Guest guest Posted October 30, 2001 Report Share Posted October 30, 2001 I thought that spine to spine was easier - according to a friend of a friend?? >>>>>>Occipito Posterior - instead of baby`s spine facing out along the front walls of the bump, the baby`s back lies along the mum`s spine. Often desscribed as a painful, backache labour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2001 Report Share Posted October 30, 2001 In a message dated 30/10/2001 18:35:15 GMT Standard Time, jo@... writes: > I thought that spine to spine was easier - according to a friend of a > friend?? > No way! The largest part of the head is presented, and it causes agonising back pain throughout labour...which is often longer! I gave up and had to have an epidural, as a broken coxcyx made it even more painful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 > In a message dated 30/10/2001 18:35:15 GMT Standard Time, > jo@e... writes: > > > > I thought that spine to spine was easier - according to a friend of a > > friend?? > > > > No way! The largest part of the head is presented, and it causes agonising > back pain throughout labour...which is often longer! I gave up and had to > have an epidural, as a broken coxcyx made it even more painful! > > Unless I am very wrong, I don't think it's that the largest part of the head is presented (although it might have been in your case, ). The main problem is, that with an OP labour the baby has an extra 90 degrees to rotate, which makes the labour longer and slower, plus the fact that he is spine to spine gives you all that extra backache. Also the baby sometimes gets stuck in the pelvic bones on his way round. All in all it is far from an ideal position for the baby to settle in, and I make a very big thing of suggesting to my classes that they should spend a lot of their time leaning forwards rather than slouching back, to encourage the baby to settle in an anterior positon. Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 > > > I thought that spine to spine was easier - according to a friend of a > > friend?? > > > > No way! The largest part of the head is presented, and it causes agonising > back pain throughout labour The larger (not absolutely largest -thats brow presentation and *does not fit*!) part of the head presents often in an OP baby because the baby cannot flex(curl up) well as he or she is splinted against the mothers spine rather than having the squishy abdomen to curl into. The back pain is caused (even with a well flexed OP baby) by the baby's spine and head pressing on the sacrum -the top of which juts into the pelvic inlet. If the baby was OA it would curve nicely past the sacrum. Lots of OP babies rotate so that they end up in an OA position and are born as an OA baby would be -this is what takes the time. Some rotate so that they are born " face up " (face to pubes) -this isn;t so long in general! Angi hoping she has her labour physiology right after the last 2 study days!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2001 Report Share Posted October 31, 2001 > Lots of OP babies rotate so that they end up in an OA position and > are born as an OA baby would be -this is what takes the time. This is exactly what happened to me 4 years ago today. DS3 was OP and his labour was my longest by a good few hours. The pain began in my back and moved round as he rotated throughout the day until he was in the right position for a quick exit. Lynda SAHM to (8), (6), Fraser (4!!), Callum (15/5/00) Newsletter editor, Mid-Northumberland Branch Area Rep, Region 7 www.familygarland.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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