Breech baby tips?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you looked at spinning babies?

https://www.spinningbabies.com/

It’s been a while but both my kids were breech at 36 weeks and flipped. I tried to implement some of the ideas from spinning babies - like leaning forward and letting my belly hang, lots of swimming (I didn’t lie upside down on an ironing board or anything too crazy). My kids may have flipped anyway but it’s something to try.

With my second, I went in for ECV and cesarean at 39 weeks and ultrasound confirmed he had flipped, so they switched to induction (I was over 40, conservative practice). He then flipped again and flipped back! Ended up with a vaginal delivery but it was kind of wild.

I will say I tried everything on the lists of how to flip a breech baby. I tried swimming, handstands in the pool, lying upside down on an ironing board tilted with my feet up, I saw a chiropractor, cold pads, headphones, all that and nothing worked. The ECV was incredibly painful and failed.

I’m one of the PPs for whom version was not successful and none of the spinning babies stuff worked for me either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you looked at spinning babies?

https://www.spinningbabies.com/

It’s been a while but both my kids were breech at 36 weeks and flipped. I tried to implement some of the ideas from spinning babies - like leaning forward and letting my belly hang, lots of swimming (I didn’t lie upside down on an ironing board or anything too crazy). My kids may have flipped anyway but it’s something to try.

With my second, I went in for ECV and cesarean at 39 weeks and ultrasound confirmed he had flipped, so they switched to induction (I was over 40, conservative practice). He then flipped again and flipped back! Ended up with a vaginal delivery but it was kind of wild.

OP here: I will try this, thank you! Also the story with your second is wild!!

The good news is a lot of babies flip on their own, so you may go in and the kid is head down.

Having had a failed ECV and a c section I will say that it wasn't the worst thing. I didn't have to take any pain meds out of the hospital and my kid is a happy healthy elementary school kid today and the scar is pretty faded (it is under your underwear line anyway).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What was your first baby? Did you deliver vaginally? My kids were late turners.

I know people say you can feel when they turn, but I didn’t. Obviously could feel kicks in my ribs after that though.

OP here: she was a vaginal birth and was head down pretty much the entire pregnancy. So this one has been very different!

That's good news then. I read that many babies who were breech were that way due to mom's anatomy, which is why many women have multiple breech babies. Hopefully your baby will turn. As a 2nd baby they likely have more room and don't feel the need to turn yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My version worked. But yes it was as painful as a natural childbirth. Honestly maybe even worse. Worth it for me though. Go to someone who has a high success rate. My doc was pretty confident. (Not local sorry)

Absolute BS

OP get a c section healthy by healthy mom

[Anonymous]

My sil did the version and then the baby flipped back to breach after... but then flipped again before scheduled eviction.

[Anonymous]

ECV at GW with an epidural.
If it doesn’t work you could also consider their breech program.

My ECV failed last year. I transferred to GW and they did my version at 39 weeks. I had a vaginal delivery. Of note, I think it was successful because it was my second baby. I did labor with a binder on my belly until my water broke and the baby’s head was really down there and then took it off.

Good luck 🍀 OP.

[Anonymous]

Acupuncture
Special chiropractor that specializes in this
After doing both of these things, my version with a very experienced doctor worked. It took one push. I wouldn't say it was painful, but it was very intense. Did deep breathing throughout and it helped.
Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Version was definitely painful and not successful for me, but I didn’t regret trying.

Good luck. Not what I’d anticipated, but there’s something to be said for a scheduled birth.

Same!! My version didnt' work b/c my child had a cord wrapped around them several times, so also consider that there is a reason your child is breech and let your dreams for another vaginal birth go in order to deliver safely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Version was definitely painful and not successful for me, but I didn’t regret trying.

Good luck. Not what I’d anticipated, but there’s something to be said for a scheduled birth.

Same!! My version didnt' work b/c my child had a cord wrapped around them several times, so also consider that there is a reason your child is breech and let your dreams for another vaginal birth go in order to deliver safely.

I tried everything btw, acupuncture, moxibustion, frozen peas, vaginal music, etc., baby was stuck.

[Anonymous]

OP update in case anyone is interested. I tried all your lovely suggestions (thank you all for the input) and he did move! But now he is just sideways and not budging haha. So my OB has now scheduled me for a version(which I may still opt out of) on the day of my induction/scheduled C-section.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP update in case anyone is interested. I tried all your lovely suggestions (thank you all for the input) and he did move! But now he is just sideways and not budging haha. So my OB has now scheduled me for a version(which I may still opt out of) on the day of my induction/scheduled C-section.

Good luck! My breech baby is now a teen, and stubborn (which can be both a good and bad thing). I joke that the refusal to go head down was our first indication of what was to come.

[Anonymous]

Good luck, OP! Let us know!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP update in case anyone is interested. I tried all your lovely suggestions (thank you all for the input) and he did move! But now he is just sideways and not budging haha. So my OB has now scheduled me for a version(which I may still opt out of) on the day of my induction/scheduled C-section.

Just be careful, my baby was breech because the cord was wrapped around her neck - I heard them counting as they unwrapped her - 3 times. I had an ECV and they could get her halfway and then sprung back. Happened several times before they finally gave up. I'm glad it didn't work, it could have been disastrous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP update in case anyone is interested. I tried all your lovely suggestions (thank you all for the input) and he did move! But now he is just sideways and not budging haha. So my OB has now scheduled me for a version(which I may still opt out of) on the day of my induction/scheduled C-section.

Just be careful, my baby was breech because the cord was wrapped around her neck - I heard them counting as they unwrapped her - 3 times. I had an ECV and they could get her halfway and then sprung back. Happened several times before they finally gave up. I'm glad it didn't work, it could have been disastrous.

My third child was transverse and I opted out of the ECV because I was afraid of a scenario like this where the baby was breech for a reason. My first had the cord wrapped around his neck twice at birth and his heart rate had kept dropping during contractions - it was a terrible delivery that should have been a c section.

So, I scheduled the c section for my third and to my surprise, at my 39 week appointment the baby had turned. We scheduled an induction for a couple of days later hoping the baby would not turn again. I did stand on my head a bit and do the recommended exercises but didn’t go to any practitioner.

[Anonymous]

Spinning babies worked for me, and I started seeing a chiropractor that is certified in webster technique. My 10lbs+ baby flipped and stayed head down.