Hey! It's quite a long story lol-don't want to take over the OP's thread, can PM you if you want?
I don't mind! The more the merrier!
Ok, well I had a presentation scan at 37 weeks and was more or less frightened into going for an elective c-section by the registrar I saw in the clinic
It was something I really wanted to avoid and after getting some fab advice from the lovely Madasa on here
I asked my midwife about at least attempting a trial of labour as baby was in a frank breech position and I wanted to experience contractions etc to help with breastfeeding if nothing else.
That was on the Friday and on the Sunday night I went into labour! I rang the hospital and they advised me to take two paracetamol and try to sleep, even though they were aware baby was breech (higher risk etc) When I went into the hospital I was scanned again and basically asked what I wanted to do! I was given the option of an 'emergency' section-just meaning that I wasn't on the theatre list for that day and would have to wait until they had a free slot or attempt an ECV (I wasn't offered an ECV previously)
I asked to see the consultant who scanned me yet again! There wasn't enough fluid for her to consider the ECV but she was happy for me to attempt to deliver-I could've kissed her!
She did say to me that with a breech delivery, if they become concerned that labour isn't progressing, they will opt for c-section, not try hormone drips etc. I decided to go for it as at least if I ended up with a c-section, I would still have tried!
This was all at about 10am, had an internal at 8pm when I was 1cm. Then was left to get on with my contractions which were every 5-7mins until 1am when my waters broke. I went to tell the midwife that I was very sorry and my waters had gone all over the bed, they were green and I needed to poo!!
Went down to delivery room and was 10cm and ready to push. They put an i/v in-standard apparently in case they need to take you to theatre and I had gas and air. They did an episiotomy which again I think is standard protocol to get a bottom out first rather than a head!
Obviously every situation will be different, Erin was in an optimum position and fairly small for my size (I'm 5 11') and the hospital is experienced in breech delivery- the midwives had seen a few although it was the doctors first one! I'd definitely go for it again if I had another breech baby.
Sorry, that was so long but it was a bit of an involved process!
headdown. I have a hard circle/shape under my breast and another that often pokes out on the opposite side which apparently is his knees so I feel movement up top on one side (his feet) but also his bum moves around a bit and also his little hands down low make me feel movement down there. All that I can say is that I find it so hard to work out which way he is and always think he keeps moving and changing positions
