‘Unstable transverse’ at 38 weeks - c section?!

[Amy5261]

End of this pregnancy is finally in sight! However baby girl is now already being a pain and in an unstable transverse lie - she is literally all over the place in there doing constant flips!!

Am booked in for a c section next week but am terrified of both the surgery and recovery with a 2 year old.

looking for advice from other c section mumma’s, but also has anyone else been in the same position and managed a vaginal birth?!

Hi, yes, it's common with 2nd or 3rd children. DC3 was unstable at 38 weeks, they were going to attempt a turn to engage him but he decided to do it and we were good to go for an induction. They mention c sections early on but usually baby finds it's way down. It's very worrying I know as mine popped out and I heard him disengage with a huge pop and he was upside down! But he engaged fully at the 11th hour.
They might try turning etc first but try to keep positive! Xx

Mine was an unstable transverse lie at 37 weeks and then turned themselves round... Fingers crossed your little one does the same! It is possible 🤞🏻

I had an elective C-section with my ds (he was breech - they tried turning him but he was wedged!). It was pretty calm and less scary for me than the idea of needing an emergency C-section if something went wrong. They scanned me again on the morning of the C-section to check whether baby had turned - if he had I think they wouldn't have done it (might be worth asking them if they will do that with you, then if the baby has moved to a good position you might be able to pull out at that point).

Recovery wise, try and arrange help for at least the first week (if you have a partner they will need to be doing a lot, if not is there family/friends/neighbours who can help?), then things start to improve and you start to become more mobile again.

My second was stubbornly transverse throughout so I had the c section, which was fine (and intended anyway as my first was an EMCS). Eldest was 2 at the time, it was fine. Just take it easy and start getting your toddler used to you not lifting them all the time now.

Will you have support? DH did the toddler wrangling while I looked after the baby for the first couple of weeks which worked well.

Thank you ladies - not quite giving up hope yet as she spends some of her time head down so got everything crossed that she will decide to be head down when we get to delivery 🤞🏻, but this has made me feel much better if the section is unavoidable. I have my DH on hand and my parents 5 minutes down the road so will have the support there, just need to work out how to stop toddler meltdowns when I say I can’t pick him up!

Me too, he flipped the correct way the week before.

They might want to keep you in if going transverse. Have they prepped you on all 4s head down bum in the air position if your waters break to reduce risk of cord prolapse?

In the end I had the c as didn’t trust he wouldn’t flip again or in labour. Turns out he was so engaged during c they had to use forceps and it was all a bit of a palava.

But really happy with my c. It does take some recovery though.