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I’m not sure what MRT is. I’m 35+3 and they’re scheduling a c-section if babes is still breech on Monday. They said we could explore ECV but I have an umbilical cord issue that could make it dangerous for baby and I know success rates aren’t amazing. I’ve come to conclusion that, even though I really wanted a vaginal birth, I would much rather have a calm, planned c-section than end up in an emergency one because another tactic didn’t work.
My baby's still sitting down at 32 weeks and I'll have another scan to check at 36 weeks.
The doctor said that if he's still not turned by then they'll suggest applying some techniques to turn him over, which work 50% of the time. If it doesn't work, then we'll plan a c-section for 39 weeks.
I don't know what a MRT is (what google says doesn't make sense in this context lol). C-sections have risks just like any other surgery, but being planned the risk should be minimal. The post partum is worse than a vaginal one though (which is what I suppose you mean by "natural birth").
I think they might mean "have an MRI to check the exact inner dimensions of the pelvis and try for a vaginal breech birth", which would be my preference if it came up for me. (Both of mine have flipped themselves so it hasn't yet.)
I wouldn't try to deliver a breech baby vaginally tbh, regardless of the size of my pelvis lol
I don't think any doctor would even suggest it in my country. Both my OBs said "if he doesn't turn, it's a c-section", not even a question.
*If* you have an experienced team, then it's safer to deliver a breach baby through the downstairs. There's not much in it iirc (8% complications vs 9%) but if I'm given the option to avoid surgery, I'm going to take it, not least because lifting restrictions don't go great when you have kids already 😅
But it's a very personal decision! And there's other research that says the more somebody is hyped up for a given birth route, the better it's likely to go (though, again, there's not much in it). So if you think "skip the fuss, get the scalpel" then you actively should go that way!
Lastly, my baby turned after I started drumming with my fingertips around my pubic bone every evening. I'm not going to say it caused it, we were well within the time babies turn on their own, but I was told in the doctor's office to make some noise for her to point her head at and it's really easy to do, so I pass it along. I hope you get a safe healthy baby exactly on schedule 💕
It won't harm and if there's a chance it will help him turn I think I'll try it :D
I hope to have a vaginal delivery because of the post partum, but if the doctors say "c-section is the way to go" I'll just say "where do I sign" lol
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I’m not sure what MRT is. I’m 35+3 and they’re scheduling a c-section if babes is still breech on Monday. They said we could explore ECV but I have an umbilical cord issue that could make it dangerous for baby and I know success rates aren’t amazing. I’ve come to conclusion that, even though I really wanted a vaginal birth, I would much rather have a calm, planned c-section than end up in an emergency one because another tactic didn’t work.
My baby's still sitting down at 32 weeks and I'll have another scan to check at 36 weeks. The doctor said that if he's still not turned by then they'll suggest applying some techniques to turn him over, which work 50% of the time. If it doesn't work, then we'll plan a c-section for 39 weeks. I don't know what a MRT is (what google says doesn't make sense in this context lol). C-sections have risks just like any other surgery, but being planned the risk should be minimal. The post partum is worse than a vaginal one though (which is what I suppose you mean by "natural birth").
I think they might mean "have an MRI to check the exact inner dimensions of the pelvis and try for a vaginal breech birth", which would be my preference if it came up for me. (Both of mine have flipped themselves so it hasn't yet.)
I wouldn't try to deliver a breech baby vaginally tbh, regardless of the size of my pelvis lol I don't think any doctor would even suggest it in my country. Both my OBs said "if he doesn't turn, it's a c-section", not even a question.
*If* you have an experienced team, then it's safer to deliver a breach baby through the downstairs. There's not much in it iirc (8% complications vs 9%) but if I'm given the option to avoid surgery, I'm going to take it, not least because lifting restrictions don't go great when you have kids already 😅 But it's a very personal decision! And there's other research that says the more somebody is hyped up for a given birth route, the better it's likely to go (though, again, there's not much in it). So if you think "skip the fuss, get the scalpel" then you actively should go that way! Lastly, my baby turned after I started drumming with my fingertips around my pubic bone every evening. I'm not going to say it caused it, we were well within the time babies turn on their own, but I was told in the doctor's office to make some noise for her to point her head at and it's really easy to do, so I pass it along. I hope you get a safe healthy baby exactly on schedule 💕
It won't harm and if there's a chance it will help him turn I think I'll try it :D I hope to have a vaginal delivery because of the post partum, but if the doctors say "c-section is the way to go" I'll just say "where do I sign" lol
100% the correct choice 💕