Breech birth

[Jf]

I need advice. My wife is petrified of a C section and believes Doctors should "try" to deliver our baby girl, one of the twins in her belly, naturally. Problem is, she is transvers, lying right across the cervix.

the docs explained you can't deliver sideways. She wants other opinions.

I need a highly respected "naturalist" type that would agree, this time, with the physicians.

Can you or anybody help me?

It is not uncommon for a baby to be lying breech at 30 weeks. There is still plenty of time for the baby to become head down. If the baby is still breech around 37 weeks then there are various options. You might be offered external cephalic version (ECV) which involves the doctor turning the baby at a clinic. Some hospitals recommend elective caesarean section ( ours does). Some are willing to allow a vaginal birth if all else is OK. The most recent evidence suggests that breech babies should be delivered by caesarean but there are criticisms of that study itself.
Hopefully your baby will turn and you won't need to wory.

By the way, I have had 2 episiotomies with absolutely no problems at all. Everyone is different. Try not to get anxious over other peolpe's experiences.

I whole heartedly agree with Mears.
Also had an episio... it wasn't a horrid experience (I wish I hadn't needed one but that's a different issue).

A lot of MW recommend accupuncture as well if you are really worried (about the breech).... try it later in pregnancy - as Mears said it is quite common at 30 weeks.

Keep us posted!

Soupdragon - they told me my dd was 'face-to-pubes'!!! Stargazer sounds so much nicer. She was technically OP (Occiput-Posterior) and it was a nasty back labour.

Mine was called that too susanmt!

The only problem with Stargazer is that it assumes you're giving birth on your back which is, of course, not recommended. It's accurate for my DS1 anyway It was the OP phrase I couldn't remember.

I do remember my GP glancing at my notes and saying how it was one of the more painful ways too go through labour. I'd not heard anything about it before that point.

As everyone else has said, your baby may yet turn round. Ds was a footling breech and I had a c-section, and we were both fine. I was up the next day and walking round in better shape than some of the mothers who had a normal delivery. Try not to worry (easier said than done I know )

hi i am thirty weeks to and it's my second and my first was across ways even at 37 weeks and he moved head down i think that they freek you out talking to you about cecarens at thirty weeks this one is constaly moving you have loads of time and dont be pushed into having a cecaren it's much easer for the hospital they can book you in and it's all straight foward if you try and calm down and think that the baby had so much room still in there it will move a few times before it decides to go head down so dont panic

wow! thank you for all your advice, as you all say i am only 30 weeks so hopefully my baby will turn around, if not then i will ask my hospital what they normally do as i have read a few people said that some hospitals rarely do vaginal births with breech babies anymore, if this is the case with my hospital - i think i will do what they have had more practice at!!!
back on all fours i think...
thank you :>