c - section

[carliex]

i saw a consultant last week and she told me my baby was in the rite position and that she could feel her bum but i just been to see my midwife who has told me that it isnt her bum its her head which made more sence to me as i felt kicks low down, anyway he said that i have to have a scan on monday and if baby is breech then ill be having a section in next 2weeks do you have to have an epidural when u have a section im really scared i really dont want one!

[daffy654]

Your baby might turn before then,try sitting backwards (legs astride the chair leaning forward towards the back of the chair)on a dining chair and spend as much time on your hands and knees as is possible.It worked for my daughter when her baby was in breech position.

[redcrx]

hi carlie,

a c section will require a spinal block or epidural, though you may be able to persuade them to do it under general though its hard on baby that way.

have you got a chinese herbalist near you? you could try moxibustion sticks to turn the baby, apparently they work really well.

[carliex]

thanx for you answers im goin to try everything i can to turn her, also she is messuring at just over 4lb im 37weeks my midwife said not to worry as im very smal my self but i cant help but think that she is way to small and if i try turn her she may stay longer and grow more than she would if i had a section in 2weeks

[redcrx]

measuring 4lbs? i dont understand how a midwife can tell that from just feeling, even scans arent accurate.

I thought they had changed you due date recently, what was the reason for that?

If they do believe the gestation to be 37 weeks then they will not be willing to allow you over 40 weeks with a breach baby.

I think you need someone to measure baby when you have scan and get some answers

[feebal]

Try not to panic too much, though I know that's easy to say! I had to have my baby by emergency caesarean and was really scared but it wasn't as bad as I had feared. The epidural was brilliant. I didn't see the needle and didn't feel the injection. You've got time to try and turn your baby but if she won't turn then don't worry cos the epidural and c-section aren't as bad as you fear and you'll have your beautiful baby in your arms before you know it. Good luck x

[carliex]

well this is whats scaring me now becus i was told my baby wasnt growing so i had a scan which says she was 4lbs that was 2weeks ago and today my midwife had a feel and said she is still the same size which means she will be a small baby but he said that ecus im so small there is nothing to worry about! yea my due date was chang, ed someone along the way put my due date 4th jan but there now saying 30th dec and that i have to have another scan on monday to see the size and to just make sure he is rite about her being breech and if she is he said ill be going in for a section. loads of different people tell me different things all the time!

[zzxxee]

dont worry i had an emergacy c section 11 yeasrs ago was put under anesetic my daughter weighed 5 ibs and is now nearly as tall as me and mouthy with it just relax and dont worry im sure you and baby will be fine xxxxxxxxxxx

[cherrybea]

I had 3 c/sections all under general. I asked for general as I did'nt want an epidural but ,with an epi at least you'll be awake and be able to hold your baby soon as its born.

[lollyone]

Hi carlie,
This is exactly the situation I'm in. Every morning I check to see if the little head is in the same place, and it is. I had a growth scan on Mon and they said my baby is slightly smaller than average too but nothing to worry about. Like redcrx said, they changed your dates recently, might the 1st still be right? They'll be able to tell you at your scan on Mon. I've had to do some reading up on sections quickly which has helped and I dont think its as bad as you think, I'm really scared of it too though. They give you epidural or a spinal anesthetic, I dont think a general is a good idea as I dont fancy waking up and not knowing what just happened. My consultant said they only do that in some cases of emergency sections, which yours would be elected c-section. Did they offer you the procedure to try and turn bubs (ecv)? I'm going for this on Monday and am more petrified of that than the section to be honest!! After that if it doesn't work, they are doing a section for me the week after.
All the books you read over the last 9 months, and the anti-natal classes, just tell you all about what contractions are like, what to do in labour, how your waters break etc then all of a sudden, right at the end, none of this applies to you. I feel scared and a bit cheated to be honest but, at the end of the day, I've concluded that all that matters is that they get bubs out the safest way for you both. Try not to worry hun. Seems we're both in the same boat exactly now! x