Umm, honestly? Bloody painful! The back pain was excruciating. I honestly thought something was seriously wrong, I have NEVER experienced anything like it. DH described me as a possessed cat arching it's back in anger/fear! The contractions I had in my belly seemed mild compare to my back pain. I was trying for a drug free labour but I just couldn't cope with the back pain in the end. I had been in labour for about 6 hours when I had my epi and I was 9cm by then so despite all the pain, my labour progressed really well and fast for a first timer.

I had a lot of amniotic fluid so DD actually turned back and fourth during labour and got stuck in a posterior position on her way out. After nearly an hour of pushing with still no head on show and horrendous back pain again (my epi had worn off so I could feel the pushing sensation), my OB realised DD was stuck and needed urgent help to get out. My epi was topped up, I was put in the stirrups and my OB turned DD then she was vacuumed out in 3 pushes.

I was in labour for 9 hours all up, the epi certainly slowed things down, but I had a brilliant labour really and no tearing at all. DD did have a fabulous cone head from all the headbutting inside me and the vacuum but it was fine within hours and normal within days.

I hope your LO turns as a posterior birth is not something I'd wish upon another woman.

Good luck!