Back labour/ back to back baby

Hey leonie where is your back pain? Is it in the middle or lower? I keep having intense mid back pain and I don’t know what it is 😩😩 baby not in back to back position unless it’s moved from 3 weeks ago since my last scan

@Alexa mine is very low. Baby has been back to back for a while now! I was told back labour is almost guaranteed with a back to back baby. Unsure about other positions!

Ouff it sounds painful @Leonie really hope you’re doing okay! And your little one comes in sooner than later! X

My first was back to back. I was so ill with S&D the night before my waters broke and I had the worst lower back ache which I couldn’t shift. I had a long hot water bottle wrapped around me. I didn’t have contractions until I was on my way the hospital after my waters had broke 🙈 x

@Nikki did you know it was labour before your waters broke? Did you baby turn in labour or did you birth them back to back?

@Leonie no I had no idea! I put the back ache down to being over the toilet and sink all night 🙈 I thought nothing of it until my waters went. No he didn’t turn, they gave me 2 hours from when I said I needed to push to get him out, he didn’t so then sent me upto a diff ward for a scan, ended up having an epidural,forceps and episiotomy. Could of ended in a c section though if that had failed x

@Nikki that’s what I’m worried about. Not knowing I’m actually in early labour 🤦🏼‍♀️ my active labour was only 2 hours start to finish first time so don’t want to not know it’s starting! Ah that doesn’t sound great. Really really want to avoid a c section at all costs as have a 2 year old at home to pick up etc!

I had back labour, though my contractions began at the front initially. A tens machine and massage was my only relief. I had non stop contractions so it felt like my spine was being ripped apart and pushing was so hard as couldn’t use the contractions to push!