breech baby

Knottie13257900 · April 2016

I'm 33 weeks + 5 days today. My baby is still breech. My next doctor's appointment is 2 weeks from today they said they will look at options then. But I'm thinking by that time, it's already getting pretty late, and I guess if it gets too late, it's hard for the baby to flip. I did my own research and found out about the Webster Technique which has a success rate of 82% , whereas doctor manually moving the baby only has a success rate of 58%. Anyone ever heard of the Webster Technique? I don't think it could hurt, so it's probably worth a try.

mmemartinez · April 2016

Definitely do the Webster technique and look at some of the exercises on spinning babies.com

Charla1224 · April 2016

There's a thread around here about malpositioned babies and other ladies shared their stories about having breech babies.
My LO was breech until week 35. After 3 chiropractic appointments we were able to get her to flip to a head down position.

NB817 · April 2016

I'm a week ahead of you and two weeks ago my baby was breach. Yesterday he was head down. Don't panic just yet. You've got time.

proudparent2b · April 2016

Definitely check out the thread that already exists regarding this. Many of us found that our LOs flipped around 35-36 weeks.

Knottie13257900 · April 2016

oh I see. thanks!

Ljljljl · April 2016

LO was breech at 36+2, and head down at 38+3! It's never too late!!! SIL's baby turned head down DURING the early stages of labor (39+1)!

erikalee1876 · April 2016

In the same boat...went to the ob yesterday at 34 weeks 4 days and she said she believes hes transverse/breech...said i still have 5 weeks for him to flip and move but i really wanted to.continue to do everything as natural as i started without a cs and now thats what shes throwing in will be my only option if he doesnt move on his own...

slfezz · April 2016

DD2 was transverse for most of my pregnancy so I understand the frustration and potential fears if LO doesn't flip.

I was really stressed out about it starting around 32 weeks when I started researching what it meant and the fact I had no other option besides a csection if I went into labor. I decided to try for an ECV at 39 weeks to try to flip her and within the two hours from when I left my house and we were going to start she flipped on her own. Even being 39 wks, I didn't even notice the movement and found it out during the ultrasound right before.

So keep your hopes up that your babies will flip head down. It just may just happen a lot later than you think.

Knottie13257900 · April 2016

i just scheduled an appointment with a chiropractor for Monday.

Jparke2 · April 2016

I'm 37w4d and my baby flipped frank breech some time between my appointment last week and my appointment this week. I was pretty surprised, considering she has been head down and in a great position for over a month. Anyway, I started seeing a chiropractor yesterday, saw him today, and am seeing him every day next week. Hope it works out for all of us!

sjecc09 · April 2016

My advice is to find a Webster-certified chiro! Lots of success stories in turning babies! A good way to find one is at: https://icpa4kids.org/Find-a-Chiropractor/
Good luck!!

Knottie13257900 · April 2016

I went to the chiropractor yesterday and I didn't like my experience at all...I probably sound irrational but here's why. First, I go in there and it's one big room with three kids running around screaming. There are 4 beds in the middle of the room and 2 patients on them being treated, all while the kids are running around screaming. It all seemed extremely unprofessional, first of all to have kids running around screaming while you're being treated, and second of all to be treated in plain view of everyone in the room. After I sat waiting a while, it turned out that two of the kids were actually there to be treated (along with the mom), which was really bizarre to me, that an infant was being treated...yes I know there are reasons kids need treatment too but it was all just so bizarre. I can't imagine any professional in ANY field really (especially any health-related field) that would treat patients in the same room as the waiting room filled with screaming kids...ok I get it that they are a kid-friendly practice but this was frickin weird to me. I don't want to go back but I might be spiting myself. The treatment itself was ok.

Jparke2 · April 2016

Knottie13257900 said:

I went to the chiropractor yesterday and I didn't like my experience at all...I probably sound irrational but here's why. First, I go in there and it's one big room with three kids running around screaming. There are 4 beds in the middle of the room and 2 patients on them being treated, all while the kids are running around screaming. It all seemed extremely unprofessional, first of all to have kids running around screaming while you're being treated, and second of all to be treated in plain view of everyone in the room. After I sat waiting a while, it turned out that two of the kids were actually there to be treated (along with the mom), which was really bizarre to me, that an infant was being treated...yes I know there are reasons kids need treatment too but it was all just so bizarre. I can't imagine any professional in ANY field really (especially any health-related field) that would treat patients in the same room as the waiting room filled with screaming kids...ok I get it that they are a kid-friendly practice but this was frickin weird to me. I don't want to go back but I might be spiting myself. The treatment itself was ok.

I also was very surprised to learn that they treat children and babies. My chiropractor is very family friendly, there have always been babies and kids there when I go. They haven't been running around screaming though! I had a form to sign when I first came in that asked if I minded being treated in the same room as others, but so far I have only been treated in a private room. I'm not so sure I would love being in a room with a bunch of other people, either, especially because he is doing a lot of work on my pelvic/butt region and that by itself is just a little awkward! I would say just stick with it, it could help your baby turn and be worth it! If it doesn't turn the baby, at least its good for your body!

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