Just curious...breech water birth

[wbg]

Okay, I am not pregnant and have never had a breech bub. But my SIL's first was breech and led to her first c-sec. We did not know better at the time. As I learn more, I am increasingly fascinated by the different types of breech birth and love reading/ seeing vaginal breech births. For some reason, I have not as yet come across anyone who has delivered a breech baby underwater. I loved my water birth and am just curious as to whether there is a reason why I am not reading about breech water births? Forgive my ignorance on the subject! Each day I try to learn something new!

[JackieM]

I know there are breech water births. I know of a doctor two hours away from me who does breech deliveries and pretty much insists that moms birth in the water, since it's a gentler birth for both mom and babe ...

[Devaskyla]

I've heard waterbirth is actually the safest way to have a breech baby, since there's less chance babe will try to breathe before the head is born. Not sure why it seems so rare, unless it's just that vaginal breech is pretty rare to begin with these days.

[wbg]

Thanks guys! I truly thought water was such a gentle way to welcome my baby and kept thinking that it would seem a great gentle choice for a breech baby whose journey out might seem a little harder. Anyway, now that I have asked the question, I am sure I will start to hear of more breech water births. Jackie it sounds like you live in a very enlightened birth area! And Deva, I think you are right about them being so rare in general. Sometimes after being surrounded by like minded mamas on MDC, I forget that in the real world people still look at me as if I have two heads if I suggest that breech babies and twins do not automatically mean c-secs. Anyway, have a great weekend.

[Full Heart]

There are several on you tube actually. Let me see if I can find them...Heres one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuSm9TDEEYQ

[wbg]

Originally Posted by Full Heart

There are several on you tube actually. Let me see if I can find them...Heres one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuSm9TDEEYQ

Thanks...I always forget about you tube!!