Understanding notes - baby's lie is "long"?

[Sersi]

Hello,

Anyone out there understand their midwives notes? I've been able to work out most of it but with regard to baby's position I'm not sure. Pres = Ceph (this means head down yes?), Lie = long, what on earth does this mean? Any ideas?

Thanks v much.
Not very important I know but am just interested.

Long is short for longitudinal. It means your baby is lying with his spine parallel to yours. It is a good thing.

i think it just means that they are straight up and down (ie, in the right place! )

It means longitudinal, i.e the lie of the baby in the womb. Basically, it can be longitudinal, oblique (at an angle but not horizontal) or transverse (horizontal across your belly) and longitudinal is the one you want!
Ceph does indeed mean cephalic, head down.

woohoo! thanks ladies, sounds good. glad I asked.