Our little yet to be born boy is rambunctious lately! I had my OB appointment today...and evidently there are now worries that he has flipped and may be breech! I can't say I'm totally surprised for there are times that I have felt my belly seem to do somersaults and it seems as if he might be transverse at times and still settling into his position, though up until this point my midwife and Obstetrician have always found him head down at my appointments.
Today they still said he most likely is head down, they are just double checking with an ultrasound in two days to be sure...and if he is breech, then they will try to turn him, which is called version. They say what they previously have felt to be his hard head, now seems a little more like a soft butt...
Version I've heard can be pretty uncomfortable, but would much rather have this happen then simply wishing and praying he will turn on his own, or going for the all too common C-Section...
So, we get a sneak shot of our little man in two days! I feel confident he'll be head down, but it's nice to get a picture to be sure. We haven't seen him for 5 months now, it should be fun!
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I was told by a co-worker a long time ago, before I was ever actually pregnant, that you can also turn a baby just by your own yoga like positioning. She said she helped more than one mom turn her baby by having her stretch out into a butt in the air position, much like downward facing dog, but instead of hands on the floor, head and shoulders on the floor. So it's just a deeper downward dog pretty much. I would try it if you think you might need some help turning him. It might be less uncomfortable.
Good Luck and keep us all posted. I also had a ultrasound to be sure my baby is head down and sure enough h/she is.
Thanks for the thoughts. I'm actually pretty confident he's head down...had hiccups tonight and they felt LOOOOWWWW. Way to low for the head to be up. But, he's definitely moving a lot so the ultrasound is nice to confirm that everything is ok. It's also getting my butt into gear and gets me thinking...wow, I really need to get things in order, because he really could come at any time! And yet many of my shower gifts are still sitting in bags in the corner....hmmm. 3 day weekend coming, I can't wait! Time for nesting to kick into gear :-)
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