Saw doc today after having growth scan (cos have high bp) who obviously didn't want to go into great depth about what might happen if she is still transverse as she has been all the way through, as "there is plenty of time for baby to turn" and Im only 28+4. I know all that. I also know as its my 6th child and I am overweight to start with, chances are it won't stay if it does. Not being pessimistic, just realistic. Want to be prepared. It has room to turn back and do cartwheels as she said. She said every baby is an individual, which it is, but if the womb is already baggy and it has lots of room to lie however it wants, its not likely to move.
Now she said at one time they had you in at 34 weeks and if it hadn't turned, they started you off. When I had DS (youngest) I was in at 37 weeks, when he got to 38 weeks, I got him to put his head down and they whisked me down to break my water while he was right way up.
But apparantly they don't do that now!!! They "leave it to chance", they might turn it, in which case if it works, they will send me home and await natural delivery. If it doesn't, I will be admitted and if it still doesn't move, then they "might" do a section at 39/40 weeks. She said they don't induce you anymore unless there are complications or its overdue.
Now my theory is, ignore gravity as we know it doesn't always follow head goes down. What happens if it turns when they scan it, then it goes back the other way? Unless they do multiple scans they won't know its moved (and being overweight they can't just feel it as they got it wrong last time!)
Is it wrong of me not to agree that everything is fine leaving it to chance?? Its unlikely my water will go early, but surely if its still transverse at 38 weeks it would be better to have a CS than run the risk of something happening. Or at least start me off if they can get her head down. It seems like they don't really care particularly, until its too late.