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[quote=Anonymous]DS was frank breech - I think he was that way for a long time, midwife confirmed it at 34 weeks, if I recall correctly (I had been wondering what I'd been feeling around my ribs - turned out it was his head!).  I tried several of the standard things to move him to heads down- spinning babies, e.g. upside down off the couch, handstands in the pool, music to turn him, etc.  Nothing worked, and DS showed no signs of turning on his own.  I did not consider an external version (manual rotation of the baby by an obstetrician); my midwife did not recommend it because it's done in-patient and has a high rate of emergency c-section if it doesn't work.  I had low amniotic fluid in one quadrant; in a discussion with an experienced L&D nurse after birth, she mentioned that low amniotic fluid can be a reason a baby stays breech.

DS was delivered at 39 weeks, with no complications.  Apgar scores were good, and there were no issues with hip dysplasia or any other physical things.  Nursing was good too.  The c-section was less of an ordeal than I thought it would be - recovery was reasonable.

Congratulations and good luck OP!   [/quote]

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