Tuesday, September 15, 2009

External Version Round Two

After finding out that the baby was breech last week I was very stressed about the scheduled c-section. I really didn't want to have surgery. So I went to the women's center and talked to a doctor that was willing to delivery a baby in a vaginal breech position. After the visit Jeremy really didn't want a vaginal breech delivery because there are too many risks to the baby. The doctor said we could try another external version on Monday (where the doctor manually flips the baby into a head down position). So I went into the hospital yesterday to try for another external version. I just knew that it was going to work. And it did! I've been listening to my instincts this whole pregnancy and I've been right with everything. I thought she was a girl at the 20 week ultrasound. I knew she was breech even though the midwives said no. I knew that the first version wasn't going to work, but the second one would.
After the version I was told to stay vertical and bind my belly so the baby wouldn't flip back. After the version the doctor stripped my membranes to help start labor. Last night I was very uncomfortable. I was having camps and contraction all night, but they went away... I sleep half the night on my reclining sofa to stay more vertical. But I was waking up every hour. I made my way back into bed and then later back onto the sofa.
Every fetal movement I try to make sure she's not flipping back. I believe that she's still head down. My next prenatal appointment is on Thursday with a midwife. Hopefully she has some advise to help engage the baby's head.

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