Baby turning over early: Is it common?

[Bubbles1088]

When my mom was pregnant with me, I turned over at 24 weeks, ready to be born, and my mom had to take meds to stop labor for the rest of the pregnancy until she was ready for me to come out. As soon as she stopped the meds, a day or two later, she went into labor. After me, though, she did go on to have a normal pregnancy with my brother.

I was just wondering if this is a common issue, and is it genetic, meaning would I have more of a chance of experiencing that with my baby? I want to be prepared. I know there's really no way of knowing right now, but I'm curious.

Has anyone else had this issue or known someone to have this issue? I've just never heard of it happening with anyone other than my mom.

 

[ssjad]

... baby turning over doesn't have anything to do with preterm labour...

 

[Srrme]

I agree. Baby being upside down has nothing to do with going into labor early.

I've had 2 premature babies.

 

[Bubbles1088]

I guess what I mean to say is I turned over and had my head in the birth canal and she went into early labor. I guess I thought those two events correlated.

 

[ssjad]

No. Most babies are head down by 30 weeks. Mine (and I've had 5 so far) are always head down by 25 weeks. There's a closed cervix between baby's head and the birth canal. Baby can't come until the cervix opens, which is what labour does.

 

[Bubbles1088]

Ah. I see. So my mom just went into early labor with me, but me turning over didn't affect that. I gotcha. I had no idea lol, the way I presented it was the way it's always been told to me by my mom.

 

[ssjad]

No, nothing to do with it. No need to worry because your baby will turn head down at some stage and you want it to! But it doesn't cause labour to start.

 

[Bubbles1088]

Thank ya mam. Glad I don't need to worry.

 

[minties]

I've never heard of the term "turning over"? Makes me think of flipping pancakes. Do you mean turning head down?

My kids were both head down from 26 weeks so I also agree that it doesn't mean anything.

 

[Zephram]

Yep, baby turning to be head down does not induce labour - it will have had nothing to do with what happened to your mum. My first LO was head down from about 28 weeks from memory and he wasn't born until 41+2, and then reluctantly as I had to be induced.

 

[40isnotold]

I'm 21 weeks with twins and both are turning all over the place. Last week, my daughter was head up and my son was head down, yesterday it was the opposite for both of them. I'll have lots of ultrasounds because I'm high risk due to my age, a multiple gestation and an emergency cerclage put in last week. I am in danger of pre-term labor, but it's not because they are flipping around, it's because of a really thin cervix.