Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 In a message dated 7/17/01 10:37:44 PM W. Australia Standard Time writes: > Can someone please explain. > I'm sure that all the Ant's on this list will reply to this. Posterior babies have further to rotate as they descend into the pelvis - so it can take longer, you can get more tired, and so your perception of pain can be greater. In addition, the pressure on your spine can make it feel more painful. There can be other factors too. Debbie Slater ANT on time out in Perth - and hoping she's got it right :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 > Posterior babies have further to rotate as they descend into the pelvis - so > it can take longer, you can get more tired, and so your perception of pain > can be greater. > > In addition, the pressure on your spine can make it feel more painful. > > There can be other factors too. > > Debbie Slater > ANT on time out in Perth - and hoping she's got it right :-) That's almost exactly what I said to the word, only no one but Lesley acknowledged it! see message 27783 ! Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 Why is the pressure on one's spine greater if the baby is back to back? Anneliese and Toddler Tim Posterior babies In a message dated 7/17/01 10:37:44 PM W. Australia Standard Time writes: > Can someone please explain. > I'm sure that all the Ant's on this list will reply to this. Posterior babies have further to rotate as they descend into the pelvis - so it can take longer, you can get more tired, and so your perception of pain can be greater. In addition, the pressure on your spine can make it feel more painful. There can be other factors too. Debbie Slater ANT on time out in Perth - and hoping she's got it right :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 > Why is the pressure on one's spine greater if the baby is back to back? > > Anneliese and Toddler Tim Because the baby is lying against your spine rather than the side of the uterus. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 But (sorry, ignoramus here) surely that only makes a difference when you're lying down? Anneliese the baffled! > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 18 > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:27:09 -0000 > From: ruthie@... > Subject: Re: Posterior babies > > > > Why is the pressure on one's spine greater if the baby is back to > back? > > > > Anneliese and Toddler Tim > > Because the baby is lying against your spine rather than the side of > the uterus. > > Ruthie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2001 Report Share Posted July 19, 2001 > But (sorry, ignoramus here) surely that only makes a difference when you're > lying down? Strangely, no, altho that might seem logical. I didn't know my baby was posterior until the day that I was induced at 42 weeks. Since she was 9.5lbs it was unlikely she'd turned overnight - think I might have noticed!!). But I *think* the contractions cause the baby's spine and your own/coccyx to grind together. You can get some relief by leaning forward and I tried all fours but it doesn't relieve the pain entirely, even when you've had pethidine. Also it can help to have someone apply coutner pressure to the ?sacrum. The only way I can describe the pain is to liken it to the spasms you might suffer as a result of food poisoning - my labour reminded me of the salmonella I'd suffered 8 years before but far more intense and of course every 3 minutes or so, whereas with salmonella I could avoid the spasms entirely by not eating or drinking ;-)) I'm sorry - I don't know enough about the body to explain why it is, this is just my personal expereince. -- Sue Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2001 Report Share Posted July 19, 2001 > > But (sorry, ignoramus here) surely that only makes a difference when > you're > > lying down? Just imagine a pregnant woman on all fours and imagine the baby lying inside her. There is NO WAY that baby *can* settle against her spine. But the supine and sedentary lifestyle most of us adopt lends itself to the baby settling that way. Once they're there, they need to actually *turn* before they move off their OP position. So the pressure is there no matter whether mum is lying down or not. HTH Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2001 Report Share Posted July 19, 2001 Re. your " HTH " - um.... no, not at all! Where is the pressure coming from? The gravitational force vector most certainly isn't making the baby press against the mother's spine unless she's supine! If she's got really tight abs the baby could brace its little hands and feet against her muscles and keep bouncing off her spine I suppose, but... Sorry, I just don't understand. I must be missing something. HOWEVER, Sue W, I could kind of " get " your explanation, though - the contractions causing the bone to bone crunch sounded plausible. BTW, I've had severe food poisoning spasms and they were a doddle compared with my labour! (but with the staph poisoning I ended up with pulled thigh muscles the next day due to the violence of the vomiting... oh, that was a wonderful holiday :-( ) Oh, Ruthie, who are your publishers again? Anneliese the k****ered - I'm dreaming far too much at the moment and it's wearing me out! Re: posterior babies Just imagine a pregnant woman on all fours and imagine the baby lying inside her. There is NO WAY that baby *can* settle against her spine. But the supine and sedentary lifestyle most of us adopt lends itself to the baby settling that way. Once they're there, they need to actually *turn* before they move off their OP position. So the pressure is there no matter whether mum is lying down or not. HTH Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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