hello everyone.... sorry i havent been around my computer is officailly dead... anyway.... I have changed from my sucky doctor to an excellent midwife that practices with a high risk obgyn... I went for my 28 week apt yesterday... it was tramatic to say the least... they decided to do another ultrasound due to my bad ob history... well at first eveything was fine the baby is deffinatly a girl and shes growing like she should be she weighs 2lbs 14 oz everything is measureing on track... but then the ultrasound tech left the room and returned with my midwife... both were a little quite then my midwife informed me that the baby is laying in a breech postion, she said not to worry yet that there is still time for her to turn but to understand that this far alond the baby should have flopped around...then upon a closer look the midwife left the room and returned with the obgyn they talked in hushed voices and decided i imeadiatly need to go to the hospitial for a non-stress test... apparantly not only is the baby breech but she has her umbillica cord wrapped around her little neck twice... now i am attending weekly apts and weekly non-stress tests... and they are talking about haveing to take her early if she dosent undo the knot shes tied in...... im only 28 weeks.... i feel like i have done something wrong like i postion myself funny and she got all wraped up... im so scared....
i'm sure you didn't do anything wrong! things like this happen, ya know? good luck! you and baby are in my thoughts.
Ummm....as far as I know, babies can have the cords around their necks way more than twice and be fine, as long as it's not so tight it's constricting their blood flow. Also, some babies take longer to flip around. My babe didn't flip until 36 weeks. I'd look into another Midwife opinion, if I were you. While it's great to be cautious, to be this cautious this early seems like the fast track for a c-section.
that's typical scare tactics. Your midwife sounds more like a MEDwife to me. Find someone else. Breech at 28 weeks is not high risk, nor is having the cord around the neck cause for that much concern. My second baby, born vaginally after a cesarean, without any medications, had her cord around her neck twice and it was absolutely no big deal. When she came out, midwife simply unwrapped the cord from her neck and laid her on my belly. Your baby has plenty of time to turn around. I'd suggest you seek a chiropractor skilled with the Webster Technique. S/he won't touch your baby, just adjust your back so that the ligaments holding your uterus relax enough for baby to turn around on her own. It worked for me with both of my kids when they were transverse at 32 weeks. By 36 weeks, they were both head down. seriously consider finding a direct entry midwife (CPM), rather than the nurse midwife (CNM) you are currently seeing. That often makes a world of difference in the sort of care you receive. Your care providers work for you, you can fire them at any time for any reason. If you stay with this practice, you are probably facing a very highly interventive birth experience. Some women have no problem with epidurals and continuous monitoring, and even cesareans, but some of us have been so traumatized by the hospital way of handling childbirth to the point where we would do anything to avoid experiencing that, or even hearing about someone else experiencing it, ever again. If I might make one suggestion (okay two). Get a copy of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and read it cover to cover. You won't regret it. It's a little late, but you can probably still get in to a Bradley childbirth class if you start now. Educate yourself, don't rely on your doctor to give you an unbiased perspective on things.
Alexis didn't flip until about 34 weeks. When she was born, her cord was around her neck and the doctor had to cut it before pulling her out. Find a new midwife if you're not really wanting a c-section....that's what it sounds like she's opting for.
If it's not too much information, what makes you high risk that you need an obstetician? I totally understand homebirth is not for everyone, but a surgen likes to perform surgery. And there are lots and lots of Medwives, as has been mentioned, CPMs are great but not legal in Kentucky, however there are CNM's who will do homebirths and I am actually enrolled in a midwifery course now and one of the girls is from kentucy, so I can give you some names of midwives in your area, and some who may come across state lines to do homebirths too. Just let me know.
My baby was the right position my whole pregnancy, but the day I went into labor she turned around to the breech position! but she turned around right before she came out, so anything can happen really. I think you shouldn't be worrying about it, as you're only 28 weeks. Just give it some time. the baby has enough room in there to flop around many times before it's time to give birth. mine flopped around a lot. I also think you should get another midwife opinion. My doctor didn't think twice about my baby flopping around, and because of that I was not stressed out and I think the best thing for you to do is especially not send out (in to baby) stress vibes. just good, calm, positive baby vibes...so I think someone elses opinion may help alleviate your worries.
My oldest son was breech up until 36 weeks, and then he flipped. I'm pretty sure I knew when he did, because he was doing a LOT of stretching around in my belly! My twins, well, the first one was head down, which was why I decided to go for a vaginal birth. We ended up having him vaginally, but my twin daughter had to be taken by c-section (long story, but I also had very rare and severe complications). She was breech even though they tried to turn her numerous times, she kept fliping back again, and her cord was wrapped around her neck as well, which was one of the other reasons they wanted to do a section on me. There's still a lot of time for your baby to flip. I'm surprised that they were making such an issue over her position this early in your pregnancy! {{{Hugs}}} mama...
