were you able to get your breech baby to turn?

Re: were you able to get your breech baby to turn?

• peechos

  January 2013

  Hi! I'm usually a lurker but I wanted to share my experience with you.  I found out my baby was breech at 35 weeks.  I was very upset and disappointed since she was my third and my first two were natural, med-free births.  

  I went to a chiropractor 6 times for the webster technique and had accupressure twice to encourage the baby to turn.  I also did some techniques from spinningbabies.com.  She did not turn by 38 weeks so I went in for the ECV.  My midwives were very encouraging about this procedure.  

  It was not bad at all.  I spent about 6 hours at the hospital, getting monitored and had an IV of fluids just in case; but the procedure itself took only 15 minutes.  It was very strange and uncomfortable but nothing compared to active labor and nothing I couldn't breathe through.  I venture to say that it is less painful and risky than a c-section which was my only other option since my midwives don't do breech births.  

  It worked!  The baby was fine, remained head down and I gave birth to her med-free at 39 weeks.  

  Also, since your baby has flipped numerous times she still may flip on her own or a successful ECV might be more likely.  I would try the chiro and acupuncture first.  Good luck!

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• evelyntaylor member

  January 2013

  I've been reading up on breech lately. Not because my baby is breech, but so I can be more educated on it. Spinningbabies.com has a lot of great suggestions. 

  • There is a ton of advice on getting that baby to flip. Also try chiropractic care. Your pinky toes are a stimulant, somehow, so have Chris squeeze your pinky toes.

    You can also try swimming, spinning around in the water like a seal throws off the equilibrium for the baby. Do you have a copy of Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May?

  • She says, "Starting in the 8th month on, have the mother spend 10 minutes twice a day lying on her back on the floor, with knees flexed and feet on the floor, and three good pillows placed under her bottom, or better yet, have her lie on a tilted bored. It's an awkward position, but in one study, 89% of the babies spontaneously turned to vertex without version."

   

  
  

  

  
  

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• CandLind

  January 2013

  Spinning babies.com is great! 

  

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• LaurelBee member

  January 2013

  I had an ECV performed last week at 39w and it was successful, I posted about it in a post below. 

  Other options are acupuncture with moxibustion, chiro who will perform Webster technique, and all the spinning babies techniques. GL mama! 

  

  
  

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• AmyRI member

  January 2013

  Yes and no....

  Baby was transverse at 32 weeks. I started doing the spinningbabies stuff and seeing a Webster certified chiro. After the 2nd adjustment by the chiro, baby flipped head down and stayed that way until sometime between 40w2d and 40w6d. Found out she was frank breech when I was 7cm, but the OB let me deliver vaginally anyway.
  

  
  

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• jcookie0723 member

  January 2013

  My baby was frank breech from week 28-36. I started going to a chiropractor at 34 weeks and after my 3rd adjustment baby flipped at 36 weeks. My OB was even surprised baby flipped because my fluid was on the low side of normal. I also did some of the techniques from spinningbabies, but I really believe my chiropractic care was what got baby to flip. Start going as soon as possible!

  

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