34 weeks pregnant baby extended breech

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So baby is extended breech legs right up over head. I’m getting quite worried that she is not going to flip.
Really want a vaginal birth, the thought of a C-section really scares me.
Scan this week to see her position but I can tell she is still breech. Tried spinning babies stuff. Midwife doesn’t think she will flip.

My third baby was transverse/ breech/ transverse then breech, pretty much anything but head down. I was having a c section anyway for other reasons, but just to reassure you that it was absolutely fine. I had two c sections and both were better experiences and easier recoveries than my first, very difficult vaginal birth.

Do you have a birthing ball? I did figures of 8 on mine and baby flipped. They may offer you an ECV procedure to turn baby if they’re still breech in a couple of weeks.

Otherwise you can still say you want to birth vaginally. Apparently being on all 4’s or in a lunge position makes a VBB much easier.

C sections can be lovely, especially planned ones.
My son was emergency (but not frantic emergency) c section and it was a fabulous experience. I

How did you find the recovery? I’m absolutely petrified of a c section.

Honestly, the C section recoveries were a breeze both times compared to the recovery from the forceps/ tear/ episiotomy/ haemorrhage vaginal birth!

The other thing I would say is that the position of the baby seems to be the most important factor for a “good” vaginal birth. My baby was back to back and then half turned, hence why it became so tricky. A breech vaginal birth sounds ten times trickier. But that’s just my perspective.

my son was breech through pregnancy and I thought I would need a C-Section but he turned by the last scan. He then flipped in labour and no one knew he was breech again until a little bum appeared. 4 hours from first twinge to his arrival on just gas and air. Much smoother and easier recovery than my first, who needed forceps and a spinal block to be delivered!

2nd baby was the same and flipped at 37 weeks,

3rd baby didn’t flip until I was 39+5 and in my compression stockings and gown literally ready to be wheeled in for a c-section. 5 minutes prior she was breech, then they scan you just before you go in for the section as standard; just to be extra sure. And baby had flipped. The whole team were flabbergasted! They sent me home and gave birth vaginally (not induced etc) 2 days later. I was worried that they would flip back but the team said they weren’t worried and to be fair the labour was very straight forward!

all that to say, obviously they want the baby to flip before 36 weeks as they do run out of room so it makes it harder; but it’s not impossible for baby to flip past then!

I had 2 breech babies. My daughter was extended like yours and for days her legs would go back up over her head. The photos are very amusing.
Recovery was fine. A bit sore but my friends who had vaginal deliveries were much worse.
2nd section also breech but legs crossed underneath him. Again recovery was fine . I really didn't feel I'd had surgery.
I drive after 3 weeks as I felt safe. That's all insurance company wanted .. could I do an emergency stop .

A c section is a good option. But I would also ask about VB - things I'd want to know:
Are there midwives at your birth hospital who have experience of breech?
Is the 'type' of breech an easier breech or more difficult?

For me it would also depend on whether you have given birth vaginally before, and how that birth went.

How did you find a breech delivery? They have spoken with me about this but I became concerned about head getting stuck!

Good questions ^^

OP, get a Swiss ball and sit on it rather than a chair as much as possible, keep moving generally, keep breathing.

Mine flipped and flipped again, then was head down on the morning of the planned C section. I went ahead with it for other reasons. My only birth so I cant compare but the recovery was manageable. Woudl have been more challenging if I'd had a toddler as well.

Honestly it was fine, maybe because I had no choice though. It was a bit odd when everything was out but his head…they were commenting on his lovely skin tone and encouraging my husband to look and I remember saying “can we just get his head out first” 🤣
there was a consultant in the room who handled it very well but that was more due to staffing than needing her. The midwife in charge had never seen a breech delivery and the student midwife was super excited to get back to uni to tell everyone.
i did tear and if I think back the most painful bit I remember was when they’d not numbed me about and started stitching!! But that’s the magic of childbirth right, you forget the pain!

Incredibly grateful for the comments!
The thought of a C section is really scary to me. I had my heart set on VB. Forgot to mention this is my first baby. My scan is tomorrow but I can tell she hasn’t flipped as I can feel her head up top. Lower belly is soft and mid/upper belly is hard where I feel most rolls.
From all my other scans her legs are quite long and very much over her head extended.