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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in the same situation.  Baby would not budge, and I was set on natural delivery.  We tried the ecv, I tried some spinning babies moves, but nothing worked.  By the way, the ecv is painful and very uncomfortable!

During my scheduled C-section, they saw that the cord was wrapped around his neck four times.  That's why he wouldn't move.  
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I had an ECV scheduled for yesterday (the 29th). Walked in with an idea of what it entailed (partly thanks to some posts here) but after talking with the OBs and nurses, I decided against the procedure and will have a C-section on the 7th. Not ideal, but looking at the lists of things that make the procedure more likely to work (baby size, amniotic fluid) and less likely to work (FTM, room to move) and seeing that a gentle nudge on my belly from the OB with the ultrasound on the baby caused her to brace herself against the uterus, I decided that I had too much on the negative side and not enough on the positive side. Mine would have been done under spinal anesthesia, which reduced the risk of crash/intubated C-section in the case of fetal distress, so if you're considering it, ask about that or an epidural. Also, if you're at 37 weeks, I've been told that past 36 weeks is another check in the block for "probably won't work."

I decided the stress to baby and me on top of the risk was more than the potential reward.[/quote]

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