my baby is breech
Hi all.
So my baby is breech and has been since my 27 week sonogram, maybe even longer. My doc says turning her will be nearly impossible. She could turn on her own but it's very unlikely. So we scheduled a C section for December 18th.
At first we were kinda upset because we really wanted to avoid any interventions (although we were planning on getting the epi), but I have to say we are warming to the idea. Some of the nice things are we know exactly when she will be here, and we won't have to go through a long labor with vaginal tearing/stitches. There is a risk for infection. I will have a longer recovery time though, and I will have to rely on MH a lot for help. We will have to stay in the hospital for 3 nights.
I am kind of scared in general, I'm a FTM, I have had surgery before but this is a whole different ball game. I just want my baby to be healthy and I want to be the best mom I can be.
I just wanted to share with you ladies and see if you had any advice/words of encouragement. Thanks for reading.
Sara
Re: my baby is breech
What was her reasoning as to why an ECV is likely to be unsuccessful?
You have to do what you're comfortable with, but I know unless there was a situation where an ECV was medically risky or something I would absolutely try that (and other things like exercises, chiropractic care, etc.) before signing up for a C/S because of the risks that come with that.
But again, you have to do what's right for you, just make sure that you explore all your options before making a final decision because you don't want to regret it.
GL!
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I plan on doing research but I haven't yet. I didn't realize we would have to wait 1 to 2 hours to be reunited, I don't like that at all. Breastfeeding is very important to me as well, I don't care about visitors. I just really want to be able to bond immediately....ugh I'm stressing
Ah, yeah this can be a factor. I'm surprised she wanted to discount it completely though.
As I said before, just do your research and do what you're most comfortable with. There are risks to both an ECV and a C/S. You just have to decide what you're most comfortable with. I just hate situations where the doctor pressures people into things (not that you're necessarily in this situation, just that it happens sometimes!).
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I went through this w/ my first baby. We declined the ECV due to the risks involved. I also had an anterior placenta, so I was concerned about that, as well as the risk of having to do an emergency c-section if things didn't go well. Plus, my SIL is a L&D nurse and had just seen a couple lose their baby due to an ECV. I decided I would rather put the risk on me via c-section than on him via ECV.
The scheduled c-section turned out to be great. We knew when he was coming, we could prepare, I had a super easy recovery (recovery is much easier than if you labor first, then have a C). In fact, I had less pain afterwards than friends w/ vag delivery who had tearing, etc.
Also, every hospital is different. I saw my baby right away, DH held him next to me while I was being stitched up, and we all were able to go to the recovery room together. So don't let that freak you out until you know how your hospital does things. Good luck!
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This happened with me with my first. She was breech the whole pregnancy. I tried EVERYTHING short of the ECV to turn her. Both my aunt and MIL are delivery nurses and have seen them go wrong. So to those who asked why not try...I completely understand. First of all, it's only 50% success, second 1st child success rates are less and for me even less because I didn't have a lot of fluid and was smaller. They gave me a success rate less than 30% and suggested an epi for the pain and possible emergency during that procedure. So...no way was I doing it!!
I tried yoga, inversions, and chiropractor. I was scheduled to try acupuncture but went into labor 10 days early. The c section wasn't that bad. I was definitely nervous, but my mom had 2 sections so she was of great help. It was a longer recovery and of course not my preference, but this was something I had absolutely ZERO control over. I got over it real quick. This time around I am hoping for a VBAC, but promised myself not to be upset if it doesn't work out. GL to you
You do not necessarily have to wait to hold your baby after a CS, check with your doctor and the hospital on policies. DD1 was a CS due to being breech, and she was with me immediately. DH got to sit by my head holding her while they finished stitching me up, and we all went to the recovery room together and I was breastfeeding her within about 30 minutes of her birth.
Truly, don't stress over it. I had planned on a natural birth and we did everything we could to get DD to turn. ECV, chiropractic, accupuncture, the spinning babies techniques, techniques suggested by our doula and Bradley instructors....and nothing worked. So CS it was. In the end, it was not bad. My recovery was as easy as many women that have vaginal births, we had no problems breastfeeding, etc etc.
thank you all for your stories and suggestions! it really means a lot to me.
I intend to write a list of questions and amend my birth plan, I see my doc again on the 6th. MH is being so great and supportive. I'm sure things will be fine, I can't believe I will be holding her in 19 days!
Research and your posts have made me feel so much better. Thanks again ladies you are awesome. I will keep y'all posted