I'll be 39 weeks on Tuesday. I'm dilated 4cm internally and 3cm externally with 75% effacement. Everything seems very favorable for a smooth birth except for the fact that this baby girl is floating and sunny side up. The floating could solve itself pretty quickly since second time moms tend to drop later but I'm worried about back labor and complications from her position. My doc recommended doing figure eights, squats and bouncing on a birth ball. She also recommended spinning babies site and accupuncture. Anyone on here have any pther suggestions or experience with this? Thank you!
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You're doing everything right. Do you know baby's actual position? Most babies will spin during labor/birth ... Thankfully, even a brow presentation is possible. You can do it, mama. So much time for baby to change on it's own. I'm thinking of you!!
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@littlejoy: thank you! I'm so nervous about vacuums and c sections. Hopefully she will turn on her own either during labor or prior.
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You are getting so close. You could try the inversion.
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I've photographed over 30 births, and I've only seen 2 sunny side up babies ... About 5 were presenting that way in labor, but turned before crowning. All were able to deliver without c-section or vacuum. I've only seen the vacuum once, and it was for a mom who's epidural went a little crazy, and she literally could not feel to push.
Do you think it would help you to watch sunny side deliveries on YouTube? I loved watching birth videos. Even techniques for turning the baby could be helpful.
If this is too much detail, ignore it (or wall me) ... Will you be having an epidural? If not, you and your birth partner(s) could talk about providing you with counter pressure support to relieve that discomfort. If you're delivering at OHSU, they are incredibly position friendly, and allow mamas to labor/birth ALL over the birth rooms, ha. Legacy is getting wayyyy better too!!
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@mrskc: thNks I'll check it out!
@littlejoy: this is so encouraging to read. I plan to see how it goes but last time I couldn't prefer as without the epidural so I won't wait as long if I'm in unbearable pain and it's not progressing well. ill check out the youtube. That's a good idea. We are delivering at Legacy which is very birth friendly thank goodness!
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My LO turned during labor!
Eta I don't think she fully turned until transition. The back labor sucked, but it honestly wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Good luck!!
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@MrsMccarthy: I used the spinning babies inversion, and also draped myself over my exercise ball a lot. She turned before delivery (during labour) but not before a ton of back labour. Hoping baby turns soon!
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My first LO was sunny side up. I pushed for a while that way, and then the OB turned her. It really was fine, except I didn't love the back labor.
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@MrsMccarthy: I was born at Legacy Emanuel
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@Zbug: thank you! So encouraging.
@Mrs. Oatmeal: thanks! I have a while to turn her so I'm hoping I can before any back lavo ring. We shall see.
@erinpye: aww that's exactly where I had my son and now this baby. How neat. Glad you also were able to get baby out without huge intervention.
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Chiro!!
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3 of the girls in my birth month with LO #1 had sunny side up babies--two of the babies were turned in labor by the doctor, the 3rd was just delivered sunny side up!
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My baby turned during labor, after tons of back labor--little stinker!
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My baby turned to sunny side up during labour..they tried to turn her face down as I was pushing but were unsuccessful. In the end I needed a vacuum and she came out easily in one push.
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Apparently climbing stairs / walking uphill can be helpful, as can crawling round on the floor. I've also read that getting down on all fours every time you feel the baby move can help them turn.
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@Charm54: my J too!
My water broke as I was waiting for an induction. When I stood up I felt his whole body turn (he was floating), but he turned face up and brow out.
They gave me an epidural to relax my muscles and try to manually turn him. They were successful in turning his chin, but I needed a vacuum and episiotomy to deliver. He was wedged pretty good! -
I second inversion, and maybe some cat-cow. Good luck!
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Well, if it makes you feel any better, I delivered DS med-free and he was sunny side up! It was better for me than a c-section probably would have been.
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@MrsMccarthy: Legacy is amazing!!
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E (my #2) was sunny side up until right before he was born. Those last few weeks of pregnancy were miserable and so incredibly uncomfortable (I'm short and he had nowhere to go, I called him Kraken because it felt like he had 8 arms and legs jabbing me)! He turned somewhere along the way at the very end and the only issue was that he had a hand up on his face and the doc had to use a really quick suction, but he popped right out and I had a mild graze instead of tearing like my first. I had similar stats to yours for weeks before birth and lots of false labor, but actual labor was only around 4 hours with around 15 minutes of pushing (compared for more than 3 hours of pushing the first time!)
I did a ton of bouncing on the ball and squats just trying to get my water to break (squats broke my water the first time) and get the show on the road, but they had to break my water. I searched through archives here and got myself all worked up and freaked out, but things turned out just fine and labor was much better than I had expected.
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I don't have any advice for you, but I delivered two sunny side up babies! The first one was posterior with brow presentation (like @rachiecakes) but I was still able to deliver vaginally. The second was also posterior and i was able to deliver her med free! Doc just tried to turn her as best as she could while she was crowning.
Just wanted to say that even if babe doesn't turn, there's still a strong chance youll get the birth you want!
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During the last few hours of labor (with an epi) they had me turning over every half hour I think to a different side to try to turn dd.. According to dh it didn't work; she luckily had a small head but came out sunny side up. Labor was long and I'm not sure whether that was why but I did have a vaginal birth.
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@lemondrop: Thank you for sharing. It really helps. We're you induced in the end of did you go into labor on your own?
I'm so encouraged by all of your stories. Thank you so much for sharing them. I know I still have time and hopefully if she won't turn from my stretching she will turn on her own and drop once labor begins. I will definitely share here how it all goes. Xxxxxx
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No experience with turning one, but I delivered one
My first was sunny-side up. Pushing wasn't particularly long (45 minutes) and I didn't need any intervention like vacuum or episiotomy or c-section. I did end up with a decent tear, despite my doc's attempts to thwart it, and labor itself was long. But both of those things could be attributed to her being my first baby & delivery rather than her position!
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D turned during pushing. I don't think it's a huge risk factor for c section but it can give some nasty back labor. It'll be fine either way.
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My first turned while pushing. I was terrified of another OP labor so I did tons of hands and knees pelvic tilts!! He delivered normally. Although I had back labor the first little bit of labor.
The good thing about the pelvic tilts is they feel good anyway!
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If you can, get to a chiropractor who is trained in the Webster technique! My chiro was able to successfully get M to turn in utero -- was awesome! C was posterior which made for a 36 hour labor but M was anterior and was less than 4 hours start to finish.
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My first was posterior so I've even doing research to try and prevent it from happening again this time. Here's some links I've saved.
http://spinningbabies.com/techniques/activities-for-fetal-positioning/pelvic-floor-release
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DD was sunny side up. I had a week of painful prodromal labor in my back. Was induced at 39+5, was slow to progress, and ended with a c-section. Probably not the story you want to hear but it sounds like lots of others have had successful vaginal deliveries. While in labor that had me laying in different positions. They said she had turned over but she flipped back when I started pushing.
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DD was sunny side up the last few weeks of my pregnancy but at the hospital, she had magically flipped before they started Pitocin. I bed she'll turn for you soon. Good luck! Can't believe you're already 39 weeks!
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@MrsMccarthy: I was in so much pain from the sunny side up and false labor, my blood pressure was super high (I did blood work and the 24 hour urine collection test and was not pre-e). This time last year was probably my personal worst. I was in pregnancy hell waiting for him.
My due date was that Friday, but they gave me the option for being an on call induction that Monday- of course then they had their busiest week ever. All week I walked, squatted, did anything to get him out. We even had sex at 39 weeks and some days- not pretty and not fun. Beached whales have more fun.
On Friday I had a terrible headache and stopped feeling him move, so we went to L&D and they kept me due to the high BP. I went into real labor during the two hours of laying still waiting for a room for induction!
They got me into a room, gave me an epi and two hours later he was out! Your stats are great, hopefully she comes quickly and easily like E did!
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@MrsMccarthy: Just wanted to check in and ask how it turned out for you? I just found out baby #3 is sunny side up and I'm 37.5 weeks... Had my first two around 38 weeks so I'm a little nervous!
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@mauxie: I was lucky that she turned at birth!!! Just do some of the exercises and try to keep faith. Good luck!
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@MrsMccarthy: awesome! did you end up getting chiropractic or acupuncture services beforehand, or did you just do the recommended positions/spinning baby moves?
I did some of the movements last night and overall feel much sorer than before LOL!
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Loving the Portland love in this thread! I had mine with the midwives at OHSU but I live near legacy.
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