully turned a back to back baby at 40 weeks???

[jessyoliver]

Hi has anyone successfully managed to turn their baby back round from back to back at 40 weeks plus?? I'm 40+4 now. Was told by midwife on Tuesday that baby was back to back 😭 and she gave me some exercises to do. I've been on all 4s and wiggling my hips, bending over the birthing ball. Sitting upright on the sofa etc but I just don't know if it's shifted him back to where he should be?? I just can't tell 🙈 I'm wondering if that's why I haven't gone into labour yet?? Help! Xx

I didn't have any luck but I didn't really keep up with the exercises.

I gave birth to my son naturally with only gas and air so hopefully if he doesn't move it doesn't mean it's definitely going to be more painful. He was my first though so I don't have anything to compare it to.

Thanks for the reply! Good to hear you still had a natural birth. I was worried about it causing complications xxx

Nope. Two of mine were back to back. I have an anterior uterus which apparently increases the odds of it happening. Birth is a painful experience whichever way it happens, and a baby can be in the perfect position and things can still go wrong.

My first was back to back at 40+9. I did the things they said and he rearranged.

@SuperBeagle that's good to hear. And you are right, they can be in the perfect position and still have complications so perhaps I need to stop stressing 🙈 xx

@SayNoToCarrots did you get induced? How did you know he'd turned? Xx

Try going swimming and when there try swimming on your front as much as you can. The water will support your bump and if you can manage breast stroke/ frogs legs then that might just give enough room to rotate baby round a bit!

Btw - I did not know about back to back when I had dd1 - it was a long slow Labour and she was born with assistance of ventouse. For dd2 I went swimming a lot - she was also a water birth. But I was not back to back with her at 40 weeks so no idea if this would help or not.

Has somebody pointed you to the spinning babies website? Helpful in terms of exercises and mapping the position of your baby

Also - my dd1 was back to back and turned late in labour. It was a quick and easy labour

I second spinning babies. And try to find a Chiro who practises Webster technique

Can recommend a chiro in west London if you're anywhere near

Dd was back to back and labour was straightforward. Managed with tens and gas and air in a birth centre. I wouldn't consider it an issue if this one (due in 6 weeks) is also b2b. Its not always bad news.

DD was back to back and managed to turn in labour so it's possible, but as others have said, not necessarily going to cause complications if they don't turn.

The midwife said he had turned, I assume they have magic hands that can tell. I wasn't induced.

I can't remember if this was before or after labour

My DS was b2b and did all that it sounds like you're doing - even while watching TV I'd lean over the exercise ball or footstall, became obsessed with not leaning back. It did work (born at 41+5) but there's no way I could have felt it or known so keep persevering with the various excercies. Look into the Spinning Babies website as mentioned by PP's too.
Then if possible try and ensure you give birth while on all fours or leaning forward (i.e. anyway but not while lying on your back) to reduce the pressure on your spine as you push out.