Experience with an inversion?

[Anonymous]

I am 36 weeks and the baby is breech. My dr suggested an inversion to try and flip the baby. Does anyone have any experience with an inversion? I've been trying to move the baby on my own with no success. If I have to have a c-section, it's not the end of the world but I would prefer a vaginal delivery if possible. thanks for any thoughts!

[Anonymous]

Hi, I don't have any personal experience with it but just want to point out, in case you want to Google the term, that it's called an "external version" or an "external cephalic version". INversion, if I recall correctly, refers to the uterus contracting back to normal size after the baby is born (so clearly not what you are looking for). I know two people whose babies were breech who both decided that the risks of a version were not worth it and had c-sections. I myself had a c/s (not for breech though), so if you have any questions about it, please ask away. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Did not choose to do it due to the risks and the lack of guarantee that the baby would stay flipped once flipped.

However, my baby turned four times in the last month and ended up head down - so we were fortunate and I was able to have a vaginal birth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did not choose to do it due to the risks and the lack of guarantee that the baby would stay flipped once flipped.

However, my baby turned four times in the last month and ended up head down - so we were fortunate and I was able to have a vaginal birth.

Forgot to add that I did some time on my hands and knees, swaying back and forth a bit, in order to allow db to hang free in my uterus and give db greater freedom of movement if db was so inclined.

[Anonymous]

I don't have any experience with this, but just wanted to add that my child birth instructor said that it was important to sit with your butt higher than your knees at all times (possible) when sitting, as to encourage the head down position. I know this was true for avoiding breech, not sure about it if DB is already breech, but it's sort of the same idea as swaying/hands and knees position so it probably can't hurt!

[Anonymous]

Check out spinningbabies.com for positions that encourage the baby to flip!

[Anonymous]

Definitely check out spinningbabies.com as PP suggested, also you can search on "moxibustion" which is done by an acupuncturist to try to flip the baby. And on an unrelated note, the term for the shrinking back of the uterus after birth is "involution". All I know about version is that usually they want to induce immediately after while they know that the baby is not breech.

Good luck whatever you decide!