The birth
Breech birth
Tiffa'yGuest ·
Good evening
I've probably read all the existing chat rooms but decided to ask the question myself anyway.
I'm currently 36+1 weeks pregnant with my first baby. She's currently in a breech position. I've also had a failed external cephalic version, and according to the OB-GYN, she won't turn anymore because she's already engaged a bit with her poop.
I had an hour-long consultation with two OB-GYNs from the breech team at Maria Midlares. All criteria (weight, pelvic width, baby's condition,...) were reviewed, and I qualify for a breech birth. After weighing the options and hearing clearly that there's no more or less risk for my baby, we decided to go for a breech birth. So my question is simply: when did your contractions start for your breech baby? I'm wondering if there's a connection between a breech position and going overdue, or if you can also give birth earlier than your due date (just to mentally prepare myself a bit) ????
I've probably read all the existing chat rooms but decided to ask the question myself anyway.
I'm currently 36+1 weeks pregnant with my first baby. She's currently in a breech position. I've also had a failed external cephalic version, and according to the OB-GYN, she won't turn anymore because she's already engaged a bit with her poop.
I had an hour-long consultation with two OB-GYNs from the breech team at Maria Midlares. All criteria (weight, pelvic width, baby's condition,...) were reviewed, and I qualify for a breech birth. After weighing the options and hearing clearly that there's no more or less risk for my baby, we decided to go for a breech birth. So my question is simply: when did your contractions start for your breech baby? I'm wondering if there's a connection between a breech position and going overdue, or if you can also give birth earlier than your due date (just to mentally prepare myself a bit) ????
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Anne #2
No experience with it, but I think it doesn’t matter much... since with a normal birth you can also go fully overdue or go into labor spontaneously at 37 weeks. It varies from person to person, and I can’t imagine that it would be different with a breech birth. -
Floor Guest #3
Congratulations on your pregnancy, and it’s so exciting that it’s finally happening! It’s also great that you’ve made a decision. I had so much doubt in the last weeks of my pregnancy that I barely enjoyed my belly and those last safe weeks with the baby inside me. I already knew the baby wouldn’t turn. I did moxa therapy, tried an external version, had lots of conversations, and in the end, I still chose a C-section. I thought that was really silly because I feel like you shouldn’t plan the start of a life like that. So I have no idea how contractions work in your situation. I was 39+1 and there really wasn’t any sign of anything resembling labor. For example, that’s probably why my labor didn’t get going at all.
A lot of planned C-sections are scheduled between weeks 39-40. I don’t know if that’s because babies aren’t often born much earlier.
I wish you lots of success, and I’ll try to let it all come over you as much as possible and enjoy your beautiful baby later on. -
Hartje #4
Just had a breech birth here (induced, and breastfeeding did start up, which has nothing to do with a premature birth) and it was manageable. It felt really different from a normal birth. With a normal birth, you're focused on your head and the rest follows; now the rest is coming and you still have to work hard to keep your head in the game. But you've got this! -
Floor Guest #5
I actually meant that because I had a planned C-section, things didn't get going well as a result. With a breech birth or an induced labor, that's of course different, and there are plenty of people for whom it does go well after a C-section, but that wasn't the topic.
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