Is it normal to be going to the doctor every two weeks when your only 30 weeks along? My baby is in the breech position, but the doctor seems like he's not all that worried about it, but he is telling me to come back every two weeks. Other than that, I have had no problems with my pregnancy. Am I just freaking out? I dont remember going every 2 weeks this soon when I was pregnant with my daughter.
Yes, monthly until 28 weeks, every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, and weekly until you birth. Your doctor is not worried about the baby being breech because he'll probably just schedule you a ceserean section if the baby doesn't turn. Next time you see him, ask him what he would suggest if the baby stays breech. I would suggest you start seeing a chiropractor who can do the Webster technique to encourage your baby to turn. Ask your baby to turn head down. The bigger they get, the less room they have to turn.
My OB is a pro at "External Version." Where the breech baby is turned from laying on of hands from the outside. He is very careful about where the placenta is (he won't do it with a placenta previa, or any other placental problems) but he has a high sucess rate of turning babies and avoiding C sections. Some babies are stubborn and turn back, as soon as they are moved, but most will stay, once thier heads settle into the pelvis. This man is also very skilled at vaginal breech births. As long as they are frank breeches. From what I know, timing is essensial. Too early, and the baby could have turned on her own, and then there was an intervention unneeded, too late and the baby will be too bit to turn externally safely. I also know a few womyn whose babies actually turned on their own during early labor. Good luck.
both my girls, one 3 yrs old, one in utero, have a preference for the frank breech position, so my doc likes to pay speical attention to their hips, to avoid problems like my own. i have to have a c-section with my second, since i had the emergency c-section witht he first. but i'm off subject. my sister in law saw a lady who specialized in turning the fetus for delivery that she found through the local women's center.
my girl was a breech and i had a c-section at 39 weeks but when she got hear all the midwives said she look like she was only 35 weeks. i didnt opt fot the turning because i had been sick every day and lost about 25kg i thought that a c-section would be less stressful and i had no energy left for giving birth thats how i felt anyway freaken sick and tired.
I've never had personal experience with a breech baby, but one of my friends' did, and her midwife recommended accupuncture and accupressure, and she did that, along with burning some herbs (I can't remember what they were) that the accupuncturist recommended. If you decide to try that, make sure to find someone who has experience and education with pregnant women and breech babies.
Stand on your head for awhile...it will throw off the kiddo. No...just kidding don't do that Babies can flip fairly late into pregnancy all by themselves. If your little one is still breech in 5 weeks then there may be cause to try and intervene. Going to see your doc every 2 weeks is perfectly normal. Just try some meditation and also kneeling on all fours and rocking has been known to help babes with positioning...not sure why, but it's worth a shot right?! Good luck mama!
Thanks so much everyone. I feel much better about my baby being breech. I will just ask my doctor what he reccomends I do to try to help. I am just getting worried because somone told me that when you have a c -section you are stuck in bed for a week or so. Is that true?
no way i had a spinal not an epdurial, i had feeling back in my legs after about half an hour and they had me walking around the next day. it wasnt as bad as i would of thought the first shower is a bit icky i was scared my scar was going to open up and all my guts would fall out. i was on pethadien for 3 days.
they had the hardest time getting the needle into my spine. they had to give me the local anesthetic (which surprisingly was very painful) 6 times! apparently my mild miscurvature in my lover spine made it very difficult.
Are you kidding? Both hospitals I had my kids (all C secs, I've had epis and spinal, depending on the pregnancy) had me up within hours. My dd Moon was born in the morning and I was up walking around, (slowly, albeit) by afternoon. You feel better if you move a little. But don't over do it. I also had small children in my home already, with all but my first one. I couldn't have stayed in bed for a week! It is also bad for your body to lie around that long. Way back in the 60s womyn were forced to stay in bed a long time after birth, but not now. You NEED to rest, and to rest a lot, whether you have a vaginal or C sec birht, but you also need to move around some. The post partum time is a balance of moving around, resting, trying to get as much sleep as possible and just BEING with your baby. You'll be fine, crazystar. Don't listen to those who tell horror birth stories. Most births go very well. Take care of your self, keep a positive outlook, and you'll be OK.
Boy am I glad I asked about the C-section thing. I feel so much better about it. I just got worried because I have a 3 year old, and my boyfriend will be working 3rd shift when the baby is born, and I will have no help. I am just glad that I am not going to be stuck in bed! Thanks so much everyone!!!!!!!
my baby was an emergency c-section, the epidural wouldnt work on me, so they gave me general anethesia, and i was completely out the whole time. If you get that though, (they dont usually give it unless everything else doesnt work) then you'll be out of it for a whole day. They do make you get up in hours but just a little at a time. at first they had me stand up while they hold my arms, then hours later, try again and take a step this time. I had to stay in bed for about 4 days, then i was able to move around (but taking it easy)I couldnt bend down to pick up anything for a couple weeks. they give you great pain pills though. and make sure that they send you home with them, i know ppl that didnt get any. and you REALLY gotta take care of your incision, cus they can get infected. mine did. wash it everyday and keep it dry. and usually the c-section mamas get better rooms (usually) cus they stay longer. and they treated me so good at the hospital it was like a vacation! Its not bad at all. just take it super easy and get alot of help with the baby for the first couple weeks.
