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Re: Baby's position (or change of ) at 37 weeks
From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:19:31 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Taye wrote: >
>I'm 37 weeks pregnant and since my week 34 appt, baby has been head down
>(u/s confirmed this). Baby had been laying head down, baby's back on
>left side of my belly and baby's legs & feet on right side of my belly.
>Last night, baby was very active. This morning when I woke up, I felt
>alot of movement on my left side, and have since been feeling the
>movement on my left side. I have a home doppler and I'm still able to
>hear the baby's heart beat at my belly button level and lower, but now
>heart beat is heard on the right side of my belly instead of left side
>like it was before. So I am assuming that my little one flipped sides
>last night. But what I'm wondering is how can I tell if baby is still
>head down? Is it possible for baby to flip sides this late in pregnancy,
>but more likely to still remain head down? I didn't think there was
>enough room for baby to turn around anymore. Is it true that if the
>heart beat is heard in lower half of belly, then baby is still head
>down? And also, does this position change mean that baby is getting
>ready for birth? Thanks for any help:-)

It is very likely, though not guaranteed, that the baby is still head down, but your doctor should be able to tell you.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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