Does this seem right?
I went to my 36 week checkup and my dr did that strep test which I knew was coming, but every time I go in he does an ultrasound to check baby’s position. 3 weeks ago he was head down. At my 36 week ultrasound he was laying sideways and at my appt the other day he was head up with his feet crossed where his head should be. I’ve been feeling all the kicking low now. My dr told me he wanted to schedule a c section for 2 weeks out (38 weeks) if he doesn’t flip back by my next appointment.
I had my first naturally, no meds and my previous dr never did all these ultrasounds. So I just feel like my new dr is rushing it. I feel like laboring is a natural thing and the baby comes when they are ready unless there is an emergency of course.
Am I wrong to deny the c section unless it’s an absolute necessity? I’ve had one surgery which I regret and if I was on my holistic journey as I have been now I would have never gotten it.
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I think it's totally acceptable to refuse the surgery and wait it out to see if the baby flips back. Too many doctors want to jump to c-sections in my opinion. Just be reasonable and open to the fact that he may not flip back.
Ask him why? What are the benefits? What are the risk? Is it necessary?
If you don’t have a high risk pregnancy i don’t see why he wants to do a C-Section at 38 weeks. Supposedly a healthy pregnancy goes all the way to 40 weeks pregnant.
I personally have never heard of that many ultrasounds unless there was a medical reason to do so. I did get an ultrasound at 37 weeks because I’m over the age of 35, otherwise they just check baby’s position by touching my belly when they measure.
It does suck that your baby flipped, they probably want to do the c section to avoid you going into labor with baby sitting breech. I would be tempted to wait too to see if baby flipped back, but also did he even offer an ECV before jumping to c section? Like there’s spinning babies, external massage, lots of other things you can try before assuming c section .
Wow, my Dr won't induce for vaginal or section until 39 weeks. I had to have an emergency csection with my 4th child bc he was breech, I wad 8 and a half cm dilated and they felt his foot. Good luck with things
I just had a successful ECV to flip my breech baby at 37 weeks. Generally they like to do an ecv between 37-38 weeks. Because this is your second baby the odds of a successful ecv are higher. Make sure to get the most experienced doctor you can if you get this procedure as it’s a skilled technique.
Before my baby flipped I was looking into breech deliveries. Some more natural/holistic minded directors will do them though they’re few and far between. My doctor told me they don’t deliver breech babies anymore because there’s 5% chance of hypoxia/oxygen deprivation. There’s also still a decent chance baby will flip back on its own.
right?! My baby is measuring 2 weeks small and my insurance will still only pay for a growth monitoring every 4 weeks so I had one at 32 weeks and one this coming up at nearly 37 weeks.
I got out of work and have been doing a lot of what I read on the internet to get him to flip but like I said too I didn’t have this many ultrasounds either with my first.
I’ll ask about the ECV at my next appointment. I heard it is painful
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