Positioning baby for birth is important, and can begin long before labor ever starts. I always suggest my clients invest in a birthing ball several weeks before baby is expected. If you need more information about what kind of ball to get for your birth ball, you can click here.
Birth balls place mom in a comfortable, squatted position, opening her pelvis and pulling her sacrum back, helping baby to move down and engage. I suggest sitting on a birth ball while watching tv, working, hanging out, etc. It encourages the best possible position for birth possible.
If you sit on it and rotate your hips, it will also help to swirl baby into a good spot. You want baby's back laying against the front of your belly before birth; head down.
Many moms who experience back labor have a baby who is facing the wrong direction; or an OP baby--face up. Pull your birth ball over to the edge of the bed. Sit in a wide stance on the ball, rest your head on the edge of the bed, and hang your belly in the middle. Swaying on the ball in this position can swing baby around so that their back falls to the front of your belly, making the back of baby's cranium the first thing to enter the birth canal--locked and loaded!
The best resource for other tips on how to position baby are found at Spinning Babies. These tips can save you hours of hard labor. Study up before your tiny is ready to meet you!
Did you use a birth ball? Did you feel like it helped with your labor?
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