Hi Megan, Overnight when she needs to rest her legs try encouraging the woman into the bath in the kneeling position with a car wash sponge under each knee if required and leaning forward toward the end of the bath with a pillow support to rest on at the edge of the bath. This leaning forward position may help. Another good rest position for turning a posterior baby is "sitting on the toilet the wrong way around/facing the sistern" actually quite a clever way to tilt the pelvis and yet still enable a rest and good relaxation in an upright leaning forward position. Pop a pillow over the top of the sistern for her to relax on and then she won't keep flushing the toilet (grin). A fav of mine is to encourage women to "sit like a truck driver" with feet and knees wide apart and tip the pelvis forward, to effectively lean forward and rotate baby to anterior. Warm wishes and happy turning Julie
Julie Clarke Independent Childbirth and Parenting Educator HypnoBirthing (R) Practitioner ACE Grad Dip Supervisor NACE Advanced Educator and Trainer NACE National Journal Editor Transition into Parenthood Sessions 9 Withybrook Place Sylvania NSW 2224 Telephone 9544 6441 Mobile: 0401 2655 30 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] visit Julie's website: www.transitionintoparenthood.com.au -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of meg Sent: Friday, 27 January 2006 6:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP Could anyone describe the "rebozo technique" to me, as I am currentlly caring for a lovely primip with an OP, term plus, who has been niggling for a few days. We have been trying OFP, stair walking, chunning etc with no success. Thanks, Megan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tania Smallwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:29 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP > Just to add to this, after talking about this the other night, I've been > thinking a bit about it too. Obviously an awareness of positioning of the > baby is beneficial, but I'm with you Jo, too much emphasis on this, and > not > enough practical applications, or answers to the questions, and it becomes > an unhealthy obsession... > > Having said that, I'd be keen to try the Rebozo technique next time a > persistent OP labour comes my way, (or should I say, a baby in a > persistent > OP position), but how? I understand the how of how to use the rebozo, but > what about how long? And do I then need to keep checking by palp the > position of the baby, to determine whether it's been effective? All > sounds > like a lot of disruption to the normal birthing process, and I'm not sure > under what circumstances I'd be happy to instigate all this > intervention... > > Any ideas from those more experienced? > > Tania > x > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean & Jo > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2006 5:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP > > Thanks Nancy, > Having had 2 stubborn OP babies myself I lived and breathed the Optimal > Fetal Positioning for the second child. Interestingly I didn't get so > hung up on it the third time and that was the only babe who was OA. > Must say that there is a danger sometimes in being too obsessed with > doing the 'right' thing. > > What I am interested in though, is rationale for stubborn OP babies and > the premature pushing urge. How does a woman who has laboured in a bath > upright during all her labour overcome this problem? I have had an > experience where one woman whose baby was LOA during the last weeks of > pregnancy, turned OP during an active upright drug free labour and then > after 22 hours turned only to have the fetal heart rate plummet > resulting in CS. During the last 4 hours the urge to push was > overwhelming and she was 6cm...lots of swelling and molding of baby > head. Would this be why it took so long to turn? How do you avoid > this? Is this common or is it indicative to a type of pelvis?? > > Need to dig deeper than just optimizing positions. I know babies can > and do birth fully OP but the links with premature pushing urge is of > interest to me. > > Thanks > Jo > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy San > Martin > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP > > > Hi Jo, > Have you read any of Jean Sutton's work? She wrote a book called > "Optimal Fetal Positioning" in which she describes all about OP causes > and prevention. She also designed a Pregnancy Rocker to aid in the > prevention of OP from 34 weeks onward. > Any more info about the Pregnancy rocker ...email me at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Nancy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean & Jo > Sent: Monday, 16 January 2006 3:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ozmidwifery] References required > > Could someone point me in the direction on further information about > stubborn OP presentations and the links with premature pushing urges? > Much appreciated Jo > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/229 - Release Date: > 1/13/2006 > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.20/234 - Release Date: > 1/18/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.20/234 - Release Date: > 1/18/2006 > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.20/234 - Release Date: > 18/01/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.20/234 - Release Date: > 18/01/2006 > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. 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