I almost faced this. At 34 weeks bub was breech, and they told me that if he was still breech at my next appointment (yesterday at about 36 weeks), that we would talk about doing ECV at about 37 weeks. An ECV is where they manually, from the outside, turn bub around. If this didn't work there was talk of an elective c/s. A lot of hospitals go straight for a c/s with a breech baby, cause it's easier and safer for mum and bub.
By 36 weeks, midwives and doctors like bub to be head down, but this doesn't necessarily mean that bub won't turn. My midwife said that a lot of the time, a woman will go in for an ECV and bub will have turned. It's all just precaution.
Thank you Selina!
she has just msg'd me to say that head is up - but dosent want to chat atm! for obvious reasons i guess!
im sure all will be okay tho! i told her about the ECV - but dont know as of yet what the doc has said!
Her Jelly Bean is prob just giving mummy a run for her money already! hehe
Hope everything turns out for her.
Not all places do ECVs, and some places might even give the option of attempting a breech birth - every doctor/hospital is different.
Aw poor thing HJ I can imagine her concern, maybe when she is up for a chat you could also mention acupuncture and moxibustion, both have good success rates at turning bub. Also there is the spinning babies website that you could direct her to.
Thanks Tan will check it out now - she said she will ring me tomorrow - but knowing her it will be sooner - i hope its sooner anyway - i wanna chat with her and re-assure her! but than i also dont want to bother her so when she is ready to chat she will ring!
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