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Re: Dreading back labor again

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 19 Jan 2002 20:34:15 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Gail wrote: >
>Hi-- I had back labor for my first two daughters' births; they were both
>born looking sideways, toward my thigh. It wasn't till much later that
>I found out that some of the things that happened in both labors were
>very typical of this presentation: my contractions "piggybacked" i.e.
>after every big contraction in labor I had a shorter, less intense one
>within 30 seconds... I had long labors and a difficult time pushing...
>I dilated slowly and retained an anterior "lip" on my cervix that had to
>be kind of pushed out of the way before I could push effectively. (I'm
>well read about birth, but NOTHING ever told about these things)
>
>My questions:
>1. Am I likely to have back labor again, with this my third child...
>because my uterus is just shaped that way or something?
>
>2. My placenta happens to be anterior this time, dunno if it was in the
>previous two. Could that have something to do with the posterior
>presentation?
>
>3. Most importantly, is there anything I can do to encourage the baby
>to turn either before or during labor, so I don't have to do this back
>labor stuff? Anything the doc can do to manipulate the baby?
>
>Thanks!

I have a suggestion for you that might help with the back labor. Try this: stand with your legs slightly apart, holding onto a chair. Gently rock from side to side. I had back labor with my first baby, and this really helped when I did it. Good luck and hope you don't have that dreaded back labor!

--
Amy

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