2nd Trimester
HarleyKins
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breech
HarleyKins
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I managed to get into my full 20wk u/s yesterday - good thing as we have received 19" of snow SO FAR...
The doctor said the baby was breech. They said it's nothing to worry about but I can't help but be concerned.
At what point does this become a concern?
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Re: breech
My Ds was breech up until my 34 week appointment and he still managed to flip.....
What a dumb thing for your dr to say. Babies move all day long at your stage
36w is when my doctor said she'd be "worried" about it. Not so much worried, just more of a chance after that point that baby won't flip.
It's still way early, too - so don't be too concerned now. My baby flips between breech, transverse, and diagonal so there's still a lot of time for movement.
how in the world can a 20 wk old baby be "breeched"????? babies are in all different kinds of positions in utero that early. Breeched was the wrong choice of word and should not have even been said. bad terminology on the dr's part.
Um, what? Breech is a position, it was the right choice of word. It is completely possible for a baby to be breech at 20 weeks, doesn't mean the baby will stay that way.
Russianmommy, get a clue. "Breech" is a presentation. Babies, especially at 20 weeks, can be breech one minute and not the next. Yes, they flip and move all around. However, at the moment, if the doctor said the baby was breech, then the baby was, in fact, breech. I have weekly ultrasounds due to some complications and baby has been breech for the last four weeks, at least he/she has been during every single u/s. Would the doctor be incorrect in telling me that my baby was breech? No. Does that mean baby won't turn/isn't moving around in between scans? No. What would you expect the doctor to say?
ETA: OP, I wouldn't worry at all now. My OB isn't concerned with position until at least 36 weeks. Baby has plenty of time to move!
At this point your baby can still turn (and may do so again and again). Once you hit 34, 35, 36 weeks they start running out of room, but I wouldn't worry about it until you're in your mid 30 weeks. My twins were breech, I was able to get one to turn doing some yoga moves I found online (at least that's what I'm crediting him turning to). There's also acupuncture and a chiropractor that's experience with it can do the Webster technique. One I get further along if the baby I'm carrying is still breech I'll be doing as much as possible to get him to flip to avoid a RCS. Good luck, but don't worry at this stage, it's pointless right now.
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No reason to worry at all! My baby flipped around multiple times daily until after 32 weeks which is when my u/s tech said they normally start getting into position. You really don't need to worry until closer to 36 weeks.
GL!
I don't think it's a dumb thing to say. If it accurately describes the position of the baby, it's useful information to help a woman picture the baby inside of her.
I think the dr probably should have said that its not a big deal at this point in the pregnancy and perhaps explained why not.... But I don't think it was a dumb thing to say.
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