Transverse baby at wk 36

[shayas]

Hi all,
New here🙋🏻‍♀️
Had my 36 wks appt this morning and was told that my baby is laying horizontal. I'm booked for an appt with the breech midwife on Monday to run scans and solutions to move the baby the right way.

1. I want to hear from anyone who has had the ECV procedure with a transverse baby? How was your experience? Any complications?
2. If you opted out of ECV, why?

I'm quite anxious about it all and would appreciate some insight on what to expect.

Hi, currently in a similar situation. I'm 38 weeks now and went in for an ECV on Tuesday. They managed to turn baby really easily but during the appointment baby started to turn back and is considered fluid and unstable. I've previously had vaginal deliveries and would like to deliver this way again if possible therefore we are having a stabilising induction before 39 weeks. If unsuccessful we will go straight to C Section.

I declined ECV for my transverse baby. I had had 4 miscarriages prior to her and for me the risks were too great for the very low chance of success.

I was admitted at 38 weeks as a precaution. I was allowed off the ward for walks/to go to the cafe. I then had an elective section at 38+6.

I had this and went into have baby turned at 37 weeks. I was also really anxious about it but decided to go ahead in the end. They scanned just before and she had turned head down! But then a few days later she had turned again, then was transverse etc etc they said she had an ‘unstable lie’. Ended up being admitted and needing a c section at 39 weeks.

Me! They tried ECV but it was so uncomfortable and I asked them to stop midway. Then opted for C Section.

In my case, baby turned out to be quite big and the consultant said it was the best outcome for me and DS.

I’ve had two transverse babies.

Opted out of an ECV both times. I had a really strong emotional sense that three were comfy where they were, and I didn’t want to disturb them. I also wanted to avoid an emergency CS, which is more common after a ECV even if it’s been successful.

my two planned sections have been great experiences (I always planned to have one with DD2, even before I knew she was transverse).

With DD3 I had to stay in hospital from 37 weeks until she was born at 38, so that they could whip her out if I went into Labour. I didn’t with DD1 - apparently I should have been asked to go in but that got missed.

I had a really strong emotional sense that three were comfy where they were, and I didn’t want to disturb them yes, this is exactly how I felt too. ❤️

I also declined the ECV with my breech baby. As PPs have said she had been breech for so long that I felt she was happy (or stuck!) where she was and didn't want to risk hurting her by moving her so I had a c-section booked in at 39 weeks. She was indeed very tricky to get out so I'm very glad we hadn't tried to move her!

Thank you all so much for sharing your experiences.

After reading them all, it seems that the success rate of this procedure is not so great, and mindful if the pain is even worth it.

I cannot find any info on the actual risk to the baby but it sure doesn't look comfortable.

I don't know if I want to try this .

One more question, what's the procedure if I opt out? Should I expect to be admitted straight away?

I was told this week that they don't admit ladies anymore and I'm high risk.

My 2nd and 3rd were transverse and I was admitted at 36 weeks because they were unstable lie . Had ELCS with both and it was absolutely fine . Both went to SCBU overnight because they were sleepy and grey but they were absolutely fine and it was just precautionary.

I'm in a similar situation too. I'm 33 weeks pregnant with a transverse baby, and as far as I could tell she's always been in that position. I felt her try to turn twice, she was kicking me very hard and trying to tilt diagonally, but both times she couldn't do it for whatever reason. I began doing spinning babies exercises but she was kicking me so distressed, so I have the feeling there's a very good reason why she hasn't turned on her own. I have an appointment with my midwife next week and I'm going to decline the ECV and request an ELCS directly. The success rates of ECVs are very slim in my opinion compared to the risks for babies involved, and I have the instinct that I would do more harm to DD if I attempted to manually and forcibly turn her. I had two previous natural unmedicated births and I have a phobia of surgeries (never needed one in my life so far), but I believe an ELCS is the best option to deliver my baby safely if she doesn't turn on her own.

Any updates? How did you end up delivering your little one? X