what would you do?

mcooper014 · February 2013

I'm almost 39 weeks and my baby is breech. I've been going for weekly ultrasounds and she has been head down only 2 times, once last week and once around 30 weeks. I thought as of last week she wouldn't turn back up but apparently this baby loves this position. I'm going again tomorrow for another ultrasound and growth scan and if she is still breech we will be having a scheduled c-section on Monday. What would you do if you went into the hospital on Monday and the baby flipped? Just go home and hope she stays like that even though she continues to flip back to breech? I'm so confused. I'd rather have a scheduled c-section than go into labor while the baby is breech and wind up having an emergency c-section. The doctor thinks she is in this position because I have a partial septum in my uterus.

kpearse99 · February 2013

I am probably wrong, but if you get scheduled for Monday and go in for your c/s, I don't think they would do another ultrasound to see if baby flipped back to head down.... So then you wouldn't know if LO flipped until they pulled her out...right?

mcooper014 · February 2013

klasala318:

I am probably wrong, but if you get scheduled for Monday and go in for your c/s, I don't think they would do another ultrasound to see if baby flipped back to head down.... So then you wouldn't know if LO flipped until they pulled her out...right?

The doctor said that they will do another check monday before the c-section.

kpearse99 · February 2013

hmmmm I think if this were me and if the baby did flip back into position, I would wait it out and try for a vaginal birth. If this is the case, could you ask your dr. if they would do another ultrasound when you go into labor so you know if she is still in position? That way, if she did flip again you can go right into a c/s without trying to push and going through all of that?

sonshine0609 · February 2013

In some cases you can schedule your c-section for the day you go naturally go into labor. They would do the u/s to double check baby's position, but you are down a c/s right off the bat so the situation is better prepared for & controlled. Still "scheduled" & not an emergency. If natural birth is important to you & you'd like to wait & see I'd check with your doc to see if this is something they do. Apparently there is a whole school of thought that this is a better way to do a c/s as its more likely that the baby will be better prepared/developed for birth. Of course I haven't read into it that much as getting to pick the day is one of the perks of being a c/s & for me there aren't many.

Didn't see the last post the first time but pretty much the same idea. That way you have both options open to you.

lil_jen051708 · February 2013

Ds was breech and we had scheduled a c/s. my dr said they would check to make sure he was still breech before doing the c/s. my water broke before the scheduled date and multiple people checked to make sure he was still breech. They said I would know if he happened to flip.

If he happens to flip on Monday, I would ask to be induced and do a vaginal birth if possible.

Courtimilk · February 2013

mcooper014:
klasala318:

I am probably wrong, but if you get scheduled for Monday and go in for your c/s, I don't think they would do another ultrasound to see if baby flipped back to head down.... So then you wouldn't know if LO flipped until they pulled her out...right?

The doctor said that they will do another check monday before the c-section.

With LO my doctor pulled out a retro, portable U/S machine to check LO's positioning as I was waiting outside of the OR. Had LO miraculously flipped (not likely with low AF) then I would have been sent to maternity for an induction.

rleahy · February 2013

I would stick with the planned C-section. I went to 41wks and my daughter had no intention of coming out so I was induced. After 3 hrs of pushing and her not moving at all, I had to have an emergency C-section. Your children have a way of talking to you, even before they can.

A37licia · February 2013

I would absolutely wait it out if she flipped back. Wait till she's ready to be born.

nichhollle · March 2013

A37licia:
I would absolutely wait it out if she flipped back. Wait till she's ready to be born.

I used this advice from a lot of people because as a first time mom, I believed pretty much everything I was told. If your baby is breech, that does NOT mean she's not ready to be born. I was 42 weeks before they brought me in to induce me because I wanted to wait because I was told he would be here when he was ready, and that c-sections are an easy way out. My son was ready at 40 weeks. Everything inside me was deteriorating because he was in there for too long and he was ready to be born, just couldn't get there on his own.

Don't feel guilty for having a C-Section. A lot of people will try and make you think it's a terrible decision. The best thing you can do as a parent is get him here safely, sometimes that means by surgery.

I respect people who are passionate about not having C-sections, my intention is not to insult you, Alicia. (If that's your name)

emaddock · March 2013

I think whatever decision you are most at peace with. Do what feels right for you. Me personally I would want to try a vaginal birth even if it ended in a csection. But not everyone feels that way. So you just need to think about what is best for you. Remember at the end you get to meet your child whether they come out vaginally or with a csection. It will be a special day for you and your family regardless of how they are born!

smfdjo · March 2013

My baby doesn't seem to want to go head first, never has, have always felt kicks low and the baby's head in my ribs. I am having a scheduled C section next Friday if he doesn't turn by Tuesday.

I had the same concerns as you, and I could wait it out and be at 42 weeks and still have a C Section.

I just want the baby here healthy so if next week is his/her time to come than my husband and I will be okay with that.

babykk · March 2013

With my DD, I had an U/S every week from approx. 36-41 weeks. Every appointment she would be head down, then the next week breech, then the next week head down etc. I had an OB appt. the day before my c-section and she was breech. When I got to the hospital to have my c-section, she was head down. The nurse almost sent me home, but I told her the baby had been switching for weeks. After my c-section, the doctor told me my DD's cord was wrapped lightly around her neck. So every time she tried to go head down, it was uncomfortable so she would return to the breech position. There may be a reason that baby stays breech. Good luck!

JSabs09 · March 2013

They will check again as part of checking into the hospital for the section. If mine had flipped the doc said she'd induce me if dilated or send me home if not... they don't want to do a section if it's not necessary. I understand your concern though.

KatieandMark06 · March 2013

My daughter was breech until the very end of my pregnancy. At first I just kind of had this attitude like screw it if she doesn't turn I'll live with the fact that I have to have a C-section. Having had a vaginal birth now I am so glad I was able to have one and know with my next child I will do anything possible to avoid a C-section.

AppleJacks81 · March 2013

KatieandMark06:
My daughter was breech until the very end of my pregnancy. At first I just kind of had this attitude like screw it if she doesn't turn I'll live with the fact that I have to have a C-section. Having had a vaginal birth now I am so glad I was able to have one and know with my next child I will do anything possible to avoid a C-section.

Geez, I don't think you have ever had the joy of being induced and ending up with an emergency csection. And my repeat csection was a great experience. I have friend who had twins, one vaginally, and one by csection. She said her csection wound healed up way faster than her episiotomy. For me, after I already had the csection once, why mess up anything else down below the second time around? Contrary to what some people on these boards would have you think, to volunteer yourself into surgery to try to protect your baby is pretty brave in my book. Yes, there are risks, either way. But I know you will do what you think is best, and that's all you can do. No judgement necessary.

OP, if it were me, I would just schedule the csection and be done with it. My recovery from my repeat was a breeze compared to being induced and ending up with a c section . And I do not feel in any way that I was missing out on a vaginal birth experience. The moment I saw my babies for the first time was amazing, and I was completely emotionally fulfilled.

alwank · March 2013

My baby was breech and we only found out when I was 8 cm. The doctor urged a vaginal delivery, and we listened. That was a mistake, in my case. Ended up with a 4th degree laceration and ongoing probably lifelong issues as a result. My next one will be by csection out of necessity high risk of another tear and, potentially, incontinence. If I had a time machine, my first would have been a csection as well. Of course, we had no hope of turning him at the last minute, so my situation was a little different. Good luck with whatever you choose.

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