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January 2012 Moms
laurenhallmark
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Anyone else breech??
laurenhallmark
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Here I am at 40 weeks.... breech. The baby was head down and ready to go and then I woke up last week and he was bouncing all around in there..... i cried and cried and tried everything in the book; Hypnobabies, spinningbabies, chiropractor, heat, music, flashlight etc and finally on Monday the baby was head down once again.... then Tuesday morning baby was once again floating around. My next appt is Tuesday and we are being encouraged to set a date for a C-section (Dr. wont do a breech birth.) Needless to say, Im devestated.
The birth I have always imagined is going down in flames and I feel so hopeless and so unable to control anything. I am still hoping and praying that he will decide to turn once again and miraculously I will go into labor immediately so he doesnt have time to flip back lol. Im trying to prepare myself for the fact that I may never experience birth, or holding my baby fresh out of my belly, or pushing with the sweet coaching of my husband. It brings tears to my eyes.
Is anyone else going through this?? Im in need of some encouragement or understanding. I just never ever pictured that this could happen. Either way I get a happy healthy baby and Im so thrilled, but I am trying to learn to "let go" of all the other stuff.
Thanks.
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Re: Anyone else breech??
While I don't have experience with a breech baby, I do know about "letting it go".
When I was due with DS#1, I went in for a 37 week ultrasound due to Gestational Diabetes. What started as a routine U/S became "you're getting induced...today. You aren't going home."
That rocked my world! I had a lot of great plans on how I was going to labor at home, use the birthing spa, and hopefully go natural. What happened was 10 hours of sitting on pitocin and IV fluids, them breaking my water the next day, and strong pitocin contractions that I couldn't bear so I got an epidural.
You just have to go with the flow, and take the punches as they come. Think of it like this: they call it "fishing" not "catching", and "birthing plan" not "birthing contract". Nothing will go 100% as you want it to, but honestly after all is said and done... you won't care anymore because you have a precious little creature in your arms and nothing else matters.
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My LO is a stubborn one too and hanging out comfortably feet first... His little legs are crossed and he's comfortable.
So I know how you feel. When I found out two weeks ago that a CSection was my best option, I broke down. I think I was depressed for a few days...I dont know why, its not like I was excited about a vaginal birth until then...I was dreading that too, but somehow you think that its the most natrual way and thats what you picture yourself....I started freaking about everything, "googleing" everything, crying, thinking theres something wrong with him, thinking that I won't have the bonding time I wanted because I'll be getting stitches while my DH is bonding (so selfish)......
I posted on here and the ladies here honestly told me just to take a deep breath and relax... Not everything can be the way I thought...So I took a deep breath, realized that I have a healthy baby...and that I would die to get him out healthy... That I have a lifetime to bond with him..
I joined the CSection board here and realized that there are a lot of pros to going through with the surgery and that thousands of women choose to have a section and ask for it.
So I guess, just try to relax.... Its so neat feeling their little head right by our ribcage anyways
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Ditto this exactly.
I know I'd be really upset, but I would try and get past it so I can still enjoy the last few days of the pregnancy and have my LO enter the world without any hard feelings. I'll still keep my fingers crossed your LO turns!
One thing I've learned during pg is to expect the unexpected. I hardly ever posted here, despite being due 1/9/12, because I went into pre-term labor before 25w and didn't think I'd stay pg past Halloween. You learn to re-prioritize things really quickly and while it is certainly disappointing that your delivery and birth may not be what you had imagined, the main thing is that you are healthy and your LO is healthy. That is really all that will matter once you have LO in your arms.
That being said, I'd figured on having a vaginal delivery too, but LO has been breech since 29 weeks and no sign of flipping. I went ahead and scheduled my c-section, then did a lot of reading on the c/s board here and felt so much better about my decision. If he flips, great - I'll wait it out til labor. If not, I'll be holding him a week from now. Either way, he's healthy and that's all that matters in the end. Trust that you'll be able to process & let go of the other stuff...because you will. Good luck with everything.
Have you thought about trying to to turn baby or go to people to help? Not sure how open you are to this kind of stuff but here is a story I just read today. A little bit crazy of story but it talks about a breech baby being turned.
https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/12/20/breech-at-41-weeks-turned-head-down-12-lb-4-oz-baby-born-naturally/
EDIT: Sorry I just re-read your post and saw you have tried a chiropractor sorry!
http://balletandbabies.blogspot.com
My LO was breech until this week. No guarantees that he will stay head down though. I am also not that thrilled about the possibility of a c-section but I know that it is out of my control if he turns again. I hope that he turns again for you and you get the birth experience that you want.
Oh and I love how you say "the sweet coaching of my husband" I'm not so sure about my DH's coaching abilities, but I never envisioned thinking of it as sweet. Gave me a new perspective. Thanks!