Assessment:
1. Baby still in Left Occiput Transverse (LOT)
2. Baby head still NOT engaged!
3. Did a abdominal scan and showed that my baby indeed still not into the birth canal!
Outcome:
1. Will give my baby another week to engage himself into the birth canal
2. Will need to review again next week on monday 04/01/10 by Prof Biswas if by then I am still not gone into labour
3. KIV C-section on Tuesday 05/01/10.
When the baby is facing out the mother's right thigh, the baby is said to be Left Occiput Transverse (LOT). This position is half way between a posterior and anterior position. It can indicate positive movements towards an anterior position if the baby has previously been known to be posterior (in either direction).
However, with a baby in the Left Occiput Transverse (LOT) position in the pelvis labor may be a bit more painful and slower. To alleviate pain and encourage the baby to continue its rotation towards the anterior positions, you can use several positions in labor:
- Lunging
- Pelvic Tilts
- Standing and Swaying
