lets talk external cephalic version (ECV)

CindyJill27 · May 2014

So our LO has been head down this whole time up until 2 weeks ago when he flip and now is a frank breech baby. My DH and I went to meet with the Dr today and she was looking at the u/s report and me and said that she believes that I would have a very successful version and our LO looks healthy. She wants to do it in my 37th week when its considered full term and the best time to move baby if needed. She explained that baby would be hooked up to a fetal heart monitor and they would check if I was having contractions and if so then give me medication to relax the cervix, do an u/s to confirm he is still breech, then start to move him. If successful then they would hook me back up to the fetal heart monitor to watch him and if all was well i'd go home. It is being done in the hospital so that if anything goes wrong then I am whisked away upstairs to c-section. The Dr said that there is very minimal risk to baby or myself and if any of those risk happen I am in the hospital where he can be delivered and that he is healthy enough and his lungs look great that he would leave to go home with me, so that made me feel a little better.

What I want to know is have any moms gone through this or has their dr talked to them about it?

I'm nervous about all the discomfort I will be in, but I am willing to try anything to not have surgery, but if in the end that's what it comes to then that's okay, but I want to know that I at least tried...

ncbelle · May 2014

I would do a version if in that position but I would also try other things first. Have you looked at spinning babies.com? I'd also find a chiro who is trained in the Webster technique. Good luck!

elsa1688 · May 2014

I am doing acupuncture, moxabustion, chiro and spinning babies but I also have an ECV scheduled for two weeks from now. There was also a breech thread started yesterday, quite a few ladies are dealing with breech babies.

CindyJill27 · May 2014

Oh I didn't realize @elsa1688‌ I'll have to check it out. Thank you

dragonfly711 · May 2014

My dr talked to me about this. My baby is breech has been almost the entire pregnancy.
She told me
50/50 chance of working
If it did work could flip back.
Would be done in the hospital and I would be given an epideral
Your water could break
You could go into labor
Or they have to send you for a c section

Hubby and I both agreed this is not something we want to do. For us just too many reisk factors. My little one is head up facing me.

I figure she has been breech this entire time maybe there is a reason she is like that. I was breech too when I was born.

There are other things acupuncture spinning babies chiropractor Webster method.

Honestly I was going to look into acupuncture but decides not too.

I will find out next thurs at 35 weeks if she is still breech. If so we will schedule a c section for the week before I am due.

I did not want a c section at all but have come to terms with probably having one.

I personally do not want them to manually turn her. I just feel more stress on me and baby to possibly having a c section anyway.

You have to so what feels right for you and hubby. For us this is just not an option.

If you do decide to do it please let us know how you make out.

Good luck!!!

elsa1688 · May 2014

FWIW, my dr has done over 500 and only had 2 that resulted in water breaking/ triggering labor. I would ask your provider what their record is.

CindyJill27 · May 2014

They said they have had one in the past 10 years so I am not so worried.

@elsa1688‌

dragonfly711 · May 2014

Personal preference. Just not for me.

MississippiCatfish · May 2014

I had an ECV last pregnancy at 37 weeks that wasn't successful - little bugger didn't move an inch. Prior to that I'd been doing spinning babies and everything else I could at home for weeks (peppermint oil, ice packs, etc). I went to the chiro just before 38 weeks for one treatment (Webster) and baby flipped! I'm a believer;)

joywithsugar · May 2014

I had a version done with my first baby and it was incredibly painful and unsuccessful plus caused my babies heart rate to drop forcing an emergency c-section. My baby this time too is breech but I will just be having a c-section again (even though I really don't want one) because I refuse to do the version again and it's probably not even an option with a past c-section scar. I suggest checking into the webster technique with a chiropractor. Most babies are breech for a reason and don't like to be moved. Good luck!

CindyJill27 · May 2014

forgot to post that we had our version done this past Monday and although it was very uncomfortable, it was successful!

now we have a head down baby that we are just awaiting his grand appearance. It was only 10min or so of un-comfortableness, and i'd do it again if I had to. I felt very good throughout the whole process.

I was admitted into the WETU (women's evaluating treatment unit) and hooked up to monitors to get a baseline for me and baby. I was actually having contractions so as a standard they gave me a shot of Tubulin (sorry for the wrong spelling on that one) but this stopped my contractions and relaxed my cervix. Then two doctors came in and asked me if I was ready to begin. They did an ultrasound to still confirm he was breech and then they started turning him counter clockwise, which wasn't working becuase he wasn't budging so they asked if I was okay and wanted to turn him clockwise. They got him halfway when I asked for a break (it was really needed at that point) and I really wanted it to work so they continued. They kept putting the ultrasound on me to make sure everything looked good and before I knew it I heard-YAY he's head down! I've never been so relieved! Then they once again hooked me up to the monitors to watch baby and me and did one last ultrasound before I left. The few days following my belly felt really tender, but not to bad. I am having sharp pains in my V, but my midwife said that was because his head is now settling and because he was head up for awhile, its not so "cone shaped" and has had time to form into the pelvis...so all the pressure hes putting on my cervix is quite uncomfortable now, but it will pass and hopefully soon we'll have a healthy baby boy on our hands

elsa1688 · May 2014

@CindyJill27‌ congrats! That's great to hear

chloephoebecali · May 2014

Ds was breech and he flipped possibly due to some spinning babies stuff and chiro. This one has just decided to be breech and now I'm freaking again. I will do the same as last time, but will probably do a version if needed. Last time I was more opposed, but for some reason I feel more comfortable with it. I watched some videos on YouTube to get an idea of what to expect. It made me feel a little better.

lvalenti29 · May 2014

My husband and I struggled a lot in deciding on if we would go ahead with the version. Ultimately, I decided that I did not want to later regret not trying every thing possible to avoid a c-section. Even though we knew there was only about a 50/50 chance of success we scheduled the appointment with the specialist.
We went for ECV yesterday at 38 weeks 2 days. After doing an in depth ultrasound to determine if I was a candidate, they told us that my fluid level was good, placenta in good position and overall a good candidate other than it being a first pregnancy.
I was given an injection of terbutaline (muscle relaxer to relax the uterus), they did not use a spinal, and the doctor applied warm oil to my belly to make it easier to turn baby. After 4 attempts to turn our stubborn little girl, the doctor said she could not rotate her anymore. They had her half way turned but was meeting a lot of resistance so they stopped. We had to stay and be monitored for 2 hours after the procedure and before we left baby girl was back in her usual spot (head up, but down, legs to the left of my belly)!
Although it was very painful while they were attempting to turn her, it was only for a minute or two with each attempt. I think that it is easier for me to come to terms with having a c-section now, knowing that we did every thing possible to avoid it. C-section scheduled for Wednesday May 28th! Hope this helps someone else in trying to decide!

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