Comments on: OB Check http://unexpectedblessing.com/ob-check/ ...and Loss. Plus remembrance, hope, and the journey back. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:10:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Dawnml http://unexpectedblessing.com/ob-check/#comment-2322 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:43:40 +0000 http://unexpectedblessing.com/ob-check/#comment-2322 Be sure to ask if baby is OP (occuput posterior). I was told baby was OP during sonograms, and ended up having her stay that way until the last two pushes. That HURT more, and the nurses didn't know I had an OP baby. The nurse put me on my back and I had a decel that scared everyone. I fought by sitting up rather than staying down and the heart beat came back up (I watched it on the monitor go from 80 bpm to 124 bpm as soon as I sat up). The nurse kept making me lie down, and the OB let me up the last 15 minutes or so (hubby says 10 min but I cannot believe it was only 10 minutes). Anyway, I was on my back a lot during the approx 5 hours in the hospital, and once the OB knew baby was OP, he said I needed to get up and squat. I kept begging to get up earlier, but nurse was ordering me down. Anyway, after allowing me up, baby did turn within 10-15 minutes and I pushed her out. Before that, all the pushing just plain hurt. So, if baby is OP make sure you are allowed to be mobile. If you get an epidural, make sure they work with you to turn baby if OP. OP hurts more, so I could see getting an epidural, but breaking the water and sitting or laying down will make baby stay OP and possibly get baby stuck. Most women, however, do not birth an OP baby. I'm just one of the lucky ones (my first was OP until the OB turned him in the last few pushes, and I think at least one more baby might have been as I had back labor with her). Blessings! dawn Be sure to ask if baby is OP (occuput posterior). I was told baby was OP during sonograms, and ended up having her stay that way until the last two pushes. That HURT more, and the nurses didn’t know I had an OP baby. The nurse put me on my back and I had a decel that scared everyone. I fought by sitting up rather than staying down and the heart beat came back up (I watched it on the monitor go from 80 bpm to 124 bpm as soon as I sat up). The nurse kept making me lie down, and the OB let me up the last 15 minutes or so (hubby says 10 min but I cannot believe it was only 10 minutes). Anyway, I was on my back a lot during the approx 5 hours in the hospital, and once the OB knew baby was OP, he said I needed to get up and squat. I kept begging to get up earlier, but nurse was ordering me down. Anyway, after allowing me up, baby did turn within 10-15 minutes and I pushed her out. Before that, all the pushing just plain hurt. So, if baby is OP make sure you are allowed to be mobile. If you get an epidural, make sure they work with you to turn baby if OP. OP hurts more, so I could see getting an epidural, but breaking the water and sitting or laying down will make baby stay OP and possibly get baby stuck. Most women, however, do not birth an OP baby. I’m just one of the lucky ones (my first was OP until the OB turned him in the last few pushes, and I think at least one more baby might have been as I had back labor with her).

Blessings!

dawn

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