Samuals breech birth (sorry its a bit long)

[telky]

Hi Vicki. I was very interested to hear your story. I, too, have a breech baby, and am due late next week. I've seen Dr Bisits a couple of times (one for a failed ECV), and I'm extremely impressed by him. He's on holidays at the moment, so I've told bubs to come a few days late (to coincide with his return)!
Can you tell me if Samuel's feet have stayed around his head? I have heard that because breech babies have spent so much time in that position, that's how they stay for a few weeks after the birth! Just wondering if that was the case with you...This is my first pregnancy, so I'm really not sure what I'm in for. Like you, I tried everything, including the breech tilt, and acupuncture as well as the ECV. I've accepted now that baby is just happy in the position he/she is in, and I'm committed to having a vaginal birth. Thanks again for sharing your story!

[frazaled1971]

hi telky,
Dr Bisits is the best i dont know what to say this was bub 6 for me so he just let me do my own thing as his thery was i knew from previous bubs what i was feeling and how i was going but if he beleaves you can do it then i beleave you will i do think a lot of it is our own thinking process i was determined and i was not going to have a c/s so i did ,i wont lie to you sam was also postieria so it was a bit more painfull then my others but still well worth it.
as for the legs sam had his feet around his head from 31 weeks but in the last 3 weeks he put them down and to the side so im not sure if he would have kept his legs up but i had also heard that this is sometimes the case,sam dose like to keep his legs very close to his body but then lots of bubs do that so who knows.
sam has since had to go and have a hip check as they thought his right hip was dislocated but its not and while there is a click there they want to wait a little longer to see if it corrects itself,and this would have been an issue even if born buy c/s so its not the vaginal birth that cases hip issues its just something that breech babies can have.
i wish you the best of luck and i know this sounds a silly but i felt so over the moon when he was born not only did i get the birth i wanted but he was perfect(ok a huge bruise on his right hip but other wise) and i felt like i had just done something that not many people get to do and it felt great.

as for him being on holidays im sure bub will listen he went away a few times at the end of my pregnancy and he always said to me not this weekend vicki or not this thursday as i wont be here and sure enough sam didnt come till dr bisits weekend on lol.