In about 45 minutes, I am off to see the MW for the second time this week. On Monday, she discovered that Baby is breech, and I'm 40 weeks tomorrow, so we're seriously running out of time for him to flip on his own. Judging by my own symptoms (i.e., I was breathing fine as it seemed he had dropped, then as of a few days ago, I couldn't catch my breath again) I think he flipped back to breech last weekend. The thing is, the MW doesn't really want to do a breech homebirth because of where I live. We are pretty rural and if there was an emergency, the volunteers would have to be called before the ambulance could even get rolling to us.
However, I live with my BFF and her DH used to be on the volunteer fire dept, so he thinks with his friends that he can get the EMTs to actually be standing by when I go into labor, which will shave about 8-10 minutes off the emergency response time. The hospital is only about 8 minutes away in an ambulance running code, and though it doesn't have a NICU it has an outstanding emergency L&D staff. I don't foresee even needing it, but the MW wants that option to be there.
So today I have to drive in AGAIN (she's an hour away, and 1/4 tank of gas round trip
to the MW. She has called in a senior MW (one with about 30 years of experience in the area) who has a lot of breech experience, to try and do an external version. For the last day and a half, I've been on the slant board as much as possible (ouch) and been trying everything I can think of, yet Baby still hasn't flipped over. I may be able to see a chiropractor too, but MW wasn't sure she could get me in on such short notice (their office adjoins the birth center).
I just hope this works. I am mentally preparing myself for a breech birth, but I'd rather not if it can be helped.
Meantime I have been having some light ctx and a LOT of cervical zingers. So we'll see what happens... I'll keep everyone posted...
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However, I live with my BFF and her DH used to be on the volunteer fire dept, so he thinks with his friends that he can get the EMTs to actually be standing by when I go into labor, which will shave about 8-10 minutes off the emergency response time. The hospital is only about 8 minutes away in an ambulance running code, and though it doesn't have a NICU it has an outstanding emergency L&D staff. I don't foresee even needing it, but the MW wants that option to be there.
So today I have to drive in AGAIN (she's an hour away, and 1/4 tank of gas round trip
to the MW. She has called in a senior MW (one with about 30 years of experience in the area) who has a lot of breech experience, to try and do an external version. For the last day and a half, I've been on the slant board as much as possible (ouch) and been trying everything I can think of, yet Baby still hasn't flipped over. I may be able to see a chiropractor too, but MW wasn't sure she could get me in on such short notice (their office adjoins the birth center).I just hope this works. I am mentally preparing myself for a breech birth, but I'd rather not if it can be helped.
Meantime I have been having some light ctx and a LOT of cervical zingers. So we'll see what happens... I'll keep everyone posted...
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turn baby turn!!!
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h, yay! 
