This is my third child yet first experience with a breech baby. The thought of a c-section terrifies me. I am scheduled for an ultrasound this week. I would like to hear your stories of breech babies and anything you could suggest to turn baby that worked for you.
2007-03-24 16:44:59 · 16 answers · asked by micg 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
GOD WELL TAKE CARE OF YOUR BABY. YOU MUST HAVE FAITH IN THE LORD,BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A BABY TO BE BREECH. PRAY AND HAVE FAITH IN THE LORD,WITH OUT HIM WE ARE NOTHING AWAY.
2007-03-24 16:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by jackie love being white 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My baby was also breech at that time, my doctor suggested I lie down on the floor and raise my legs on the couch. at 38 weeks she was face down (don't know if what I did helped or if the baby just turned on her own). However I still needed a c-section, heres why; when I went to the hospital (already in labor) Doc said I was 4 cm dilated so I figured I'd have the baby soon this was at 7:30am. by 6:30pm I was barely at 5. The doc had broken my water when I got there just to speed things up but it obviously didn't help. Anyway she came in my room at 6:30 to check me and still a 5 she suggested that I have a c-section I asked if I can wait a while longer to see what progressed (she gave me another hour) she came back at 7:30 and still the same. She told me that I should get the c-section because I could develop an infection that will harm me and my baby so I cried and said ok. I was also terrified to have a c-section (I was shaking the entire time) I held my husbands hand extremely tight. But it wasn't bad at all honestly, I was more afraid to feel them cut me and of course I didn't. Ask your doctor what you can do to try to turn the baby if he/she hasn't already suggested an external version. I hope your baby turns and you have a nice vaginal delivery however if you need to get a c-section don't worry it's really not as bad as you think, the recovery after however is difficult as far as getting up to walk, your stomach muscles are very sore, and by the way if you do have a c-section, the staples they put WON'T HURT when they take them off, I was afraid of that the whole time I was in the hospital and the incision is very small not noticible at all. It's been two weeks since my delivery and I have healed well. Good luck with everything!!!
2007-03-25 00:00:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my second child, he turned breech at 36 weeks and 4 days. I figured they would wait it out and see if he turned back around, but they ended up doing a c-section that day. It scared me real bad because i wasn't expecting it! They said his presentation was with a foot down and the cord coming first so they were concerned about a prolapsed cord with him being breech. I know they can try to turn the baby, some say it's painful, some say it's just pressure. I don't know the exact statistics, but i'm thinking the success rate wasn't that great. Maybe your doctor will give your little one some more time. Just know that if you do have to have the c-section, that it is the best thing for you and your baby. It's scary not knowing, but it really does go sooo quick and you will be surprised at how different the recovery is with a section than vag birth. Yes, it is real painful for some, but i found it to be just a different kind of pain (no sore vajay jay though ;) ) Good luck and maybe she/he will do some in utero gymnastics in the meantime!
2007-03-24 23:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by 3rdtimesacharm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My last baby was breech. I tried the Webster technique with my chiropractor (she specializes in pregnant women). The technique is very gentle and is not at all like an adjustment. It can take several times for it to work. In my case it didn't work. I tried going to the pool and standing upside down underwater...didn't work. I ended up having an external version. That is where the OB, usually two of them, use their hands to apply pressure to your abdomen to turn the baby.
This can be a risky procedure and must be performed in a facility that can perform an emergency c-section. I was fortunate enough to have a very experience OB on hand to do the version and it worked very well. They decided to induce labour (even though I was 38 weeks) because they didn't want her to turn again however most of the time they will monitor the baby before and after the procedure and then let you go home to go into labour spontaneously. For me it worked very well and I avoided a C-section which was great since I had two other small children at home. Good luck with your baby- most babies will still turn on their own fortunately!
2007-03-25 00:38:19 · answer #4 · answered by schneeballe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was breech up, but turned from an exercise that is effective 85% of the time (I think). It is written about in Special Delivery by Rahima Baldwin.
http://astore.amazon.com/ecochildsplay-20/detail/0890879346/103-5697608-9434265
As far as I can remember: You lie on your back with your knees bent and 12-18 inches of pillow under your lower back. I think it was for 15 minutes twice a day. It is uncomfortable, but it worked for me. I don't have the book anymore, or I would look it up for you. My midwife was going to refer me to someone that would manually try to turn the babe, but the excercises worked. Also, there are doctors out there that will deliver a breech baby vaginally. My friend did it that way, and my midwife had delivered some that way too (only the mother had to stand up during delivery to really get gravity helping).
2007-03-24 23:58:13 · answer #5 · answered by JLecochildsplay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the most well-known exercises for turning a baby into the head-down position is called the "breech tilt"exercise. Place a board at about a 45 degree angle between the floor and a couch. Mom gets on the board with her head down at the bottom of the board and her feet up at the top, and stays in the position for about 5-10 minutes. It may be more comfortable for mom to lay on her back and raise her bottom about 15 inches off the floor, with some help from some pillows, of course. Another option is for mom to get into an extreme knee-chest position. The point is to get the hips higher than the head so the force of gravity will encourage the baby to move up out of the pelvis and into a more favorable position. This is a harmless exercise and can be coupled with such things as placing headphones near the pubic bone and playing music to encourage the baby to turn, and talking to the baby (or having dad talk to the baby near mom's pubic bone).
If this fails, you may want to consider asking your doctor or midwife about a procedure called an external version. This procedure involves the doctor moving the baby manually/externally while using an ultrasound to guide the movements. It is a riskier way to get the baby to turn, since there is the chance of detaching the placenta from the wall of the uterus. However, most times an external version is successful in getting the baby to a head-down position and in avoiding a cesarean section.
Keep in mind that sometimes nothing will get a baby to turn, or a baby will be stubborn and turn back into the previous position after having turned head-down. For this reason, it is important to prepare yourself mentally and emotionally for the possibility of a cesarean section.
2007-03-24 23:52:50 · answer #6 · answered by Finally his wife! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im at 40 weeks today. when i was 38 weeks we found out the baby was breech again. they almost scheduled a c section, bc they didnt think there was a chance of him turning. hes going to be a big baby. but a week later he was head down, and he still is. there is a chance he will turn! and he may or may not stay like that. good luck!
2007-03-25 13:21:52 · answer #7 · answered by proudmommy :-) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was breech pretty much the whole time (I knew he didn't turn like my midwife thought he had!), and face up.
An excercise she suggested towards the end was where you get on the floor on your hands and knees and arch your back up (like an angry cat), hold it for a few seconds, and then arch your spine in the other direction (like...push your belly towards the floor). From what I understand, this encourages the baby to move a little bit, and hopefully the baby will be encouraged enough to flip all the way around.
It didn't actually work for me, but she said that it had worked for other patients. But at very least it felt good on my back!
I did end up having a c-section at 10 days overdue, becuase he wouldn't drop or anything. I was really nervous, but it wasn't bad at all. The worst part was those stupid hose you have to wear to prevent blood clots. They itched like crazy!
The nurses said I had to walk up and down the hallway before I was allowed to take them off, so like an hour after the spinal wore off, I walked that darn hallway.
It healed in just about the time I thought it would, and I did need lots of help those first two weeks. You won't be able to pick your baby up off the floor, and definately won't be able to carry the baby in a carseat.
One other thing that the doctor might try is an external version, where he pushes on your belly to try and get the baby to turn, but my OB recomended that I not try this, as it wasn't likely to work (since we were low on fluid from beign so far overdue). I didn't want to do that anyway, because I've seen women getting that done on tv, and it looks painful!
Everything will turn out for the best, and here's hoping that your baby just decides to turn around on his or her own!
2007-03-25 01:32:26 · answer #8 · answered by Queen Queso 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was 37 weeks along and also in the breech position. I had a C-Section scheduled and my son turned on his own. I checked into all the options (having the doctor attempt to turn him, homeopathic options, postions for me to try to lay in,etc) but after all my research I just decided I would take my chances. Many babies shift naturally so I would wait a little longer before you start to officially freak out :)
2007-03-25 00:01:21 · answer #9 · answered by Megan A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't stress yet! My baby was breech at 37 weeks. I went in at 38 weeks and she had miraculously turned around.
I didn't want a c-section, either. Good luck!
2007-03-24 23:49:58 · answer #10 · answered by sunshine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my fourth child was breech at 36 weeks. the doctor did an external manipulation (pushed on my stomach in two places and pissed the baby off, which forced her to try to move) IT DID WORK. i was told that there were some risks .. premature seperation of the placenta (which would result in an emergency c-section) and also, the baby COULD move back to the breech position prior to labor. neither of those things happened in my case EVERYTHING went as expected. DON'T ATTEMPT TO TURN THE BABY YOURSELF: ask your doctor if he/she can turn the baby externally. BEST OF LUCK to you!
2007-03-24 23:50:56 · answer #11 · answered by JayneDoe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋