I was wondering the same thing as she was about the EVC if you considered it?.....

here is a link I found interesting called:

Here are 17 Ways to Turn Your Breech Baby!


http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101...._a_breech_baby

Here are 17 Ways to Turn Your Breech Baby!
Be sure to check with your provider before trying the positions for turning a breech baby to see if there is any reason why you should not use them.

1. Visualizing the baby moving down with the head very deep in your pelvis, several times a day; especially in conjunction with positions and exercises below.

2. Swimming as often as possible. This keeps your body and pelvis loose and relaxed. Do in conjunction with headstand below if you have help.

3. Headstand - with assistance and in a pool frequently as possible.

4. Breech Tilt - begin at 32-35 weeks gestation. Do 3 times daily for 10-15 minutes each time, when you have an empty stomach, and the baby is active. Prop one end of an ironing board securely on a sofa or chair 12 to 18 inches high (or may use slant board). Lie down, bend knees but keep feet flat on board. Relax, breathe deeply, avoid tensing. May also use pillows on a flat surface to raise hips 12-18" above shoulders. Gravity pushes the baby's head into the fundus, tucks it, and baby can then do a somersault to a vertex position.

5. CD/iPod headphones - place them inside mom's pants toward her pubic bone and play classical music for 10 minutes 6-8 times a day.

6. Flashlight - try moving slowly down from the top of the uterus toward your pubic bone while you are in a breech tilt position.

7. Massage - start with your left hand at the bottom of the abdomen and your right hand just above it. Move move your hands clockwise around the right side of your tummy. As your right hand reaches the top of your abdomen, slide the left one over your right and move it down the left side of your tummy. Your left hand leads as you you come full circle, continuing clockwise. Massage gently as you would to apply lotion. Massage for ten minutes or more up to several times each day.

8. Clothespin - place on the small toe of each foot at the outside corner of the toenail; sideways so that the toenail and toepad are stimulated for 30 minutes per day, this is an acupressure point that is a "moving down" point. You can also do this with just finger pressure as you remember to do it.

9. Motion Sickness band - place with the bead four fingerwidths above the inner ankle bone - another acupressure point that is used for stimulation of the uterus. Do not use this point if you are experiencing any pre-term labor.

10. Glass of orange or other juice - follow this with a side-lying position with your hips positioned higher than your feet. Babies move more after a sugar high!

11. Pelvic Tilt- with an ice pack on the top of your tummy on an empty stomach, 10 minutes twice a day. Do this while lying on your back on the floor with knees flexed and feet on the floor with three large pillows placed under your buttocks. Try this in conjunction with headphones and visualization.

12. Cat stretch - start with all fours, then lay your head and chest flat on the floor with your buttocks in the air, as you round your back and return to all fours.

13. Knee-chest position - by kneeling with hips flexed slightly more than 90 degree, but with thighs not pressing against your tummy and your head, shoulders and upper chest are flat on a mattress for 15 minutes every two waking hours for five days.

14. Belly Relaxing followed by Inversion - Partner places a shawl, sheet, towel or rebozo under mom's hips as she lays on the floor. Lift up on the corners of the cloth and shimmy her from side to side moving your hands up and down to wiggle her belly from side to side. These should be very small movements which mom should find very relaxing. Do this for about 5 minutes. Then mother kneels on the stairway landing. Walk your hands down 2 or 3 stairs into an all fours position; have your partner support your shoulders to balance you. Remain in this position for about 5-10 minutes or as long as comfortable. Also do this on an empty stomach.

The following techniques to turn breech babies to vertex involve the assistance of a specialist or medical professional:

15. Acupuncture - find a acupuncturist who is familiar with pregnancy and knows the points to stimulate for turning a breech baby.

16. Webster's Breech Technique - see a Chiropractor who is experienced in this technique.

17. External Version - this can be done in the hospital at about 37 weeks; see an Ob-Gyn for assistance and more information.


Read more at Suite101: Turning A Breech Baby: Here are 17 Ways to turn a breech baby! http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101....#ixzz0hKdXKQpd

my baby was breech at every scan i had from 21 weeks until 32 weeks when i had a 3d scan.saw midwife a few days later and she was head down and has been that way ever since so still time hun....

Wow, thank you all ever so much for your replies. It's SOO reassuring to know I'm not alone in the experience.

Sparky0207, I feel like I'm mirroring your experience to the T at the moment! It's exactly how I feel too right now....

Karlielkc, I do have my next midwife appointment at 36 weeks so I'll definitely find out more then! Don't know why I'm sitting here driving myself whacko over it now, lol

Angellicaa and Jess_smurf, LOL! I had heard some of the things to try seem to involve letting the belly sort of hang down and out to give the baby more room alright. I did try getting down on all fours and plopping my elbows on the floor and man oh man, I could only hold that position for like one minute and it was waaaay uncomfortable! I'm trying to lean forward on the couch more often though as I've a habit of laying back on it all the time. Interested in the music method and a couple others, hmmm....

Cindi, SophieLoafy, Curlykate, MrsRaggle, Nikkia08, and Bluebellmummy, it's interesting (and relieving for me!) to know that baby can still turn about even in later weeks...little turkeys inside causing so much worry, LOL!

Miss Bump, Minichicky, and Loopylin, I suppose in the end if baby's still breech I just don't have much of a choice anyway, boo. But you are right, it's a good idea to focus on the positive sides of a section. I suppose it comes down to that for me, getting over the mental block I had about it. I really thought I was openminded about the whole thing but surprised at myself for having such a hard time adjusting. I totally hadn't thought about packing extra days of stuff in the hospital bag and the house matters, those are very wise ideas!

Maybebaby3, those are good stats to know as I didn't realize the danger of prolapse was so tiny (except for the footling breech). I'm not sure what I think about the manual approach to turning baby...the few other people whom I've spoke to about it seemed really put out by the idea, but I don't know a lot about it as just heard of it a couple of days ago.

Franiss, it would be great to hear more of your experience with it as you had a successful one? My midwife told me about the thing of husband not being allowed in if it were an emergency section. I hadn't considered double checking that with the hospital as it could very well be different there. Thanks for the heads up and I'll look into that.

Thanks for the turning vibes, Sam9kids, welcomed and appreciated And thank you everyone, it's very comforting to share in the thoughts and feelings of these things

My daughter was breech at 32 weeks and 34 weeks but turned at 35 weeks!

This bump is still breech too, I'm hoping for a vbac so fingers crossed she turns!

Apparently 20% of babies are breech at 32 weeks but only 4% of babies are by 36 weeks so I'm still hopeful there's plenty of time for her to turn!

Aww hun yeah try not to worry, they don't normally bother until baby is at least 36 weeks. If you go on all fours and do a rocking motion, thats meant to help in getting them head down.

Mine was a breach baby that didnt turn. I had a section a week early last wednesday. My waters broke day before. Very werid. But its not a bad experince. In the theatre they are lovely and talk everything throught with you. The pain is managed well. Im on day 6 after it and im fairly active. There is still chance for baby to turn though

my baby is still breech she flips up and down every couple of days xx

my son was breech at 34 weeks. turned just in time. he was born at 37+4. hope the same for you

Thank you Sunflowers, Graciebaby, Littleblonde, Ellahstruts, and JessnDoug!!!

Baby still hasn't turned but I'm trying to not think about it TOO much and hoping baby will turn in the next few weeks! I'll update on here if I found out baby does turn. I've had very short moments of thinking about a section and being sorta ok with it, but most the time I still have this really strong resistance to it.. I know it must be all in my head as many other women seem ok with it and accepting of it. But in the end obviously I will do whatever I need to do as baby's safety is the primary concern.

ive been breech/transverse throughout the whole of my pregnancy and i just tohught she wouldnt move, but guess what this week she decided to go head down, just give it more time the baby will move when its ready
xx