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What is Cephalic Position?

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Hello today I went tod 3/4D scan. Thank god everything is Ok. In the report it is written the baby position as cephalic. I feel my baby low right and left. Cephalic means the birth postion like the head down and legs are up? However I dont feel kicking to my ribs or up organs always.

I am 32+0 today.

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You wouldn't necessarily feel kicking to your ribs - baby's bottom will be up there, and knees bent in tight to the chest... There's not much room in there anymore!

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first_time_mum in reply toDrFluffy

Does that mean he is in the birth position?

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Yes, at 32 wks of pregnancy the Cephalic position is a very good position to be in prepearing to be born.

This does not necessarly mean the baby will be delivered early its just most likley he'll stay there for the next 7 - 8 weeks you've got left.

xx

He can still move. . My Little monkey moves from head down transverse I'd like to think it would be difficult for them to turn right the way round but I wouldn't put anything past my wrigggler x

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first_time_mum

The think is I always feel kick my lower abdomen right and left. I taught he is lying parallel to the ground.

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Dozymum

My little one has been lying head down and bottom to the left or right for a while now. It feels as if he / she likes to intermittently stretch out and place feet in my lower side or sometimes my hip so maybe your little one is doing the same?

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first_time_mum in reply toDozymum

Maybe. There is time to take birth position I think.

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