Sunny Side Up??

I've heard of people on here talking about delivering their babies "sunny side up" and it being really painful. What does it mean to deliver sunny side up?

I had an ultrasound a few days ago, I get another (elective)ultrasound on the 11th. Anyways, the one I had on the 3rd, she was head down and facing up. I'm guessing that's what "sunny side up" means?

Totally random question, I know. Just was curious=)

yes it means they are facing up when they come out. Lylian was that way and what happens is that they come out at the forehead instead of the pliable part of the back of their head, so it makes it more difficult to push them out because their head cant form to come out. It doesnt hurt them, but it did make me have to get an episiotomy. They can still turn even when youre in labor, they just turn as they decend down the birth canal. not a big deal.

Baby is born posterior, face up. All of my kids were born sunny side up   They have been making my life difficult ever since     Really though, none of my deliveries were terrible, except my 4 yr old. The dr did not cut me, he let me rip on my own, and boy did I rip   But I pushed no more than 15 minutes with all of mine, all posterior births.

Facing up when they come out. I had that with my daughter. WORST BACK LABOR EVERRR.

well mine was sunny side up and I had horrible back labor pains and pushed for 2 hours and the front of her face got stuck on my pubic bone so I had a c-section with her   Most can still deliver vaginally if the head moves down and under the pubic bone but the pushing stage may take longer and you can have more tearing. I had a VBAC with my second and she came out face down. You can rotate side to side when in labor to try and rotate the head but my doctor and nurse were idiots and didn't notice any of this while I was in labor with my first. I delivered with a different doctor at a different hospital with my second. Also you have plenty of time for baby to go face down so try not to worry.

Sunny side up is face up. My nephew was born face up, and his poor little face was purple and black for a week.

Oh and let me add, though the back labor was awful and I was stuck at 9cm for like 12+ hours, I did not tear and still went on to have a natural birth with her.

I was in labor for 2 days because of that. My doctor came in and checked me. He told me he was sunny side up and flipped him. Then everything was fine.

Quoting Zoe&Harper's Mom (Em):" well mine was sunny side up and I had horrible back labor pains and pushed for 2 hours and the front ... [snip!] ... doctor at a different hospital with my second. Also you have plenty of time for baby to go face down so try not to worry."

I'm trying not to worry. I am a little worried though considering I might not be delivering with my own doctor. So I'm hoping in the next 8 weeks she does turn around. I really want a natural birth with her, I don't want to have to have a c-section. But it's funny because ever since I've had that ultrasound, I've been having dreams... like every night.. that I end up having a c-section with her. lol

Also, what's back labor? I see that a lot. Educate me BG mommas! lol

Quoting ashley noel.:" Oh and let me add, though the back labor was awful and I was stuck at 9cm for like 12+ hours, I did not tear and still went on to have a natural birth with her."

Well that gives me hope! I still have a while. I'm hoping within the next 8 weeks she'll be a good little girl and turn around for momma lol

You feel the contractions in your back instead of your front. It hurts really bad. lol. But I only ever had back labor so idk how front labor feels  

Quoting Moses.:" Baby is born posterior, face up. All of my kids were born sunny side up   They have been making ... [snip!] ... he let me rip on my own, and boy did I rip   But I pushed no more than 15 minutes with all of mine, all posterior births."

AH! Did you have an epi? Did you feel yourself ripping? I'm no good with pain. I've had 15+ surgeries so you think I'd be great with pain. lol

Could anyone tell me also... is an epidural just a shot in the back or do they leave something in your back(like an IV) and put the meds on a drip?

Quoting Johann's Mama  :" You feel the contractions in your back instead of your front. It hurts really bad. lol. But I only ever had back labor so idk how front labor feels  "

Eck. That sounds painful. lol Thanks!

Quoting Nikki *32 weeks*:" I'm trying not to worry. I am a little worried though considering I might not be delivering with my own ... [snip!] ... night.. that I end up having a c-section with her. lol Also, what's back labor? I see that a lot. Educate me BG mommas! lol"

it felt like my spine was breaking with every contractions. To me that was the only place I felt the contractions unlike my labor with my second which was more like cramping in the front.

Quoting Nikki *32 weeks*:" AH! Did you have an epi? Did you feel yourself ripping? I'm no good with pain. I've had 15+ surgeries ... [snip!] ... also... is an epidural just a shot in the back or do they leave something in your back(like an IV) and put the meds on a drip?"

They leave it in, sometimes in a drip, other times just leave it in, in case of emergency. I had an epi with all 3 of mine, but not for pain, my oldest it was to attempt at speeding things up because I had just hit the 24 hour mark and I was being induced for severe pre e so they weren't going to let me labor more than 36 hours. With my second, I ended up getting it to lower my BP, I was being induced for pre e as well, and I had severe hypokalemia, so my bp needed to be lowered ASAP or I needed a csection ASAP. Either way I would have ended up with an epidural. My last I got the epi cause 18 hours in I wanted to speed it up before the 24 hour mark hit to prevent even talk of csection. And it worked   With all 3 of mine the epi never really worked how it was supposed to, I guess. I could move my legs still, I felt when they crowned, I could feel when I needed to push. I still felt my contractions, but they never really hurt before hand. I felt them cut me, and sew me, but honestly it wasn't really bad. With my 4 yr old I had more pain after birth, I was literally ripped to shreds   front, back and sides. And then the smurf dr didn't sew me correctly, so I had tons of issues after.