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Breach baby - ECV recommended?

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BlueRaincoat89 · 14/05/2018 18:35

So I found out today that my baby has probably flipped 180 and is now breach. I'm 38 weeks - is there any chance of ECV working? We have our scan tomorrow to confirm that she's breach and discuss with the consultant.

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pinkpantsrock · 14/05/2018 18:42

i was footling breach at 36 wks with DS2, tired ECV at 37 weeks and the pain was worse than labour and it didn't work.

PotteringAlong · 14/05/2018 18:45

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Lilbeth1986 · 14/05/2018 18:53

Hi I had an ECV last Thursday at 37+3 and it was successful.Baby is still head down today (had midwife appt!) and I’m hoping now for the natural delivery I’d wanted all along.

The ECV itself wasn’t painful,just weird and a bit uncomfortable.I felt worse the day after as everything had shifted and was really tender.

They scanned and monitored me throughout and said my placenta was in the perfect place for a successful ECV and that the amount of amniotic fluid was just right too.

Otherwise have you looked at the spinning babies website?

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BlueRaincoat89 · 14/05/2018 19:54

Thanks everyone. I have come around to the idea of an elective c section after reading a bit on it today. I should also mention that I have an anterior placenta which I've read can make ECVs more risky. Still not sure what to do, but discussing tomorrow with the consultant will hopefully help.

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ShovingLeopard · 14/05/2018 19:56

I wouldn't risk it in your shoes, given how safe a CS is these days. Good luck tomorrow.

Girlwiththearabstrap · 14/05/2018 19:57

I know it can seem intuitive to want to get others experiences but I would seriously recommend taking advice from a medical professional rather than from an online forum. Regardless of how well meaning the advice might be, it's no substitute for speaking to a qualified professional about your specific situation.

Sparrowlegs248 · 14/05/2018 19:57

I was in the same position almost 3 years ago. There was a thread (maybe the one linked above) running at the time. Also, my mum had ecv 3 times with my brother. He turned back each time. Turns out his cord was wound twice round his neck. The horror stories are just too awful to take the risk imo. I know there will be many saying it was fine.

I opted for elcs, 38+6.

Sparrowlegs248 · 14/05/2018 19:59

As for a professional opinion, mine didn't tell me anything negative about the ecv but put up absolutely no resistance when I told them why I was against it.

BipolarSunset · 14/05/2018 20:11

We found out at 38 weeks that DS was breech. Due to how far gone we were hospital advised safest way was CS. They actually said 'we probably only have 1 dr in the hospital that would be willing to try turning'

Good luck OP.

sycamore54321 · 14/05/2018 20:12

Do you have any specific medical reason for avoiding a c-section? Like a blood clotting disorder or the fact you are hoping for a large number of further pregnancies after this one? If a c-section presents an additional risk to you, then you need to balance that by talking with your doctor. But if you have a standard risk profile, then my personal choice would be to avoid the risks of ECV and have an elective section. But as someone said above, the balance of risks is something you need to discuss very carefully with your doctor. Remember that even a successful ECV only gives you an attempt at vaginal delivery, you may well still end up with a section for unrelated reasons. An elective section offers greater certainty in that regard.

Serafinaaa · 14/05/2018 21:27

I had a failed ecv with an anterior placenta.
It wasn't painful. I don't think the doctor was trying very hard!
I then had a very straightforward elective section.

Didntcomeheretofuckspiders · 15/05/2018 08:33

Pottering that link is really inappropriate and unhelpful.

Lilbeth1986 · 15/05/2018 18:09

How are you today BlueRaincoat89?

PotteringAlong · 15/05/2018 18:18

didntcomeheretofuckspiders why? The OP asked for an opinion. I said I wouldn’t risk it because I remembered a thread (from when I was pregnant with DC1) about an undiagnosed placental abruptiob which ended badly. I backed up that opinion with said link. I don’t get why it’s inappropriate or unhelpful.

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BlueRaincoat89 · 15/05/2018 18:47

Thanks for the advice everyone, it was all very useful but fortunately I didn't need any of it - baby was head down despite the midwife being 95% sure she wasn't! Very happy about that

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Lilbeth1986 · 15/05/2018 19:08

That’s great news,what a relief!Just the final wait now!

PotteringAlong · 15/05/2018 19:46

Glad it has worked out

Didntcomeheretofuckspiders · 16/05/2018 07:34

Pottering because there are so many factors in that story and it is impossible to know whether that poor baby’s death can be attributed to ECV (very unlikely to be the only factor as it happened so long after), poor interpretation of fetal monitoring, inadequate midwifery care, other medical factors that aren’t mworking mentioned etc. We don’t even know when the baby actually passed away. Without a coroners report, it is just a sad story and has nothing to do with ECV.

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