Well I have a scan tomorrow to see if little one is still breech then if so they'll book me in for a c section in two weeks. I don't know what to feel..excited/nervous/scared. I really wanted a natural labour but then again it will be nice to know what day baby is coming and I can plan everything. Has anyone else been in this situation? I am just worried about the post op bit too as I don't want to be able not to do anything. Xx
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Breech baby so scan then c section
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JJ Mum
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Don't worry a if you do have to , an elective section is so calm, organised and ontime! planning is so much easier, you wont be knackered from days of labour first, yourll look great in your photos..!
Csection is a major op and you will be sore, Id be lying if I didn't say that, they will offer you pain relief , so take it , don't be a hero, it will help you not feel the pain so you can handle baby. Don't listen to the horror stories that you can't hold your baby, you so can, you just have to find a good way to move for a few days to work for you while recovering.. you may feel a bit poo day 3, but so will any other new mum as hormones come in.. once you get to 5-7 days you will realy turn a corner and by two weeks, your be almost human again.
If it hurts, slow up, just be with your new baby and enjoy. Ive had 4 sections and a section type op now and really don't worry I'm going to do it again in october...so it can't be that bad..
Csection is a major op and you will be sore, Id be lying if I didn't say that, they will offer you pain relief , so take it , don't be a hero, it will help you not feel the pain so you can handle baby. Don't listen to the horror stories that you can't hold your baby, you so can, you just have to find a good way to move for a few days to work for you while recovering.. you may feel a bit poo day 3, but so will any other new mum as hormones come in.. once you get to 5-7 days you will realy turn a corner and by two weeks, your be almost human again.
If it hurts, slow up, just be with your new baby and enjoy. Ive had 4 sections and a section type op now and really don't worry I'm going to do it again in october...so it can't be that bad..
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Hi
I had a planned section with my first, 4 years ago. She was breech.
It was all very calm. As jj mum says take the pain relief offered. Rest when it hurts, you will know when you have overdone it.
I held my baby not long after the section and she went straight on to my breast. One thing I worried about was not being able to feed her. She took to it like a wee duck to water.
When she woke in the night, I would feel stiff, so he used to pick her up from her crib and give her to me to feed. So we both got to bond.
I'm due in a few weeks and this lo is breech at the moment too, so looking at a repeat section.x
I had a planned section with my first, 4 years ago. She was breech.
It was all very calm. As jj mum says take the pain relief offered. Rest when it hurts, you will know when you have overdone it.
I held my baby not long after the section and she went straight on to my breast. One thing I worried about was not being able to feed her. She took to it like a wee duck to water.
When she woke in the night, I would feel stiff, so he used to pick her up from her crib and give her to me to feed. So we both got to bond.
I'm due in a few weeks and this lo is breech at the moment too, so looking at a repeat section.x
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Had the same situation as u. Cant fault the planned section. So calm and relaxed and was good to have a good chat to the team assisting the op before hand. I didnt have any real pain after the op. Just little niggles nothing like any of the stories you find on google. U can read my birth story in birth announcements ubder eva kornelia. Although youve probably had the section by now. Fx everythong goes/went well for u 
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If the section is planned for medical reasons they like to do it 38-39 weeks incase you go into labour.
But basically, what everyone else says is spot on. I have had 2 planned sections, soon to have number 4, and they have both been lovely, calm experiences and I cannot find a single negative about either x
But basically, what everyone else says is spot on. I have had 2 planned sections, soon to have number 4, and they have both been lovely, calm experiences and I cannot find a single negative about either x
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Not sure if my last made sense. Would they wait the full 40wks to do a section if there appears to be no medical issues and he's just being lazy? Or would it be prior to 40wks? I have my 36wk midwife app next Friday and hope to know more then x
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My mates just had breach baby last week, they checked baby at 36 weeks and then booked her in for 39 weeks section. They don't like to do them before 39 now if they can help it, or baby may have surfactant in the lungs when delivered. A vagainal birth helps to squeeze this fluid out before birth, they can have breathing issues for a short time and need special care to help, called wet lungs or grunting.. I had 2 of my 4 have this, but they were 38 weekers... the two 39 weekers were fine..
Just to warn you , they will too, they will scan baby on morning of arrival for section, you arrive ready for baby at 730am only to find baby has turned, could be heartbreaking, so please have that in your head as a possible scenario , it could happen, but most likely not.. (but it would save you the section, but to go home then without your baby and possibly then go upto 13 days over.. very hard, thought i would tell you that).
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My mates just had breach baby last week, they checked baby at 36 weeks and then booked her in for 39 weeks section. They don't like to do them before 39 now if they can help it, or baby may have surfactant in the lungs when delivered. A vagainal birth helps to squeeze this fluid out before birth, they can have breathing issues for a short time and need special care to help, called wet lungs or grunting.. I had 2 of my 4 have this, but they were 38 weekers... the two 39 weekers were fine..
Just to warn you , they will too, they will scan baby on morning of arrival for section, you arrive ready for baby at 730am only to find baby has turned, could be heartbreaking, so please have that in your head as a possible scenario , it could happen, but most likely not.. (but it would save you the section, but to go home then without your baby and possibly then go upto 13 days over.. very hard, thought i would tell you that).
Thanks so much that really helped, part of me is thinking he may have moved as bump has gone lower but we shall see. I'll keep my fingers crossed as I would quite like a water birth but aware that anything could happen so I'm open minded!! X
Lea_photo - they didn't know I was breech until 39 +2, booked me in for a section for 39 +4 (offered to try to turn him but didn't fancy that) but went into labour naturally the night they found out he was breech and I had him at 39 +3...
They let me progress with the labour and a consultant asked if we wanted to have him naturally when I was 8cms (wasn't told this was an option until then ha)...so he was born bum first, then legs, body and lastly head...completely the wrong way round but arrived safely into the world none the less
If in a good hospital, with savvy consultants you can still have a natural birth...(depending on type of breech I think)..
Awkward babies eh! Xx
They let me progress with the labour and a consultant asked if we wanted to have him naturally when I was 8cms (wasn't told this was an option until then ha)...so he was born bum first, then legs, body and lastly head...completely the wrong way round but arrived safely into the world none the less
If in a good hospital, with savvy consultants you can still have a natural birth...(depending on type of breech I think)..
Awkward babies eh! Xx
