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flib
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posted 19 September 2004 08:04 PM

hi

I recently had a fantastic VBAC and now have a wonderful 7 month old daughter. My 4 year old son was born by caesar after a long labour. His head wasn't flexed properly and he was posterior.

My daughter was born naturally and although I was only in the hospital for 2 hours before she was born I'm wondering if she was also posterior for most of the labour and then turned. I'd been warned that I could have a very fast labour and to be prepared. However I was in labour for 14 hours the second time (still a vast improvement on my first experience). The contractions felt the same and I spent both labours only able to stand or bend over a ball. Once I was in labour, I could not sit or lie down because the pain was too intense.

I guess I'm still trying to process what happened. And I'm wondering IF I have another baby will it be the same again.

thanks for being part of this wonderful forum.

flib

Posts: 3 | From: melbourne | Registered: Sep 2004

Midwife Rose
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posted 07 October 2004 09:32 AM

Hi flib
Sorry for the delay in replying - I have been at many births over the past few weeks, and just catching up!
There is no guarantee that you won't have another baby who, for whatever reason, chooses to lie posteriorly. There are other things women can do in labour to help a baby rotate, such as dance and movement, adopting positions that 'pull' the pelvis off to one side, but sometimes babies just want to stay that way and will be born facing up! One of the wonderful births I was at last week was just such a birth. Posterior presentations do present challenges for women, and those supporting and caring for them. Babies can be born posteriorly, most will turn, and some won't. But trying those other things I mentioned often works well. Hope this helps
Midwife Rose

Posts: 12 | From: Australia | Registered: Aug 2004

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