breech

[emma:P]

hi every 1 i'm 35 weeks pregnant now and i have been told tht my baby is breech and thy may have to try move her and if she doesn't thn thy may need to do a c section as any 1 had the same and no any ways on how to try move thm yourself ? or if it hurts wen thy try move thm x

[ethanryan]

hi both of mine were breach but luckily the 1st one moved himself at 38 weeks so i could try for a normal birth- even though i ended up having a section anyway due to a long labour. my 2nd didnt move so i had to have a section. the midwife just used to massage my tummy but baby didnt want to move. if you have a section dont worry. i have had 2, one with complications and one that took ten minutes. but even the one with complications went well as there were so many people who knew what they were doin. dont worry about baby if he wants to turn he will. good luck

[natalie_1982]

I haven't had experience with this myself Emma, but I have read on this site that it helps to spend as much time on all fours as possible. You should check this with your midwife though.

This site lists a number of ways to try:
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/labouran dbirth/labourcomplications/turnbreechbabyexper t/

[redcrx]

my baby is changing all the time and goes from breech to head down to lying horizontally. Im 37 weeks on Monday and it cant make up its mind.

Heres a link with some positions to try as well as info on moxibustion therapy which is thought to be a real help in turning babies. http://www.birthinternational.com/articles/and rea13.html

Manual turning can be carried out in hospital, i dont think its meant to be very comfy and sometimes they use some medicines to relax the musles to enable the doctors to turn baby. This does carry some risks but youd be fully informed.