Good Baby Positioning

So yesterday I bought a $10 inner tube so I can lay on my stomach more....I've got 2 months to go (give or take) before I will be birthin' this baby so I really want to make sure I'm doing what I can to ensure he's in a good position for birth.  

Good positioning = less time/ easier labor 

With my first born I was put on "home rest" because of blood pressure and swelling and was resting on my back a lot and in a recliner with my feet up...that, apparently, is THE WORST thing you can do as far as trying to keep your baby in the best position...maybe thats why it took me FOREVER to get that little booger out!

According to what I learned in child birth class (birth bootcamp) & www.spinningbabies.com, the best thing you can do is to spend as much time as you can on hands and knees (watch out for your husband ;)....your belly kinda creates this hammock for the baby and promotes correct positioning.

River rat for life ya'll!

I took that one step further and bought the inner tube!!!  I will have to take a picture of me laying on it in the middle of my living room watching TV with my son crawling all over me....I think you'd like that.  I'll wear something pretty for you, maybe flash a little leg, or cankle at least.


I bought the River Rat.... its just oozes class.  Although I feel sorry for it because I dont ever think it will see a river.



Right now my lil nugget is in the right position, so I want to keep him that way! 


This is what we got going on (right now)...

Left Occiput Anterior

The left occiput anterior position is often the easiest fetal position for the start of labor.

Babies settle in the LOA position naturally when the womb is pretty well balanced. This position helps the baby be in the smallest diameter to fit the pelvis.

The LOA baby has his or her back on the mother's left side. 

The baby faces between the right hip and the spine of his or her mother.

The crown of the head is most often entering the pelvis first. This helps the baby fit the pelvis in a way that the baby's head can mold (shape) to fit the pelvis most effectively, as needed (if needed).

The baby's back can curve most effectively in this position. The baby slides down the softening abdomen in the last weeks of pregnancy to enter the brim. The head enters the pelvic brim at about 38 weeks in a first time mom, perhaps later in an experienced birthing woman.

LOA position makes engagement likely.

When the head settles deep enough into the pelvis so that it doesn't bobble back and forth, it is called engagement.

Engagement is easier for a baby who has the crown of the head coming first, as opposed to the very top of the head. This will mean that the baby's chin is tucked, in what is called flexion.