Can a transverese turn

[Lissie1986]

Hiya

I recently posted about my LO being transverese lie at 36 weeks. I knew something waant right because the hip pain ect had gone and I had lumps either side of stomach poking out making my stomach look more boxy when sje poked out instead of roundish and movement was more to the sides too

I had a scan yesterday at 37.1 weeks and they said she was head down. I knew she was head down because movements had once again changed more to the middle no round head or bottom poking out sides ect and my hip had been killing me for days... we asked consultant if there was a chance she would turn transverese again and she said no shes head down now and will stay there but today my hip pain has gone I feel a round lump poking out side of stomach and looking more boxy as she pokes her body out... my question is, is it impossible for a baby at 37 weeks to move back to transverese and has anyone else been in this situation and what do I do if there is a chance she has turned back to transverese? Thank u for takin the time to read and reply

I'm afraid I don't have anything helpful to say, but my baby alternates between transverse and oblique, and has only been head down a couple of times, and I'm 36 weeks. This is my 4th so the midwives are very unconcerned about it- but I'm concerned! My next appointment is 38 weeks and I expect they'll still not be concerned then purely because it's my 4th. I'm not very impressed tbh but I do know that if my waters go while baby is malpositioned, I shall stick my butt in the air and call an ambulance!

Good luck with your little one, hopefully our babies will behave themselves at the appropriate time

It is possible but are you sure it's not feet etc. and she's just turned sideways?

DD was a breech and we had an ECV to turn her at 37 weeks - they can't do it after that as baby is too big to move, so if your baby has moved again, presume you're having a cesarean as she should be staying put now. Have a look at the polar bear yoga pose which helps give baby the space to position properly.

I'm in the same position. Baby switches between head down, transverse and oblique. I'm 35 weeks and will be doing the exact same as @ThisMammaCat if my waters go. I just hope its not in the supermarket : )

I think it's more common for first babies to stay head down earlier but subsequent babies can move around more as the uterus isn't as tight.

@ThisMammaCat I feel your pain.. I'm not happy with my midwife either, I've had two through out this pregnancy and any concern I've had regarding movements no pattern ect ect just got ignored and made to be no big deal... if your lucky enough you will get an old school midwife who will take you seriously and consult the appropriate departments I seeiously though do not see the point in midwives though..

We asked the consultant yesterday could sje turn again and she said she couldn't as shes head down but at the moment I duno what to believe you get told so much stuff by diffrent professional people it leaves you baffled. I hope your little one isn't causing you to much aggro. I got my midwife appointment on the 26th and induced in the 4th on my due date so will wait and see what they have to say I suppose lol

@TrainWhistleChoir

At the scan yesterday she said where I am feeling a round head or bum type roundness is her back arched around at the right side her head is down legs to the left .. to be honest this is my first and I dont know what I'm feeling for but the roundness feels the same as it did with her head poking out wen she was transverese , im confused with it all lol I'm being induced on her due date on the 4th so I think if in still concerned then I will mention it but seems midwives guess to so I cant rely in her either for my next appointment to ask lol

Tbh, apart from the lack of concern about baby's position, I really like my midwife- I just think that she's making an assumption based on my previous babies, and I know all too well that in life, principal is not determined by precedent. Typically, my waters break at the start of labour so that's the bit that concerns me the most- my waters being the first sign then suddenly there's a risk.

I'm going to look up and try the aforementioned polar bear yoga pose. I've been on the spinning babies site and that upside down hanging off the sofa thing is just not something I think I could manage!

Waters breaking in the supermarket, oh gosh....the horror! I have stopped doing the shopping at this point, my partner is doing it all and is happy to do so. He agrees with me- walks in the garden only (plus he's far more sensible than I when it comes to buying food)

Of course it’s possible and from what you say, your baby has already moved once in the last week.

With my last child, I was scanned at least every fortnight but sometimes a few times a week. Every single time he was in a different position. Clearly quite the acrobat!

Mother of a baby that was transverse during labour here:

They can absolutely turn beforehand. They can also turn during labour.

However, my daughter was transverse and (back to back) this position means that your contractions will likely be a lot closer together and the pain will be stronger. I was having minute long contractions, every other minute, screaming at only 2cm. Several consultants told me that it was because she was transverse. I begged and begged for a c-section at 10cm and the doctors refused saying that she might turn in the pushing stage. She didn't. However, she was lower because of pushing and stuck and more cuts were made to my womb because of this during my emergency c-section and I had a major haemorrhage because of this.

I am not telling you this to scare you as I'm sure other people have had the experience of their transverse baby turning, but my advice would be to demand a scan at 39 weeks and if baby is still transverse then ask for an elective c-section. Birthing (trying to) a transverse baby naturally is not ideal and can cause a particularly difficult birth.

My DD was transverse up to me going into Labour - I had planned a home delivery but this had to be changed to an induction as I went 2 weeks over! They said I might need to have a C section if she was still transverse once I was in established labour, but she turned and was born in about 2 hours from start to finish!

My second went from breech to head down during labour. It was a shock to everyone when her head came out first! My twins both turned from head down to breech at 36 weeks (and they still do everything they can to keep us on our toes...)