ECV

[mollykent]

Hi, was wondering if anyone has been in the same position as me, I'm 36 weeks and my baby is still in breech. I'm having an ECV ( external cephalic version) to try and turn baby around to head down.
Has anyone has this done before?

If this doesn't work I'm going to have to have a C section.

Yep, had one at 37 weeks (they can't do it any later than that as baby will get too big). Keep away from Google which is full of US horror stories and ask the consultant how many they do. At our hospital, one consultant does them all so she keeps her hand in. It's something you need to do regularly to keep the knack.

It was uncomfortable, more her thumb pressing up the side of my stomach than anything else. You can have a light breakfast before hand (I had a banana and a cup of tea), and need to take your birth bag in as if there's any doubt that baby is ok, they'll deliver by cesarean that day. DD moved first time and stayed put and arrived 3 weeks later. We needed hip scans over several months because she's been breech but she was fine and is now a health 2 year old. Happy to answer any questions you have but you and bubba will be fine. Hope it goes well for you.

@PineappleWilson

Yep, had one at 37 weeks (they can't do it any later than that as baby will get too big). Keep away from Google which is full of US horror stories and ask the consultant how many they do. At our hospital, one consultant does them all so she keeps her hand in. It's something you need to do regularly to keep the knack.

It was uncomfortable, more her thumb pressing up the side of my stomach than anything else. You can have a light breakfast before hand (I had a banana and a cup of tea), and need to take your birth bag in as if there's any doubt that baby is ok, they'll deliver by cesarean that day. DD moved first time and stayed put and arrived 3 weeks later. We needed hip scans over several months because she's been breech but she was fine and is now a health 2 year old. Happy to answer any questions you have but you and bubba will be fine. Hope it goes well for you.

Awh okay, thank you for sharing your experience! Glad it all went smoothly for you, fingers crossed the same thing happens for me!