I’m 37 weeks pregnant & I’ve just got my date for my section due to baby being breech. Due to a higher risk pregnancy, I opted against the CVS & the consultant agreed with me. All fine, I’ve made my peace with having a section & I’m happy to have one. It’s not something I’m worried about.
But .. I’m an feeling stupidly anxious about the fact this baby is moving around constantly. She’s incredibly active, it’s so flipping painful! I don’t actually think she’s ever gone head down, she seems to go from breech to transverse & back again on repeat through the day.. I can feel exactly where her head is and sometimes it’s up in my ribs and sometimes sticking right out the side of my belly confused The kicks move in correspondence from very low down to my waist area. I feel her lie is pretty unstable, although it’s always been breech on scans & midwife checks bar one when she was transverse.
I was told by one doctor, if she’s head down on the day, I’ll just be sent home to wait for labour, which really worries me given her constant movements. What if she happens to be head down at the time of the scan but then she flips back later on that day?! Which right now, I feel is very likely!
Will I get any chance to speak to a doctor about these concerns if she happens to have spun? Will I get any choice to go ahead with the section or is it a flat out no? Another doctor mentioned I might be offered an induction that day while she is in the right position..
I had such a traumatic birth last time that I just want this one to go OK & it not be a suddenly emergency situation as baby breech again etc! I know theres a million things that could still happen & out of my control but just at this point where some planning is possible!
Just wondering what others experiences have been?! Thank you!