Oh Dear!
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Topic: Oh Dear!
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Subject: Oh Dear!
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:32pm
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I have a full breech baby! Arghhh lol
He is well and truly head up bum down! Soooo, at my next appointment in 2 weeks time, he is still breech my MW will scan me to see what position exactly he is in, then refer me to someone to turn him, if that doesnt work then I'll be booked in for a C Section... 
But he still has 7 weeks to turn so fingers crossed he does! I have exercises to do to help him turn aswell. ------------- |
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:33pm
Good thing you've got the room sorted - now you can concentrate on scrubbing those floors and hopefully that'll turn him! 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:33pm
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Mine was full breech at 34 weeks but she turned by the time she was ready to come out. Dont stress!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:35pm
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lol yeah Ill get on the shower floor and scrub it! It needs cleaning!! LOL
Yep I know, Im not really stressed about it, if he turns he turns if he doesnt he doesnt, as long as he gets here safley  ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:39pm
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I was apparently breech till 36 weeks then randomly decided to turn. Mum reckons I was a difficult kid even then -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:45pm
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Jack didn't turn until about 35-36 weeks so there's hope for Caden yet. Stubborn males!
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:45pm
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My man was breech at 34 weeks and I turned to accupuncture to turn him. It was worth every single cent. She helped all my back pain too
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:50pm
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Emz lol I said to my MW, Caden is going to be stubborn just like his father! lol ------------- |
Posted By: SouthernBub
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 5:23pm
| If all else fails and still not wanting to move try a bag of frozen peas (or corn....whatever the preference) - apparently bubs moves away from the cold |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 5:35pm
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Lots of the Jan girls had breech babies for a while - we reckon it was all that legs up the wall stuff after TTC But by the end I think Rowan and one other were the only ones left that way round.
So there's a good chance he'll turn for you. There's a thread on ECV lurking around here somewhere if you need to do some reading on it. I'll find it and bump it up for you. And if worst comes to worst it's not too bad I promise -------------  
 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 5:54pm
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Thanks Kate ------------- |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 5:57pm
james was breech till 36 weeks and he turned on his own ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 5:58pm
My sister did this with my niece, she'd turn to get away from the freeze then once the area warmed up again she'd move back to breech again - stubborn minx!! Scrubbing floors, painting scotias, and resting/watching tv kneeling with your upper body resting on an exercise ball are all supposed to help. If he doesn't turn you get to choose his birthdate - that's a cool advantage. -------------  
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SouthernBub wrote:Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 6:02pm
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Yeah hehe well if he doesnt turn, then I will most likely have a c/s on his due date the 10th June, my midwife said not to book it before then cos he might still turn.
Im going to try all these exercises and stuff and when I se eher in two weeks, hopefully he had decided he likes being head down instead of bum down! ------------- |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 6:07pm
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[QUOTE=Sheza] I will most likely have a c/s on his due date the 10th June
QUOTE] i thought they would do the c/s before your due date? jack was breech but we didn't find out til 36wks. at least you've found out early so you can do all these wonderful things like scrubbing floors to convince him to turn ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 6:47pm
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Yeah I thought that too as they don't like you to go into labour.
Be careful if you do the ironing board exercise - I heard of someone who broke theirs lol! -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 6:56pm
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She said not to book it before my due date cos he might still turn. I asked her about going into labour and she said that they would wisk me away to middlemore hospital right away and do a emergency c-section if I went into labour before my due date. ------------- |
Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 8:34pm
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Samara was breech and I was booked in for a c-section ten days before her due date. Two days before the scheduled c-section I went into labour and unfortunately started pushing and the Dr gave me an exam and could feel one of her feet so was rushed for an emergency c-section.
Good luck with the turning exercises - I tried all I could find on the internet and she didn't move an inch! ------------- Zac Mark - 30.11.05 Samara Ailsa - 13.08.07 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 8:45pm
Yeah Ive been googling breech babies and stuff lol, so tonight I have been on my hands and knees, but I cant do it for 20mins like it says cos my back starts hurting bad I think Ill try the legs up thingy aswell. Also the cold peas on my tummy(poor baby lol).------------- |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 8:48pm
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I did the handstands in a swimming pool one - All it did was get water up my nose and funny looks from the other swimmers at the tepid baths.
It provided a great deal of amusement for my friend though. Contrary to what I thought prior to trying it, pregnant women do not float.  -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 8:54pm
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lol, I dont think Id be able to do that, Id panic, I hate water on my face
I have heard that general swimming can actually help breech babies turn! We dont have a pool in our town(well not a nice heated indoord one). ------------- |
Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:09pm
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We tried the one where you get someone to shine a torch at the bottom of your tummy and the baby is supposed to see the light and turn to have a look at it...yeah right. My son saw us doing it and thought it was a game so we had to do it to him every night for a week...so cute! ------------- Zac Mark - 30.11.05 Samara Ailsa - 13.08.07 |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 9:53am
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lol yeah Ive read about the torch thingy! Im going tot ry swimming aswell with a friend from AN class and see if that helps. Will also give me some exercise too
I have a feeling he has moved again though as he was doing to rapid movememnts this morning....not sure though, he is definitly not head down though. ------------- |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 10:41am
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Typical bloody male
On the bright side, he'll have a lovely shaped head if born by c-sect and you won't have to endure labour, provided it doesn't start before your booking ------------- 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 10:46am
| Just posted in the may thread as well, but our little monster is breech as well. Got a form for a scan etc, so we'll see what the outcome is after that :D |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 11:06am
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Oh no missangel! and your further on than me! Are they going to try and turn the baby? ------------- |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 12:52pm
That's true - Rowan has always had a pretty head thanks to her sunroof entry. -------------
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 1:00pm
Dont worry! there is still loads of time for him to turn, Zaara didnt turn till 36 weeks (from memomry) and even tho she was head down and bum up, she was looking at the wrong direction so I ended up with a c section (now she is a difficult baby) LOL
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 5:12pm
Nope - we dont want them to. Because of my other medical issues this is all working perfectly *does a cheeky grin* |