Breech baby and ECV
Hi mums,
I live overseas and I'm currently almost 37 weeks pregnant with my second and baby is still in a breech position. I'm quite small so I guess he doesn't have much room to move anymore. Maybe there's another reason. I have a low lying placenta at the front, but there's plenty of amniotic fluid. Anyway the midwife has scheduled me for a ECV for this coming Friday but I'm quite certain now I don't want to go ahead with it. I've done plenty of research and understand the pros and cons. I also don't want to give birth vaginally to him if he's still breech. So that leaves C-section if he doesn't turn on his own in the next few weeks.
My reason for not wanting to do the ECV is that it seems very invasive and painful. After my first pregnancy I became very ill immediately and had to return to hospital without my baby so I could be treated, which included being given pethedine forcefully for days on end before I was diagnosed. I feel like I need to take some control this time. My instinct is telling me the ECV is a very bad idea. Does anyone have any experience to share on ECV? I'm not really doubting my decision against it, I guess I just want to hear what others thought. I didn't even know what this was until a week ago. Thanks
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Tough call no advice but look at spinningbabies.com Make sure you're in the right positions that spin him head down . I stopped reclining, sat on yoga ball, did inclines off the couch and duckdives at the pool. Everything i could. Baby turned at 39. Ive also heard acupuncture and acupressure on your toe has worked for many. All worth trying before a csection in my opinion.
My eldest brother was breech and my mum was convinced to try a ECV. He didn't turn and ended up distressed and she ended up having an emergency c section. My son was breech and they offered the ECV but because of my mothers experience and my research I knew that was not an option I would rather the c section then risk my baby. I tried the spinning baby stuff and it didn't work. My son arrived safely by planned c section. As much as I wanted a natural birth that was the best decision for him I could make.