moxibustion for breech baby?

I used these to turn DD at 37 weeks.

I got them from the hospital, i got them off the acupuncturist.

DP did them at night we both sat down to relax. I think you do them for 10 minutes on each little toe, this was two years ago so i cant quite remember the length of time.

I had it done for 10 minutes each toe, was just about to start on the 1st toe again when i felt DD turn. Was very obvious she was turning. Was quite painful & very uncomfortable and i could see her moving in my belly.

Sure enough my scan & midwife the next day confirmed i had an engaged baby.

I recommend them 100%. I think you can buy them online but unsure of costs. Id ask your midwife because i got referred and mine were free.

It did not work for me. We looked into the evidence for it, and there is a small amount of evidence from not very good studies and of small numbers of people.

We decided to try it because I really did not want a caesaraen.

It was uncomfortable (you have to hold the stick very close to your little toe - close enough to feel the heat). I had to use BBQ tongs and it was really uncomfortable.

I felt a bit stupid doing it, and did it twice a day for 10 days. The smoke made me cough. There was no discernible difference in my daughter's movements whatsoever.

I don't think that I would bother with it again. I was booked in for ECV, but my waters broke so had to have a CS. I had a weird bilobate placenta, and it was thought that this may have had a part to play - it would have been quite likely that the ECV wouldn't have worked because of this.

Good luck Flipper!