Has your doctor/midwife told you that you have a posterior cervix? Or have they asked you to ball up both fists and put them under your back while they check you? Then you might have a posterior cervix (especially if you said yes to the first question :) )
Not to worry! There are exercises to do to help aid in turning it the right way. This will really only work if you already have a little baby belly! The exercise is called abdominal lifting. Pretty self explanatory huh?! If you will spend 10-15 minutes a day before you go into labor, it will begin to help your cervix turn. If you begin the exercise when you go into labor, it will be more beneficial.
What to do daily:
Lock your hands together under your belly right above the pubic bone. lift your belly until you can feel the relief of pressure. This will slowly help your cervix rotate into the correct positioning.
What to do in labor:
At the beginning of each contraction, lock your fingers together right above the pubic bone. You should feel quite a bit of pressure and stress taken off of your back and belly. If you hold it until the contraction is over, you will have given your cervix enough time to get into the correct position, and your baby enough time to move into a position that holds your cervix in place! If you do this for several contractions, it should work like a charm!
If you find that your contractions are too intense to do this yourself, you can have your partner or Doula stand behind you with a rebozo and do the lifting for you, while you concentrate on moving your baby down!
Anyone else have tips they'd like to share, or tips they'd like answers to? Let me know and I'll be happy to help!
Be fruitful and multiply!
Smiles,
Doula Tiffany
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