Bub is slightly posterior - How can I get her to move?
I am almost 39 weeks pregnant and had a check up with a hospital midwife last night. She said that our bub is positioned slightly posterior. She wasn't too concerned and said that some babies change to a better position before or during labour, but she suggested I sit leaning forward (including sitting facing the back of a computer chair and leaning forward) for 15 minutes a day to help encourage her to move.
I looked on the Spinning Babies website, but I found it hard to find the info and position suggestions I was after. Does anyone have any other suggestions for how to encourage bub to move? She is engaged so I'm not sure if this makes it harder?
My MW said as a general rule - keep your knees lower than your hips (just like when you sit backwards on a chair) - or lie on your side.
I used to sit on my knees on the floor with a cushion between my butt and my feet if that makes sense? Or all fours positions are good too
All the best hun
Trish, my bub, though not engaged yet, is also slightly posterior. In addition to what Sneakysparkle said, my MV suggested crawling on hands and knees for ten minutes morning and night ( I normally only manage 5 minutes at a time). She also suggested swimming on my front or floating on your front (we have a really big spa bath, so I use this). HTH
The book my MW gave me also says to keep your knees lower then your hips. It also suggests sitting forward over a beanbag when watching TV etc, sitting upright with the soles of your feet together knees out to the side, avoid squatting as it opens your pelvis and encourages baby to move down (wait until bub is in good position before doing this) and not crossing your legs as it reduces the space in the front of your pelvis and opens it up at the back.
I spent a lot of time in those last few weeks on all fours or leaning forward while sitting. It worked for me. Someone told me to clean the kitchen floor on all fours, that worked for them!
Don't recline when you are sitting, lean slightly forward if you can. If you think about it, when you recline it's more comfortable for bub to be posterior, so when you lean forward it's more comfortable to turn anterior.
If you are up for it swimming can be a good encouragement to turn too.
Use breaststroke arms and straight leg kicks, will get bub into a better position without engaging them. If they are too engaged, it gets harder to turn. Use frog leg kicks to open the pelvis once she has turned to get her to engage...
Thanks so much for your suggestions everyone! You have given me some great tips and I will be trying them out
SneakySparkle - Thanks for your suggestions, I'll have to try and consciously remember to keep my knees lower than my hips. Harder than you think isn't it?!
Ruth - I'll be trying the crawling on hands and knees tonight, thanks for that! I'll do it after my boys are in bed or else they'll want horsey rides . I hope your bub moves for you too
Ozstar - Some awesome tips, thanks so much . I wish I had a bean bag, I might try dig out my fitball and try that position on it.
Sarah - It's so hard NOT to recline LOL! I have a great spot on our couch that is the worst possible position for this bub!
Rufalina - Thanks so much for your suggestions too . Unfortunately swimming is out, our local pool is so germy and I don't want to catch any nasties before the bub arrives. If it wasn't winter I'd be trying your tips out in MIL's pool!
SareBear - I think I'll give cleaning the floor a go LOL!
Last edited by ~Trish~; August 14th, 2009 at 02:03 PM.
It is said that in days of old posterior births were unusual - probably due to the poor posture most of us have and use due to our furniture and lifestyle.
Childrens little chairs are excellent for optimal fetal positioning. Sit on them rather than a sofa. Sofas are your enemy right now! They encourage the baby to sit in a posterior position.
Hands and knees scrubbing the floor is what our grandmothers or great grandmothers did - and it does encourage great position... Don't scrub but use a bean bag under your belly for extra comfort on a hands and knees position.
No more sitting on the sofa - it's only for a few weeks!!!!
Bub is slightly posterior - How can I get her to move?
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. I hope your bub moves for you too 
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