The kid is just messin' with ya

Interestingly enough, I have a first-time mum with a transverse baby: the baby instead of being head down like they are supposed to, is lying side to side! This is quite unusual because usually there is not a lot of room in the uterus for that much turning that late in the pregnancy! At 34 weeks, it was head down, and then at the 36week visit it was back to lying sideways again! So, I sent her for an ultrasound to confirm that fact, then tried to arrange an OB consult for a possible external cephalic version (where they try to manually turn the baby from the outside of the belly). I was having trouble arranging a consult - so many OBs taking vacations, etc. I faxed off the consult to the third OB and went to do the mum's home visit. Wouldn't you know, the kid was head down again! So, I'll be seeing her twice weekly to confirm head down, since the kid is so mobile! It will be interesting to see how it turns out...