2007-01-13 14:56:15 · 5 answers · asked by niki 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
OP means Occiput Posterior, or a baby that is head down, but looking up at your belly instead of down at your spine.
Practical steps to avoid posterior positions:
The baby's back is the heaviest side of its body. This means that the back will naturally gravitate towards the lowest side of the mother's abdomen. So if your tummy is lower than your back, eg you are sitting on a chair leaning forward, then the baby's back will tend to swing towards your tummy. If your back is lower than your tummy, eg you are lying on your back or leaning back in an armchair, then the baby's back may swing towards your back.
, Avoid positions, which encourage your baby to face your tummy. The main culprits are said to be lolling back in armchairs, sitting in car seats where you are leaning back or anything where your knees are higher than your pelvis. The best way to do this is to spend lots of time kneeling upright, or sitting upright, or on hands and knees. When you sit on a chair, make sure your knees are lower than your pelvis, and your trunk should be tilted slightly forwards.
¸ Watch TV while kneeling on the floor, over a beanbag or cushions, or sit on a dining chair. Try sitting on a dining chair facing (leaning on) the back as well.
¸ Use yoga positions while resting, reading or watching TV - for example, tailor pose (sitting with your back upright and soles of the feet together, knees out to the sides)
¸ Sit on a wedge cushion in the car, so that your pelvis is tilted forwards. Keep the seat back upright
¸ Don't cross your legs! This reduces the space at the front of the pelvis, and opens it up at the back. For good positioning, the baby needs to have lots of space at the front
¸ Don't put your feet up! Lying back with your feet up encourages posterior presentation.
¸ Sleep on your side, not on your back.
¸ Avoid deep squatting, which opens up the pelvis and encourages the baby to move down, until you know he/she is the right way round.
¸ Swimming with your belly downwards is said to be very good for positioning babies not backstroke, but lots of breaststroke and front crawl. Breaststroke in particular is thought to help with good positioning, because all those leg movements help open your pelvis and settle the baby downwards.
¸ A Birth Ball can encourage good positioning, both before and during labour.
¸ Various exercises done on all fours can help, eg wiggling your hips from side to side, or arching your back like a cat, followed by dropping the spine down.
2007-01-13 15:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by mcdaid36 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My girlfriend used a midwife for her babies, and her first wasnt in the right possition. I dont know if it was the same possition as you but, the midwife told her to crawl around on her hands and knees as much as she could, and to try and sleep leaning on the couch. head on the couch and knees on the floor. It doesnt sound very comfy, but I am sure it is better than delivering a baby in the wrong possition, or having a c-section.Good luck
2007-01-13 17:29:29 · answer #2 · answered by krickee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not know what an OP baby is ?? need more details
2007-01-13 14:59:38 · answer #3 · answered by Bren 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OP, what is that? Am I missing something?
2007-01-13 15:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by natalie rose 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i should know what that means. is the baby backwards or upside down or sideways? i think you just have to wait until it turns itself. good luck.
2007-01-13 15:24:30 · answer #5 · answered by Psalm91 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋