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?
My DD was breech. She was bum down the whole pregnancy, I am not kidding, she was that way at the 12 week scan and everytime we looked there after.
Sorry but there was no way I was going to try and give birth naturally that way given the risks and a health issue of my own, I decided the best way to get my bubba out healthy was c/s but then that is only my personal take on it. Many women do birth breech babies naturally.
I know that for all but two NSW hospitals breech babes are born via c/s. It is another fear-factor thing. The two hospitals that will allow vaginal breech births are for frank breech only (i.e. bum first), footling breech births are still c/s'ed I believe. I don't know what the situation is in QLD, but perhaps you can do some research - there may well be an OB who is supportive of your desire to birth your baby vaginally if s/he is breech and that might be the way to go. (You also may well have more luck in finding support because this baby isn't your first.)
I think it is probably just one of those hospital policies that can't be explained adequately (aside from fear of litigation).
Of course having said all that, as you know, there is still plenty of time for bubby to turn yet. Have a look at the spinning babies website - it should give you some handy tips.
you dont need a c section, its your choice! also only 3 percent of babes stay breeched after 35 weeks, so dont stress, also you can do it vaginally, when you get further along they will assess whether the little ones legs are first or bum and go from there, most bum first bubs are fine to birth vaginally.
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given the risks and a health issue of my own, I decided the best way to get my bubba out healthy was c/s but then that is only my personal take on it. Many women do birth breech babies naturally. 
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