Jamie and I made our way to the Foothills hospital last night to try the ECV procedure. The nurse and the OB that attended us were very nice and I was quickly put at ease, feeling we were in good hands. I was hooked up to the fetal monitor and JJ's heart rate was good. My blood pressure, though high, was considered good enough to proceed. A quick ultrasound confirmed that JJ was still in the breech position. I asked the OB if he could tell if the cord was wrapped around JJ's neck, thereby preventing him from going head-down. The OB could see the cord was up by JJ's neck but couldn't tell if it was wrapping around his neck or not.
The OB put tons of gel on my belly and literally tried to crank the baby around using his hands. It was very uncomfortable but I didn't feel any pain. At one point I thought it was going to work. I could feel JJ moving but then a sudden stop and the doctor couldn't go any further. The doctor let go and right away JJ went back to his original position. The OB tried a few more times before saying it wasn't going to work. My uterus and the space in there was just too tight. The OB scheduled the c-section for Nov 10th - 6 days before JJ's due date.
I can't help but have mixed feelings about this. I wanted JJ to pick his own birth day. To come when he was ready to come but due to my blood pressure, doctors would prefer to operate before I go into labour. Another part of me feels relief. I've done nothing but worry and attend appointment after appointment, listening to "experts" tell me what's best for my baby. I've never felt so tired or overwhelmed by medical information. All I want is a healthy baby boy in my arms.
I haven't given up hope that JJ will turn. Either by some of the tricks we're trying - the latest is holding a smoking stick of herbs beside my little toe (seriously!) - or because he decides it's time to turn on his own.
In the end - we'll continue to hope that all goes well.
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I am so glad you posted! I had Jenni on my brain since your email. I even had a dream about it all...JJ turned for you!
ReplyDeleteI will keep sending MY MANTRA your way..."Turn JJ, turn!"
HI Jenni,
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine is a Doula and came across Jo's link on FB for me to find your blog. Anyway, she has sent me some info that I thought might interest you. I will just copy and paste what she sent to me. I wish you all the best. Let me know how things turn out.
Hi Nicole,
I happend to see the link to your friend Jenni's baby blog. I just wanted to tell you about another option she can try to get her little one to turn into the head down position. She should find a chiropractor who does the Webster Method, this is a small adjustment in the back and has a very high sucess rate for baby turning on their own with in 24 hours. It worked for me with in 5 hours. I'm not sure if she is from Kelowna but Dr.Tim Woods is the guy to see if she is in town. It is painless and extremely safe. It's very unfortunate that Dr's don't work closer with chiropractors because most women never hear about this option :o) Anyway sorry to be a snoop hehe I was looking for your critter spell info for a friend and my mouse tends to gravitate to anything pregnancy related.
Cheers Tasha
Natasha Davis November 4 at 11:09am
Here is a link with come info http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/tcj/2001/aug/aug2001l.htm
The Webster Technique: A technique for pregnant women by ICPA Staff Writer
Source: www.worldchiropracticalliance.org
You have seen the Webster Technique -- that chiropractic technique to help pregnant mothers with breech babies -- featured on The Learning Channel's hit series "A Baby Story." You have read about it in Mothering magazine and Midwifery Today. ...
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