Breech!

Baby Kaela seems to be favouring the breech position lately and while I know it's still early days, I'd like some feedback please!

1. Did your breech baby mean a c/s and how far along were you when that decision was made (e.g. 36 wks, in labour, etc)
2. Have you had trial of labour with a breech baby and was it successful?
3. What baby-turning methods did you try (and how many of them are myths lol)?

DS2 was breech up until 36 weeks and then he 'locked into position'!!!

Josh was head down and half engaged at 37 weeks and then turned at around 38 weeks the day before i went into labour (I felt a huge movement but never thought he had flipped) and we only realised when i was fully dialated and ready to push and the midwife felt a foot presenting (and what she thought was testies). There was heaps of people suddenly in the room rushing and getting ready to take me to surgery for a c/s but when the specialist arrived he said it was way too late and josh was born feet first 3 hours after my waters broke and i had my first contraction. His first apgar test was a 3 but his 5 min one was a 9.

I really dont recommend it - although feet first is suppose to be the most dangerous bum first is a much better position if you wanted to try and avoid the c/s.

If you do get bub to turn avoid sitting or travelling in a car for long periods of time as it can be a cause of breech babies (or so was told when i asked if travelling 7hours to Invers at 36 weeks was ok)

Caden turned breech at 33 weeks, at my 35 week appointment my MW wasnt quite sure if he was head down again so I had a scan and he had turned.
She told me that at 33 weeks here was still plenty of time for him to turn.

To try and tunr him I did these things.
I went swimming, scrubbed the shower(lol) and got on my hands and knees alot and rocked, and I believe thats what turned him!

I also tried to not sit leaning back to much, I would stradle a chair instead.

Edited by Sheza

Thanks all. (btw I'm in Palmy.) The breech thing has flipped me a little because I already have a c/s and VBAC history and I know my chances of trial of labour with a breech bub will be limited. But then, DD2 kept flipping into breech a lot in the last few weeks and came right for birth (so I keep reminding myself). I know to lean forward etc but I also have SPD which means I'm supposed to keep my legs together (or it hurts!) - so I will have to ask mw about that some more next week.

Brooke was breeched at my 34 week check up - then next appt 36 weeks she was head down and engaged and I did nothing to encourage turning she just did.

Hope Kaela turns for you teresa

Get thee to an acupuncturist

They can treat you using acupuncture and also send you home with some moxibustion sticks.

Oh, I'd also recommend reading 'Breech Birth, Woman Wise' by Maggie Banks if you can get your hands on a copy at your local library.

Esme was breech from around 30 weeks and didn't change but there were 2 bubs in there so not much room left to move at that stage I was actually happy she was breech because she was the presenting twin (first to come out) it meant I could elect a c-section. We booked it for 37 weeks and it coulnd 't have gone better
My partners step mother and his father are old hippys that run a health/organics store up North they are dead against c-sections and sent me all these natural remedys for turning her but to be honest as good as their intentions were I was a little insulted because I knew from the second I found out it was twins I wanted a c-section.