Our Breech Baby at Six Months Old
Baby #4 was a very emotional pregnancy for me – but one during which I learned many lessons. We found out at 30 weeks that our baby girl was in a frank breech position. At this point in medical history, women are no longer approved by the mainstream to have a breech baby naturally. I know many elect to have cesarean sections these days, but for me, this was an unthinkable and awful proposition. Here is our story …
When I found out I was pregnant with baby number four, I also found a fabulous midwife and was very excited to give birth at her birthing center. Everything was “boringly normal” throughout the pregnancy, such a blessing with all my pregnancies. Later in the pregnancy, we discovered that this baby was in the head up or breech position – which translates to an automatic c-section in the hospital. Gone were my dreams of having the baby at the birthing center with my trusted midwife.
So, we set to work trying any method possible to turn the baby to the correct position – lots and lots of prayers, chiropractic treatments, lying upside down on a propped up board, homeopathic prescription, more lying upside down, moxa treatments (burning herbs on the toe), and lots more prayer!! Nothing worked. I can’t accurately relate with any words how much I did not want to have a c-section. I was desperate for this baby to turn.
Days before the due date turned into days after the due date and our little girl was still stubbornly head up. We wanted to wait until the last possible minute to plan any surgery or induction of labor in order to let her turn, if that was at all possible. So many risks surround the situation – everyday was emotional and hard to endure.
Monday morning, July 21, I was 10 days overdue and we were scheduled for a biophysical profile on the baby to make sure she was still doing well under the circumstances. During the test, she passed all the marks that were needed except one – so she failed the test. We were sent immediately to the office to consult as to the next step. We had three strikes against us – breech position, overdue, and now the failed test. It sure seemed like the future didn’t look very bright.
(If you find yourself in this situation, you can read detailed instructions on all the ways I tried to turn my baby. One of them just might work for you! Breech Baby Turning Techniques Series – You will be directed to another blog owned by me, NaturalHealthTutoring.) NEXT PAGE…
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Phew…glad I wasn’t there while all of this was happening!!
It certainly was a true miracle! You should send that doc a picture and card on Elia’s b-day! love, me
P.S. I think i know someone who makes cardz too! lucky you!
What a wonderful story! Your mom has every right to be proud of you. You sound like a super-mom to me! Good luck with your newest little miracle, and enjoy them all – they grow up SO fast! Give DH a special hug tonight from all of us mom’s out here that know a good man when we read about one – he’s a ‘keeper’ for sure! God bless you and your family!
Grandma – That’s a really good idea to send him a card on her bday! I had planned to send one to him right after we got home, but that somehow never happened. I might have to commission that really great card-maker I know to do one for me! Do you think if I put in my order now I’d get it by July?
Patti J – Thank you so much for taking the time to read and for the kind comments! It is so neat to look back on big events with a smile! Hugging the hubby right now!
Wow how wonderful and unfailing Our Saviour is!! There is nothing impossible for him!! You have a wonderful family!!
What a great story! It’s funny how it seems that when we decide to ‘give up hope’, that’s when the Lord starts putting all the pieces together! I think situations like that are always something you can look back on and say, “The Lord really was with me and He can do it again…”
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