MSE Pregnancy Club XIV

xmaslolly76 · 6 August 2009 at 1:48PM

csh wrote: »

Did you read those links before you posted them? The following is an excert from the above link.
Your baby is breech (feet- or bottom-first)”
- As with twins, breech birth at home is unusual, but it does happen, as Kathryn's, Bronwyn's, Anna's and Oddny's birth stories show. Nicky also had a breech birth at home, but sadly her baby died, although we cannot be sure that this was a consequence of the breech birth.

Not exactly as encouraging for a home breech birth as your post makes out.
I've never met a medical profession yet that couldn't be bothered to help. I think its more a case of being understaffed, under funded and under pressure.

I think you are right, you do need to arm yourself with knowledge, but don't just see what you want to see on the pro homebirth sites. The reality is the medical teams number 1 priority is to keep mother and baby safe and well.

It probably isnt what you want to read when looking into these things but they are being honest and presenting you with all the facts instead of just sugar coating it and saying every home birth is fantastic.

Personally i have always said that if anything untoward occured or this pregancy wasnt text book i would go straight to hospital

I must agree with the comments on the health profesionals it always came across to me that they werent being deliberately obstructive but just didnt have the time or the resources to deal with anything outside of the norm. :-)

Glamazon · 6 August 2009 at 1:53PM

xmaslolly76 wrote: »

Glam the vimto is on offer in tesco as well buy on get one free £1.65 for two bottles. ive got me a stock in as i cant drink the RLT without it :-) x

Grr - thought I had a bargain there!!!

jacksons_mum wrote: »

glam was right, the best way to turn them is on hands and knees, head down, bum in the air and rock gently apparently.

p.s. i dont think you are a wuss, i think you are really brave for having another one after what you went through last time.

So I do absorb some information then - thank god for that. Glad I could help.
Nicki - my floors need doing if you fancy doing them as well :rotfl:

I'm impressed with OH - he's actually doing stuff without me having to ask or leave a list!
Yesterday he cleared room in the garage and moved some stuff out the house, he 'cleaned' the kitchen and rotated all the freezer stuff and he mowed the lawn! Today he has put the shopping away, mowed the front lawn, tidied up and is now going to take more pictures of stuff for eBay :j

Glamazon · 6 August 2009 at 2:00PM

xmaslolly76 wrote: »

It probably isnt what you want to read when looking into these things but they are being honest and presenting you with all the facts instead of just sugar coating it and saying every home birth is fantastic.

Personally i have always said that if anything untoward occured or this pregancy wasnt text book i would go straight to hospital

I must agree with the comments on the health profesionals it always came across to me that they werent being deliberately obstructive but just didnt have the time or the resources to deal with anything outside of the norm. :-)

My Hospital said they do sections on all breechs regardless so there would be no way they would entertain a homebirth! Being armed with information is a good thing - I certainly caught my consultant out over something that I had learnt on here and my MW is always impressed at how knowledgable I am about stuff. However, I think everyone needs to bear in mind that anyone can set a website up and post whatever information they want.

Right that's my opinion - off to make a RLT and make a start on gutting my room. Loggin off now and will catch up later!

xmaslolly76 · 6 August 2009 at 2:01PM

Glamazon wrote: »

I'm impressed with OH - he's actually doing stuff without me having to ask or leave a list!
Yesterday he cleared room in the garage and moved some stuff out the house, he 'cleaned' the kitchen and rotated all the freezer stuff and he mowed the lawn! Today he has put the shopping away, mowed the front lawn, tidied up and is now going to take more pictures of stuff for eBay :j

Glam you will have to let me in on your secret had to show mine how to use the washer the other night grrrr. The lolly training programme just doesnt seem to be working lol :-)

BeenieCat · 6 August 2009 at 2:01PM

Well my dog poo filled garden is now all done, grass cut and poo gone! I couldn't do the poo, i kept wretching so hard it hurt, so i found some local youths willing to do it all for me :rotfl: they cut the grass too! Job done in 20 mins as opposed to the 2 hours it'd have taken me

nancmat · 6 August 2009 at 2:05PM

Fingers and knees crossed hypno xx

right I really need to get back to work but found this naming site http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/advanced-search.html

the search tool is fab if you want something specific..

now have Airanna, amara, sophia, blaire, bryony, imogen, ira, manda, maxie, and mira plus the ones i had already eek xx

xmaslolly76 · 6 August 2009 at 2:08PM

Right im off for my afternoon nap tc ladies catch you later :-) x

lou66_2 · 6 August 2009 at 2:11PM

Hypno Have everything crossed for you
Really have to start eating less of a lunch time as could have a quick snooze on my desk right now. Nancmat thanks for that link of to have a look now

Nicki · 6 August 2009 at 2:16PM

jacksons_mum wrote: »

if baby is footling breech i definately want to try to deliver vaginally even if it is in hospital.

:eek: Footling breach is the most dangerous AFAIK to deliver vaginally (for baby). A frank breach will hurt like f**k, but there's a better chance the baby will be OK. A footling breach, even in hospital, has a high chance of the umbilical cord being compressed during the birth, resulting in death, or at best serious brain damage.

I'm just off now to see the psych but you should have a google and find the stats before you decide. My DS was a footling breach and I had a planned c section with him. We were told if I went into labour naturally to get to the hospital immediately, through red lights if necessary, as the consequences of the cord getting compressed were so serious. There's another mum who used to post on here who also had a footling breach, and was in hospital for observation due to placenta problems, and she also was strongly advised to have a section, due to the high risks. Can't now remember who that was but if you search the last thread or the one before you should find her birth story.

jacksons_mum · 6 August 2009 at 2:22PM

Nicki wrote: »

:eek: Footling breach is the most dangerous AFAIK to deliver vaginally (for baby). A frank breach will hurt like f**k, but there's a better chance the baby will be OK. A footling breach, even in hospital, has a high chance of the umbilical cord being compressed during the birth, resulting in death, or at best serious brain damage.

I'm just off now to see the psych but you should have a google and find the stats before you decide. My DS was a footling breach and I had a planned c section with him. We were told if I went into labour naturally to get to the hospital immediately, through red lights if necessary, as the consequences of the cord getting compressed were so serious. There's another mum who used to post on here who also had a footling breach, and was in hospital for observation due to placenta problems, and she also was strongly advised to have a section, due to the high risks. Can't now remember who that was but if you search the last thread or the one before you should find her birth story.

thanks, i obviously need to do more reading as im sure i just read somewhere that it was easier and less dangerous!
i think i will just do everything i can to get him to turn and if i cant then i will listen to what the midwives advise which will probably be a CS as i dont want to do anything which could put baby at risk.

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