Yeah, they prep you for emergency c/s when they do an ECV. So if you go down that path, keep that in mind for any assistance you'll need for your DD if anything were to happen. The success rate of ECV isn't wonderful, but saying that, they gave me less than 20% success rate because she was a 'big' baby. She turned easily, and it def wasn't painful, and she stayed head down. I had the injection to relax the uterine muscles (I thought this was standard, not a sometimes thing?) which can give you an elevated heart rate and make you a bit shaky. The procedure itself was quite quick, and they monitor with ultrasound regularly to make sure it's not distressing bub. Re discussing risks... my midwife and I couldn't get over how much they listed all the risks of the ECV, yet quite flippantly spoke of a c/s. Not once did they list any risks of a c/s. I had plenty of scare tactics thrown at me re the ECV, with c/s only being spoken of like it's the risk free option. pfft.

As for c/s.. no one can MAKE you book in that c/s. If bub is in a favourable breech position, VB is still possible, but I would be ensuring that your care providers are experienced with breech.

i remember all too well the decisions and options and everything that goes along with a persistent breech bub! We (my midwife and I) were desperate to have bub turned so that I could go ahead with my homebirth (plus I hadn't had a pregnancy go longer than 37 weeks, so there was a risk of my going into early labour while still breech). Nothing else worked but the ECV. I sat for what felt like weeks burning that damn moxi stick next to my toe (stinks btw LOL), lying upside down on my ironing board, 3 visits to the chiro for websters technique... none of them working.

i hope you can get bub turned nice and easily. It's such a relief to finally get bub head down, so you can get on with planning the birth. Will be thinking of you.