thread: When did baby turn?

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    It's all up to the baby as to when and if they turn but as I mentioned twice above, there are some things you can do to help. But depending on the baby, he/she may or may not decide to turn in some circumstances... you have to help yourself - either leave it up to the high chance that baby will (which is often close to birth and not likely if you are caesered early) or do some things that will help your chances. Many will turn the moment before birth but with a caesar you will never know. Most will turn, but I would rather try just in case. It's up to you and you have the right to say no to a caesar and go into labour. They prefer to book you in as its better for their schedule, but some labour as opposed to none is better for the baby. Its not as if baby will shoot out the minute you go into labour

    Either do that, or find yourself a carer who will support you - which I think is the biggie in all this. You need a carer who doesn't see birth as a minefield - what's that going to do for your feelings about birth?! I think thats why birth these days is seen as being so worrysome and a medical condition is because we choose carers who think that way. The thing is that carers who WILL do breech is that they see it as normal and possible (in most cases of course), not a complication in the sense of something that must be dealt with immediately through a caesar.
    Last edited by BellyBelly; December 22nd, 2006 at 07:34 AM.
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