If bubs was breech - could you tell?

[Jakabella]

Bella was breach till 38 weeks and then she turned her self and was 3/5th engaged but also was posterior which they didnt know till I have been in labour for 12 hrs and then she was stuck with her head on the side and had to have a c/s - but goes to show she was breach for nealy the whole time but turned by her self. I also had my placenta in the front so it muffled the kicks and they felt like they were coming form eveywhere so I was confused as to where she was lying!

Hth - bub will spin in time I bettcha!

Kate

[Michelle71]

The issue with transverse lie is if you go into labour and your membranes rupture there is a risk of the cord prolapsing. Admission is required until the baby turns to a favourable / less risky position (head up or down - there just needs to be something *solid* blocking the exit). There is no need for a c-section immediately but there is the need for monitoring and an operating theatre immediately available until that change in position (or labour ) occurs.

Mel - the transverse position at this stage isn't an issue. Your uterus (pardon my description ) is floppy and stretched after 2 other bubbas so there is more room to hang around. DD was my third pregnancy and stayed in transverse until late in the pregnancy. I mean, why would you hang upside-down when hammock is soooooooo much more comfortable