Breech Baby - will I notice when it turns?

[angelaartsstudent]

Hi All

Baby is currently in Frank Breech position and has been cosily snuggled that way since turning from transverse about a month ago.

I am only 35 weeks and Dr said baby is nowhere near engaged/into my pelvis (which I can feel myself, so I agree) so there is heaps of time for turning. I except baby will flip around without assistance, eventually, when it's ready.

My question is, will it feel obvious when it happens?

At the moment I have a head jammed into my ribs most of the time - which is uncomfortable - and then bub will have a wriggle and etc and I am not able to locate the head as easily and I think "Maybe it's flipped!"...then a few hours later I have a head in my ribs again.

So will moving into head down be VERY noticable? Moving from transverse to breech *was* very noticable...

[Liz]

I remember an awful sweeping rolling movement when Ds turned. Don't remember anything with Dd. So I guess my answer I'd maybe, maybe not! Not very helpful sorry

[starangelk]

My DD turned at 39 weeks (yep!) and I didn't feel it. I went to the Ob and signed the forms for a C/S and then he did a quick scan and she'd turned. It was unbelievable. As she turned at that late stage, she then never engaged

Hope you feel yours turn soon!

[Trillian]

You should be able to feel a difference because you wont have that distinct hard head pushing on your ribs because once bubs gets head down, they will drop a little too as they will fit better into the pelvis. I'd be checking out spinning babies as well just to do a few things on your own to encourage bubs to turn on their own

[angelaartsstudent]

You should be able to feel a difference because you wont have that distinct hard head pushing on your ribs because once bubs gets head down, they will drop a little too as they will fit better into the pelvis. I'd be checking out spinning babies as well just to do a few things on your own to encourage bubs to turn on their own

Yep - have been taking a look at it! Always knew of it but never had the need for it until now!

I probably won't notice the difference between head and bum LOL becuase until Tuesday, I thought that hard little head *was* a bum! :-P Until I realised the total lack of being kicked in the ribs, then it made sense.

I'm waiting for that 'engaged feeling' with the heaviness and bearing down into the pelvis and etc...but I never got it with 1st pregnancy...she did a sudden drop down when my waters broke.

We'll wait and see, I guess!