Breech

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Baby is breech at 32 weeks did anyone baby move by 36 weeks? Also did u opt for the c section, naturally or them moving baby round thanks

Mine didn't move and I had a c section - if you choose to still deliver vaginally (if baby doesn't move) make sure they know what they're doing as many doctors no longer have good experience with it

At 32 weeks honestly don’t worry yet. Very few babies are still breech by the very end so you have lots of time still! My daughter was breech all through third trimester, she was still breech by my 36 week appointment so we were booked in for a final scan and to discuss ECV/C Section, my scan wasn’t until days before my due date it was just after 39 weeksish. I felt an awful pain the night before the scan I honestly thought I was going into labour I was in so much pain but it stopped very quickly, had my scan the next day and she was head down so the pain had obviously been her turning. Good luck x

My baby was breech position, can't remember the timing of my last scan but it was very close to due date. I was given the option of ECV or C-section, which I really didn't want. They managed to turn her and I went into labour naturally the day before my due date.

I had a successful ECV at 37 weeks as my baby had been breech for as long as they could tell the position. Honestly, did read some horror stories on here about ECVs but it was absolutely fine for me and took a few minutes, I didn’t even realise the baby had been turned! I was so happy as was desperate for a natural birth. I then went on to have a c section anyway as my baby didn’t particularly want to be born 😆

Mine didn't move, I chose C sec. No way on earth would I have had him turned. There was an awful thread on here where someone did and the outcome was not good. I also have family experience of it not being a good outcome.

See if you have a local hospital is participating in the OptiBreech Project. They have been up skilling practitioners on vaginal breech births.

Another thing I’ve come across is having a c-section once labour had started naturally. Letting baby choose their own birthday so to speak. You can then be a bit more confident that they’re ready for life outside the womb.

How was the outcome not good? Surely anything can go wrong, ECV or not? It took two people to turn my baby, she was very stubborn.

Both mine were breech

Neither moved

Both were sections

See if you have a local hospital is participating in the OptiBreech Project. They have been up skilling practitioners on vaginal breech births.

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The look on the obgyn's face when I asked about this said it all

He did not encourage a vaginal breech birth!!

My baby was breech, I didn’t want to try the ECV, had an elective section at 39+4.
I was told under no circumstances to attempt a natural birth, they advised against this.

Try reflexology. And there used to be a website called something like Spinning Babies…

I had a breech first time, baby was breech the whole pregnancy, 2 x unsuccessful ECVs (not exactly pleasant but very small price to pay if it had been successful). Elective c section, straightforward but found recovery very difficult

Second was also breech the whole pregnancy until 36 weeks then turned spontaneously, went into labour at 39+3 and had a straightforward lovely VBAC

Lots of hospitals offer vaginal breech births

My DC was head down at 32 weeks but breech by 36 weeks so possible yours will do the opposite I guess.

I declined the ECV, like some PP I’d read the risks vs success rate, spoke to specialist breech midwives at length and decided it just wasn’t for me. My trust did encourage breech vaginal births but I declined that as well. But then I really wasn’t wedded to the idea of a vaginal birth anyway and didn’t mind an elective c section.

My DC turned spontaneously and without me knowing so I gave birth vaginally before my c section date.

So anything can happen! But I feel for you as I found a breech baby meant a lot of extra information, decisions and anxiety ahead of their arrival!

I don’t want to scare the OP but the leaflets I received from my NHS hospital were quite clear on the risks and I was told if I had the ECV I’d need to bring my hospital bag in case I needed an immediate emergency c section.

As one of my community midwives said after I’d declined it, sometimes there’s a reason baby is breech.

Same here. Currently pregnant with no 2- it was transverse breach for the first 5 months and is now head up. C Section planned for January.

I was breech at 32 weeks and she’d turned by 37 weeks, I didn’t feel it so not sure when it happened. I did lots of the exercises in spinning babies, hanging upside down on the couch etc and scrubbing the floor on hands and knees. I also did moxibustion from 34 weeks - see a Chinese dr. It was v relaxing and came recommended by my midwife, she said it was the only alternative therapy with an evidence base.

Of course there are risks, there are risks with having a vaginal delivery! If we are talking risk factors, I would argue a c-section is riskier.

I had a successful ecv. If it hadn't been successful I would have had a breech birth based on the medical journals and studies I read and the hospital were confident I could because I had an uncomplicated first birth. But it's not always about statistics for everyone, its about what feels right to you in the end.

My baby was breech up to my final check, when he'd finally gone head down. Head wasn't engaged at that point though and the little monkey flipped during my (relatively quick) labour. The first we knew of it was him pooing into the midwife's hand. My waters were intact until the last 15 minutes so no one could tell they were feeling a little bottom and not a head.

Luckily there was already a consultant in the room as the 2nd person and he was delivered easily with no problems and no pain relief (as I said, it was quick, too quick for PR!)

Compared to the spinal block and forceps with my first, the recovery was a doddle! A few stitches from a tear but that was it!

Sorry I took your “how was the outcome not good” as a genuine question about how an ECV could go wrong. I was just explaining that it’s laid out in black and white when you’re offered one how the outcome could be bad.

DD2 was breech from 28w. Checked at 39+1 when I was in triage for reduced movements and she was still breech. 39+2 had a really sore bump all day. Went into spontaneous labour at 39+3 and she had turned head down, so we ditched the planned section and i had a vaginal delivery. She was quite little (just over 6lbs) so maybe she had extra room to manoeuvre but I'd say don't lose hope just yet!

I declined ECV as i really didnt want to risk an immediate c section (had an older toddler at home to also think about). When DD2 was born, I was told she had an unusually long cord. My theory is she was probably wrapped up in it as for several weeks it felt like every night she was trying to turn but couldn't.

I also declined vaginal breech delivery after a really helpful birth options meeting with a consultant midwife (not an obstetrician) who spent nearly 90mins talking me through all my options. She was amazing. I'd really recommend it if you have a specialist birth options midwife if your trust. I was too worried about the risk of oxygen deprivation to risk a vaginal breech delivery.

Look up the Spinning Babies website.

It was a genuine question. But as I've said, I'm sure the risks of having a c-section are greater. In the NHS we are obligated to discuss any risks, in 'black and white', no matter how small the percentage chance may be. For me it far outweighed going through the ordeal of a c-section, the hospital stay and the recovery afterwards.

A planned c section is the safest way to give birth for both mother and baby.

My doctors decided that it wasn't in my nor my son's interest to try to move him, as he was too big. I had a c-section.