Ok, i know i have been told it is a little to early to be getting worried about this... But i am... so i want to get as much information as possible... So some questions for my very wonderful smart gorgeous BB friends...
Princess beany is breech atm, always has been (have only ever got kicks down below) and the US tech and midwifes have all said shes breeched, but not to worry as she has room to move...
So when do they turn?
What are some things i can do to make sure she turns?
My midwife scared me yesterday by telling me the truth... If Beany doent turn they will do a csection, but she also said they wont start to think about it until my next appoint 28weeks, and won't start worrying until late 30wks.
Why can't i just have a breech birth?
What are the risk involved?
They can't tell you that. Daniel was breech until about week 35 and then he turned and was born.
They have enough room in there at the moment to do somersaults or invite a friend over for the day. There is just no way they could tell you at this point whether the baby is going to be breech. I wouldn't worry about that.
Worrying about having a breech birth is slightly premature - I'm not saying it won't happen, but I wouldn't even go there yet. That's just plain weird.
Are midwifes and Drs aware of what they're saying sometimes? They can really frighten the living garbage out of us sometimes!!
Cassie, don't worry about it. Bubs has heaps of room to flip around etc all the time. You can do your sitting/standing exercises to encourage bubs to turn around, but seriously at this stage there is no need for any alarm at all. My friend's bub just recently was breech until around 35ish wks from memory. Some babies actually turn just before labour or at the onset of labour too.
Also, re: c/s for breech... HOGWASH!! There are plenty of ladies here who have had vag births of breech babies. They can't MAKE you have surgery as you have to sign to consent anyway. Arm yourself with all the info you can and stick it to them honey.
Hi Cassie
Chloe was breech from about 26 weeks on, and never turned but we found out the reasons for that later (she had club feet and low muscle tone). We tried absolutely everything but stopped short of manual turning. Some of the things suggested to me by midwives and Drs were:
1. playing music to the baby down low to encourage it to turn its head downwards
2. lying on my back with shoulders on the floor and bum up in the air supported by 3 or 4 cushions (extremely uncomfortable if you have back pain)
3. putting cold things on the outside of my tummy where here head was to make her move away from the cold (it was summer at the time so I didn't mind)
4. (And perhaps the weirdest) Shine a light at/in your vagina to encourage the baby to move towards it!!! (Sounds like ghost-whisperer!) I never tried that one, but a Dr told me that!!!
As I said, none of these things worked for us but in reality they were never going to. I went to an acupuncturist who burned a candle near my toe, which did make her turn 1/4 way at 36 weeks, and then she turned back a few days later (breaking my waters along the way and causing labour and an emergency C-section!).
I would recommend the acupuncture though, (but find one that can do things without needles like our guy did). It was the only thing that actually caused her to try and turn on her own. That being said, you can just wait and see. The chances are very high that bub will turn on its own when its ready. We did all of this stuff because it was getting late in the pg and I desperately wanted a natural birth. The day after Chloe arrived I was due at the hospital for a checkup and they were going to book me in for a c/s then if she hadn't turned. Also, the c/s wasn't the end of the world for me, she came out eventually and was happy and healthy. If you have to have one don't stress too much. It took me a while to come to terms with but I'm fine with it now.
I shall clarify - My MW was NOT worried that bubs was lying in a breech position she said she has heaps of time to move... And won't start to get worried until late 30's mark...
I just wanted to know the what ifs and was quite shocked when i got told it would be a csection no questions asked etcetc... Thats why i came to you girls for help!
Thank you Rosy for all those techniques...
And thank you for the rest of your replies...
Why is it tho that something like 90% (from what i was reading on net) of breech babies end in c section not vaginal birth? What is so wrong with vaginal birth?
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