Anyone here have a breech baby naturally?

silver_penny · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:19 PM

My son was an undiagnosed breech (Frank's breech). I was planning a homebirth, but as soon as the midwife discovered he was breech, she rushed me off to the hospital. Where I live, I guess its against the law for midwives to deliver a breech baby. I was already in transition, and by the time I got to the hospital I was already +3. Fortunately, they could not do a C-section on me because of this. There were no complications other than having to have stitches thanks to the doctor keeping her hand there while my son was coming out! (Stupid doctor!)

And then, after he was delivered, they gave me Pitocin for the third stage, even though I explicitly told them not to!

Anywho, anyone else here have a breech baby naturally?

flutterbaby · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:25 PM

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Originally Posted by silver_penny

My son was an undiagnosed breech (Frank's breech). I was planning a homebirth, but as soon as the midwife discovered he was breech, she rushed me off to the hospital. Where I live, I guess its against the law for midwives to deliver a breech baby. I was already in transition, and by the time I got to the hospital I was already +3. Fortunately, they could not do a C-section on me because of this. There were no complications other than having to have stitches thanks to the doctor keeping her hand there while my son was coming out! (Stupid doctor!)

And then, after he was delivered, they gave me Pitocin for the third stage, even though I explicitly told them not to!

Anywho, anyone else here have a breech baby naturally?

my mother in law and her daughter had cerebal palsy because she was breech they keep hand up to pevent this as legs can be any where and its safer i hope all is well

frouphea · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:27 PM

I think it is a real shame that there aren't many midwives who are capable of delivering a breech baby safely. We have lost the skill. My Ezio wasn't breech, but if he were, I would have hoped to try a natural delivery. I'm sorry they ignored your wishes, I know how hard that is.

sun · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:31 PM

Interested to hear any stories about this!
I was wondering if this was possible as my LO was frank breech until a couple of weeks before he was born. I had a midwife though, so I'm not sure if they are allowed to deliver a breech baby here either.

xx

trumpetbum · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:41 PM

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Originally Posted by flutterbaby

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Originally Posted by silver_penny

My son was an undiagnosed breech (Frank's breech). I was planning a homebirth, but as soon as the midwife discovered he was breech, she rushed me off to the hospital. Where I live, I guess its against the law for midwives to deliver a breech baby. I was already in transition, and by the time I got to the hospital I was already +3. Fortunately, they could not do a C-section on me because of this. There were no complications other than having to have stitches thanks to the doctor keeping her hand there while my son was coming out! (Stupid doctor!)

And then, after he was delivered, they gave me Pitocin for the third stage, even though I explicitly told them not to!

Anywho, anyone else here have a breech baby naturally?

my mother in law and her daughter had cerebal palsy because she was breech they keep hand up to pevent this as legs can be any where and its safer i hope all is well

My understanding is that the current evidence suggests a hands off approach to a natural breech birth. Midwives experienced in Breech birth certainly practice in this way here. Research also now suggests few babies who experience perinatal asphyxia grow to have cerebral palsy. Birth complications are only thought to account for a small number of babies born with congenital cerebral palsy, with cerebral palsy thought to make breech birth more common rather than breech birth causing cerebral palsy.

ETA: Silver-penny, giving any injection here without consent would also be considered assault and a breach of nurse/midwifes code of conduct

That's appalling.

v2007 · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:45 PM

****Stillbirth Mentioned****

I delivered Taylor breech, she had already died by this point but it was very easy, she weighed 8lb 4.5oz and she was a footling breech.

Her head took less than 2 mins to deliver, the MW said if the hospital had a breech delivery policy, they may have let me deliver her if she was alive, i would have declined.

TBH i think all babies who are breech should be delivered by elective section, the risks of brain damage are so much higher with a breech delivery.

V xxx

silver_penny · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:55 PM

http://www.aims.org.uk/Journal/Vol10...CSvsNormal.htm

For anyone who is interested, this seems to be a very informitive link, albeit long.

MrsRH · Feb 18th, 2010, 17:01 PM

I wouldn't risk a vaginal breech birth.... too risky for baby in my book. Midwives and doctors are just not experienced in breech delivery.

I know there are some women who want a natural birth no matter what but, for me, the health of my baby comes first.

but that's just my opinion.
xx

frouphea · Feb 18th, 2010, 17:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsRH

I wouldn't risk a vaginal breech birth.... too risky for baby in my book. Midwives and doctors are just not experienced in breech delivery.

I know there are some women who want a natural birth no matter what but, for me, the health of my baby comes first.

but that's just my opinion.
xx

I've never met anyone who wanted a natural birth no matter what, just women who think that there are some risks that can be minimized, and sometimes it is possible to have a natural birth despite there being 'complications'.

I was pushed into an assisted, medicated induction, when I think I should have been allowed to for a natural delivery. Next time I'll have someone to fight my corner.

shaunanicole · Feb 18th, 2010, 17:05 PM

Ava was breech my entire pregnancy because my pelvis was too small for her to engage or me to have a vaginal delivery. They had scheduled me in for a c-section because of it but along with that reason as well because of my blood pressure and anxiety. I ended up having Ava 5 days before my scheduled c-section because my BP went up the roof and they were worrying about the well being of me and her so they went ahead and took her early.

Glad I knew ahead of time though seems to me like having a breech baby would be super painful.

Feb 18th, 2010, 16:19 PM	#1
silver_penny Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 1,307	Anyone here have a breech baby naturally? My son was an undiagnosed breech (Frank's breech). I was planning a homebirth, but as soon as the midwife discovered he was breech, she rushed me off to the hospital. Where I live, I guess its against the law for midwives to deliver a breech baby. I was already in transition, and by the time I got to the hospital I was already +3. Fortunately, they could not do a C-section on me because of this. There were no complications other than having to have stitches thanks to the doctor keeping her hand there while my son was coming out! (Stupid doctor!) And then, after he was delivered, they gave me Pitocin for the third stage, even though I explicitly told them not to! Anywho, anyone else here have a breech baby naturally?

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Feb 18th, 2010, 16:27 PM	#3
frouphea Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 294	I think it is a real shame that there aren't many midwives who are capable of delivering a breech baby safely. We have lost the skill. My Ezio wasn't breech, but if he were, I would have hoped to try a natural delivery. I'm sorry they ignored your wishes, I know how hard that is.

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sun Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 9,982	Interested to hear any stories about this! I was wondering if this was possible as my LO was frank breech until a couple of weeks before he was born. I had a midwife though, so I'm not sure if they are allowed to deliver a breech baby here either. xx

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v2007 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Trendy Morecambe Posts: 24,528	**Stillbirth Mentioned** I delivered Taylor breech, she had already died by this point but it was very easy, she weighed 8lb 4.5oz and she was a footling breech. Her head took less than 2 mins to deliver, the MW said if the hospital had a breech delivery policy, they may have let me deliver her if she was alive, i would have declined. TBH i think all babies who are breech should be delivered by elective section, the risks of brain damage are so much higher with a breech delivery. V xxx

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silver_penny Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 1,307	http://www.aims.org.uk/Journal/Vol10...CSvsNormal.htm For anyone who is interested, this seems to be a very informitive link, albeit long.

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Feb 18th, 2010, 17:01 PM	#8
MrsRH Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,763	I wouldn't risk a vaginal breech birth.... too risky for baby in my book. Midwives and doctors are just not experienced in breech delivery. I know there are some women who want a natural birth no matter what but, for me, the health of my baby comes first. but that's just my opinion. xx

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shaunanicole Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Deltona, Florida Posts: 3,152	Ava was breech my entire pregnancy because my pelvis was too small for her to engage or me to have a vaginal delivery. They had scheduled me in for a c-section because of it but along with that reason as well because of my blood pressure and anxiety. I ended up having Ava 5 days before my scheduled c-section because my BP went up the roof and they were worrying about the well being of me and her so they went ahead and took her early. Glad I knew ahead of time though seems to me like having a breech baby would be super painful.

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