Baby in OP position and measuring small
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My first girl was back to back and I got to ten cm in the pool on gas and air and then I opted for a forceps delivery but that was largely down to it being a long labour and I was tired. I have no regrets it got her here 😊 but I’ll never know whether her being back to back was the reason entirely as lots of people go on to birth back to back babies. Again this time I have the same position. My midwife sent me this to try some positions, also curb walking towards the end and just making sure you’re as upright as can be https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/media/ykul0pto/biomechanics-for-birth-patient.pdf
Thank you so much! I am hoping baby will rotate by the time of birth in the meantime i ll start doing some baby spinning exercises. Also looking forward to the next scan so I have confirmation of what midwife felt. Thank you!!
OP is not optimal but a lot of babies rotate during labour so it's not an indication in itself for a c-section. Your bump is likely measuring smaller exactly because the baby has rotated - if you think about the "geometry" of things, it's natural that the bump would measure smaller. You still have plenty of time to encourage baby into a more favourable position! Have a look at the Spinning Babies website for exercises etc. Mine has been mostly ROA (so also unfavourable) and I've gone to a chiropractor a few times to work on opening my pelvis. He then swung to LOA (one of the most favourable), then back to ROA and now I have no idea! May well be OP! It's not going to influence my preferences though. I'll keep moving through as much of the labour as possible to encourage a better position and if it becomes unbearable (back to back labour tends to be more painful) then I'll just ask for an epidural x