Re: [ozmidwifery] Encouraging twins into a good presentation.

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:35:42 -0700

Hi Yvette,  I hate to see someone worried about position  at 34 weeks.  Certainly if the baby is clearly a breech presentation in a singleton, 34 weeks is a good time to get going on encouraging a turn around.  The thing that's different with twins is that you're not going to do a version for breech anyway.  Remember that your lovely uterus is ovoid in shape.  As these babies get bigger, the shape of the uterus will press them into a longitudinal lie, either cephalic or breech but not transverse.  It's simply a matter of letting nature take it's course.  Be patient, acknowledge yourself for carrying these babies past 32 weeks and let them do what they're going to do.  It would be extremely unusual if they persist in being in odd positions past 36 weeks.  Even the tightenings of the birth process will press the head or bum towards the bony pelvis.
I'm excited to hear the news of their arrival.  Best regards, Gloria
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Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Encouraging twins into a good presentation.

Hi, I've posted here before about my twins pregnancy.  I'm now 34 weeks pregnant, and the babies are top to tail transverse, & have been this way for about a month now.  I'm starting to get worried about their presentation & the hospital has booked me in for C-section at 38 weeks in case they stay transverse.
 
I'm trying to spend time on hands and knees, and sit on a birth ball, and I'm seeing the hospital physio about a brace on Monday for SPD, which I've read might help (I'm having lots of ligament pain).
 
Any suggestions or comments about encouraging twins into a good presentation?  The babies are now 2315g & 2972g (5lb 2 & 6lb 9).  The smaller baby was always head down at the bottom, but they've switched now & the heavier one is lower.
 
Yvette
39 yo mother of 3 (all normal births)
pg with monochorionic diamniotic twin girls.
Melbourne Australia

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