My first son was posterior and it made my labor extremely long and painful .?

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His spine locked with mine and the forceps and vaccum extractor tore me so badly
i had a 4th degree episiotomy and a uterine prolapse. I had pain in my va jay-jay for months.Now, I am 36 wks and thisone is posterior !!! I needed to hear stories from other moms who labored with a posterior baby or some excercise other than all fours that might make him turn . Thank you so much for all your help!

Amber--- The manipulation they do is extremely risky and can cause cord prolapse, placental seperation and emergency unplanned C section,I'm an RN. I just wanted to hear of someone else going thru it again.

Answer 1

My 2nd and 3rd babies were both posterior. I was able to deliver vaginally but both needed a forceps delivery. My oldest daughter had her first baby 10 weeks ago and he was also posterior. They tried several ways to get him to turn on his own, but like with both of mine, nothing worked. Unfortunately for my daughter and my grandson, he ended up turning slightly and got stuck sideways then her labor stalled at 8 cm. 25 hours after her water broke at home they ended up having to do a c-section. With my daughter, they turned her like a rotisserie chicken for several hours, first on her left side with her foot propped up on the stirrup, then they would turn her to her right side. They had her all propped up with pillows trying to get her turned just right yet keep her somewhat comfortable. My cousin's baby was breach and they tried to turn her manually. It was extremely painful and it didn't work and her baby ended up a c-section as well. I found this website http://www.motherspirit.net/articles/pregnancy/preventpost.htm. Some of the suggestions seemed a little "out there" to me, but some of them sound as though they may be helpful.

Answer 2

My largest, 9 lbs even, was posterior, or sunny side up. It was quite an ordeal that day almost 17 years ago! Back labor was agonizing, the doctor was wanting to give me an epidural because I was disturbing the other laboring mothers! No way! I did all my kids totally natural with the exception of being in a hospital. I did this several times over the period of 6 hours, got on my hands and knees and arched my back up like a cat does when scared. (I know you said "other than all fours" but that's what worked for my labor. I also had my personal masseuse (my sister-in-law) there to give me frequent back rubs. Then all of a sudden, he had moved down completely and after a couple really hard pushes, out came James, healthy as can be! It's not unusual for a baby to be posterior then turning back over before or even during labor. Relax, you are having a baby!!! Congrats to you and your family!

Answer 3

I didnt have this problem with my two kids but I can tell you that your doctor can manually turn your baby. Id talk to him or her about it. Ive done lots of research and watched different shows on this. They find a certain part of your babys body on the top of your stomach they start at that body part and push in whatever direction they see fit. For example [ the could start at the butt and push it left and down to position the head downwards]which makes the baby turns. They say this is successful like 90% of the time.

Answer 4

That sounds horrible, I wish I knew more, but the all fours is the only one I know. Can you request a for a c-section, I know they are hard to heal from, but you may damage yourself even more if you try that again. Good Luck, Sorry.

Answer 5

i had trouble with both of mine, the first one i had normal but it was very difficult and extremely painful, my second one i was having so much trouble that on that last day they decided that a Csection was my best option for me and my daughter.

C section sounds like your best option too.

Answer 6

epidural..... then a c-section!!!