Transverse Lay to Head Down advice

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I’m currently 37 weeks with my second and to say I’ve had a bad pregnancy is an understatement, I’m having an awful time at the minute, my anxiety is through the roof.

Scan over a week ago revealed baby was transverse lie, was advised to wait until my midwife appt today, she checked and couldn’t feel the head at all, so up to the hospital I went for them to scan again and tell me baby is head down! Saw the head and limbs for myself, cord isn’t under the babies head either.

The doctor obviously advised that they could turn back, I have to go in again if I feel any large movements or kicks elsewhere.

Can anyone give me advice on how to keep baby head down? He’s told me to sleep upright and keep my legs closed (bit late for that doc!) but I’ve read so many scary things about transverse lie that I’m anxious I won’t know they’ve moved and the worst will happen :(

I can't help, but DS2 was a transverse lie with cord underneath so I had to stay in hospital in case my waters broke and had a c section at 38 weeks. It was all fine.

What are you worried about with a transverse lie? You are being monitored which is good.

I think that’s my concern, is more so that the baby is head down right now, but me being unaware of them moving transverse again and my waters breaking as I’m back at home now until I see my midwife again next Monday.

I tend to think of the worst case scenario, just want to keep them head down. Although, I’d be quite happy with a c-section at 38 weeks to remove this anxiety I have.

Just to add, I also have a tilted uterus apparently. So life been advised to sit up right, sleep vertically etc to encourage baby to engage.