How do I know what position my baby is inside of me, and where will I feel movement?
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- čas přidán 12. 01. 2017
- You wanted to know how you can tell what position your baby is inside of you. And ultimately, you can only tell this for sure by having an ultrasound done. An ultrasonographer or a trained doctor can look and see what position the baby is actually in. The position we want them to be in is the vertex position, and that is where the baby is head down in your pelvis. Now, a baby can also be breech, or head up with feet down, foot down, or bum down.
So another question you had was where would you feel movement based on the baby's position? And if you imagine the baby being head down, they're in the fetal position, if they're laying in your belly like this, then you're likely to feel lots of kicks and punches on the side the baby isn't sitting in, because the side that they are sitting on will have the head down low, and the backbone, and the bum on top. And you'll also feel some shifts and movements in the bottom of your belly. If your baby is in the breech position, the movement may feel a little bit different, because the baby's arms and legs are up top.
So around 28 weeks, 25% of babies are breech. At 32 weeks, only 7-14% are breech. And by full-term (or 37 weeks), only 3% are breech, meaning 97% of babies have figured out that they need to be head down. So it's not cost-effective to ultrasound everyone and see what position the baby is in. In the latter end of the 3rd trimester, your doctor will look for position when they're checking you at your appointments, and they can do this a few different ways. One is called Leopold's maneuver, where they feel the woman's belly, and they try to feel for the head, and the backbone, and the bum, and get a sense for how the baby is oriented. When we check your cervix, we can also feel for a head (if you're dilated at all) and get a sense for what position the baby is in. If there's any questions about it, then of course the doctor will ultrasound to determine if the baby is indeed breech or not.
Now, a lot of women also want to know, if my baby is head down at the end, are they likely to stay? And it depends on what baby this is for you. If it's your first, then it's likely. But if you've had babies before, the uterus is more stretchy, and of course, that's defining the space your baby can move around in. So if it's a little more stretchy, the baby will have more ability to move around and flip. So a baby could possibly be vertex at 37 weeks, breech at 38 weeks, vertex again at 39 weeks - I've seen that a lot in practice over the years as a Labor & Delivery nurse. There are many other factors that go into the position a baby will be in. The umbilical cord, the placenta location, and also the shape of the woman's uterus will determine how they're lying. A baby can actually also be side-lying. That's called transverse position.
Now, if your baby is breech at the end of pregnancy, what can be done about that? There's a lot of different things out there that you might read about that you can try in order to see if your baby will flip spontaneously, but there's not really any science behind that. I've heard putting a bag of cold peas on your belly to scare the baby into the head down position, but you have to remember, there's a lot of layers between your skin and the baby, so they're not really feeling that. Some people have talked about acupuncture or standing on their heads. I definitely don't recommend standing on your head, because that's a hazard for anyone who's not pregnant, but especially when you're pregnant and your center of gravity has shifted.
Talk with your doctor about it, and if they've determined that your baby is in the breech position, they'll talk to you about the plan for delivery. In some cases, the doctor determines that an external cephalic version (or ECV) might be appropriate for the woman, as long as the placenta is in a good location, the umbilical cord is not around the baby's neck, there's enough fluid surround the baby. They might say, "Let's try to rotate the baby." So we bring you into the hospital setting, goo up your belly, and from the outside, the doctor tries to manipulate the baby into the head down position. So if your doctor talks to you about that, then you can ask them more specific questions and decide if it's something that you would like to try.
In the end, if your baby is still breech when it's time for delivery, then your doctor will recommend a C-section, because complications can arise by delivering a baby vaginally that is breech. If you have more questions for me in the future, feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at / intermountainmoms , and recommend us to your friends and family too.
I’m 28 weeks, and I feel movement eeevvveerrryyyywhere. Left, right, top of stomach, close to pelvis. I guess he likes to keep his momma guessing 🤷🏻♀️😂
Same girl
Same here.. 35weeks pregnant..😄
Same ! That's why I clicked on this video
32 weeks I feel same too😂
Same here..I'm in my 36 week
So helpful! Very rarely does a CZcams video provide such helpful, straightforward, and insightful information in such a clear manner. I look forward to checking out your other videos.
You are soooo resourceful!! Thank you for sharing!
WOW! This is so helpful and informative. I am 25 weeks pregnant with my first child and my baby kicks me quite a bit towards the pelvis. I am due for my next sonography appointment on 29th of February, 2020 and I am hoping for the best. At the age of 39 to be pregnant with the first baby is quite exciting as much as makes me nervous too. Please do keep me in your prayers and your thoughts for a healthy pregnancy and a safe delivery. Thanks!
Hopefully you will have a safe delivery, good luck.
@@habibashaikh1317 yes I had a baby boy on 28th May, 2020
K know nnnjbbv vv
Baby and i are birthday mates…All the best Mama
@@Nightwing2022 Wow, cool!
I’m 28 weeks and my doctor just checked by feeling my belly (super uncomfortable) and said she was head down. I’ve felt most movement lower in my belly. A few times higher up. I definitely feel her head down there Pushing on my bladder. It’s a different feeling from being kicked in the bladder. A lot more pressure and lasts longer than that quick punch to it.
Please visit Spinning Babies for more information (with research behind it) before you resign yourself to a C-section. "Standing on your head" is not the recommended position, but forward leaning inversion has solid research behind it. Just because it doesn't involve a hospital doesn't mean it's ineffective.
The different positions seems to be how a lot of babies who are breech once labor begins actually flip to the correct position by the time the mother pushes. This lady gives a lot of biased advice, she seems to know only of what the hospital accountants want the patients to know, I hate medical professionals like that, like did you not go into medicine to help people? Stop kissing up to thieves.
@@ashleyashleym2969 perfectly stated
Sometimes baby is breech for a reason doctors can't see until afterwards. I tried spinning babies, I was doing handstands in the swimming pool, even wormwood on my big toe. I did everything except version technique. Had a c section, there was a fibroid preventing my baby from turning. It is sometimes unavoidable so yes, try everything you can but don't beat yourself up because not everything is in our control ❤
@@Moonlightlove31 Agreed. The problem is the belief that you cannot have a breech vaginal delivery. The mandatory c-section policy is to try and avoid having their butts sued. I know, I've asked them.
u r sooo pretty as well... with loads n loads of info...
She keeps saying “talk to your doctor”. So guys really TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR
she provides the information so that we can be smarter when we come to see our doc, we can ask what she mentioned and our doc didn’t say vice versa.
That’s what our ancestors hollered across the jungle 🤣
I'm keep trying to figure that out if she want us to talk to someone eles insted of anwsering the question why post the video
She's my favorite nurse Of All Times her personality her intelligence the way she articulates educational knowledge about all our concerns and worries beautiful human being totally one-of-a-kind I tell you I just can't find words to just I just job is it probably really amazing in every other part of her life
This is soo helpful as a first time mother
Tks for sharing !
This was really helpful - thank you! I’ve just found out our baby is breech at 34 weeks, so it’ll be great to see if I can work out if he’s turned in the run up to my next midwife appointment 👶
you are pretty with a beautiful smile...
Yes! and very articulate 🙃
30 weeks and I have no idea.. i feel movements down low a lot still but also up top a lot.
And sometimes in the middle 😂
So beautiful😍
I love the way how you talk. GOD Bless....
I was head down up until about two weeks before my due date, then I breached myself in one night and put my poor mother through hell. She went to the doctor the next day who told my mom if he hadn't seen her last week he never would've believed I did what I did (I was also her first child). Needless to say they scheduled the c-section for my due date and, well, here I am =D
You look like Vera Farmiga 😍
Omg sooooo beautiful
I'm 31 wks, and all I feel is still flutter-like movements. It's tickles alot, if I can stay like this the reminder of my pregnancy, I'd be very delighted.
Almost 36 weeks. My baby is head down. I wish he'd come already 🥺😂🤧
Yes I have a question, can you be my L&D nurse when I give birth? Your so amazing.
29 weeks next Wednesday and my baby head was down from 26 weeks and went for my 28 weeks scan and she was head down still . This is my number 4 baby God whiling
I feel all movement at 27 weeks down low and off slightly to the sides where I had Round ligament pain
Im 17 weeks pregnant and i love to see your videos.. You're so beautiful, i like face your, eyes, nose mouth, lips, teeth, your color, and the way you talk.
I knew for a fact baby was head down when i felt hiccups down by my pelvic area.
I didn’t think of that!
What does baby's hiccups feels like?
@@humaskitchenvlogs9178 rhythmic tapping almost like a pulse feeling. My daughters hiccups are very faint but I can feel them down there
Same
Hiccups don't come from the mouth like we do, they hiccup from the stomach. Remember, they aren't breathing in air from your nasal & mouth area so was less likely to be hiccups in your pelvis.
I’m 26 weeks and 5 days and I feel a lot of movement around my belly button and close to my ribs. I don’t know what position my baby is in because I can’t tell if they’re just kicks or kicks and punches yet.
very informative,,thank u.I'm also 5 months pregnant lady n doctor said that my baby is breech
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Since my pregnant was twenty weeks my doctor told me that my baby head is down and I fell kicks side of my stomach thank for sharing this video
very high level professional
So nice... Doctor..... I love this video.. Get lots of knowledge. Thanks for this nice vedio
Great information! Thank you ❤️🙏🏿!
Almost 28 weeks here! I feel baby kicking mostly on the Right side of my belly!
I'm 30 weeks right now and feel mostly on my right side as well? Was your baby head down when you could feel it on the right side? Hope everything went well for you@
Your are having boy or a girl??
I am 35 weeks pregnant, I can feel the movement in right side only,in previous scanning baby was in breech
same here. ultra said my baby is in transverse lie position. hope for good in next days....
My baby kept flipping around and icing my stomach where the head was at helped her flip.
I’m 25 weeks and 4 days pregnant and my baby has been moving all night so I feel sleep deprived today.😩 I’m happy he’s healthy and moving but would prefer him to move more during the day and sleep with me at night.😊 Thanks for sharing this informative video! ❤️
This is my current situation am 28 weeks 😔 can't sleep because my baby has been moving left, right and at the upper abdomen all night 😢
Im 8 months pregnant & i only feel movement under my belly button / lower abdomen... Is she breach?
Hi I’m 36 weeks now and my dr told that she will be doing an internal examination my pelvis in 38 weeks to determine the “space” whether the baby’s head would fit in to come out . Can you explain this pls
Water broke @6:30pm having a C-section at 9:30am next day bc my 3rd child decided to go breech around 2-3a.m. He was my last child lol
I'm 25 weeks and my baby is already head down. Hope it's okay
I’m 38 weeks and I only feel movement sideways the top of my stomach is not filled out or the bottom
I feel my baby kicking down kicking my bladder harder makes me pee😅..sometimes my baby stubborn 😅
I'm 31 weeks I feel kicks all over my belly towards the top at the bottom hitting my bladder on the sides. I have no idea what position he's in but I think he's doing karate in there 😅
my baby was head down a few weeks ago but I feel like he is sideways or something now. it hurts so bad. my sides are killing me
Ur so beautiful
normal delivery is possible if total 9 months of bed rest due to incompetant cervices&cerlage procedure?
Just a question I just had my baby and now there’s a ball in my stomach that movies around what would that be ?
So plz tell me what to do baby head down? My delivery date is 25/05/2018 but know baby is not down pls tell me
Am feeling too much pain in my pelvic area and back pain.is my baby head down?
My baby is in breech postion now
Please pray ❤️ for to get cephalic position
Inshallah ❤️
Apki position change hui thi.
Hi I am 36 weeks pregnant and it is my second pregnancy. My first baby was 4.5kgs because of that I had loose/saggy tummy ( diastasis recti problem).
During my growth scan in second pregnancy (29 Weeks) the baby position is cephalic whereas now because of loose tummy the baby is moving and it went to transverse/oblique position. Wat should I do to bring it back and also if the reason is beautiful of loose tummy how will the position gets fixed. Please reply me soon thanks in advance
Breech is normal. It’s a shame so many women are pressured into a c section for no reason
Hi doc, so it means its possible still for baby to be in right position during delivery?
she's not a doctor, she's a nurse.....she's not even a midwife.......
When baby start poistioning Bec I go for Nt scan they said now baby poistioning is not clear
I'm 33 weeks pregnant and feel pressure in in pelvic or lower belly. can you tell how the baby is positioned???
I wish you could be my nurse
hii madam very good morning
Madam I am pragnent last month was 8th month my baby was in Head down position
but this month I went to check up Dr.said baby is breech I am in lots of stars what to do ? how can this happen to me only ?.
Madam my first baby is Normal born
sekend baby was also breech he got a Clubfoot problem I was very sad for my son's pain
which he have undergone
Madam i am Scared what to do now ? if my this baby also will have physical problem so I will me mad . please help me Ma'am tell me how to sit and should I do walkiby a all......
I was told my baby is head down at my 32 week ultrasound, but im wondering if theres a way you can tell if theyre facing your back or your belly 😅 i also have an anterior placenta so specific body part locations are difficult for me to make out.
I'm 36 weeks and my baby still breach. Second baby. Confident he will flip but we have a csection lined up incase
Ashley Bellerose hey, what was your outcome? :)
Thanks for sharing my baby is breech i m on my 3rd trimester already😘😘
habibty grace did it turn?
@@Keepinitreal55 all is ok my baby turn normal delivery. But i have to be induced on my duedate as my cervix doesn't dilate and it the worst pained i ever experienced.. thanks God finally it over.
I'm currently 29 weeks and 4 days and my baby is Breech I am worried the baby won't turn
If I were pregnant, I would give birth to a breech baby vaginally and try to get the baby rotated if it is transverse and if that doesn't work and the baby is still transverse during labor, I would get a C section. But C section for breech when vaginal birth in the hands and knees position can work just as well(In fact I have heard this recommended for breech babies instead of the prone position to avoid a c section(that is laying down like you usually do in a hospital bed is not recommended if the baby is breech))
I watched a series called "Virgini River" the actress Mel actual made a woman to give birth while it was in breech position. I really wondered if it was possible or it only happens in a movie🥺
I managed it and I really wish doctors would stop going straight to recommending sections.
First time mommy, please help me, which months is good for scan?
I'm 28 weeks pregnant and I've been feeling kicks near my ribs for quite sometime now so I wanted to know if you knew where the baby was positioned I'm a first time mommy as well thank you so much hope to hear from you soon
Same, on my left side
My first pregnancy was twins , I was 32 weeks and they were both head down , and then one flipped all the way around ! It was painful. 😑
I was pregnant with right side on my first pregnancy,and I feel all new type of pain in righteous side,I have a boy,,,
do u feel right side movements in 6 month
Any problem? But baby moment is good
my baby is cpehlic shape so is it ok to normal dilvry at 33wks????
I’m 34 weeks and baby is still breech. How likely is it that they will be this way at birth ?
Just 22weeks but my baby shows up as a breech, but the doctor told me to give it time it would change position
I only feel movement on my lower belly and i am 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant
when my aunt went into labor with her first he was breech and the doctor was getting ready to do a c-section but he flipped before they could do anything
Shea Goff 😂😂 funny he like nope . I just made five weeks I'm so ready to find out what I'm having. I'm praying for a girl lol
alexis frierson aww I hope you get a girl!!! I'm only sixteen but I would love to have a little girl someday❤️
me 2 I definitely want a baby girl I'm due in January 4th. and good grads to you as well.
alexis frierson Thank you!!!! Do you have like an instagram or anything?
Shea Goff yes I do I know by December I'm deleting a bunch of apps thats on my phone I gotta record my delivery and get lots of pictures this my first baby
how does a baby look like at 22 weeks
Is there any exercise for shift the breach position to vertex
Salah
I feel movements always at ribss what's my baby position?
Mam I am 9 months complete pregnant but my baby is not moving head down why?
I'm 24 week Pregnant my scan report is intrauterine foetus in cephalic presentation... if there any problem...pls reply me as soon as possible
Sirisha sannaila,did u have your baby ? Am also facing the same my dia pliz reply me
what about if the baby is transverse at 30 weeks?
(S)he has 10-ish weeks to rotate a mere 90 degrees! I understand your nerves, but I'm concerned that you didn't absorb the info presented in the video. Baby can rotate 180 degrees from week to week, possibly till the end of the third trimester. Hope you spoke to your *physician* for reassurance. It would be great if you could give an update about how your L&D went! Congrats.
my baby is breach but i feel hos kicks in my pelvic area
Ultrasound is not the only way to tell position. I was able to learn what the head felt vs the the butt so I could tell you what position my baby was in
Mary Beslin Ultrasound is the only way to be absolutely sure.
Your right
I’m 27 weeks my sons currently breech...
My baby has always been sideways lower belly during pregnancy. I don't know where he is now, but I will find out tomorrow because I am 34 weeks.
My baby moves around a lot since 32 weeks. I'm almost 37. She tends to shift around some nights and it's really painful. She switches from transverse to up or down, and the other day my OB was pretty sure she is breech. Waiting on an ultrasound, but soonest available is over 2 weeks away and I'm afraid she'll be born before then.
Hi how did you go? Did baby turn head down in the end?
@@tahneewalshamofficial At the advice of my Midwife, I paid out of pocket to get an ultrasound sooner. It revealed my baby was transverse breech (butt down, head & feet up). I did some inverted positions to get her to flip and also saw a chiropractor. We ultimately got her head down, but found out after delivery that her umbilical cord was only 9 inches long. It presented some difficulties for the delivery and is likely why she had such a hard time flipping on her own. All of the painful movement I felt at night was likely her attempting to flip, but not successfully 🙃
32 week of pregnant due date 14feb 2022 praying for all pregnant women health baby and safe delivered
So when the baby sorts out they should be head down, is that subject to the infant's IQ? 😂
Are these third trimester issues?
Wait! You said that the doctor has to do a ultrasound my doctor told me after I find out the gender they won’t do anymore... and what if I didn’t dilate yet how would they figure out my baby Is head down I’m 35 weeks
Doctor tell me d baby head is down so that mean everything is OK?
How to knowWhich position in baby head down
I'm feel a lot of movement At the top of my belly by my breast . Does that mean he face down . It almost feels like it's his feet up there
Amanda Portes then he may be in cephalic posterior position..
Mine is 37 weeks and he's vertex so he's in the correct position but I feel the most movement where his feet are tucked up by my breast
I used to feel my babies feet shoving into my ribs he loved rubbing his feet against my rib it felt horrible but now at 6m he still loves rubbing his feet on things
How powerful are the movements up top? I've actually felt movement simultaneously at the top right and bottom left, my baby was definitely head down my not in my pelvis, the much stronger movement I have was in the top right. When baby kicks her feet sometimes its so powerful it actually moves things off of me, you can easily see the movement even with me wearing layers, the bottom movement is only something I can feel and not one else can see or feel it.
36 weeks & baby is still breech :(
How about transverse baby position?
Should I do breech exercise to flip my baby turn. Now m in 6th month. Is it a right time. I m vry much worried abt it.
If my baby was head down at the anatomy scan, is it likely he is still head down or was it more of a coincidence since he could move around so much?
Destinee Renée mine was head down at my anatomy scan and every week there after until 39 weeks then turned transverse (sideways) They can turn back and forth right up to labor
Mikayla Stagg
Hello. Am 41 weeks pregnant and no signs of labor yet.... My baby is not that much active for the last two days,what could be the cause? Get back to me as soon as you can please am worried.thanks
i hope everything turned out well
37 weeks and my baby is transverse (sideways). We scheduled a c-section... The doctor said "It doesn't matter, I'll get her out!"...lol
I am 22 weeks and just had an ultrasound, his head is I'm my hips already? This is my second baby and I dont think my daughter turned until 27 weeks. Is it ok he is like this?
Hey jelly cat,I kno this is an old post but i need your help pliz coz am in the same situation, did u deliver your baby boy?am also 22weeks
@@kibihiraharriet9105 yes he actually was born later than my daughter. He was born at 39 w 4 d.
All is well! Check with your obgyn. 💚 I wish you a safe delivery!
Thanks very much jelly cat may the good Lord bless you am now ok
M 14 weeks but I've never visited any clinic is there any problem with that?
Ann Avtar O715440072 You should consult one just to make sure your baby is healthy to carry further. Good luck
Please pry for me to have healthy and safe baby
Am 24 weeks 1 day and my baby breech at 20 weeks
You didn't talk about transverse situation at all you just mention it and I think it should be more to say about it
It will is the same procedure and protocol as the breech position. Theres not much more to be said.
@@moneymagnet7345 is not the same as breech 🙄 there s a huge difference between them
@@moneymagnet7345 people need to know that that's why I told her she should've said more about it
@@meelauramee I did not say breech and transverse are the same thing - I hold a BA Midwifery degree by the way*. I stated that the procedure and protocol is treated the same such as ECV or a C-section. Transverse hold more serious risks but the likelyhood is any serious fatalities is less than 1%.
I feel alot movement side to side and kicks in my ribs.. is he head down?
Me too
joanna Garcia kind of obvious the baby would’ve head down if u felt kicks in your ribs
Savvy Maharaj lol
Savvy Maharaj not really. I feel them in my ribs and baby is breech.