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Breech babies

Leysin97Leysin97 member
edited October 2014 in October 2014 Moms
So I don't know how many mommas out there had breech babies but I do know that it can come with extra concerns. My LO was frank breech which led to a c-section birth. Since she was breech she had to have an ultrasound of her hips at 3 weeks. Thankfully there is no dysplasia ( for 3 weeks I worried about this). Also she has some extra ridges on her head. The Pedi is unsure if this is because of how she sat against my ribs or not. So she had to see a cranial specialist as well. The specialist said at this point we just monitor. Closer to 9 months if needed we will do a CT. According to the specialist at this point she is having normal growth rates for her head so although there are ridges it may be nothing and I should not worry.  At this point I'm not as much worried as DH is (which is odd since I'm usually the worrier). 
Any other breech babies having to see multiple specialists or with extra concerns? 
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  • Coles404Coles404 member

    My DD was breech also.  We are going for her hip ultrasound on Monday.  My DD1 had a hip x-ray when she was 4 months because I was born with hip dysplasia.  Luckily her hips were fine and I'm hoping DD2's hips will be fine too.  The pedi works her hips at every appointment and doesn't notice anything wrong from that standpoint so I'm not super worried about it.  Plus, I know that I've turned out ok since my dysplasia was caught and treated very early. 

    GL with the cranial specialist.  I wouldn't have thought about that being an issue but now that I've had a breech baby that camped out in my ribs, I totally understand how something like that could happen.   

     


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  • Leysin97Leysin97 member
    @Coles404‌ I don't know if your ultrasound will be the same but you may want to bring a bottle. Luckily I had fed LO her fist bottle the day before and at the last minute brought a bottle of expressed milk just in case she got hungry. The tech had us bottle feed while they were doing the scan. Would of been helpful of they had told us before we went.
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  • ashie0610ashie0610 member
    Both of my boys were breech. We had an ultrasound done on DS1 just to be safe but the pedi wasn't concerned to begin with. He was a little older though, maybe 4-5 months.

    So far with DS2, nothing related to his position has come up yet. They just check for hip clicks at his appointments.

    DS1 has always been developmentally right on track and walked a little early so I'm not too worried.

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  • AargAarg member
    My DD was Complete Breech. Knees to chest, feet and butt down.

    We have to go in for an u/s of her hips somewhere from 6-8weeks old.

    Our orthopedic pediatrician (we have him for lower limb issues not related to the breech birth) said that HD is most common with the criteria: first child, female, breech.
    They did an u/s of my DD's hips the night before we left the hospital and they have follow up u/s done as a precaution.
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  • Leysin97Leysin97 member
    @Aarg‌ fx that the follow up looks good.
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  • cetrump1123cetrump1123 member
    I was told my daughter was head down for weeks leading up to my due date. My water broke a day after my EDD and we got to the hospital to find out she was breech. After she was born (via c section) they realized she had been breech for a while and was frank breech. She does have hip displasia in her right hip. Two days after birth they put a pavlick harness on her and she's been wearing it ever since. I had a follow up with the ortho dr this past week and he said he didn't see as much progress as he had hoped. The ultrasound pics he used she hadn't even had the harness on for a week. We got back in two weeks for harness adjustment and then and ultrasound a week or so after that. I'm hoping for more progress. It's gutwrenching to see your child in something that like.
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  • Leysin97Leysin97 member
    @kegcrc‌ good luck with your c-section tomorrow. I'm sure everything is going to be fine. LO was frank pretty much the entire pregnancy too. Oh and something no one told me and I wish they had...make sure you have some high cut hipster panties for when you get home (hipster cause that sounds so much better than granny). When I got home from the hospital all mine sat on my scar and hurt. I had to order some off amazon.
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  • MuffinMom14MuffinMom14 member
    Leysin97 said:

    @kegcrc‌ good luck with your c-section tomorrow. I'm sure everything is going to be fine. LO was frank pretty much the entire pregnancy too. Oh and something no one told me and I wish they had...make sure you have some high cut hipster panties for when you get home (hipster cause that sounds so much better than granny). When I got home from the hospital all mine sat on my scar and hurt. I had to order some off amazon.

    I second that. Or, confession time, I ordered a bunch of the mesh undies on amazon. I also stole a shit ton from the hospital. I just ran out around the two week mark. I miss them.
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