yikes, i hope bub doesnt stay in the breech position at 40 weeks when he is due....there is no way to deliver a breech baby hey? It has to be done by c section...right??
first_time_mummy - my lil Ava was born breech and we had no idea she was in that position, some hospitals allow you to ATTEMPT a natural breech birth but MOST wont due to high risk.
Feel free to read my birth story about Ava - Ava's unexpected breech homebirth, just goes to show it can be done naturally against the odds.
Really depends on the hospital you choose, maybe just ask what the procedure is if you find out bubs is breech and if they give you a choice.
Hope all goes well, i'm 18wks pregnant with my 2nd so hopefully soon i can see/feel bubba moving around a bit more, the fun is just beginning.
Don't worry too much about it yet. If you get to 37 or 38 weeks and baby is breech there are a lot of things that you can do to encourage it to turn.
Acupuncture, chiropractic and even homeopathy can all help - there are also a lot of exercises you can do to encourage bub to turn, but nothing is recommended before about 36 weeks as babies still change position so frequently up until then.
Your caregiver may also suggest something called an ECV - an external cephalic version, where they use their hands on the outside of your tummy to try to turn the baby - it's guided by ultrasound to make sure there isn't a reason why bub isn't turning.
But I know of lots of women whose babies turned while they were in labour or just a day or two before, so there's really no need to panic.
The most likely thing is that your baby will turn in time for birth - they seem to know exactly what to do and will do it in their own time when they are ready. If I were a bub, I'd be most comfortable head up for a while!
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