how do they turn a breech baby around?

Answer 1

They do what's called an external version. The docs put lots of gel on your belly, usually give you a shot to relax your uterus, then start pushing and pulling. They will stop every once in a while to listen to the baby and see how far the baby is turned.

You can help in this process but doing what's called breech tilt exercises, uncomfortable but much more comfortable than a version. Get a board (usually an ironing board works) and lay one end on a couch and the other on the floor. Lay down on it so your head is on the floor and your legs up on the couch. Stay like that for 10 minutes, 2 times a day. Hopefully the gravity will help the baby turn.

See this website for more info and stuff about breech babies.
http://www.breechbabies.com/

By the way, at my hospital/birth center, we are still doing vaginal breech births for appropriate women.

Answer 2

If they know beforehand, the doctor can try to turn the baby by pushing on the outside of the belly. It requires a lot of force because the baby is so well-insulated, so it is painful for the mother. This doesn't always work, though, so some doctors don't even bother to try it. The baby can flip right back around, or if the baby is big or there is not much fluid, the baby might not even turn at all. Sometimes the baby is injured, but the risk of this is fairly low. But there is enough of a risk that some doctors won't do it. And I have a relative who gave birth to a still-born baby after having this procedure. Before the baby was turned, they had the heartbeat on the monitor, but afterwards, they couldn't find it again. She doesn't know for sure because they wouldn't let her see the baby (this was years ago) but she is convinced that they broke the baby's neck turning him.

When my son was breech, this was not even an opion for me. Thankfully, my doctor agreed with me.

Another way is to hope that the baby will turn on his own, which sometimes happens at the beginning of labor, before the baby 'drops'.

And then you could do what my doctor did and suggest a c-section.

Once the baby is coming out, they won't push it back in, they'll just try to deliver him bottom or legs first. They don't like to do this though, because the head is the largest part and does sometimes get stuck when coming out the wrong direction. This can cause all sorts of problems, like the mother can tear, or the baby can not get air, break a collarbone, dislocate a shoulder, or get the cord wrapped around the neck.

Is your baby breech? If so, try not to worry about it, because most babies turn around on their own. It is a better fit for them to be head down like they are supposed to be, because that gives them a tiny bit more room.

Answer 3

I don't think they can, I mean I'm not positive, but the baby will just usually come out breeched. It's not that big of a deal, it can make the whole thing a little bit harder on mom and baby but it shouldn't cause to many problems. If they know it will cause a major problem then sometimes they will do a C-Section.

Answer 4

The doctor inserts his hands and turns the baby's body while it's in the birth canal. One reason I always recommend when a woman discusses drugs during birth with her doctor to say YES

Answer 5

A doctor can push it from your abdomen and turn it in the right direction. There are some who say it hurts the baby. It also hurts you as the baby is forced to turn.
But, the upside is, the baby can be born normally without C-Section.

Answer 6

ohhh, Pain fully. Make sure you take the epiduaral they will offer it , & they offer it for a reason, it turned it down at first. They lube their hands (usually 2 to 3 docs) put their hands on your belly almost grabbing babies limbs & twist I took about 2 hours, but it worked

Answer 7

I was supposed to have that done, they told me they push it around with there hands, but there are risk's, they tried to talk me into it, but I wouldn't let them, I decided on a c- section, and when I went in a week later to have it my son had turned on his own sometime within that week, later on that day I went into labor and gave birth to a health 7 lb boy, he is now eight years old.

Answer 8

2 hands

Answer 9

They push on your stomach and sometime the doctor inserts there hand to help with the turning

Answer 10

They don't anymore the risk is too high and they opt for a ceasarian.