Breech presentation?

Question

I had my first sonography done..and it was such a thrilling and exciting experience..I wished to share it with some ...unfortunately I can't...My baby is in Breeh presentation(14.5+-10 weeks) will it change position or will I have a breech labour for sure...also I am unsure of the way by which one decides which week is it ...my 1st day of LMP was 21st june and EDD 28th March which means that the date of conception was 5th of July but sonograpgy reavels the baby to be one week bigger so the date of conception should be 28th of June..can anybody tell me for sure which week I am in..?

According to the pregnancy calender I got from pregnacy.org its12 weeks gestation and 14 weeks LMP on 27th Sept.
...so am in 14th week or 12th week?????

Answer 1

You go by your LMP, not the sonogram. Babies come in all different sizes and a sonogram just averages that. Anyways you dont have to worry about the baby being breech right now. Many babies dont turn until the last 2 months, so you have some time.

* You go by the 14 th week. The 40 weeks is calculated from your LMP. The first 2 weeks you aren' t really pregnant, but they are counted as part of the 40 weeks.

Answer 2

ok... From your LMP, you are 13(+5) weeks. And according to Ultrasound, you are 14(+5) weeks. The ultrasound measurement is a calculation of dates estimated after measuring your baby's length.... bcoz the baby will be a specific size after a certain number of weeks. So, basically, it measures how your baby is growing. Now if your Ultrasound date is a week ahead of the date from LMP, its perfectly fine because it just means that your baby is growing well. Yes, ultrasound measurement is the most accurate estimate of when your baby will be born, but do remember that the date your baby will be born varies -- depending on other factors -- like complications as well as NORMAL individual differences. That is why when we say your baby will be born at term, the 'term' date is a RANGE not a number -- 38 to 40 weeks. Which means, your baby will be bron ANY time from 38-42 weeks. Now - 1st pregnancies occasionally result in slightly premature infants -- maybe a week or 2 early.
Docs always rely more on the ultrasound dates -- its more accurate... but remember, it is only a measure of how the baby is growing.

2) Your baby is only in the 2nd trimester. It is PERFECTLY normal at this stage to be in the breech position. It is only a problem if the baby doesnt turn by the late third trimester to the 'normal' cephalic position. So -- DONT PANIC!! ;-)

Answer 3

You should go by what the sonogram says. It is the most accurate at telling you how far along you are. Reason being is that nobody can see inside you but that machine. If it says you are fourteen weeks, then you are 14 weeks. The doctor on the other hand will not change your due date. He will take it into consideration and it will go into your chart, but he sees it as simply a guesstimation. Just like your due date; and if you ask, he'll tell you it's all just a big guessing game. But if the machine says 14 weeks, trust the machine. And as far as the breech position goes, It is very early in your pregnancy and if there were any concerns about the position of the baby, then the technician would have said so. By the time the baby gets to be about 30 weeks gestation, they usually flip around and stick to their head down position; so there's nothing to worry about there. Congratulations on your little one!!!!

Answer 4

Don't worry at all about whether the baby is in the right position. That can change up to the point of nearly delivering. My son was completely across at my last ob appointment (6 days before birth), so things can change quite quickly. Most babies are born head first.

About your dates, talk to your dr. My dr averaged my first ultrasound with my LMP and took the date right inbetween. Most women go by the LMP date, not the actual gestation (the age of the baby from conception), which is approximately two weeks fewer. You would go with 14 weeks, not 12.

Answer 5

There are many babies who present in the Breech position during the initial ultrasound. Most of these turn on their own. It's nothing to worry about. More then likely, your baby is just not ready to be head down yet. He/she should turn on their own. Your doctor will probably do a few more ultrasounds to see, and will possible just talk to you about c-section in case your little one is stubborn. There is a way they can try and turn the baby before you have it, but it's better for the baby to turn on it's own. Get some books on posistions to try to turn your baby. These you should probably wait to do until you are further along and tests have shown the baby is still breech.

As far as your due date, go by the date the doctor has said. If you go early, lucky you! If you set your date too early and you go late, then it's kinda a bummer, but it just means that the baby wasn't ready to come. If your baby is still breech closer to delivery, and a c-section is needed, you will probably have your baby earlier then your due date. Your safest bet is to go by the date your doctor set. Ultrasound is pretty close- within a month- so if your doctor changes your due date, chances are very high that you are further along then you thought. Some babies just measure big too, so don't get too stressed about it. Growing babies is never a set deal, every pregnancy is different, every baby is different.

Answer 6

Frist, the baby will get into the correct position as the due date nears, right now it is so small, it is moving, turning and such all over the place, with no real consequences. When it gets bigger, it will settle into the canal (closer to the due date) and get in the "normal" position. So you have nothing to really worry about this early on.
As far as due date, it is just a guess-timation on everyone's part, and they use your LMP date since 'usually' a woman ovulates on the 14th day of their cycle, they can get pretty accurate results with this, if you have a 28 day cycle, and normal ovulation, but every woman is different.

Answer 7

Frequently breech babies change on their own, my son did the last week before he was born. My daughter was a breech birth as was I (a long time ago). I had no problems at all delivering my 7lb8oz daughter. She, however, had a breech baby (her middle of three daughters) and they tried to "turn" her a month or so before she was born and it did not work and my daughter said it was the most painful thing she'd ever endured. She had a C-section with Mackenzie but with the third girl she was able to back to "regular" delivery. You have a long time yet so I would wait and see what your doctor says. Ask him about your weeks along schedule as well. 38-40 weeks is considered normal I think.

Answer 8

Babies flip and flop through out your pregnancy so there is not guarantee that the baby will be breech unless you get closer to delivery and it stays in a breech position. Sometimes they manually turn the baby around - and yeah that hurts. other times you are scheduled for a c- section. Breech babies happen all the time.
don't worry about the sonogram dates. Mine were never accurate. and had four children. Just go by the date your doctor calculated at your doctor appointment.

Answer 9

Your baby can turn very well until about 38 weeks...when you turn 38 weeks is when you will know how you baby is going to be positioned for birth. Most of the time the ultrasound due date is more than likely right but with mine it showed me to be not as far along as I actually was.

Answer 10

When my brother was born he was facing the wrong way, even just hours before delivery. The Dr.s were going to do a C-section, but my mom said "he'll turn" and he DID! You're very early for them to determine a "bad" position. Babies move alot! The sonogram is probably the most accurate way to determine how far along you are, but one week won't make much difference. Ask your Dr. for more info.