if you declined ecv what happened next?

[Notmyidea]

what I'd like to do is give baby until spontaneous onset of labour to turn before agreeing to a c-section. If I could be confident I'd get a confident midwife I'd consider a breech vaginal delivery, (dc3) but I don't think that's likely somehow.
Anyone done this? If it were a course of action you had to argue for what rational against was given?
Thanks ladies

It's what I'd do if I were in your shoes, fwiw. You don't have to consent to any procedure you're not comfortable with. And I certainly wouldn't risk ECV to save the trust a few pounds.

Babies have been known to turn right up to labour (even beyond, in the case of my 8lb13oz nephew, who flipped to breech in labour). Good luck in your battle! I hope it's not too much of battle.

I considered this but looked at some facts about c-sections. In my local hospital they do a scan just before the c-section so you have until then to see if the baby spins.

Planned / elective ones are 9am, so you have a good nights sleep, book paternity leave, get ready meals organised for the week, have a relaxing last evening together, etc.

C-sections have lower risk to the baby than breech or vaginal births although obviously it's a major op it was more major for me than the baby.

This seemed a better start to the baby's life in my view so in the end I just went with it. After a few friends had told me birth horror stories, the last thing I wanted was labour AND a c-section.

Id maybe ask to be booked in for emcs at 40 weeks, but agree to emcs if natural labour before then with scan showing still breech. This will give baby as long as possible to turn.

Do check out the spinning babies website. This one flipped for me after 3 days of doing inversions. I was nay 32 weeks though.

Good luck.

Hmm! I've been doing inversions for the last three weeks, which makes me think junior might have good reason for wanting to be this way up.
Thanks for your thoughts ladies, good to know I'm not the only one to have reservations about the procedure!

The consultant I spoke to at 38 weeks was happy with my decision to decline ECV but informed me of a study carried out about 10 years ago where the outcome was it was safer for breech babies to be born by section. As a consequence they don't offer natural birth as an option at my hospital (Bolton Royal) so she booked me in for elcs at 39+1 but told me to go straight in for an emcs should I go into labour beforehand.

My first baby was lying transverse right up until after my due date, when he turned in the night by himself. I declined them trying to turn him, but agreed to a C section if he still hadn't turned when I went into labour. They agreed to do a scan when I went into labour to see how he was laying.

It is possible for babies to turn by themselves, even late in pregnancy. Def try the exercises on the spinning babies website. At least then you can tell yourself you did everything possible, if baby doesn't turn.

does happy dance he's flipped! Thanks for all your comments:D

Hooray! Now stay head down, young master idea.

Brilliant! Good luck for a nice normal delivery.