Virtual maternity ward tour

kaz-je: I am just over 38 weeks and the baby is posterior - what are the chances of it turning and, if it does, what are the chances of it turning posterior again?
Pam: It is never too late. A midwife called Jean Sutton has a very good book on fetal optimal positioning. You may be able to get a copy from your library or if you are a member of the NCT from them. She suggests briefly to lie on your left side; do not sit slouched or in a reclining chair (so your pelvis is not tilted), but always sit upright. Do not go on long journeys especially in the car as you tilt your pelvis sitting. Walk around on your hands and knees for quite a few times during the day to encourage the back to rotate to the front (gravity). Also maybe read or watch TV for short periods on your knees leaning forward on cushions or a chair/settee. Hope this helps. If baby is still like this, even do the all fours, etc., in labour. You make look funny or they may think you are mad, but it will still help.

march02: Could you tell us how to identify the various bits of the baby? I can feel hard bits sticking out at the top of my uterus, which I assume is either the baby's head or bottom - does the head feel harder than the bottom, or is there another way of identifying body parts?