I am 30wks is my baby position downward yet.?

Answer 1

The position of your baby in your uterus is called the presentation of the fetus. Your health care provider will carefully assess your baby’s position throughout the last month of your pregnancy to make sure your baby is in the correct position for birth.

Your baby moves into position as your body prepares for delivery. In the weeks before your due date, your baby might drop lower in the uterus.

Most common position for birth
Ideally for labor, the baby is positioned head-down, facing the mother’s back, with the chin tucked to its chest and the back of the head ready to enter the pelvis. This is called cephalic presentation. Most babies settle into this position within the 32nd and 36th weeks of pregnancy.

Other positions
Some fetal positions can cause problems for both mother and baby. In some cases, a cesarean delivery might be the safest option for both mother and baby. However, your health care provider might try to turn the baby by applying his or her hands to your abdomen and gently, with ultrasound guidance, trying to shift the baby to the head-down position. This is called external cephalic version. This technique requires experience and should only be done in the hospital setting where your baby can be monitored carefully in case complications arise.

Lastly, it is possible that your baby can turn and change its position before delivery.

Occiput or cephalic posterior
Sometimes the baby is positioned head down as it should be, but it is facing the mother’s abdomen. This increases the chance of painful and prolonged delivery.

Frank breech
In a frank breech, the baby’s buttocks lead the way into the birth canal. The hips are flexed, the knees extended. This increases the chance of forming an umbilical cord loop that could precede the head through the cervix and cause injury to the baby if delivered vaginally.

Complete breech
This baby is positioned with the buttocks first; both the hips and the knees are flexed. Like other breech presentations, this position increases the risk of forming an umbilical cord loop that could precede the head through the cervix and cause injury to the baby if delivered vaginally.

Transverse lie
The baby lies crosswise in the uterus, making it likely that the shoulder will enter the pelvis first. Most babies in this position are delivered by cesarean.

Footling breech
Sometimes, one or both of the baby’s feet are pointed down toward the birth canal. This increases the chances of the umbilical cord slithering down into the mouth of the womb, cutting off blood supply to the baby.

Answer 2

People say that you will feel pressure when the baby "drops" but I had my son at 38 weeks because he had been in the birth canal for 2 weeks and had stopped growing. I found out because my doctor gave me an ultrasound so i think the only way to tell is if you have a ultrasound because even after he was down there i didn't know it because i didn't feel anything different. Talk to your doctor or midwife, he/she will be able to help you out. Good Luck.

Answer 3

You can feel when the baby turns. It will be some pain when they flip downward. If you do not feel then you can tell by where the most "strong" movement is coming from. If it is coming from the upper stomach then the baby is turned. The babys feet and legs make the strongest movements. My baby did not turn until I was almost ready to have him. Youll know :-)

Answer 4

I'm thirty weeks and he hasn't positioned himself down yet. Usually you can feel the drop they'll be more pressure down below, especially on your bladder ( like there isn't enough already) Alot of women can see the change in the look of their belly (it'll hang lower) Otherwise your ob should be able to let you know at your next check up.

Answer 5

im 30wks preg also and just went to the dr 3 days ago and my baby was head down. but i didnt feel it when she turned.

Answer 6

I am not so sure about being able to tell from the kicking because I am breech and she still hits me alot. But then again the last time I got an ultra-sound was in May but I am pretty sure I have not felt her turn.

Answer 7

You will know when the baby is down you will be able to feel the feet kicking your ribs. My turned head down at 32 weeks.

Answer 8

Depends. If it's not it still has time to flip. By now, unless you're obese, your Dr (or you if you know what you're looking for) should be able to palpate (feel) various body parts. Around the top of your uterus feel for a larger soft bump-that'll be it's bum. If you feel that, the head is down!

Answer 9

You need to ask your doctor, sometimes they feel it, sometimes they don't and if they don't you will need an ultrasound. Congrats, my baby girl is 8 weeks old now. Been THERE, done THAT!!!!!! Twice!