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Original poster

Feel a bit silly asking this, but NCT teacher has confused me...

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turtle23 · 25/01/2008 20:24

I'm 32 weeks and my lovely lazy son has been in exactly the same position for ages. He is head down with his spine to the right(so facing in.) The midwives seem to think this is totally fine, but my NCT teacher said "Oh no, you have GOT to start doing something to turn him, he has to lie on the left!!!" I was under the assumption that as long as they are head down and not back to back that they would turn their heads from left or right to centre on the way out...
Anyone?

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Jennster · 25/01/2008 23:18

That's funny because both mine were ROA and I worried both times about the postition. My midwife said it was no problem at all, but I had it ingrained in my head (not personally by the tutor just generally to the class) at the NCT antenatal classes that LOA was best.

Both labours absolutely fine. Short, gas and air at home.

carmenelectra · 26/01/2008 07:52

I do worry that some people seem to have been told incorrectly, in their pregnancies that LOA is what position the baby should be in.

Mintpurple · 26/01/2008 09:45

I think the figures for cephalic (head down) babies are (from memory) about 60% babies lie on the left side, 30% on the right side and 10% OP.

As far as labour goes, I have not really noticed any difference whether the baby is right or left and whether they have easier labours on the left.

So I wouldnt necessarily be doing any OFP excersises to turn it right to left, but I would definately try to turn an OP baby - that must be what your NCT teacher was thinking of surely.

Mintpurple · 26/01/2008 09:52

Moosma

'I seem to remember somebody on here telling me that babies tend to turn one way rather than the other, so it would go ROA, ROP, LOP, LOA, rather than ROA, LOA IYSWIM, I'm pretty sure DD2 did that.'

.....I think that depends if you are in the northern or southern hemisphere....

.....only joking. Its actually called a 'long rotation' or a 'short rotation', either through 270 degrees or 90 degrees. Long rotation makes for a much longer more painful labour.

(knew Id need my geometry in maths for something....)

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turtle23 · 26/01/2008 10:12

mint...no...she knew he was roa.

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twelveyeargap · 26/01/2008 10:22

My ROA baby turned 90 degrees to the left in labour. I religiously slept on left side all through my pregnancy with one of those special pillows. I lay on bean bags, followed the advice of the Active Birth class...

Midwife said, "she's fine, she'll turn if she needs to," and she did - right at the end.

carmenelectra · 26/01/2008 15:22

I have never noticed any difference either whether ROA labours and LOA are any different.
Agree the NCT must be talking baout OP.

Lulumama · 26/01/2008 15:33

are OP babies always born face up?

carmenelectra · 26/01/2008 15:42

No often turn at the last minute.

Ive had two and both born facing proper way!

In fact, in my experience, most Do seem to turn before they are born.

Lulumama · 26/01/2008 15:44

i seeeeeeee

in that case i am very wrong about my last labour !!!

LOL!

was told DD had done a short rotation, but she was born face up! so clearly was persistent OP

i was not dilating, had 15 hours of ctx, then i thought she turned,and that is what triggered dilation.

i am confused now !

carmenelectra · 26/01/2008 15:49

Im confused by what you mean?!

Lulumama · 26/01/2008 15:57

ok, DD was born face up.

my labour started at 07.30 but i did not get to 3cm until 10 pm ! there was an hour or so where the pain was so intense, and it felt like she was going to come out of my tummy, after that hour, dilation started. and was told this was because she had turned, a short rotation to a better position!

carmenelectra · 26/01/2008 16:01

If she was born OP i dont see how the midwife could have said that she had moved to a better position! She must ahve been OP all along. Which is probably why the labour went on for gaes with no progress.

Sounds like that to me anyway!

Lulumama · 26/01/2008 16:09

thanks.. i suppose something happened after all those hours to make labour progress

just don;t know what now!!

i should have put two and two together really..

carmenelectra · 26/01/2008 16:23

MY early labours were quite slow(obviously due to OP) tho and then progressed normally and the secvond, once established went very quick.

Lulumama · 26/01/2008 16:29

thanks

MoosMa · 28/01/2008 20:04

If you were the other way up then her being face up would be a good thing! Both my babies were born face up, but I was on my back for one and on my knees for the other

rozzyraspberry · 28/01/2008 20:09

Hi I had my 38 week appointment today and baby is lying with spine to the right. When I asked the midwife if that was ok she said it was absolutely fine. Baby was back to back at 34 weeks so happy he's moved.

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