AC81
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hello knowledgeable ladies! I'm hoping for a bit of advice...
At my 28wk mw appointment she (my usual midwife) said baby was head down, although not engaged.... It was the same story at my 31wk mw appointment - down but not engaged yet.
On Monday, I had my 34wk appointment and had a stand-in midwife. I told her I'd been having some pains in my pelvis area when walking and was wondering if bubs had engaged yet. Now I'm fairly sure baby has been in roughly the same position since about 28wks because I always have something hard under my right rib cage. She had a prod and poke, was very rough with me actually and then said baby was breech and didn't know why it hadn't been picked up. She told me the head was in my ribs, not the bottom as I'd been told. She said if baby hadn't turned by 36wks I will be sent for a scan and they'll try to turn it bla bla bla
Today I saw my GP for another reason and while I was in there asked him what he thought - he prodded and poked and said he thought it felt head down, just not engaged.
Right - so I'm really confused now... at my next appointment can I ask to be sent for a scan to make sure? I was planning to have bubs in a birth centre where any complications means an ambulance ride to the next hospital. Don't really want to get there and they see feet coming out first, so then I'm whisked off for an emergency C-section.
So really, just wondering if I can make them send me for a scan to remove any doubt. Someone is getting it wrong I'm just not sure who!
At my 28wk mw appointment she (my usual midwife) said baby was head down, although not engaged.... It was the same story at my 31wk mw appointment - down but not engaged yet.
On Monday, I had my 34wk appointment and had a stand-in midwife. I told her I'd been having some pains in my pelvis area when walking and was wondering if bubs had engaged yet. Now I'm fairly sure baby has been in roughly the same position since about 28wks because I always have something hard under my right rib cage. She had a prod and poke, was very rough with me actually and then said baby was breech and didn't know why it hadn't been picked up. She told me the head was in my ribs, not the bottom as I'd been told. She said if baby hadn't turned by 36wks I will be sent for a scan and they'll try to turn it bla bla bla
Today I saw my GP for another reason and while I was in there asked him what he thought - he prodded and poked and said he thought it felt head down, just not engaged.
Right - so I'm really confused now... at my next appointment can I ask to be sent for a scan to make sure? I was planning to have bubs in a birth centre where any complications means an ambulance ride to the next hospital. Don't really want to get there and they see feet coming out first, so then I'm whisked off for an emergency C-section.
So really, just wondering if I can make them send me for a scan to remove any doubt. Someone is getting it wrong I'm just not sure who!