Timescale for turning a transverse baby and c sections

[Princess]

Baby number 2 has been breech for a while. Following a trip to MAU this week for something unrelated it transpired he is now transverse and seems to be quite happily staying this way for now!?

I will be 36 weeks on Friday and understand this is the point all options are discussed. Just to prep myself (and my wonderful family who have gone to great lengths to arrange come down for 2.5 weeks in mid July to help with son no.1), when might they do an ECV and if this isn't successful a c section??

I'm not sure if it's relevant but my first was 8 days late but arrived in just under 3 hours pretty much in the car park.

Thanks

Px

[bluesuperted]

I was admitted at 38 weeks when my baby was temporarily transverse. He changed back to head down on the first day in hospital but they kept me in for 3 nights as I was so far gone. And if he hadn't changed back then they were talking about me having to stay in til 39 weeks and have a section... When I was discharged I was told that if my waters broke I had to get into the Muslim prayer position and call my midwives straight away. In the end he turned up 17 (42+3) days late after a failed induction and EMCS! All worth it though! Hope bubs gets into a good position asap! x

[bluesuperted]

Also, an ECV wasn't mentioned to me regarding him being transverse, only when they thought he was breech... Don't know if they do it - maybe someone else knows?

[Princess]

Thanks B. It hadn't really occurred to me they might take me in and keep me there to monitor me!

It's childcare for son no.1 that's stressing me (oh and the fact we're moving out of our house before baby and into our new one after baby). I know my parents will try and drop everything to come from Wales to help but as they both still work it's not quite as straightforward as it could be. If we can be a teeny bit organised and anticipate all eventualities it will help a bit.

[bluesuperted]

Oh I can imagine childcare issues - so different with number two I bet. Also wondering if they wouldn't be so reactionary with a second baby - think a lot of the response I had was due to him being my first. Fingers crossed for you and hope your arrangements get sorted.

[Ruth_Baldock]

I'm in the totally same boat; sort of. Baby has been transverse since 22wks, apart from when she was oblique for a week or so. Both and I my consultant arenot confident that an ecv will work and my first c/s was only 17mo ago; scar still hurts like anything sometimes. I have opted for a repeat c/s because of the logistics involved re: childcare. If I hadn't have gone ahead and had said "okay, shows over, no VBAC" at 32wks, I would have been closely monitored from 35 wks + and if she hadn't turned by 37wks, I'd have been booked in for my CS at 38+5 like I have been this time.

Do feel free to PM me if you need anymore advice/anecdecta about it all!

Rx

[Ruth_Baldock]

Also from what I gather, and I may be very wrong, ecv is not usually done for transverse more commonly breech/oblique. Fuschia had a transverse/breech bub who DID turn though, so don't lose heart. Have the MWs told you what to do f your waters break/contractions start and the baby's presentation isn't certain? (in my case, Check te colour of the water and get to kings asap for an assesment)

[bluesuperted]

I was definitely told the Muslim prayer position - bum higher than head - to prevent threat of cord prolapse and stay there til midwives arrived. I had visions of this happening in a crowded ED shop like Celestial whilst wearing a sundress and it all being a bit embarrassing!!

[Fuschia]

Yes my latest was transverse for ages - I guess there wS space as I had twins previously

They put the fear of god into me saying I would need to be admitted

I had an ecv, he was breech and easily turned and stayed head down

I cNt remember if they were going to try to turn him from transverse though you could check my postings fr

Nov 2010

Exactly when you would get admitted depends on the diff drs I think

Who are you under?

I saw Christine neillands who did me a turning yransverse bBy mp3 track and I had acupuncture

As the bBy grows and space runs out most of them turn .. O checked the % it is very high

[Fuschia]

Yes thd worry is re cord prolapse

I was to call 999 if my waters went

[bluesuperted]

Just remembered, I played my iPod into my pants for days... And did all the things on the spinning babies website...

Nothing I did could make him engage though. I bounced for England...

[Princess]

Thanks Ruth. Weird our childbirthing lives are still mirroring each other after our firsts being born just days apart too!

I feel as though I haven't seen my midwives for weeks (will be 5 in fact when I see them this Friday). It was only due to a bit of a scare that I found myself up at MAU one evening and they told me he'd turned from breech as he was 3 weeks ago to transverse which I've suspected for a while.

As my first labour was so fast I am a bit concerned as to what we'll do if it all starts early but the plan was always homebirth or an ambulance dash to King's. I guess now it's the ambulance no question. I'm not against a c section at all and to a certain degree knowing the timing will be a godsend!

[Princess]

Thanks Fuschia too all very helpful. I guess I just have to sit tight and see what the midwives find on Friday.

Never more than at times like these do I wish for family who live on my doorstep!

[Ruth_Baldock]

Snap, seeing my MWs Friday too. All these coincidences are freaking me out ;) I think if you'd prefer an elective c/s rather than uhming and ahing and waiting whilst attempting to turn baby, you could ask about that and they'd talk about booking you in. Not to sway you at all and obviously c/s are not without their own risks and should be taken into serious consideration; just if you didn't want to leave it until the eleventh hour (like moi).