Breech Baby at 32 Weeks

homeopathic remedy Pulsatilla 1M right before going to bed. stop when baby turns.
Good Luck
V.

Hi A.! I too found out my baby was breech but at 34 weeks. For the next 3 weeks I tried everything to get him to turn....acupuncture 2-3 times a weeks, the Webster Technique with a chiropractor (Dr. Berlin) 2 times a week, moxibustion every day, light, music at the pelvic bone, ice on the top of the uterus and heat at the pelvic bone, inverting on an ironing board when I would feel him move, cat/cow position in yoga, and lots of stretching. None of these techniques worked for me but I know that they do work for some. **I was told to do pelvic tilts as well but only when the baby is active and for as long as you feel comfortable. The inversion is suggested to do for 15-20 minutes at a time (again when the baby is active). Yesterday I had an external cephalic version done at Cedars Sinai with Dr. David Kline. It went terrifically well! The baby turned right away and it wasn't painful or as uncomfortable as I had been reading. I'm not sure if I just have a high tolerance for pain or if the chiropractic massage helped open up my muscles/uterus for the procedure. Taking deep breaths through the procedure definitely helped as well as having my husband and midwife there soothing me through it. After the procedure, I was kept in the hospital for a few hours to monitor his heart rate until it was reactive and strong. Now, I'm wearing a support band around the lower part of my belly in hopes of keeping my son where he is. I'll go back to the hospital today to have his heart rate monitored to ensure that he is adjusting well to the move. Hope this helps! Best of luck turning your baby!

my baby was sideways at 34 weeks and I did a LOT of swimming and by 36 weeks, he flipped. I've heard that when you swim it just takes all the weight off and sometimes baby will just flip. Can't hurt to try it and it will feel good for you too

If baby doesn't flip and you are getting closer to your due date, see a acupuncturist. There is a point in your foot, one of your toes (I think) that will flip that baby around. BUT!!!! Most acupuncturist will not do this alone. Because they need someone to monitor the baby's position at the same time, and once they baby has flipped they need to pull the needle to keep the baby from flipping back to breech.
Good luck

Look on Spinningbabies.com. There is a lot of good ideas to try in there. Also, find a Chiropractor who does the Webster technique. If you live in the Inland Empire, look up Dr. Donohoe (http://www.donohoechiropractic.com/custom_content/40621_w...) and if in L.A Area look up Dr. Berlin (http://www.doctorberlin.com/).
That should give you some ammo at getting that little one to figure out where to go! :-)

My second baby was breech late in the pregnancy, but I had success in getting him to turn. I think I was about 35 weeks along when we found out that he was breech. My midwife instructed me to lay in an inverted position for at least 15-20 minutes, several times a day, as much as I could possibly do it. I took my ironing board (with the legs closed up) and put one end of it against the couch with the other end on the floor, and I lay down on that with my hips higher than my head. Each time I did this, it was the longest 15 minutes of my life - it is incredibly uncomfortable. Everything goes up to your chest and it is terribly difficult to breathe, but I think that is the point. The idea is to use gravity to get the baby as far up out of the pelvic area as possible so he will have more room to turn.

I was also advised to use heat and warmth to encourage the baby to move. Put something warm (like a hot water bottle) low on your belly by your pelvis where you want the baby's head to be, and put something cold (like a package of frozen veggies) high up on your belly where you want the feet to be. The baby will apparently "head" for the warm spot, trying to get away from the cold.

And when you're not inverted or doing the heat/cold "therapy," you can do things to help the baby turn with all of that room he has!;) The things I remember are:

1) Pelvic rocks - lots and lots,

2) Try to keep your belly below your back when you are not standing (ie. do not recline backward, but lean forward) this uses gravity to encourage your baby into the optimum position. This is not easy because there are times you just want to recline with your feet up. Try to resist that as much as possible (I still did it a little bit), instead, whenever you have time to rest and want to, lie down on your side (I believe the left side is preferable).

Check out this website dedicated to proper positioning

http://spinningbabies.simplwebsite.com/

I also read a great book (when I was pregnant with my first) called "Sit Up and Take Notice." It is all about getting your baby into the optimal position for birth, and a lot of it has to do with how you sit (no slouching or reclining backward) and your general posture. It's all about gravity, and you can position your body to let gravity work to get your baby into the best position for birth.

I cannot say that I know for sure when my baby turned, but I remember one night, a couple of weeks after starting the "inversion therapy" on the ironing board, I woke up in the middle of the night to my baby doing some kind of crazy gymnastics in the womb. It didn't really feel like he was turning in the vertical position, it felt more like horizontal movements back and forth across my belly, but at my next visit a few days later he was head down!! And I don't think he could have had a whole lot of room to move in there because he was a big baby - born a couple of weeks later at 10 lbs. 6 oz. - and he came out in one push after only 2-1/2 hours of hard labor (that was a surprise to me, but I won't complain). He must have really been in the perfect position!

Hope this helps and hope you are able to get your baby to turn!

I was told to do the Cat/Cow position.
Basically you are on your hands & knees crawling around. While you're doing that you either arch your back or drop your tummy. I was told to do it for about 20 minutes three/four times a day.

I was breech around then. I saw a acupuncturist and a homeopath and the baby turned within a week perhaps sooner. I had a normal health delivery. Don't worry. If you need a referral I'm happy to.

Hi:

I have two avenues for you to explore. One is a woman who has been a massage therapist and professor for 30 years. I happen to know she has helped in situations like yours - even at 9 months pregnant. http://terithai.com/

Another is Maya Abdominal Massage. Here's the website and there is a practitioner locator feature on the site. http://arvigomassage.com/mam_faq.php This type of massage specializes and focuses on a woman's uterus. I attended a 4 hour seminar on it and that did not include any how to instruction, but it did show how soundly the principals rely on indepth knowledge of anatomy and physiology. I would feel safe in the hands of anyone certified in this field.

Best wishes

M.