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Nightingale 
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Posted: 03 June 2011 at 7:26am |
Found out at my growth scan yesterday that we have a breech baby  I was gutted because I have been reading so many books and was really starting to look forward to experiencing a natural labour and as we have chosen not to attempt an ECV (the reason being that I am just not comfortable with the risks involved - after 3 years TTC and 3 IVF cycles to get this baby, I'm just not prepared to take any chances even though I know the risks are slim). I have an appointment at the hospital for Thursday to see if he has turned and if not then we will be booked in for an elective c-section.
Has anyone else had a breech baby at this stage (I'm 35w4d) who has then gone on to turn on their own? What are the chances of him turning in the next week? He was head down from 28 weeks and I truly believe that the cheeky little monkey literally only turned breech the night before the scan as I got up in the night to go to the bathroom and was in alot of pain and now all of a sudden I can actually feel a head pressing up under my ribs (OUCH!) and the little flutters I used to get down low which I believe were his hands are now alot more prominent.
Spin baby, spin!
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T_Rex
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Posted: 03 June 2011 at 7:46am |
Check out the spinning babies website. There are lots of non-invasive things you can do to turn him. If you think he's only just turned breech then there is a good chance he'll turn back, especially if you do the things on spinning babies like leaning forward, crawling round the floor etc. Fingers crossed he does as required for you 
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Posted: 03 June 2011 at 3:08pm |
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I tried many natural things, nothing worked. I wish, however, I had tried Moxibustion as I have heard it is very successful - maybe worth a try?
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Posted: 03 June 2011 at 4:46pm |
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Swimming is also really good apparently.
I know a couple of ladies whose babies didn't turn until 38 weeks and one who turned at 40 weeks so its perfectly possible.
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Posted: 04 June 2011 at 4:33pm |
I had a breech baby at my 35 week mw appointment. By my 36th week appointment he was head down and 4/5th engaged - he came 2 weeks later in a super hurry 
Hope that baby turns for you
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Posted: 04 June 2011 at 6:06pm |
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I hope bubs turns for you! I know someone whose bubs turned after accupuncture. Good on you for following your gut instinct.
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Posted: 04 June 2011 at 9:50pm |
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Thanks for all the advice! I like your story MamaPickle!
DH thinks I'm a bit weird wanting him to turn so I can experience a natural birth when I could just have a c-section I don't like that sound of the recovery at all. Oh well, whatever will be, will be. Might try some acupuncture.
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Posted: 04 June 2011 at 10:22pm |
Hi Nightingale. I recently had a natural home birth with my breech baby boy. He'd been head down since 26wks, and was head down and fully engaged at my mw appt 6 days before he was born. He was born at 39w2d and in hindsight I'm pretty sure he turned in the day or two before he was born as I started feeling movements down low instead of to the left, and was in a lot more pain! But as it was the weekend I didn't think to tell my mw so we didn't know he was breech until I was pushing and a bum suddenly appeared 
I know that probably doesn't help you, just wanted to show that you can still experience a natural birth if your baby is breech. My mw said if we'd known he was breech she still would have been happy for me to deliver naturally, but would have suggested going to the hospital instead of staying at home! But luckily in my case it all turned out perfectly (1.5hr labour and 15mins pushing, with a healthy baby at the end of it!)
Good luck, hopefully your little one turns around so you don't have to worry about it!
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Posted: 05 June 2011 at 11:34am |
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My 3rd bub was transverse then turned fully breech for a few weeks *sigh* thankfully he turned himself around 35wks so fingers crossed that happens for you too.
I'm assuming from your signature that this is your first bub. If so, *most* mw wouldn't recommend a natural breech birth (if they know in advance that bub is breech of course). My mw was happy for me to try a natural birth however it was only because I'd had 2 straightforward natural births prior.
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Posted: 05 June 2011 at 1:03pm |
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Both my boys were breech for a couple of weeks but turned naturally by about 36 weeks. I read the spinning babies website and used some of their suggestions, not sure what worked tho or if they would have turned anyway. I did the inversion things, swimming and acupuncture.
Swimming is supposed to be good but only kicking your legs like in freestyle- they say that legs up and down can help shift them (same as climbing steps really but more relaxing). They say not to do the breaststroke froggy kick as that can get them further engaged and harder to turn.
I also had acupuncture as my friend is an acupuncturist and was having it anyway.
I do also know people who have delivered breech naturally. I believe the increased risks aren't any higher than the increased risks for C-sect.
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Posted: 05 June 2011 at 4:26pm |
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my son was breech till 38 weeks. A collegue and midwife was teaching another how to palpate a baby and that night he turned thankfully. There wasn't a whole lot of room at that stage and he'd pretty much spent half the pregnancy breech (a portion traverse and who knows what for the rest!)
I've heard that some folk swear by accupuncture (just never got around to it) or up till a certain point there are apparently some excersizes that you can do, I'm sorry I dont know what these are, but I know at 38 weeks I was too far along to try.
All the best and just send some turning vibes your way..
Safe birthing :)
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:52pm |
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From another persective, my bub was transverse, then turned to breech at about 30 weeks, and there she stayed. We attempted an ECV at 37 weeks but she wasn't having a bar of it. We had an elective caesar planned for 39+2, but at 39+0 I went into labour and she was delivered by emergency (but non-urgent) caesarean. It wasn't the delivery I had originally wanted, but I had been expecting it, and it was really easy - I would do it again in a heartbeat.
In fact the delivery was the easiest part of my entire pregnancy and first 3 months. It didn't affect my bonding to my baby, and I had no problem with my milk coming in (although I had been expressing colostrum for 6 weeks previous, and did go into labour). I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you have a caesar, don't worry - it can also be a positive birth experience.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 7:27pm |
 karenb_chch wrote:
It wasn't the delivery I had originally wanted, but I had been expecting it, and it was really easy - I would do it again in a heartbeat.
In fact the delivery was the easiest part of my entire pregnancy and first 3 months. It didn't affect my bonding to my baby, and I had no problem with my milk coming in (although I had been expressing colostrum for 6 weeks previous, and did go into labour). I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you have a caesar, don't worry - it can also be a positive birth experience. |
My daughter was breech from 20 weeks and the day before my ECV my waters broke so off for an emergency (non-urgent) c-section. My birth was better than my first natural one. It was well supported, fun, and because I'd had surgery people were very understanding about the need to take it easy for the first couple of months. Because I went into labour I had no trouble with milk coming in - it was exactly the same as with my first birth. You can have a great c-section, every bit as awesome and special as other types of birth - perhaps just discuss with your LMC about ways to do this.
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Posted: 07 June 2011 at 7:28pm |
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Oh, I think the moxibustion was a complete waste of time. I did it for two weeks and nothing.
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Posted: 11 June 2011 at 6:58pm |
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my friend had a c./s for breech birth and found it a better experience than vb of her 1st child.
check out the pro c/s topic under c/s support
C/s is birth too, you can have a positive experience from it. I got to cuddle & b/f whilst getting stitches
i had a c/s after traumatic vb and loved every minute of it and am having another c/s in 15-17wks for this baby
anyway this is a precious baby so bet you cant wait to have him/her in your arms whether out the sun roof or the exit tunnel
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Posted: 13 June 2011 at 5:14pm |
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I had a breech baby, tried everything to get her to turn - did the inversion thing, on hands and knees, accupuncture, moxibustion and had two attempts at ECV, however nothing worked and had an elective c-sec. I was so freaking out about having one but it actually wasn't anywhere near as bad as what i was imagining.
got to have cuddles while i was being stitched up and had skin to skin and first b/f in recovery. milk came in on day 3. recovery has been pretty straightforward.
so don't do what I did and freak out about a c-sec because it really isn't that bad.
sending you heaps of turning vibes!!
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