[Nila2007]

Hi,

Im now 40 weeks and 3 days pregnant and in yesterday's check-up my doctor told me that my cervix is still posterior and she would like to examine me again tomorrow and might induce me depending on the findings then. Otherwise both my baby and I are doing perfectly fine. Im really tired of the long wait and very much looking forward to holding my baby in my arms... I would love to know if there is any natural way to bring this posterior cervix into an anterior position. I have been doing yoga and walking all through my pregnancy. However I have stopped doing them for the past 2 days because Im feeling so disspointed... Is there still a chance that it can happen naturally without an induction? Please help... Thanks beforehand..

[DoulaLC]

Yes, it can happen naturally and usually does. The cervix shifting position is just one of the ways your body prepares for labor... it could happen tomorrow, it could happen next week... there is no way to know. Did your doctor mention if your cervix had started any other changes yet?
If you and baby are doing fine, there is no medical reason to induce at this time. Since you aren't overdue, and if everything looks fine right now, there is no rush.
Some feel doing pelvic rocks may help, it won't hurt anyway. Either on your hands and knees, or standing, rock your lower pelvis back and forth like you are trying to flatten the small of your back and tilt your pelvis forward. Works best for helping with lower back pain and possibly helping a posterior baby rotate, but if it helps your cervix that would be a bonus! The yoga and walking would both be good to continue as well.

[xHannahxLouisex]

I had a posterior cervix until I was 41 weeks & 2 days pregnant. I didn't do any yoga or anything like that I just walked everywhere & was told to crawl around on my hands & knees for 10 minutes twice a day. It eventually worked.

[davejag]

I had a posterior cervix and finally they induced me ( which I don't recoment its really painful), the thing is it will happen I know it seems like forever but let it happen naturally. I walked for 3 hours on and of and then finally she got in the right position she was born 36 hours later. Good luck.

[cowdrey5367]

SHEKNOWS PREGNANCY & BABY

TIPS FOR ALTERING BABY'S POSITION

http://pregnancyandbaby.sheknows.com/pregnancy/baby/Tips-for-altering-your-babys-position-610.htm

The best position for your baby is head down, with the back of the baby's head toward your front and on your left side (left occiput anterior, or LOA). When your baby is in this position, you will feel the smooth back on the left side of your abdomen, and the baby's kicks on your right side. If, instead, you feel kicks on your left side or in the front, using fetal positioning techniques would be wise.
Positions to avoid
The woman in late pregnancy should avoid all reclining positions, which encourage the baby to flop onto its back. Instead, she can relax in forward leaning positions. She can do 100 pelvic rocks on hands and knees, several times per day (100 pelvic rocks takes about 1-1/2 minutes). Pelvic rocks are a quick rocking motion of the pelvis, without much arching or movement of the back. A woman can assume a knee-chest position (knees, head and chest on the bed, with buttocks up in the air) for 20 minutes, three times per day.
The best position for sleeping is left-sided Sims, the position recommended by Bradley childbirth classes (on the left side, but rolled over almost onto the stomach, left arm behind the back, right leg bent and propped on a pillow, left leg straight).
First, spend about 45 minutes in either the knee-chest position or left-sided Sims. After this, continue to labor in forward-leaning positions, either on hands and knees, knee-chest, knees and elbows, sitting while leaning forward or standing and leaning forward onto a chair or table. Forward leaning positions encourage the baby's back to swing around toward your belly. Avoid reclining in a semi-sitting position, which encourages the baby to assume or remain in a posterior position.
Perform pelvic rocks on hands and knees frequently. Stomping hard on the floor, or stomping up and down a flight of stairs, can sometimes quickly jar the baby's head into a good position. If you have chosen to hire a doula, she may know many more advanced techniques for helping the baby into a good position, but these simple techniques work very well in most cases.
Other interventions
If possible, try to avoid artificial rupture of membranes (AROM) until you are sure that your baby has rotated to anterior, since AROM can cause the baby's head to quickly descend into your pelvis, while still malpositioned. An epidural is another intervention that can prevent a posterior baby from rotating, since epidurals decrease the muscle tone of the pelvic floor and limit the woman's mobility.