Transverse Baby, 36 weeks - Others had this experience?

[Anonymous]

Hi, everyone! I am writing to see if anyone has any experience having a transverse/oblique baby at 36 weeks and to know what your doctor advised.

Context: I had a U/S today, which confirmed the baby is still transverse (has been since 30-32 weeks). The U/S didn't show any other issues with baby - normal size, amniotic fluid, etc.

I am not worried about having a c-section - that's fine - but I am worried about suddenly going into labor and having a cord prolapse, which I've read/heard in birth class can be serious. Apparently, some women are admitted to the hospital for monitoring if their babies are transverse because the risk, if the mom goes into spontaneous labor, is that serious. I brought this up at my OB, but they have reduced staffing and I was talking to a nurse who didn't have experience with baby positioning issues. They dismissed it. I tried calling the OB after the appointment, but they said I could only use the patient portal to ask questions, and in my experience, they don't answer those questions.

All that being said - I'm curious to know if others have had experience with transverse (not breech) babies. Was it treated as an emergency/am I being nuts? I'm trying to over-advocate for myself because I know that COVID, very understandably, has offices distracted.

[Anonymous]

They did not know mine was transverse. Was 1 week overdue with no signs of labor so was sent in for induction. Realized I was transverse when labor started, hoped the contractions would turn the baby, monitored both of us and eventually had a c-section after 42 hours of labor. Ugh. Baby never in distress. I was just wiped out!

All that to say, no one seemed particularly worried!

[Anonymous]

My first was transverse. Set a csection for 39weeks and all was good! She’s 12 now and loves to think she was uniquely different and born sideways

[Anonymous]

Transverse from 30w on here. We tried everything including an ECV to turn her but she was not going. Scheduled and had a csection right at 39w. My doctor did not share any concerns about spontaneous labor/cord prolapse.

There was some concern at the time of the section that they might need to do a T-type cut to reach her, but they managed with just the standard low horizontal incision.

Child is as stubborn on the outside as she was on the inside.

[Anonymous]

Transverse at 36 weeks. Doctor closely monitored, and baby turned at 39 weeks.
This late in the game, you will feel when the baby flips!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Transverse from 30w on here. We tried everything including an ECV to turn her but she was not going. Scheduled and had a csection right at 39w. My doctor did not share any concerns about spontaneous labor/cord prolapse.

There was some concern at the time of the section that they might need to do a T-type cut to reach her, but they managed with just the standard low horizontal incision.

Child is as stubborn on the outside as she was on the inside.

OMG my transverse baby is also this .... she’s s a pre teen and been stubborn her whole life! Makes so much sense!

[Anonymous]

OP here - So grateful for all your quick and thorough and kind responses. This makes me feel less alone. I am going back in on Monday and have an ECV scheduled at Johns Hopkins at 38 weeks. I will be happy under any and all circumstances as long as he gets here safely. 36 weeks feels so close yet so far.

[Anonymous]

Good luck OP! Fair warning - the lower part of my ribs is legitimately like 3 inches wider than pre-pregnancy! She's worth it though!

[Anonymous]

I was transverse but baby righted itself within weeks before birth. She's in the next room working full time from the computer. 15.

[Anonymous]

I had a scheduled c-section.

[Anonymous]

My baby was transverse until I was sent in for induction at 37 1/2 wks due to preclampsia but prior to that (32 wk growth scan on) they weren’t concerned and did not treat it as an emergency. They’d seen baby was still transverse on a Tuesday and I was admitted Wednesday due to labs and blood pressure. At the hospital they did another scan to confirm baby was ok to try for an external version right before attempting either induction or c-section and it turned out he’d turned head down literally overnight between admission for pre-e and the arrival of the doc who does versions. Baby could still turn. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Find the pose to do and do it to see if baby will turn. It’s sort of like dolphin pose from yoga with knees on a couch. https://spinningbabies.com/learn-more/baby-positions/breech/flip-a-breech/

[Anonymous]

Both my kids were transverse until late. Both flipped on their own. With DC1 it was a big production and I knew. No question. Took about 45 minutes. I was around 37 weeks. DC2 was an “unstable” transverse lie - sometimes head down, sometimes not. That was late enough that I had a c section scheduled at 39 weeks, but they changed it to an induction a day or two before. Still had to confirm via ultrasound when I checked in for the induction appointment.

Both were medically uneventful vaginal deliveries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Find the pose to do and do it to see if baby will turn. It’s sort of like dolphin pose from yoga with knees on a couch. https://spinningbabies.com/learn-more/baby-positions/breech/flip-a-breech/

+1 for spinning babies! Great stuff there

[Anonymous]

I'm a scientist and picked an OB that practices evidence based medicine. He is of the opinion that versions aren't worth it. He is a relatively young doctor so he asked his older colleagues (a large network) who was comfortable and had a good success rate. Virtually no one answered in the affirmative and one doctor stopped doing them altogether when a baby died as a result. I was like, yeah, no thanks.