8 Ways To Determine Your Baby’s Position In The Womb Right Now
Your doctor can tell precisely what position your baby is in.
However, it’s not always so easy for the mom-to-be to tell which position her baby is in at any given moment.
As you progress farther along in your pregnancy, it
will become easier to determine your baby’s position inside the womb.
You will start to notice some "signs".
Here’s how you can determine the position of your unborn baby yourself:
If your
belly and navel pop out and/or you feel kicks under your ribs, chances are your baby is in the anterior position, with his or her back facing your front.
If your
belly appears slightly flatter and/or you feel your baby’s kicks at the very front of your tummy, your baby is probably in the posterior position, with his or her back next to your back.
If you feel a
lump near the top of your belly (usually on one side or the other) push lightly on it. Then:
- If you feel the whole baby move, he or she is most likely head down, meaning you pushed on the baby’s bottom.
- If the lump you feel moves by itself, without the rest of the baby’s body re-situating inside your belly, then that lump is probably the baby’s head, which moves independently of the rest of the baby’s body.
If you feel your
baby’s hiccups lower in your belly, then the baby is head down.
If the
baby’s hiccups are higher up in your belly, or even above your belly button, then your baby is most likely head up.
If the
baby is kicking above your belly button, he or she is head down and in a good position for labor and birth.
If you’re feeling
extreme abdominal and rib pain, and you’re in the later stages of pregnancy, then your baby is probably head up with his or her head close to or under your ribs. If you don’t have this pain, your baby is probably head down, not breech.
Using a
fetal stethoscope (or even a toilet paper roll), have your partner
listen for your baby’s heartbeat. Then:
- If the baby’s heartbeat is low in your belly, the baby is head down.
- If the baby’s heartbeat is either level with or above your belly button, the baby is head up.