Well, if you don't follow me on twitter, or we're not friends on Facebook, you probably haven't heard the latest about my little in-utero trouble maker.
On Thursday night, little girl was doing some sort of alien type moves. At one point a perfect cone was standing an extra 4 inches tall on the left side of my stomach and the right side was a steep slope to the general area of where my hip bone used to be.
It was painful, to say the least.
Friday morning, as I showered, I found it harder than normal to bend over and wash my feet.
At my 36 week check up later that morning, my suspicions were confirmed. Baby girl is breech.
Thus my quest began and I googled everything I could on helping a baby turn from breech to vertex.
So far we've prayed, prayed and prayed. We've asked others to pray, our kids to pray, our friends to pray and begged the Lord for her to turn. I've laid inverted on an ironing board, propped against the couch with an ice pack on the top of my tummy and a hot pack on my pelvis. She moved, she kicked, she turned nearly half way. But this morning, her head was square under my ribs again.
Later this morning, I'm going to the chiropractor and hoping she can adjust my pelvis so that little lady has NO COMFORTABLE option but head down. I'll go again on Wednesday and on Thursday, my OB will see me and evaluate little lady to see if I'm a good candidate for an external cephalic version.
If those things don't work, I'm willing to try acupuncture, walking around exclusively on my hands and pitching a royal fit. I'm also willing to break out The Byrds, put headphones on my belly and blare it as loudly as possible.
I'm praying that when I go to the OB on Thursday, we will discover a head down baby, my water will break and I'll deliver her within the hour. I'd be happy if just the first statement is true, even if I'm praying for all 3.
How ironic would it be to have 3 successful, and pretty much routine, vajayjay deliveries - including a set of twins - and then have a c-section for this little stinker?
Don't give in to c-section too soon.
ReplyDeleteWith my twins ... Baby A was facing down and Baby B was feet first. (There heads couldn't both fit down, because they weighed over 7# and 8#.) Anyway ... Baby B was born feet first. (Docs tried to turn her, but at over 8# she wasn't turning.)
With Baby #10 ... I delivered Posterior. He never turned, and I pushed that little guy right out. More painful than the other births, but still pretty quick.
Praying for you!
Laurel
My kid was transverse until like the day before she was born. I didn't realize she had turned, and I didn't realize I was in labor--I was only 35 weeks--but that's a whole other story! Anyway, I'm just commenting to say that your little one may be of the "wait until the last minute" variety. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm praying she turns. I'm also praying for peace no matter what. Rest well and try not to worry too much about what you can't change. God is in control! He has a plan and a purpose!
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