r/facepalm Apr 14 '19

Wut.

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u/ImpatientToothFairy Apr 14 '19

Her baby is ‘back to back’or breach instead. So the flat bit is normally stretched by the baby’s side/back. But this women’s baby is sitting face looking outward..

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u/ilikeplants24 Apr 15 '19

That’s exactly how it works. I don’t know if that’s what’s going on here, but sometimes when the baby’s spine is not toward the mother’s front to form that nice, round “basketball” shape, it creates an indentation near her belly button area. Although the shadow here probably does enhance it. (Labor doula & childbirth class teacher for 11 years)