Breech Then and Now

Thirty one years ago I caught my friend’s breech baby in Omaha, Nebraska. I was thinking of this Monday with a group of midwives and doulas at the lovely Mommy Fitness Omaha with Julie Summers and Kelly Langfeldt of Five Stones Massage and Birth Services. Kelly invited me down to present a Spinning Babies Workshop […]

Why Won’t This Labor Start Properly?

This post discusses onset of labor. A woman is commonly considered in labor when her cervix is progressively opening and continuing to open. Stages of labor are the first stage of cervical dilation, the second stage of “pushing” or until the actual birth of the baby, and third stage which begins after the baby is […]

Flexion Matters

Spinning Babies The Anterior Positions and LOP <p>At Spinning Babies, fetal position matters. Babies positioned on mother’s left side more often curl and tuck their chins more easily (flexion, flek’-shun). This makes baby’s head measurement smaller and lines up baby with the pelvis to be able to help in the birth process. Flexion is more important than position. Muscles and ligament “balance” is more important than size. Discovering how to tell your baby's position is in the Belly Mapping book and our Belly Mapping page. A flexed head can measure up to 2 cm smaller than the same baby's head extended, or having the chin up. Not only that, but a flexed head molds even smaller. An extended head takes hours longer to mold, if it needs to. And first babies almost always need to reshape the top of their heads to fit the bones of the pelvis. A flexed baby can use their spine, back and shoulder muscles to help themselves be born. Flexed babies bodies are lined up to make their kicks at the top of the womb (fundus) be more effective in moving them down through the pelvis. Most babies on the left are anterior and flexed. The Left Occiput Posterior baby may be flexed and rotate readily with the help of strong labor contractions. Gail and her sister, Kathleen, will be exhibiting Spinning Babies at the great Lamaze DONA 2014 conference. Come to our booth and see the book. If you're pregnant, come for a free belly painting!</p> Enjoy this post? You also might like: Flexion, Looking “Down” Left Occiput Anterior (LOA) Fetal Engagement from the Right Jiggle and Stretch Protocols Upcoming Workshops

The Anterior Positions and LOP At Spinning Babies, fetal position matters. Babies positioned on mother’s left side more often curl and tuck their chins more easily (flexion, flek’-shun). This makes baby’s head measurement smaller and lines up baby with the pelvis to be able to help in the birth process. Flexion is more important than […]

A New Start for Active Labor, a New Question for Progress

The new guidelines from ACOG Recent changes in defining active phase of labor from 4 cm to 6 cm. This change is intended to help first time mothers avoid being given a cesarean when labor is simply slower than what was considered normal. Longer labors can certainly be normal. So when the question is asked, […]

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