breech baby

[toby2]

claire so glad your baby has turned-mine hasnt yet
my consultant wont support a natural birth as i am trial of scar from an emergency c-section for my son, am so gutted at prospect of a section, not because its awful but because its really not what i wanted-keep bursting into tears
midwife tomorrow but i know what she will say....am considering manual turning but am a bit worried about it
sending spinning vibes to you all
xx

 

[claire99991]

ive been spending lots of time on all 4's literally just on all 4's with bum up in the air a bit and rocking back and forth, i didnt feel him turn but the scan showed that he was deffo head down, i had the MW and consultant feel my belly 1st and said head was down i said i need proof im sorry 4 days ago he was bum down, so they did scan and sure enough head had at sum point gone down. Good luck girls xxxxx

 

[toby2]

my midwife reccomended moxibustion to me today, its a form of acupuncture which apparently is good for turning babies-am meeting the lady tomorrow, heres hoping!!

 

[toby2]

oooooooooooooooo midwife thinks my baby has turned!scan this pm to confirm, am so excited!!if it has moxibustion will be the best £30 i ever spent!!!

 

[ellie27]

Good luck Toby - sounds promising!

We had scan yesterday - still breech here.

Booked an ECV for next tuesday at 38+4........ let us know how you get on this afternoon

 

[toby2]

it worked-well worth a try i think?i just googled acupuncturists local to me and rang round till i found one that did it
x

 

[toby2]

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr baby has turned again

 

[Cazzyg]

My daughter was breech until she turned round all by herself at 36+3, the night before she was born. So thay can turn round pretty late on by themselves. And what did I do to help, nothing. At the time I was flat on ym back unable to move much because I was hooked up to monitors.

I wanted to make you all aware that breech babies are more at risk of a condition called DDH which affects the development of the hips. It can be treated effectively, but the earlier it is caught, the easier and more effective the treatment. So please make sure if your little one is breech, that they have a scan to check their hips. The method of delivery isn't important, it's the breech position.

 

[Jem]

I absolutely agree, thanks for posting about that Cazzyg. My daughter was born breech naturally and she had DDH (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip). She's now a absolutely fine 5 year old and you'd never know she ever had a problem x

 

[Sparky0207]

Hey everyone

Just been told at my 34 week appt that my LO is breech despite having been head down throughout the rest of the pregnancy.

Are they still at risk of DDH if they are only breech for a short while?

 

[Cazzyg]

Hey everyone

Just been told at my 34 week appt that my LO is breech despite having been head down throughout the rest of the pregnancy.

Are they still at risk of DDH if they are only breech for a short while?

I don't know, but unless confirmed by scans, I wouldn't always trust the presentation if it has been determined by palpation. I kept being told my daughter was head down, until a scan showed she was breec. The movements I felt never changed, until the night before she was born, so I am pretty sure she was breech all along.

Jem, I'm glad your daughter is fine now. My LO is 14 months now and starting to walk. The relief is immense. I don't thonk you really believe that their hips are fine until they take those first few steps.

 

[Jem]

Yeah the relief is immense Cazzag, glad your LO is coming along nicely too. Faith still has yearly check ups and x rays but every year you see such a difference and her hip looking like the other. Just such a lovely thing to see x

Sparky not sure about the risks of DDH if your baby hasn't always been breech. I'd maybe ask your doctor or MW about it. All I know about DDH is that the reason it happens more than anything is because the hips arn't squeezed together as they come down the birth canal like a baby that is born head first. Hence why C Section baby girls need scanning too. Really hope baba turns for you but like Cazzag says a scan would be more accurate. It isn't always easy to determine the presentation from feeling. Every MW and Doc appointment said my daughter was head down and she was breech the whole time, that's why it was as I was pushing they saw a bum and got a shock lol! x