at what point is breech a concern? - Page 2

[Pema's Father]

Thank you Dodo, and Blue Violet, and everyone,

I especially enjoyed Robert Oliver's article on Humanizing Cesarean Birth. After looking at the Birth Love page with the graphic photos of a cesarean, I cannot imagine choosing this, and my wife and I will pray and actively research every possible alternative.

However, should it come to pass, Bob's article and the work by Jane English will give me a framework to honor mother, child, and even doctor - for the work they do, the passage from life to life (i.e. taking a Buddhist view of infinite life times within an infinite universe unbounded by space and time), and the common struggles we all endure.

[phoebekate]

here are the links I found most useful on breech birth

http://www.aims.org.uk/jnlaut98c.htm
http://www.aims.org.uk/jnlaut98b.htm
http://www.aims.org.uk/jnlaut98d.htm
http://www.aims.org.uk/jnlaut98e.htm
http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/breechbanks.htm
http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/Skills.htm
http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/cantillo.htm
http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/presentation.htm

I hope some fo these are useful to you. I particularly found Mary Cronk's perspective useful, that breech birth should be considered a less usual, but never the less normal birth but that unlike vertex presentation that there should never be ANY intervention in a breech birth, that if you need help you need a ceaser.

[galadriel]

Dear Jordan,

I am due 3 weeks later than your wife, but my baby keeps changing its mind from week to week as to its position. I worried a lot and then I had to just let it go; I believe that the baby's spirit has a plan, and it will do whatever is best for it. I am planning a homebirth, but I can only imagine all the amazing things I would learn about myself in the event of a surgical birth.

It's wonderful to be prepared and informed, but perhaps at a certain point we just have to bow to the universe and let whatever happens happen, and be joyful.

I hope that doesn't sound too hokey! I wish you the best.

Melissa

[dotcommama]

Jordan -

I had a c-section and had no problems breastfeeding. Hopefully your wife can avoid the section all togeteher, but if it becomes necessary just be sure she let's the doctors know that she wants to breastfeed as soon as possible and also that you both want the baby in the room with you. As long as you stay in the room with your wife they should not have a problem with this.

I was taken to the recovery room, quickly hooked up to a few monitors and then the nurse helped me latch ds so I could immidately breastfed without complication. My dh and mom alternated staying with me in the hospital so ds was with me all the time and was never given a bottle.

You might want to check out this thread about nursing after a c-section http://mothering.com/discussions/sho...threadid=39514

Good Luck!

[Pema's Father]

Thanks Phoebekate, Melissa, and Dotcommama,