More than six months pregnant, whether the baby is head up or head down

As long as it's a normal fetal position, it's supposed to be the occipital anterior position, which is what you call head-down.

In general, except for the occipital anterior position, where the fetus's occipital bone is located in front of the mother's pelvic entrance, which is a normal fetal position, the rest of the fetal position is abnormal.

Common fetal position abnormalities include breech presentation, transverse position, face-first presentation, frontal presentation, occipital transverse position, occipital posterior position, etc.

Breech presentation: There are three types according to the presentation part:

Full breech position (mixed breech position): The fetus flexes the legs at the hips and knees, with the lower legs crossed, with the buttocks and feet exposed.

Single breech position (straight leg breech position): The fetus has both legs straight, the hips are flexed, and only the buttocks are presented.

Foot or knee position: The fetus is in an upright or kneeling position, with the foot or knee being the first to appear.

Transverse position: The longitudinal axis of the fetus is at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the uterus, the fetus is placed horizontally in the uterine cavity, and the transverse position is based on the shoulder first, also known as the shoulder first presentation fetal position.

Face first: The face is the first to appear, the fetal head is extremely backward, and the occipital is close to the back. Forehead first:

The frontal region is presented, and the angle of elevation of the fetal head is smaller than that of the face. Posterior occipital position: When the fetal head enters the pelvis, the occipital bone is taken in the posterior position to form the posterior occipital position.

Occipital transverse position: If the fetal head rests on the transverse diameter of the pelvis, it is a transverse occipital position.

Don't worry, the fetal position can be checked out by B ultrasound, and if the fetal position is abnormal, it must be corrected in time.

When the baby is more than six months pregnant, the baby is usually still head-up, and after about eight months, it will slowly change to a head-down position to prepare for birth.

When the fetus is seven to eight months pregnant, the fetus will slowly face down, and the fetus's head down is a normal fetal position, but at this time, the fetus will continue to rotate, so the fetal position will also keep changing, generally speaking, pregnant women will judge the fetal position of the fetus through examination in the late stage of pregnancy, if the fetal position is not correct, the doctor will ask to do some activities to change the fetal position, so pregnant women must pay attention to regular pregnancy tests during pregnancy, especially in the late stage of pregnancy. Pay attention to regular fetal heart rate testing, and pay attention to hydration during pregnancy. There is no need to worry. In addition, it is recommended to go to the hospital for four-dimensional color ultrasound at 20-28 weeks of pregnancy to rule out the possibility of malformation.

Under normal circumstances, the head of the fetus is facing down in 7 months of pregnancy, but some may not be in the right fetal position, and the head is facing up, which can only be performed by caesarean section, and natural delivery may lead to dystocia, and it will also affect the safety of the mother, so before giving birth, we must first observe the fetal position of the fetus, see how the fetal position is, if the fetal position is more correct, then it can be produced, usually pay attention to the appropriate movement, climb the stairs, so that it will be helpful to their future production, Able to make yourself produce faster.

Generally, the head of the fetus is facing down at 7 months of pregnancy, but some babies have an abnormal fetal position, the head will be facing up, these are unstable, and it is somewhat possible that they will turn around at the due date, so don't worry, regular pregnancy tests can be done, and fetal position correction can be done if necessary. In terms of the part of the fetus that is delivered first when it is born, it can be divided into breech position, head position, etc., indicating that these positions are closest to the pelvis. The normal position of the fetus in the womb is vertical (upright), sometimes horizontally in the womb (transverse), or somewhere in between (oblique).

The other position is the breech position, and if the mother is given in this position, she will often need to undergo a cesarean section. By 32 weeks of gestation, most babies turn head-down in the womb, which occurs at about 28 weeks until delivery.

However, some fetuses do not have a long head-up time in the womb, and a small number of babies keep their heads up so that they are not born with their buttocks first. Because the small fetus has a large space in the womb, there may be changes in the position of the hips to the head or the head to the buttocks for a certain period of time. Sometimes when the baby is not fixed in the head position, this is a sign that the pregnancy is not progressing as you thought it would be.

Is the head down fetus at seven months:

Before 31 weeks, the fetus is transmitted casually in the womb, and it is possible to have its head down and up, but after 31 weeks, it will basically not be transmitted back, and it is positioned, but very few of them are also transmitted back, especially for multiparous women.

Generally, before 7 months of pregnancy, the position of the fetus in the uterus is not fixed, it will change with the fetal movement, after 7 months of pregnancy, the fetal position will drop to the pelvis, the fetal position will be relatively stable, if the fetal position is abnormal, it needs to be corrected in time.

Dietary precautions in the third trimester:

In the third trimester, expectant mothers enter the final sprint stage, and the storage of nutrients is particularly important for expectant mothers. A safe, healthy and reasonable diet is a necessary prerequisite for the healthy birth of a fetus. Combined with the nutritional characteristics of the third trimester, the diet of the second trimester should be adjusted accordingly.

1. Diversified dietary requirements: In the late stage of pregnancy, expectant mothers not only need to supplement calories, but also pay attention to the supplement of nutrients such as high-quality protein, iron, calcium and vitamins, and can adopt a diet of eating less and more often, which can increase to more than 5 meals a day. Do not take a large amount of supplements to avoid excessive obesity and macrosomia (the weight gain of expectant mothers during pregnancy should not exceed 15 kg).

2. Supplement sufficient calcium and iron to help the fetus's teeth and bones calcify well and prevent anemia of expectant mothers, you can eat more kelp, seaweed, dried shrimp, sesame, animal liver, eggs, fish, etc.

3. Increase the intake of plant-based proteins, such as beans and soy products.

4. Reduce the intake of foods with high sugar content, such as fruits, sugar, honey, etc., so as not to overgrow the fetus and affect the smooth delivery.

5. Eat more foods with high nutritional value and small size, such as animal foods; Eat less foods with low nutritional value and large volumes, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.