is there any way to make her turn?

Question

i am 34 weeks pregnant and am having a girl but only problem is that she is in breech position and my doctor sais that if she has not moved by 36 weeks he will book a C section and i dont want that as my mam had section and i seen how much pain she went through, is there any possible way to get her to turn i know this might sound strange but would talking to her have any affect

Answer 1

Some doctors (if you consent to it) will preform what is called a "version". Which basically means they will try to manually turn your baby using the palms of their hands. It is uncomfortable and they will monitor you and your baby while they do it and for about 2hrs after they do it to make sure you baby does not go into distress.

I had this same problem. My 3rd child was breech and I was asked if I wanted to try to turn him. I DID NOT have the version. If they get the baby to turn the percentage rate that the baby will stay turned is ONLY 50%. So you have a 50% chance that the baby will go back to being breech after you have gone through the ordeal of the version. It can be dangerous for both you and your baby. I had the c-section! It wasnt that bad and I wouldnt risk hurting my baby for a 50% chance that he will go back to being breech!

Good Luck!

Answer 2

I went through the same thing. My son was frank breech and face up, so my only options were getting him to turn or having the section.

There was the one excercise that my midwife recomended, where you get down on the floor on your hands and knees and arch your back up (like an angry cat). You hold that for a few seconds, like a count of ten or something. Whatever is comfortable for you. And then you drop your back, kinda...arch it the other way, towards the floor instead of the ceiling, if that makes sense. Hold that for the same count, and then alternate back and forth inbetween the two, a few different times a day.

There something about that motion that is supposed to do something, like open up the pelvis and the best way the baby fits into the pelvis is head down, so many babies will turn. I dunno, it didn't work for me, but it does work in some cases. And even if it doesn't, it feels kinda good.

Another thing is that the doctros at the hospital can try an external version. That is where they push from the outside and try to make the baby move. It does work a lot of the time, but there are risks that include the baby turning right back around, the cord getting wrapped around the neck, pain for the mother, or a drop in fetal heartrate.

You could also try to eat or drink things with a high sugar content, to get the baby active. Maybe the activity will get her to turn around. Try orange juice, that's a good one!

I didn't want to try the EV, so I opted to schedule a cesarean. It wasn't really so bad, but it did take a long time to recover from, about 8 weeks. But the way I figure, it was the safest thing for my baby, who could have suffered from a broken collarbone or pelvis, dislocated hips or shoulders, or, heaven forbid, became stuck.

Good luck, and congratulations on your soon-coming baby!

Answer 3

Find a doctor who has a lot of experience doing successful "external cephalic version" (ECV), a procedure which has been proven to be very safe. It is also effective in 60 percent to 70 percent of women. This is a method of manually turning your baby in the womb.

You can also do certain "positions" throughout the day to help encourage her to turn. There are a bunch detailed in the book "The Thinking Womens' guide to a Better Birth." I HIGHLY recommend this book to help you.

I think you get on all fours and rest your head on your forearms, keeping your butt in the air, and do this 3 or 4 times per day for 10 to 15 minutes. This will help her turn.

Look in that book -- it explains other methods of turning a baby.
Good luck and don't just go along with unnecessary surgery. If they can get her to turn, you wont need a C!

Here is some other suggestions:

* Handstands are reported as being the most successful technique to get a baby to turn. Perform them in a swimming pool where you will be safe if you tip over. Spend about 15 minutes warming up and then stand in water deep enough so that just your head is above water. Do 5 handstands in a row, remaining in the handstand as long as you can.

* The same pelvic tilt that is used to strengthen your body for delivery and relieve back pain can also work to help your breech baby turn. And research shows this method has an 88 to 96 percent success rate. Lie flat on your back and raise your pelvis so that it is 9 to 12 inches above your head. Place as many firm pillows under your pelvis so that you can comfortably stay in this position for at least 5 minutes, but for no more than 15 minutes. Try this exercise on an empty stomach twice a day, for 10 minutes at a time, for 2 to 3 weeks starting around week 32. This works by allowing gravity to push and tuck the baby's head into the fundus of the uterus where the baby often somersaults to a vertex position.

good luck!

Answer 4

I think the fact that your doctor hasn't suggested a solution means you should not try anything. Keep in mind, your doctor knows you best or at least better than anyone on the internet. Just pray the baby turns on its own. Avoid unnecessary complications.
I feel for you and hope the baby turns on its own.
I wish you a very safe delivery. Good luck.

Answer 5

i know it can be done but it is not very likely. my daught was not acomplete break she was transverse and the doctor could nto turn her. i did the excercises my docotr recommended but it did not help . she owuld not move. even wheni we schedule to be in duced the doctr did an unltrasound one last time to see if turning her would be possible. i ended up having a c-section. as painful it may have been for your mom,people have different pain thresholds. it is not easy but if you walk around and don't sit too long it isn't too bad. the pain medicine does help alot. i think what it really comes down to is your health the and baby's health.

Answer 6

sorry bout your situation!

Answer 7

there are some exercises you can do... to try and make her turn. I know that if you get on all fours and rock back and fourth that might help. But go on google,and search for some ways to make her turn. I did that, and I found a lot of different ways to do it, and make sure their in posistion.

Answer 8

I've seen doctor try and turn babies before by rotating their hands around your stomach. I would not try this myself but ask your doctor. Good Luck!

Answer 9

i dont think external version success rates are as high as that other answer said. they can also be dangerous for your baby. they should only be attempted by your doctor. dont ever try to physically push your baby into position by yourself. here are some methods that work for some women:


POSTURAL INVERSION
Postural inversion (lying with the hips propped up 9-12 inches higher than the head, stomach empty, and done three times per day for up to 20 minutes at a time) after the 30th week: approximately 88.7-96% success rate in nearly 1000 patients. This was reported in OB/GYN News Vol.12, No.1.

POSTURAL INVERSION VARIATION: SLANT BOARD
Begin at 32-35 weeks gestation; do three times daily for 10-15 minutes each time, on an empty stomach, and the baby is active. Prop one end of an ironing board securely on a sofa or chair 12 to 18 inches high (or may use slant board). Lie down, bend knees but keep feet flat on board. Relax, breathe deeply, avoiding tension in the body. Gravity drops the baby's head into the fundus, tucks it, and baby can then do a somersault to a vertex position. This has an 87% success rate if done by the 37th week.


EXTERNAL VERSION
By the 36th week, external version can be done by an experienced practitioner. Research evidence in support of the efficiency of external cephalic version at term to reduce the number of breech presentations, as well as the number of CS is most powerful in the published recent literature.

Upon admission for external cephalic version, maternal vital signs, blood work and confirmation of fetal presentation is done by ultrasonic examination. The client has been NPO (or has had nothing to eat or drink for 8 hours) and a non-stress test (NST) is done. To promote relaxation of the uterus and decrease the possibility of uterine spasms, the client is given terbutaline or a continuous infusion of a tocolytic such as ritodrine. Under ultrasound guidance, the fetus is manipulated transabdominally from breech to vertex. After the procedure, another NST is performed, sandbags may be applied for a period of time around the baby to deter return to the breech presentation and the mother may be instructed to count fetal movements to ensure fetal well-being.

This procedure is offered to patients at 37 weeks unless they have some of the following contraindications to the procedure. Contraindications may include the following:

Oligohydramnios
Antepartum Hemorrhage
Ruptured Membranes
Multiple Pregnancy
Severe fetal abnormality
Caesarean Section necessary for other indications
Previous Caesarean Section
Poor fetal growth
Hypertension
Rhesus Isoimmunization (Anti-D globulin is given to Rh negative mothers before attempting external version due to possibility of fetal-maternal hemorrhage).

WATER THERAPY
Swimming in a warm pool can help the baby turn because of the almost effortless stretching and crouching involved. Perhaps doing some bobbing (crouching on bottom of pool in deep water and then pushing off and reaching hands up high as the woman breaks through the water) would be a useful exercise. Increasing amniotic fluid by drinking plenty of water seems to help any method of trying to turn a breech baby as it gives the baby more buoyancy to turn Being in deep water may also squeeze the fluids in your tissues into your bloodstream and increase the volume of amniotic fluid.

HEAT/COLD THERAPY
While doing a pelvic rock on all fours, to pull the baby out into the sling that the abdominal muscles make and allowing for more rotation room, apply cold to the back of the baby's head. The cold can be in the form of a cold pack or even a bag of frozen peas or corn!

MUSIC THERAPY
Mothers have attempted to turn a breech by placing headphones on the abdomen in the fundal area and playing hard rock or "head banger" music. The baby went vertex very soon after! Presumably the baby didn't appreciate the music and turned to get away from it.


keep in mind, none of these options may work for you. once a baby is firmly settled into a postion, it can be quite difficult to get them to move. talk to your doctor about your options, and let him know that you are really against a c-section. but the bottom line is, listen to your doctor. he knows you and your pregnancy, and he will do what he thinks has the least amount of risk to both you and your baby. if you end up having a c-section, which is very likely, don't worry about it. recovery time definitely sucks, yes, but one good postitive is that you can be fully rested to meet your new baby. i had an emergency c-section with my first baby after 32 hours of labor, and i was so exhausted that i dont even remember our first day together. i am having baby #2 in 2 weeks, via scheduled c-section. i am not looking forward to the surgery and recovery again, but i cant wait to be completely aware of everything when i get to see my baby for the first time.

good luck and congrats on your baby!

Answer 10

go to babycenter.com they have a great video on turning a breech baby. its great you should watch it good luck.