ECV booked

Angel21 · May 26th, 2009, 13:44 PM

Hi ladies, been to the hospital for a scan today, and as we knew, baby is still breech, one leg under him and they can't find the other leg, as he is facing backwards it's probably "behind" him, so scanner couldn't get to it! The hard ball I feel under my ribs is the back of the babies head. All the measurements are fine, on the bigger side of average, he's about 6lb at the moment, and they reckon about 8lb born.
Anyway, the consultant (who also scanned me...!) booked me in for ECV next Tuesday as a matter of course, and we can go away and have a think, if we don't want the ECV we just call and cancel it. I think I'm going to go ahead and try it, the Dr seemed very nice, and was reassuring. She said 50% chance of it being successfull and if he does turn he won't have much room to turn back......plus if I didn't go for it, I would be lying there on the operating table thinking "what if....." If the ECV is not successfull they schedule C-Section for the week after that, that's only 2 weeks away!!!!!

soon2b6 · May 26th, 2009, 16:06 PM

Hi, I had an ECV with my eldest son, it worked for me. Good luck for Tuesday.

Angel21 · May 27th, 2009, 04:14 AM

Thank you Soon2b6, my DH isn't keen on me having it done, but says it's ultimately my choice. I just really want to avoid C-section, and even if it doesn't work I feel that because I tried I'll be in a "better place" mentally to go ahead with a section.
If he turns I'll be terrified to move at all, just incase he flips back! x

dizzy duck · May 27th, 2009, 04:22 AM

Good luck hun, I really hope it works for you and you don't have to have a section, will be thinking of you, take care

XX

Kitten · May 27th, 2009, 04:33 AM

Oooh good luck! I'm lucky, it seems my LO has spun himself into head down now but I was in 2 minds when ECV was being thrown about, I really don't like the sound of it, but like you've said, it's that or a section and you don't want to be thinking 'what if'.

May 26th, 2009, 13:44 PM	#1
Angel21 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Eaton Posts: 629	ECV booked Hi ladies, been to the hospital for a scan today, and as we knew, baby is still breech, one leg under him and they can't find the other leg, as he is facing backwards it's probably "behind" him, so scanner couldn't get to it! The hard ball I feel under my ribs is the back of the babies head. All the measurements are fine, on the bigger side of average, he's about 6lb at the moment, and they reckon about 8lb born. Anyway, the consultant (who also scanned me...!) booked me in for ECV next Tuesday as a matter of course, and we can go away and have a think, if we don't want the ECV we just call and cancel it. I think I'm going to go ahead and try it, the Dr seemed very nice, and was reassuring. She said 50% chance of it being successfull and if he does turn he won't have much room to turn back......plus if I didn't go for it, I would be lying there on the operating table thinking "what if....." If the ECV is not successfull they schedule C-Section for the week after that, that's only 2 weeks away!!!!!

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May 26th, 2009, 16:06 PM	#2
soon2b6 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 862	Hi, I had an ECV with my eldest son, it worked for me. Good luck for Tuesday.

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May 27th, 2009, 04:14 AM	#3
Angel21 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Eaton Posts: 629	Thank you Soon2b6, my DH isn't keen on me having it done, but says it's ultimately my choice. I just really want to avoid C-section, and even if it doesn't work I feel that because I tried I'll be in a "better place" mentally to go ahead with a section. If he turns I'll be terrified to move at all, just incase he flips back! x

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May 27th, 2009, 04:22 AM	#4
dizzy duck Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 5,199	Good luck hun, I really hope it works for you and you don't have to have a section, will be thinking of you, take care XX

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May 27th, 2009, 04:33 AM	#5
Kitten Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crawley, England Posts: 6,343	Oooh good luck! I'm lucky, it seems my LO has spun himself into head down now but I was in 2 minds when ECV was being thrown about, I really don't like the sound of it, but like you've said, it's that or a section and you don't want to be thinking 'what if'.

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