Ok quick question for those of us that have had a breech bub. I'm getting a lot of pressure on my ribs at the moment, and have never had it at this stage of pregnancy before, just the feeling of feet stuck in the side of my ribs from about 36 weeks with my other previous pregnancies.
So I'm wondering if this bub is actually breech, because I feel it so early (somewhere in the 20's )
I also feel kicks all over the place, down low, both sides etc.. but also little movements under my rib cage. I don't remember ever feeling this pressure, so I'm just a bit worried that it could be breech - which would totally screw up my plans for a VBA2C!
So did you "know"that your bub was breech, or was it no different feeling to any other pregnancy?
no idea but i had a lot of pressure in my ribs and my bub was head down the whole pregnancy well at least from 13 weeks when i had my first ultrasound hope u find the answer ur looking for and good luck for your VBAC
The low kicks mainly were the hint in the "20's" Let me know if you want to know more about the later signs. DS stayed breech and DD flicked from transverse to breech at 36w and breech to head down at 38w.
DH was frank breech. He was transverse at 19 weeks. I'm 20 weeks now with #2 and feeling low kicks (ultrasound tomorrow so I'll know where bub is), but didn't ever feel them low with DS. By 30 weeks, you could actually see his head under my ribs, which got really uncomfortable and made it hard to breathe. He wasn't much of a mover and my placenta was anterior, all my kicks were higher than my belly button including 'hiccups'. He ended up 'undiagnosed' because the midwife thought at 36 weeks he turned. Doppler showed the heartbeat down in my pelvis (but it was an echo) and palpation was difficult because of the anterior placenta, but they should have realised the head was too firm to be buttocks Like Sweet Pea they told me not to worry before 36 weeks. They can do an external cephalic version but I couldn't have one because I went into labour at 38 weeks and my waters had broken leaving me with almost no amniotic fluid.
Last edited by *suz1*; July 27th, 2009 at 11:22 PM.
Michelle - when I had my OB appointment at... 19 weeks I think it was, bubs was transverse - which none of my other two had ever been, both of them were head down from the beginning. Does this mean a greater chance of bubs being breech if they are sorta "floating" around instead of being head down from the get go?
Thanks to everyone else for their experiences too
I forgot that I had a midwives appointment this morning (whoops, gotta go get ready I guess!) so I'm sure she will be able to plow through the fat on my belly and let me know.. lol
DS2 was breech till about 35 weeks and I could feel his head under my right ribcage, very uncomfortable! It was a hard round lump and felt quite different to what it's bottom would have felt like, and I also felt him pushing off on my left hip with his feet!
You could ask your obs or midwife to check the baby's position for you. I asked and was told not to worry that he was breech until after 36 weeks, as it is very common for subsequent babies to 'float' around for longer than first babies.
All the best for you VBA2C!
If bubs was breech - could you tell?
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Like Sweet Pea they told me not to worry before 36 weeks. They can do an external cephalic version but I couldn't have one because I went into labour at 38 weeks and my waters had broken leaving me with almost no amniotic fluid.
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