Re: baby transverse...when should we worry?

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At Fri, 5 Apr 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>My baby is transverse. She has been for several weeks now--at least
>since week 24. We are now in the 28th week. I know we have plenty of
>time for her to turn, I am just wondering if there is anything obvious
>that might hinder her from doing so. We know the placenta is not low.
>At what point should we become concerned? I know that once you have had
>a number of babies that malpresentation is more common. (this is number
>eight) I am also concerned because in all but one of our births (the
>induced one) labor began with my water breaking. How serious a concern
>should cord prolapse be with this history? Plus, three of our seven so
>far have ben born between 33-35 weeks, though the last three have been
>full term. It is actually strange...my fundal heighth is measuring
>larger as it shoudl--in fact a few weeks ahead each time, but it is all
>at or below my bellybutton...I can lie on my back and there is no uterus
>above a fingerwidth above my navel. Yet I am now measuring 30
>weeks...just one big WIDE bulge! It would be amusing if I werent
>beginning to become worried!

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