Re: baby is breech at almost 36 weeks

November 18, 2005

Halley,

My 1st stayed breech until just a few days prior to delivery. There are some

good books on the subject of turning one around - call a midwife or someone and

ask what books /videos they might suggest. Search the net, etc. The night

turned around in me, I was crawling on my hands and knees painting a base

board, ..... more like I was crawling on my knees and elbows ..... a position

that moved him up in my abdominal cavity, out of the confines of my hips where

he could move, and boy did he ever move! Felt like a whale inside of me

surfacing the water! Not painful but really really weird! I had also been

laying on a board with my feet up, head down and doing those exercises where you

arch your back like a cat, etc. And silly as it may sound, don't discount the

power of postive thinking - communicate with the child, you can, talk to

him/her, " Imagine " the baby turning, send lots of powerful mesasges to him all

the time that he'll get turned right for an easy birth. Convince yourself

it'll be a smooth, easy birth with him turned right.

ended up head down but still came out " sunny side up " - not the easiest

way to deliver but we did avoid the whole c-section thing. You're a smart woman

looking for alternatives!

s.

baby is breech at almost 36 weeks

Hello,

I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is breech. I will be 36

weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I had an ultrasound and

they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was 10lbs 15oz so this isn't a

huge surprise.

Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am willing to try anything:

lyining inverted, handstands in the pool, acupuncture, moxibustion. I have

read about each of these things working but then I am sure some babies still

turn on their own.

I am also worried now because after reading about breech babies on the

internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia etc.

Should I be worried about this or is it still unlikely?

I don't think she was breech at my appointment two weeks ago so she must

have turned recently.

Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

Halley

November 18, 2005

In a message dated 11/18/2005 1:58:00 PM Pacific Standard Time,

schneeballe@... writes:

>

> I love the Isabella updates by the way and I pray her treatment goes right

> on track.

Thank you ! Try not to stress out to much over the breech position, I bet she

will turn.

DeeDee

California

November 18, 2005

Hi DeeDee,

That is very encouraging! I am hoping she will turn and I'm going to try

some things to help her along. Sometimes the internet can be great and other

times it can scare the living daylights out of you! I looked up breech and

then find about association with hip problems, autism etc. Gee, I really am

just trying to get prepared for a clubfoot here and really don't want to

worry about anything else! But then, i can always find something to worry

about....I guess that's just me. Good thing my husband is as cool as a

cucumber.

I love the Isabella updates by the way and I pray her treatment goes right

on track.

Halley

>From: dee15mom@...

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: Re: baby is breech at almost 36 weeks

>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:14:27 EST

>

>Isabella was also breech at her 36 week check up, but she turned before

>birth. I wouldn't be to worried at this point.

>

>DeeDee

>California

>

November 18, 2005

Halley-

My brother was a breech baby and had no ill affects. My mom-don't

know how she did it-birthed him naturally as well!

good luck with the turning=you would be amazed at how often the

somersaults occur during the final weeks.

take care,

kathleen

>

> Hi DeeDee,

>

> That is very encouraging! I am hoping she will turn and I'm going

to try

> some things to help her along. Sometimes the internet can be great

and other

> times it can scare the living daylights out of you! I looked up

breech and

> then find about association with hip problems, autism etc. Gee, I

really am

> just trying to get prepared for a clubfoot here and really don't

want to

> worry about anything else! But then, i can always find something

to worry

> about....I guess that's just me. Good thing my husband is as cool

as a

> cucumber.

>

> I love the Isabella updates by the way and I pray her treatment

goes right

> on track.

>

> Halley

>

> >From: dee15mom@c...

> >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> >To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> >Subject: Re: baby is breech at almost 36

weeks

> >Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:14:27 EST

> >

> >Isabella was also breech at her 36 week check up, but she turned

before

> >birth. I wouldn't be to worried at this point.

> >

> >DeeDee

> >California

> >

November 18, 2005

Hi Halley,

I don't really know anything about this but I thought

it might cheer you up to know that the second of my

twins was actually still lying traverse (across my

tummy) after I had given birth to the first one. The

doctor managed to manouvre him around and he came out

head first too, so there's hope I'd say...

All the best,

with (3y) (the one lying acrosss... )

and Alister (3y, RCF, Ponseti method, UK)

--- Halley Prestage wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is

> breech. I will be 36

> weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I

> had an ultrasound and

> they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was

> 10lbs 15oz so this isn't a

> huge surprise.

> Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am

> willing to try anything:

> lyining inverted, handstands in the pool,

> acupuncture, moxibustion. I have

> read about each of these things working but then I

> am sure some babies still

> turn on their own.

> I am also worried now because after reading about

> breech babies on the

> internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia

> etc.

> Should I be worried about this or is it still

> unlikely?

> I don't think she was breech at my appointment two

> weeks ago so she must

> have turned recently.

>

> Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

>

> Halley

>

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November 18, 2005

Shoot girl if you can deliver a 10'15 baby vaginally than a breech

should be a walk in the park for you!

Or did you have a C with your last and are trying for VBAC now?

>

> Hello,

>

> I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is breech. I will

be 36

> weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I had an

ultrasound and

> they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was 10lbs 15oz so this

isn't a

> huge surprise.

> Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am willing to try

anything:

> lyining inverted, handstands in the pool, acupuncture, moxibustion.

I have

> read about each of these things working but then I am sure some

babies still

> turn on their own.

> I am also worried now because after reading about breech babies on the

> internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia etc.

> Should I be worried about this or is it still unlikely?

> I don't think she was breech at my appointment two weeks ago so she

must

> have turned recently.

>

> Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

>

> Halley

>

November 18, 2005

My son was breech @ 33 weeks - and I did all the lying inverted exercises ( w/

bum up in

the air) which I foudnd to be super uncomfortable. And I went to a chiropracter.

My mid-

wife suggested him. Three times a week for three weeks. But you could probably

go daily.

At 36 weeks I had an ultrasound and he had turned!Just in time b/c my water

broke three

weeks early - the very next day. Incidentally, I was born breech (vaginally)

and have no

hip problems at all.

Good luck!

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is breech. I will

> be 36

> > weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I had an

> ultrasound and

> > they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was 10lbs 15oz so this

> isn't a

> > huge surprise.

> > Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am willing to try

> anything:

> > lyining inverted, handstands in the pool, acupuncture, moxibustion.

> I have

> > read about each of these things working but then I am sure some

> babies still

> > turn on their own.

> > I am also worried now because after reading about breech babies on the

> > internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia etc.

> > Should I be worried about this or is it still unlikely?

> > I don't think she was breech at my appointment two weeks ago so she

> must

> > have turned recently.

> >

> > Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

> >

> > Halley

> >

>

November 18, 2005

OH I'd forgotten about those moxi stick things.....I have no experience with

them but have heard very positive reports of them working!

s.

baby is breech at almost 36 weeks

>

>Hello,

>

>I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is breech. I will be 36

>weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I had an ultrasound and

>they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was 10lbs 15oz so this isn't a

>huge surprise.

>Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am willing to try anything:

>lyining inverted, handstands in the pool, acupuncture, moxibustion. I have

>read about each of these things working but then I am sure some babies

>still

>turn on their own.

>I am also worried now because after reading about breech babies on the

>internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia etc.

>Should I be worried about this or is it still unlikely?

>I don't think she was breech at my appointment two weeks ago so she must

>have turned recently.

>

>Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

>

>Halley

>

November 18, 2005

Hi S,

That's good to hear that babies can still turn even close to delivery. I

will definitely try those exercises and maybe I'll have to get down on my

hands and knees and scrub the floor a few times. If nothing else, I'll have

a super clean floor! I was thinking of trying the moxibustion-like

acupuncture but they burn these moxi herb sticks. Sounds strange but I guess

it is very commonly used in China so we'll see...can't hurt anyway. I have

heard many more ideas to turn the baby that seem even more stange than this.

I will try the positive thinking/visualization and we'll see what happens!

Thanks for the ideas!

Halley

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: <nosurgery4clubfoot >

>Subject: Re: baby is breech at almost 36 weeks

>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:18:43 -0600

>

>Halley,

>My 1st stayed breech until just a few days prior to delivery. There are

>some good books on the subject of turning one around - call a midwife or

>someone and ask what books /videos they might suggest. Search the net,

>etc. The night turned around in me, I was crawling on my hands

>and knees painting a base board, ..... more like I was crawling on my

>knees and elbows ..... a position that moved him up in my abdominal cavity,

>out of the confines of my hips where he could move, and boy did he ever

>move! Felt like a whale inside of me surfacing the water! Not painful but

>really really weird! I had also been laying on a board with my feet up,

>head down and doing those exercises where you arch your back like a cat,

>etc. And silly as it may sound, don't discount the power of postive

>thinking - communicate with the child, you can, talk to him/her, " Imagine "

>the baby turning, send lots of powerful mesasges to him all the time that

>he'll get turned right for an easy birth. Convince yourself it'll be a

>smooth, easy birth with him turned right.

>

> ended up head down but still came out " sunny side up " - not the

>easiest way to deliver but we did avoid the whole c-section thing. You're

>a smart woman looking for alternatives!

>s.

> baby is breech at almost 36 weeks

>

>Hello,

>

>I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is breech. I will be 36

>weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I had an ultrasound and

>they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was 10lbs 15oz so this isn't a

>huge surprise.

>Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am willing to try anything:

>lyining inverted, handstands in the pool, acupuncture, moxibustion. I have

>read about each of these things working but then I am sure some babies

>still

>turn on their own.

>I am also worried now because after reading about breech babies on the

>internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia etc.

>Should I be worried about this or is it still unlikely?

>I don't think she was breech at my appointment two weeks ago so she must

>have turned recently.

>

>Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

>

>Halley

>

November 19, 2005

They can turn anytime up until they are born. It does get snugger in there, but

it can definitely happen! What does your dr. say? As far as the hip dysplasia,

the main risk factors are: girl, first born and breech. I think the longer they

are breech the more likely they could have hip issues so I wouldn't worry too

much about it at this point. I think it's like clubfoot in that it can happen

for no obvious reason too. My daughter was born with a permanent dislocation and

her only risk factor was being girl!

Marcia

baby is breech at almost 36 weeks

Hello,

I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is breech. I will be 36

weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I had an ultrasound and

they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was 10lbs 15oz so this isn't a

huge surprise.

Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am willing to try anything:

lyining inverted, handstands in the pool, acupuncture, moxibustion. I have

read about each of these things working but then I am sure some babies still

turn on their own.

I am also worried now because after reading about breech babies on the

internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia etc.

Should I be worried about this or is it still unlikely?

I don't think she was breech at my appointment two weeks ago so she must

have turned recently.

Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

Halley

November 19, 2005

Hi halley - my second baby was breech and I tried everything to turn her around

short of standing on my head in a swimming pool. And the only reason I didn't

do that was because I am not a very good swimmer and couldn't hold my breath

that long! I tried all of the tricks: ironing board, bum in the air, playing

music/shining light in my crotch, the Webster technique (chiropractic),

moxibustion, praying, pleading with the baby, pulsatilla (tissue salts), two

attempts at external versions (which were horrible), EVERYTHING! When it

became apparent that she was not going to turn around, I decided that I wanted

to try and deliver her. It is illegal in B.C. for midwives to deliver breech

babies, so I had to go to the hospital (I wanted a home birth) and found a

doctor that was willing to try and deliver. At least that was what she said.

Once there, it all snowballed and sadly I had a c-section.

Rather than having any hip troubles, Kes had " torticullis " - her neck was

tilted slightly to one side because of being up under my ribcage for so long.

This entailed some physiotherapy and home stretches for about the first four

months or until she could hold her own head up evenly when on her tummy and she

is completely fine.

You might want to check out www.breechbabies.com - they are loaded with

information and it helped me a lot.

I wish you the very best of luck in getting your baby turned and keep the

faith that your baby WILL. I didn't give up hope until the very last minute!

P.S. My third baby was VBAC (even though they told me not to), so don't

worry about that either if you are planning more babies!

Halley Prestage wrote: Hello,

I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is breech. I will be 36

weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I had an ultrasound and

they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was 10lbs 15oz so this isn't a

huge surprise.

Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am willing to try anything:

lyining inverted, handstands in the pool, acupuncture, moxibustion. I have

read about each of these things working but then I am sure some babies still

turn on their own.

I am also worried now because after reading about breech babies on the

internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia etc.

Should I be worried about this or is it still unlikely?

I don't think she was breech at my appointment two weeks ago so she must

have turned recently.

Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

Halley

November 19, 2005

Hi Halley, we are 'sending up' some positive thoughts that your

little girl gets turned around before she decides to make her

apperance (hopefully head first!!).

10 pds!! Wow! You go girl!! I guess no size 0-3 month clothes in your

house huh!

How are you feeling btw?

& Grace

>

> Hello,

>

> I went for a prenatal check yesterday and my baby is breech. I will

be 36

> weeks on Monday so not sure if she can still turn. I had an

ultrasound and

> they think she is already 7lbs. My last baby was 10lbs 15oz so this

isn't a

> huge surprise.

> Anyway, I would like to avoid a C-section so I am willing to try

anything:

> lyining inverted, handstands in the pool, acupuncture, moxibustion.

I have

> read about each of these things working but then I am sure some

babies still

> turn on their own.

> I am also worried now because after reading about breech babies on

the

> internet, they are more likely to have hip dysplasia etc.

> Should I be worried about this or is it still unlikely?

> I don't think she was breech at my appointment two weeks ago so she

must

> have turned recently.

>

> Thanks everyone and hope you are all doing well.

>

> Halley

>

November 21, 2005

My girlfriend of mine whose baby was breeched put her feet up to the wall while

laying on her ironing board and played music towards the bottom of her uterus to

make baby turn around. Not sure if it worked or just a coincidence, but he

turned around eventually.

Halley Prestage wrote:Hi S,