I have now reached 35 weeks of pregnancy and I had my checkup with the gyne last week on my 34th week. Before that i had my previous checkup a month ago at 30weeks and the gyne said that he's still lying head up (breech) and we will see on the 34th week if he has turned down. Well, I had an ultrasound last week on the 34th week and still, my baby is enjoying his position that he hasn't flipped down. He has grown to 2,400 grams and has a nice round belly according to my gyne. I still have enough amniotic fluid around him so there's still a good chance that he will turn head down. The gyne is giving him 2 weeks more and next week she will check again if he has turned head down and if not, we'll have to make definite plans for a ceasarean section.
So i went to the internet to search about breech babies and did some good reading. I've learned that in the Netherlands specially, they try to turn the baby through External Cephalic Version (ECV). I know some mothers who had this procedure and they said that it's painful and can cause stress to the baby plus to the fact that it only has 25% chance of success. Both Toby and I agreed not to do this procedure and I found other non-medical methods to try such as tilt positions. I just started doing it yesterday and i think i have to wait longer until it really works. But in case not, then i dont think that ceasarean is that bad at all. If there are no other options and it's the safest way to get my baby into this world then bring it on! Anyway, little mister seems to like surprises so who knows if he flips down at the last minute.
Some good reading about breech babies and mother's experiences:
http://www.spinningbabies.com/
http://www.stuitekindjes.nl/
So i went to the internet to search about breech babies and did some good reading. I've learned that in the Netherlands specially, they try to turn the baby through External Cephalic Version (ECV). I know some mothers who had this procedure and they said that it's painful and can cause stress to the baby plus to the fact that it only has 25% chance of success. Both Toby and I agreed not to do this procedure and I found other non-medical methods to try such as tilt positions. I just started doing it yesterday and i think i have to wait longer until it really works. But in case not, then i dont think that ceasarean is that bad at all. If there are no other options and it's the safest way to get my baby into this world then bring it on! Anyway, little mister seems to like surprises so who knows if he flips down at the last minute.
Some good reading about breech babies and mother's experiences:
http://www.spinningbabies.com/
http://www.stuitekindjes.nl/
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