C section

Been for a scan today at 34+3 and baby is still breech (which he has been since 28W)

Have been given the option for an ECV which I said no to just due to personal preference, I know there is still time for him to to flip and can even do it right up to the last minute but have been discussing options for a planned c section and it makes me quite sad to think about missing out on natural stages of labour

We’ve had quite a difficult pregnancy so far with lots of extra tests and appointments so I was looking forward to the excitement of my waters breaking/contractions etc

I know the most important thing is to get him out safely but has anyone else had this and felt this way 😔

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I felt the exact same as you. Found out he was breech at 32weeks, turned down the ecv and he never turned on his own (not to say yours won’t)
I felt sad for a while that I couldn’t experience my contractions etc and got really emotional that it wasn’t what I had originally planned in my head. But I would say the c section procedure itself was lovely - we had our own playlist, lowered the sheet so we could see him being born and find out for ourselves if he was a boy or girl and got to take lots of photos.
Give yourself time to let it sink in and it’s okay to be disheartened over it but the day you get to meet baby will be the best day no matter how they entered the world

Some babies turn last minute so hopefully urs will. I had a c section and I missed out on labour. It upset me but I just think of it as I have a scar to show what beautiful creation I made. It’s hard to do things after a c section I won’t lie. I couldn’t move for days I know it’s different for everyone but as long as u have help ur be fine. Don’t ever feel like if u have another one ur have to have a c section because ur able to deliver naturally just take it as baby is being stubborn 😊

similar situation for me. baby was breech after 25 weeks onward. I was taking a birth class in hopes she would flip. she never did, we also could not do an ECV because of my uterus shape. due to that we also had many scans throughout the pregnancy which was very stressful. my c section experience ŵas amazing and I would do it all over again. healing has been going very well and the procedure itself went very well to.

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