baby repositioning techniques?

Question

maybe l'll have to wait until the utlrasound to know forsure which way the baby is,"I" think it is sideways now,doctor couldntfeel the head, but when i flew to get up fromlaying down at the appt.baby looked breech.If the baby is stillbreach at the ultrasound ,are there any techncques that work tomove the baby?..yeah yeah iknow the doccan doit and that it is painful..so any other ideas out there?

Answer 1

How far along are you? Both my boys were transverse (laying sideways) for most of the pregnancy.

I don't know if it's helpful for moving the baby, but my doctor always told me to rest on my left side. It's better overall for the baby.

Incidentally, until there really isn't much more room, the baby will flip and flop all over, like an acrobat. You may have just gotten him on a transverse/headstand kind of day!

Answer 2

Yes! There are things you can do to encourage your baby to turn. How far along are you?

My third baby was still breech until pretty late, like 37 or 38 weeks, but I was able to encourage her to turn myself.

Do "breech tilts." I did these by laying on the floor with several pillows under my butt and my feet propped up on the couch. I'd lay in that position for about 20 minutes at a time at least 2x per day while I was trying to get her to turn. Some of the links below will give instructions too.

While I was in the breech tilt position, I would put an ice pack on my fundus and a heat pack on my pelvis. The baby is supposed to dislike the sensation of the cold where his/her head is at the fundus and turn head down towards the heat.

Some mothers also try playing music or putting a light between their legs while in this position. Another trick is having someone talk to your crotch. My son did talk to his little sister like this.

What I think finally made the difference for me was doing shoulder stands. I actually felt my baby flip over right after I can down from being inverted in a shoulder stand. It will be a HUGE movement that will probably be unmistakeable.

Be sure to check out the Spinning Babies site as it has a lot of good info on how to get your baby into a favorable position.

You can try to check your baby's position a few different ways. First off, note where your caregiver hears the heartbeat at your appointments. Next, note where you feel kicks and punches and hiccups. These things will help you start to figure out how baby is oriented. Then, if you press with your hands into your belly, feel around for any hard, round parts on baby. The butt and the head will be the two hard, round shapes you find. Push against them and see how they move. They move differently. If you press against the head, it will kind of bounce back. (Think how differently it would feel if you pressed against YOUR head vs. your butt.)

Also.....some other things for turning baby that I did not try:

Chiropractic care. If my baby hadn't turned when she did, this would have been my next step. Find a chiropractor who is experienced with the Webster Technique. If the caregiver is experienced with this technique, it is supposed to have a very high success rate. It's been 3.5 years, but I think it was about a 95% success rate when I researched it.

Moxibustion has to do with applying heat to pressure points on your feet. The "Birth International" link below will explain it.

Some of the links below also mention homeopathic treatments.

And last of all.....there is a technique the doctor can do called External Cephalic Version. It *can* be painful, as you mentioned, for some moms. Making sure you are very well hydrated before going in for a version can help and I *think* they also usually give mom something to relax her before doing it. You should be prepared to stay at the hospital and have the baby if you have a version because *sometimes* it kicks mom into labor.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

There are many..Here are two.

1. Get on you elbows and knees witha frozen cold pack under your stomach stay that way for about 10 minutes. Repeat as many times as you can during the day.

2.Lay wiht your legs completely elevated (as if your laying upside down on a slant board) again place a frozen ice pace on your fundus. stay in position for as long as you can handle.

Those babies hate the cold.

Answer 4

My daughter was breach and the midwife adviced l get on all fours, head down bum up and gently rotate my hips and sway. It obviously worked as she turned!