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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Heading in for a chiropractic appointment today to try out the Webster technique...I hope that it works because doctor is already scheduling the c-section (and said it has to be early in Week 39, she said it can't be pushed to the end of Week 39) and I'm at 36 right now. :/ [/quote]

Why is she pushing you so early?[/quote]

PP here (sorry OP, don't mean to hijack your post)- The doctor said they needed to schedule a c-section as early as possible to avoid me going into labor (said going into labor makes things risky). I haven't found any specific information saying that breech presentation babies need c-sections as early as possible or what specific risk factors exist if you happen to go into labor before the scheduled c-section (I've heard about hip dysplasia concerns), so if folks have any info, please share! When I talked with the scheduler about how late we could schedule it, they called me back to share that the doctor said absolutely not, we cannot push it to the end of Week 39- I am hoping it isn't because the end of Week 39 coincides with the week of Christmas and that it is truly about the wellness of the baby.

Until then, working on trying to get this baby to flip! I was hoping for a vaginal birth with little/no interventions, but in the end, as long as the baby is happy and healthy, I'll be happy!

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I'm not an OB and I don't pretend to be one, but the only risk factor that is sometimes specific to breech babies is cord prolapse, but that's obviously more to do with whether or not your water breaks in a dramatic fashion. My OB (Tchabo, now basically retired) was willing to deliver breech DC vaginally (I ended up with a c-section as DC could not descend due to a massive tumor). Maybe there is a specific risk in your case? But I don't know, I might try to get a second opinion as all the newer evidence says not to deliver until 40 weeks. I know that labor is exhausting, if they know you're going have a c section they try to avoid labor, and if you really want your doc to deliver you have to get on the calendar. I am happy to be proven wrong but this does sound kind of convenient for the doctor. You can refuse to schedule until forty weeks if you want and if the doctor doesn't present a compelling reason for doing the surgery early.

By the way: I spent six weeks making myself nuts trying to make my baby flip. He didn't (and in my case, couldn't) and I really regret ruining the end of my pregnancy. I was so terrified of having the surgery instead of the home birth we had planned for. The surgery was traumatic only in that I didn't know what to expect specifically, I picked the "wrong" anesthesia, my child was in severe distress. I really, really wish I had spent the last weeks of my pregnancy enjoying, as much as one can, the final weeks and prepping myself mentally for surgery. Good luck to you, though! Report back![/quote]

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