Womansbirth
Registered: Oct 12, 2007
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| | Oct 25, 2007 at 06:52 PM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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The following question has been forwarded to womansbirth.com. Does anyone have any advice to offer?
"I have heard that the homeopathic remedy Pulsatilla helps turn a posterior baby. Is this true and also what are some other natural ways to help turn a posterior baby?"
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nzdoula
Registered: Oct 30, 2007
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| | Oct 30, 2007 at 04:03 AM | Reply with quote | #2 |
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Hi there, if you look at the following article you will see info re: the use of Pulsatilla for turning babys.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/turnbaby.asp
Another couple of hints for turning a posterior baby: - spend 10 minutes 3 or 4 times a day on your hands and knees, sit backward on an armless dining chair regularly or on a swiss exercise ball, and ensure that you don't slouch back when sitting in a chair or on the couch.
Hope these help!
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ASM
Registered: Nov 02, 2007
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| | Nov 02, 2007 at 08:37 PM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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Dear Posterior Mummy,
My baby was posterior as well. I only heard about pulsatilla after he was born and wish I would have known about it before! Even if it wouldn't have worked it would have been worth a try :-)
I tried a number of other things to encourage my baby to move but he decided to wait until labour and do it then. However here are some of the things that I tried that might help you:
Then there is the old thought that being on your hands and knees all throughout your pregnancy helps avoid having a posterior baby. During my next pregnancy I plan to garden and scrub floors for the entire 9 months!!!!
On a serious note though. A posterior labour is not the easiest labour in the world. It creates quite severe back pain that doesn't ever seem to let up. HOWEVER, it is manageable. I had a really wonderful homebirth with no pain relief and wouldn't have had it any other way.
Best of luck!!!
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Debbie
Registered: Nov 06, 2007
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| | Nov 06, 2007 at 07:04 PM | Reply with quote | #4 |
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Dear Posterior Mommy,
I, also, had a posterior birth. It was painful labor for about 4 hrs., but I never once considered anything but a natural delivery. So, it is manageable.
My next story, although not about a posterior positioned baby, also demonstrates how changing the position of the baby is possible.
I was in my ninth month of pregnancy. Late one evening, I suddenly sensed that something was wrong. My husband took me to the hospital emergency ward immediately and the doctor verified that indeed there was a problem. The baby was laying in a frank-breech position and was sitting on her cord. I was told that her oxygen supply was being compromised and that a cesarean was required. He, though, was not going to perform the operation until the next day. I simply knew there must be a better way.
My husband and I contacted our midwife immediately. She told me to lay on a board that was placed at a 45 degree angle with my head towards the floor for about a half hour in order to encourage the baby to flip into the correct position. I did this. Gravity at that moment lifted the baby off the cord and the oxygen supply was no longer in jeopardy.
I continued to lay on the board, although the position I was in was rather uncomfortable. Approximately 20 minutes later the baby started to flip herself into the right position and with a little nudging from my husband she immediately flipped the rest of the way.
This natural way of dealing with the baby was the right decision for us.
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