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Good luck heaf3! I hope she turns for you :)



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so it didn't work.....
now my next question is, has anyone had a second attempt at an ECV? they said I could try again on friday if I wanted to. in the meantime I have just been for acupuncture today and have another appt on thursday. they said they weren't overly confident that it would work but that it would be worth a shot if i wanted because it would be a different day so there could be more fluid or bubs may be in a better position to turn.

opinions please...will talk to my MW tomorrow about it.
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Argh, I know its prob too late, but Weegee talked about going into labour, having an epi and then having a go at an EVC as usually its pain that can reduce the effectiveness of the evc? (this is just going by memory from what Ive read, Ive never needed an EVC so dont know the ins and outs of it, but I tohught I would try to remember JIC I needed to try it one day!)


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Hey team,

Just wondering, would they do a ECV if you have an anterior placenta?


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Just thought I'd add in my experience here...had my ECV today and it didn't work. A lot was stacked against me... first time mum, frank breech baby (feet above head) and a bum firmly wedged in place. For me it was quite painful and I wasn't expecting that after all this talk of 'discomfort', not to scare anyone but just I'd say be prepared for that as a possibility! Also the medication dropped my BP very low and made me feel really wierd and a bit sick, again just something else to be aware of

I still think it was worth a try though, and I'd go through it again for a subsequent baby. So not so awful that I'd never go through it again.

C-Section now booked in, as they don't advise 'natural' birth for a first time mum being breech.


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Yea I had a ECV with footling breech. (first baby) I tell people not to do it... make sure they tell you everything about it. i felt pressured into it! was very scary! babies can be breech for a reason out of your control!

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I had a ECV at 37 weeks. I thought it was totally fine and worth it. The worst bit was being hooked up to an IV and the drugs to raise your pulse/relax you. It took a lot longer than I thought, I was in the hospital from 11am till 3pm, in the maternity unit stuck in bed for 2 hours of that time.

My midwife made a nice point that if the baby doesn't turn or reverts back to breech again then it is probably meant to be and for reasons we may never know - like something to do with the cord.
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Hi, I'm just bumping this thread with my experience. We had an ECV yesterday at 38w 4d. We found out baby was breech at 37 weeks after a routine scan to check growth - I suspect baby has been breech for weeks but my midwife was just as shocked as we were.

We chose to do the ECV because I really didn't want to have a c-section, although was prepared to have one if it was necessary. We did a lot of research about the process and the risks associated, but felt that we would be at the hospital so if anything went wrong we would be in good hands. We arrived at the hospital and my midwife monitored baby for a while to check its heartrate. A registrar came in and did a scan to confirm baby's position and the location of the cord etc. All seemed well so they gave me the ventilin via injection and then we waited for it to kick in. It wasn't very nice, made my heart race and my pulse shot up. I got a bit of a headache and felt really nauseous, but I'm not sure if thats because of the meds or because I hadn't eaten since breakfast (they advised us not to). The registrar and obstetrician came in and scanned me again to check. Then they lowered the bed flat and down a bit more and got me to relax. The ECV wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I was expecting a really painful chinese burn, but while it was uncomfortable it wasn't like a chinese burn at all. I just closed my eyes and tried to breathe deep and slow, and it worked first go. I think it probably took about 2 minutes. Then they scanned me again to check baby's position, and then left. My midwife stayed with me to monitor me and baby. It seemed I was having regular contractions, but they died off later that night.

Every one has to make their own decision about whether to have an ECV, but I think you also need to take into consideration other circumstances like if its your first child, how much weight you might be carrying around your belly (to enable them to manipulate your belly easily), perhaps your pain threshold, and how you feel about other less "invasive" procedures and/or c-section etc. I agree with what someone said earlier, make sure you ask heaps of questions. For me I was prepared to try it to avoid a c-section, but I wasn't going to try acupuncture (its not for me). I did try a downward platform for me to lie on but it gave me a headache from the blood rush. I couldn't do downward facing dog as I have carpal tunnel (during pregnancy only) and I can't support my weight.
   
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I'm facing the decision of an ECV. Am 36w2d with a breech baby, have no idea what kind of breech. I'm honestly sh*te scared of an ECV and am not sure whether I want to do it? Baby is measuring in the 10th percentile so I have no idea. I am so lost and confused
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