Anonymous wrote:Dr. Andrino is a good chiro who specializes in prenatal -- he flipped my baby, who was breech at 32 weeks. Unfortunately just found out that he has now flipped back (this boy is going to be some kind of gymnast I think) so am hoping the doc can work his magic again before our due date!

No he is a quack. Baby flipped on his own, 97% chance he would flip on his own

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad my doctor will deliver breech (for a second+ time mom).

Meh. I had to have a c section with my second baby because she was breech (Spinning Babies and ECV did not work) and although I did hope to give birth vaginally, I doubt I'd have risked it even if my doctor would have agreed to deliver that way. Lot of risks. IMO, none of them worth it just so *I* can avoid a c-section. We're the moms, if taking pain and having unwanted surgery is what we have to do to ensure our baby is as safe as possible, well, them's the breaks.

Well I have a child already (breech born via c), and I hope not to leave DC without a mother. The risks of death are higher delivering surgically rather than vaginally, and they go up with every c-section. A higher chance of dying is not "the breaks." And vaginal birth used to be how most breech babies arrived.

Yeah and a lot of their mothers died in childbirth doing it. I'm not saying surgery is fail safe but there's a reason doctors choose to deliver breech babies that way now instead of vaginally. While there are risks, it's still safer for mother and baby. I think many people get so caught up in the "horror" of having a c section but most doctors do consider it safer if your baby is breech. Not knocking your choice, obviously your doctor felt secure delivering your breech baby vaginally. But as for me personally I could not have assumed those extra risks. That's it.

Also, cite it. Breech delivery did not kill a lot of mothers. Once the butt has passed through the vagina, it's as wide as the head is. If the baby's chin is tucked down and not "stargazing," it proceeds out.

Not the PP, but here is an educational article for you on how risky childbirth was in the past:

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/10/09/061009fa_fact?currentPage=1

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad my doctor will deliver breech (for a second+ time mom).

Meh. I had to have a c section with my second baby because she was breech (Spinning Babies and ECV did not work) and although I did hope to give birth vaginally, I doubt I'd have risked it even if my doctor would have agreed to deliver that way. Lot of risks. IMO, none of them worth it just so *I* can avoid a c-section. We're the moms, if taking pain and having unwanted surgery is what we have to do to ensure our baby is as safe as possible, well, them's the breaks.

Well I have a child already (breech born via c), and I hope not to leave DC without a mother. The risks of death are higher delivering surgically rather than vaginally, and they go up with every c-section. A higher chance of dying is not "the breaks." And vaginal birth used to be how most breech babies arrived.

Yeah and a lot of their mothers died in childbirth doing it. I'm not saying surgery is fail safe but there's a reason doctors choose to deliver breech babies that way now instead of vaginally. While there are risks, it's still safer for mother and baby. I think many people get so caught up in the "horror" of having a c section but most doctors do consider it safer if your baby is breech. Not knocking your choice, obviously your doctor felt secure delivering your breech baby vaginally. But as for me personally I could not have assumed those extra risks. That's it.

Also, cite it. Breech delivery did not kill a lot of mothers. Once the butt has passed through the vagina, it's as wide as the head is. If the baby's chin is tucked down and not "stargazing," it proceeds out.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad my doctor will deliver breech (for a second+ time mom).

Meh. I had to have a c section with my second baby because she was breech (Spinning Babies and ECV did not work) and although I did hope to give birth vaginally, I doubt I'd have risked it even if my doctor would have agreed to deliver that way. Lot of risks. IMO, none of them worth it just so *I* can avoid a c-section. We're the moms, if taking pain and having unwanted surgery is what we have to do to ensure our baby is as safe as possible, well, them's the breaks.

Well I have a child already (breech born via c), and I hope not to leave DC without a mother. The risks of death are higher delivering surgically rather than vaginally, and they go up with every c-section. A higher chance of dying is not "the breaks." And vaginal birth used to be how most breech babies arrived.

Yeah and a lot of their mothers died in childbirth doing it. I'm not saying surgery is fail safe but there's a reason doctors choose to deliver breech babies that way now instead of vaginally. While there are risks, it's still safer for mother and baby. I think many people get so caught up in the "horror" of having a c section but most doctors do consider it safer if your baby is breech. Not knocking your choice, obviously your doctor felt secure delivering your breech baby vaginally. But as for me personally I could not have assumed those extra risks. That's it.

Two reasons, actually: the cost of litigation/malpractice insurance and hospital regulations. Plus it isn't done, so new OBs don't learn how. It's an incredibly valuable skill they shouldn't be losing. And not every breech birth is as risky as another. Footling is riskier than frank, and a stargazing baby is more dangerous.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad my doctor will deliver breech (for a second+ time mom).

Meh. I had to have a c section with my second baby because she was breech (Spinning Babies and ECV did not work) and although I did hope to give birth vaginally, I doubt I'd have risked it even if my doctor would have agreed to deliver that way. Lot of risks. IMO, none of them worth it just so *I* can avoid a c-section. We're the moms, if taking pain and having unwanted surgery is what we have to do to ensure our baby is as safe as possible, well, them's the breaks.

Well I have a child already (breech born via c), and I hope not to leave DC without a mother. The risks of death are higher delivering surgically rather than vaginally, and they go up with every c-section. A higher chance of dying is not "the breaks." And vaginal birth used to be how most breech babies arrived.

Yeah and a lot of their mothers died in childbirth doing it. I'm not saying surgery is fail safe but there's a reason doctors choose to deliver breech babies that way now instead of vaginally. While there are risks, it's still safer for mother and baby. I think many people get so caught up in the "horror" of having a c section but most doctors do consider it safer if your baby is breech. Not knocking your choice, obviously your doctor felt secure delivering your breech baby vaginally. But as for me personally I could not have assumed those extra risks. That's it.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad my doctor will deliver breech (for a second+ time mom).

Meh. I had to have a c section with my second baby because she was breech (Spinning Babies and ECV did not work) and although I did hope to give birth vaginally, I doubt I'd have risked it even if my doctor would have agreed to deliver that way. Lot of risks. IMO, none of them worth it just so *I* can avoid a c-section. We're the moms, if taking pain and having unwanted surgery is what we have to do to ensure our baby is as safe as possible, well, them's the breaks.

Well I have a child already (breech born via c), and I hope not to leave DC without a mother. The risks of death are higher delivering surgically rather than vaginally, and they go up with every c-section. A higher chance of dying is not "the breaks." And vaginal birth used to be how most breech babies arrived.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad my doctor will deliver breech (for a second+ time mom).

Meh. I had to have a c section with my second baby because she was breech (Spinning Babies and ECV did not work) and although I did hope to give birth vaginally, I doubt I'd have risked it even if my doctor would have agreed to deliver that way. Lot of risks. IMO, none of them worth it just so *I* can avoid a c-section. We're the moms, if taking pain and having unwanted surgery is what we have to do to ensure our baby is as safe as possible, well, them's the breaks.

PP is delivering with an MD - a qualified professional. I'm sure the dr. does not take the risks lightly.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I'm glad my doctor will deliver breech (for a second+ time mom).

Meh. I had to have a c section with my second baby because she was breech (Spinning Babies and ECV did not work) and although I did hope to give birth vaginally, I doubt I'd have risked it even if my doctor would have agreed to deliver that way. Lot of risks. IMO, none of them worth it just so *I* can avoid a c-section. We're the moms, if taking pain and having unwanted surgery is what we have to do to ensure our baby is as safe as possible, well, them's the breaks.

C-sections are not without risk to the baby.