Gravity

At about 34 weeks, the foetus really needs to be getting into an anterior position. This essentially means thay he should be facing downwards with his face pretty much towards the spine. The other way round (face to front) is called a posterior presentation. Guess who's been paying attention in NCT classes? W went to the midwife earlier this week to get this checked out. 

Me: How'd it go?   
W: Good. Gravity's doing its thing.
Me: Great!
W: But there's still time for him to move to the other way.
Me: He won't will he?
W: I don't know! He seems to do what he wants!

Any reference to Flaily's decision-making abilities always draws my mind forward 17 years or so, when he storms out of the house shouting something like 'I can do what I want!'.

We sit and W loosens the waistband of the her maternity jeans and runs a hand across the bump.

Me: So he's 'anterior'...
W: Look at you with your fancy lingo.
Me: I remember a lot from the classes.
W: (pointing to the centre and [her] left of the bump) He's got his back down here...
Me: That's why the bump looks so firm.
W: And his legs and elbows out to the right a bit - that's why he gives me so much grief on this side. (addressing the bump) Little monster!

As if to cue, we both witness a rippling movement across the bump.

W: Yeah, see!

I place a hand on the same spot but feel nothing.

W: Well, what do you know? 'Hand of Dad' calms everything down.
Me: Cool!
W: If it works, you'll be doing the night time soothing.
Me: It was probably just a coincidence...

I'll keep you all posted on how this works out.