Jamie and I had to meet with a doctor at our clinic on Monday to discuss our options with regards to having a baby in the breech position. Really, our options are quite limited.
The first option is to have an ECV (or simply "Version") preformed on my abdomen. This means an OB would try to turn JJ from the outside. The baby would be closely monitored by ultrasound, as well as my blood pressure, during the procedure. If baby were to go into any kind of distress, the procedure would be stopped. There is a small risk of going into labour due to the procedure, which would lead to an emergency c-section. We have been told that this is the only chance we have at turning baby and having a vaginal birth.
Our second option is to book a c-section. Because of my blood pressure situation, the doctors would want to deliver baby before I go into labour. The c-section would likely be booked for next week (38 weeks) or the week after that.
So that's it. Our two options according to conventional western medicine. The doctors feel there is a less than 1% chance JJ will turn on his own before I go into labour.
Jamie and I discussed these options and originally thought against the ECV. The procedure is known to be quite painful and the success rate sits at around 25%. We didn't want to risk going into labour while JJ is still not quite ready to come.
Booking a c-section didn't really appeal to us either. C-sections are not as safe for mom or baby as a vaginal birth is. Also, I feel like we've worked so hard to have a "normal" birth. We got ourselves a doula and I attended yoga, chiropractor, massage, read countless birthing books - all in attempt to prepare for a natural birth. A c-section is anything but.
In the end, we booked the ECV for this Friday night. I'm quite worried about it and just pray nothing goes wrong. In the meantime, I'm trying a chiropractic technique and acupuncture as a way to encourage JJ to turn on his own.
Oh and did I mention I'm suffering from a nasty head cold right now. There's not too much I can do about that either :(
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