Still breech...and Doctor refused to do a version.

[madraykin]

My baby boy has been in the frank breech presentation since about 30 weeks.  We have tried sooo many things to get him to move (spinning babies, time in the pool every day, chiro adjustment etc etc) and it's just not happening.  I am now 37 weeks.  I had scheduled an ECV for last Thursday, they do an ultrasound beforehand to see if you're a good

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[bashful_dwarf]

If you can find an ob with experience with breech babies, you don't have to have a c-section. I have a friend who fired her ob at 37 or weeks and had a successful breech natural birth.

If this isn't an option for you, insist on skin to skin in the or, stitches instead of staples, an incision that will allow you to vbac. Practice getting up by ruling on your side, and pushing yourself up, so your back muscles are less likely to get pulled. Have your support person informed of your wishes so you get to breastfed right away, etc.

[bashful_dwarf]

Also, insist on going into labor first, and not scheduling it. This will ensure the baby is fully mature, help with the lungs, and lower your nicu risk quite a bit.

[madraykin]

I have already looked into this and there is only one OB in my city who may allow a breech birth to progress naturally. However, because of the 'big baby' idea, particularly the estimated size of his head his nurse told me I would likely end up with an emergency c-section.

[bashful_dwarf]

Be wary of the big baby thing... This late in pregnancy, measurements can be off by a couple of pounds. My 8 lb baby was really 6lb 11oz. I've also known many big babies born at 8 lb s.

In the end though... Make the choice that works for you. Not what you're told to do. Then don't have any guilt over it, because you will have made the best possible decision with the information you had. Because you will be the one living with the results.

[carrieolson]

Have you tried acupuncture and/or moxa to get the baby to spin? We have a pretty good success rate at our clinic. Might be worth looking in to...

[sirenphotos]

This is exactly what I was going to suggest.
Google acupuncture and moxibustion (moxa) in your area.

[snuck]

Grab yourself a copy of "Cesarean Recovery" - it's got great tips that made a huge difference for me - take it with you to hospital

[madraykin]

Yes! Thank you! I'm so tired of getting this vibe from other women that I'm somehow a failure because I think that scheduling a c-section is better than attempting a breech birth when all the medical professionals are telling me that based on ultrasound measurement (I know they can be off) a breech birth would be a bad idea. If this baby was not measuring so large then I might push for it.
I really feel that a breech birth is one of those instances where a cesarean is ok.

Thank you for the book recommendation!

[snuck]

I know ultrasound measurements can be off (they predicted my baby was 'normal' sized until suddenly they discovered he was larger than 95%! at 37 weeks, and I was having near weekly u/s by then) - but remember that while many will tell you of the time they were wrong, there are many who were spot on/close enough. I actually asked that once somewhere in this comm and a LOT of women came in and said "my doc said big/small, and they were right" vs a few who said "doc got it wrong". Who knows in your case - they might be right, they might be wrong - on the day if you are going to be worried about it that won't help your headspace with labour

[madraykin]

Yeah, placental previa (even partial) is another valid reason for a c-section.. no one wants to bleed out during the birth of their child! Thank you for sharing <3

[skye_blue]

this..

[madraykin]

I haven't given up getting him to move and I am still doing all the exercises, I'm just accepting the fact that it's 95% likely that I will end up with a c-section birth.
The OB and practice that I see are the most 'natural' advocates in my city. There is one other OB in my city who will allow a breech birth to progress naturally but only under certain circumstances, his nurse told me that due to the fact that they think this baby is so big (particularly his head measurement) it is likely that I would end up with an emergency c-section anyway.

[designingdreams]

I was in your shoes and drove myself CRAZY trying to flip our daughter. I did have a version, and it was unsuccessful.

I was seriously devastated to have to schedule a c section, but I did not feel comfortable switching OB's to the one doctor in my state that delivers breech vaginally. I had an acquaintance who had done just that a week before labor, and after a horrible painful breech labor, ended up with a c section anyway.

I must say that my c section and recovery was SO much easier than I had anticipated. I don't have a vaginal birth to compare it to (hoping for a VBAC with the next one), but it was nothing like the horror stories you read online.

Either way, good luck, and ending up with a safe and healthy baby is the most important part!

[madraykin]

There's one OB in city that will allow a breech birth to progress naturally but his nurse told me that because of the ultrasound findings on the estimated size of my son, particularly his head, it's likely that I would need an emergency c-section anyway.
I'm glad your recovery was easier than you thought it would be, I hope mine is too! I think having a positive attitude about the whole thing will help.

[designingdreams]

It definitely will help! I also trusted my doctor implicitly, and she did a fabulous job
I really had very little pain after leaving the hospital, could go up and down stairs, had minimal bleeding, and my scar is way smaller than I expected.

[zvuv]

THIS