QuestionI am 25 years old,this is my first pregnancy,my first day of last menstrual period is sep 6th 2004.My ob-gyn examined me at 35th week and said the head is down,the next week she told me the head is to my right side,the next week she told head is down and this week she told me the head is in my left and the baby is transverse...she got confirmed with scan every week...will this happen..I am in my end of 38 th week..will the baby turn..why is this happening...please help me with detailed answer...i am really confused and worried...!
AnswerUntil you actually go into labor, the baby may be quite labile and move all around your uterus. Once you start having contractions every 3 minutes from the beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction (at the level of your belly button), and each contractions remains hard for a full minute, and this continues for a full hour, we consider you to be in labor. If, at that time, the baby is found to be in the transverse presentation, you should be delivered by cesarean section. This is done because it is safer for you and the baby, and because if it remains transverse, there could be an umbilical cord prolapse if you rupture your membranes. If, on the other hand, the baby is in the vertex position when you go into labor, you can, most likely, deliver vaginally. The baby can turn either way, but usually will not declare itself until you actually go into labor. In the first pregnancy, labor usually does not start until 40-42 weeks gestation.
