https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:25:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies/page/2#post-2630703 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:25:08 +0000 MrsB2012 2630703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby #1 I had an anterior placenta. She she was a quick and easy birth with no complications.<br /> Baby #2 was a posterior placenta. Same kind of delivery, quick and easy, but the cord was wrapped around her neck 5 times ( which probably had nothing to do with placenta position) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies/page/2#post-2630644 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 19:13:08 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2630644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta and the OB said he was sunny side up. I had a c section but it had to do with his heart rate, which sounded bad from the beginning of labor, not failure to progress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies/page/2#post-2630501 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 20:49:22 +0000 MrsKoala 2630501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had both anterior and posterior placentas and a correctly positioned baby for both labors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies/page/2#post-2630498 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 20:30:37 +0000 oskarsmommy 2630498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Posterior placenta, posterior baby. AWFUL, AWFUL labor - fast and furious, and AWFUL! (Water broke before it started, my theory is that only made it worse) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies/page/2#post-2630497 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 20:22:11 +0000 pastemoo 2630497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Marshmallow: no clue if valid but one was anterior placenta and sunny side up/posterior baby, long long labor, all the meds, pain pain pain, ended in c-section.<br /> The other was not anterior placenta and easy out and fast (and med free VBAC). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies/page/2#post-2595428 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:54:04 +0000 Truth Bombs 2595428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: If it eases your fears my son had no ill effects from it. He did have some heart decels while I was laboring, but nothing overly concerning, it just meant they couldn't up my Pitocin. When he came out they were able to pull both loops up and over his head, it wasn't tight enough that it needed to be cut. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595417 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:42:33 +0000 MamaCate 2595417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of each on placenta positioning. Two babies in typical position and uncomplicated (pitocin assisted) deliveries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595412 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:31:01 +0000 MrsSRS 2595412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had two anterior placentas. No idea how DS was positioned, because he was a tiny preemie so it wouldn't have mattered, I imagibe, but I don't think he was sunny side up.<br /> DD my memory is a blur, but if she had been sunny side up I think I would remember that!! Easy birth (for a 9 pounder) although she spent a lot of labor pressing against my public bone which was a very specific kind of unpleasantness. Wow, my comment is useless 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595289 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:07:09 +0000 LCTBQE 2595289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: @Truth Bombs: incidentally I had my 36-wk appointment yesterday and asked about cords wrapped around the neck--no reason to other than I'm looking for stuff to worry about. the OB told me in her experience about 10% of babies come out that way and almost always it's not a big deal at all. I asked if there were any factors that contributed to it and she said no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595284 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:00:59 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2595284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first pregnancy I had an anterior placenta, and had a sunny-side up baby (brow presentation--that was interesting!).</p> <p>My second pregnancy I had a posterior placenta (correctly positioned), and another sunny-side up baby.</p> <p>My third pregnancy I had a posterior placenta that eventually abrupted and a correctly positioned baby. She was so much easier to push out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595250 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:18:55 +0000 rachiecakes 2595250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tanjowen: they tried to turn him but he wouldn't budge. Vacuum, giant episiotomy and hundreds of stitches later... thanks, buddy! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595237 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:00:39 +0000 Tanjowen 2595237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: Same here, back labor only . 3 hours of pushing too and the kid tore my tailbone up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595230 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 09:41:00 +0000 bebe211 2595230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st - anterior, sunnyside up, cord wrapped twice around her neck - 12 hour labor after water broke, mostly spent trying to sleep but only took 3 pushes in 15 minutes to get her out</p> <p>2nd - posterior and correctly positioned - barely got to the hospital in time - she came out before my obgyn got there </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595032 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:01:50 +0000 FannyMae 2595032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>anterior placenta - normal position birth.</p> <p>posterior placenta - posterior position birth </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595005 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:24:52 +0000 ALV91711 2595005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know about the placenta but DS was sunny side up. </p> <p>Labour start to finish was 12 hours with 45 min of pushing. </p> <p>The worst part was when the doctor tried turning him, I may have screamed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2595002 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:12:53 +0000 SweetCaroline 2595002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Posterior placentra, sunny side up. Very long, difficult labor. No abdominal contractions, back labor only. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594911 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:06:30 +0000 Ms. RV 2594911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Posterior placenta, sunny side up baby... vacuum assisted delivery after two hours of pushing with her staying stuck on my hip bone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594764 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:50:16 +0000 lemondrop 2594764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest had an anterior placenta, it was just more difficult to feel him moving, otherwise uneventful pregnancy. L&amp;D was just your average longer first labor. He did get a bit stuck in my pelvis for a bit and ended up with a big bruise on his head and jaundice for a few days but I don't think that was related as he was born with normal positioning. I did tear and was pretty uncomfortable for a while. </p> <p>My youngest had a normal placenta position, but was sunny side up until L&amp;D. Every movement he made was extremely painful until I went into labor. He turned just fine and L&amp;D was a breeze compared to his brother. 20 minutes of pushing instead of 3 hours, way easier for me despite the fact that he had his arm by his head and they did a quick and simple vacuum assist and he popped right out with just two minor sutures placed. I would't have torn had he kept his arm down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594754 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:21:34 +0000 Willow 2594754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta and baby was sunny side up. Back labour was really uncomfortable, but my midwife used a rebozo and successfully got baby to turn into the correct position. After that, the back labour was significantly better. I only pushed for about an hour? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594750 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:15:55 +0000 RainbowMom 2594750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My little guy had an anterior placenta. He wasn't sunny side up. But he was mildly asynclitic, which means his head was in the wrong position, which made for a difficult birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594739 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:04:31 +0000 LAZB 2594739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had one of each, and they were both positioned correctly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594727 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:54:36 +0000 lovehoneybee 2594727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS: Posterior placenta, sunny-side up baby. Very very long back labor, second degree tear on top of an episiotomy. </p> <p>DD: High, anterior, bi-lobal placenta, planned C-section because she was breech (I had at least a dozen ultrasounds and she never really moved). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594672 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:17:13 +0000 rachiecakes 2594672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an anterior placenta and had a sunny side up baby. I never experienced abdominal contractions, only back labor. I was told this was because of his position.<br /> He was also brow/face out. </p> <p>My water broke in the hospital while I was waiting for an induction. When I stood up I felt his entire body drop, he must've been on a huge bag of water! I think it was then that he got into the wedged position that made the birth difficult. (He was also pretty big!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594614 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:19:31 +0000 Ree723 2594614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two anterior placentas and one posterior placenta - three correctly positioned babies and easy labours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594598 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:57:30 +0000 BabyTsMom 2594598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know what type of placenta I had, but my LO was sunny side up and pushing was terrible! It was 4 long hours but eventually he came out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594597 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:56:57 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2594597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anterior for both and both were breech! I blame the heart shaped uterus though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594581 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:44:06 +0000 wheres_c 2594581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anterior Placenta, Sunny Side up positioning, loooong difficult labor ending in C-Section because baby just would NOT come out despite being dilated and ready for 18 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594524 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:14:05 +0000 LuLu Mom 2594524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted for two: I had an anterior placenta and ended up with a C-section. I was trying for vaginal but she was sunny side up and stuck and I got a fever. They needed to get her out due to risk of infection. They didn't know she was sunny side until I was already pushing (for you know 3 1/2 hours ha) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594516 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:09:06 +0000 pachamama 2594516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@narwhal: I had an anterior placenta and baby was not sunny side up. I'm not sure when he turned but he was in perfect position for birth- 5 pushes and he was out.<br /> Keep in mind even in the middle of labor, babies can turn. So no stress as baby's position can change so quickly...As they say, it ain't over til it's over! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placentas-and-sunny-side-up-babies#post-2594510 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:04:33 +0000 LemonJack 2594510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if I had an anterior placenta, but DD was sunny side up and it caused my labor to stall. It was ridiculously fast, then just stopped at 7 cm. They tried a bunch of things, then eventually had to give me pitocin. Edited to add that they did say delivery was more difficult because of her position. </p>