Baby Positions

That's my occiput...Read about head-down fetal positions here. Go to the Breech section to read about head-up babies.

The Belly Mapping how-to article may give you clues to your own baby's position.

Right Occiput Anterior

ROA baby with map
The back of my baby is more on my right side than on my left side. 
I don't feel any flutters of fingers low in front, its all quiet between my navel and my pubic bone. Kicks are only in the upper left and a bulge rises in the upper right occasionally. The heart beat is easy to hear in front on the right.
 

The ROA baby is not on the Spinning Babies list of clearly ideal or optimal fetal positions. Read why not...

ROA mysteries

Dip in the Belly

"There is an indentation in my belly near my navel. Does this mean my baby is posterior?"

An indentation, or dip, near or beneath your belly button can mean a couple of things. One possibility is that the baby is posterior. The posterior baby has his or her back along the mother's back. The knees are bent and the arms are bent, usually. This makes the baby in the shape of a letter "C." The opening of the "C" is towards the mother's abdomen wall and navel. The opening can allow a "dip" in the mother's belly shape, right about the place her navel is.

 

More on dip

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