Upside down

*Edit* Hurray! The scan showed that baby's head was beautifully positioned down! We'll never know whether he/she decided to take a tumble last night or was falsely accused, but I'm very relieved! No more obstacles between me and my homebirth :)

Also, I wanted to add that the mirror pictured underneath has been cleaned since the photo was taken!!

Today at our check-up the obstetrician noticed that baby has most probably turned upside down, which means that its head is now placed under my ribs (which explains that crushing feeling there) and its feet are way down south. NOT GOOD, BABY! Please, take a dive and go back to the way you've been for all those months!!

Tomorrow morning I'm going in for a scan to make sure of its position and if it's confirmed then I suppose we'll start making plans on how we'll be able to turn this baby around. That process will probably involve a lot of pushing and shoving... yay!

I do actually believe that the baby has turned. My whole belly feels and looks different. It's definitely larger on top and it feels as if there's a melon stuck underneath my ribs. Bending has really become a challenge now! I'm not too stressed yet though. The obstetrician said there is still enough time (I'm 34 weeks) and room for the baby to move again, so for now I'm just going to assume that that will happen.

Other babynews.... we think we've finally found a boy's name that we like! Or that we like just a little bit more than the other names that we like, you know?! Deciding on a girl's name was easy, but for a boy we both find it much harder. I think we'll now have to repeat this name to ourselves a couple of times a day so that that it'll become familiar to us.
Phew... until yesterday we had no nursery, no cot, no pram, no birth announcement and no name yet. Now that we can cross out that last item, all we need is for the baby to take a tumble and we're back on track!

Multi-tasking... all day, every day!

Comments

[sarah]

My first daughter was breech. I had a version and she turned pretty easily. I can't remember how many weeks along I was. My second daughter was also breech but turned on her own. Good luck!

[Di]

I hope the baby turns! I turned just a few days before I was born so don't worry - there is still time!!

My friend's first baby is due on Sunday! I am getting excited!!

[Ellen]

I've got that Byrds tune in my head now. Hope your little one does turn around. Will pray for that. Congrats on the name choosing - that is sometimes the most difficult part (barring the delivery of course!)

[Ellen]

I've got that Byrds tune in my head now. Hope your little one does turn around. Will pray for that. Congrats on the name choosing - that is sometimes the most difficult part (barring the delivery of course!)

[seemownay]

I hope you know all the tricks? Josh was also upside down - then turned quite late (the doctor said) in week 35. The midwife said, that the more children you get, the roomier the place, so chances for the third to turn late are quite good. She also said start worrying in week 37 or 38. Great belly, btw.

[mariannealice]

Will keep my fingers crossed the baby decides to take a little turn....

[nicolette]

I keep my fingers crossed your baby will turn in it’s right position! My cousin went to a foot-reflex masseuse. She managed to turn the baby around. The masseuse is specialised in this therapy and connected to a maternity center. isn’t that wonderful? I hope you don’t need any intervention though!
BTW you look great!!!
And the photos of Disneyland are fun to watch!

[Laura]

O jee, baby!

[kirsten]

hoping that silly little thing turns back around soon!

[capello]

hey, you're getting CLOSE.

flip over baby, flip over!