Natural Health Tutoring » Breech Baby http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com Home Remedies and Natural Healing and Breech Baby Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:45:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Terminology: VBAC http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-vbac/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-vbac/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:57:32 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=125 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean – If you have already had a c-section and are pregnant again, you may want to try having a natural birth this time around.  You would then be considered to be a VBAC patient.

The absolute best site I have found when dealing specifically with VBAC situations is VBACFacts.  This is a very informative website!!

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]]> http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-vbac/feed/ 0 Terminology: Posterior Position http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-posterior-position/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-posterior-position/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:52:35 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=122 The baby’s spine would be right up along your spine with her face pointing up when delivered.  In this position, many women will experience back labor where much of the pain is concentrated in the lower back.

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]]> http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-posterior-position/feed/ 0 Terminology: Anterior Position http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-anterior-position/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-anterior-position/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:50:44 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=119 This is when the baby is facing your spine.  The baby can be right or left anterior depending on which way he might be turned just slightly.  The anterior position is optimal for delivery.

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]]> http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-anterior-position/feed/ 0 Terminology: Oblique Lie http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-oblique-lie/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-oblique-lie/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:46:18 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=116 In the oblique lie, the baby is just between being vertex and being transverse.  If the baby does not finish the rotation to the head-down position, this position could result in a shoulder presentation during labor and delivery.

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]]> http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-oblique-lie/feed/ 0 Terminology: Longitudinal Lie http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-longitudinal-lie/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-longitudinal-lie/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:31:16 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=113 Whether in the breech or vertex position, whether the baby is looking at your spine or your stomach, this baby is straight up and down in your womb.

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]]> http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-longitudinal-lie/feed/ 0 Terminology: Vertex Presentation (or Cephalic Presentation) http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-vertex-presentation-or-cephalic-presentation/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-vertex-presentation-or-cephalic-presentation/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:21:26 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=110 Baby is head down and in the “fetal position”.  The head will be in mom’s pelvis and baby’s chin to his chest. This is the best position for birth and by far most babies are born this way. Some will move into this position during labor.

There are, of course, variations of this presentation, most of which are talked about in other definitions.  But, if the baby’s head is flexed instead of the chin being to his chest, labor and delivery could be more painful.

If a brow presentation is discovered, the doctor might try to manuver the head with suction or proceed directly to c-section.  If the face is presenting, the doctor will most likely choose a c-section.  These different head flexes are called Flexion Attitudes.

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]]> http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-vertex-presentation-or-cephalic-presentation/feed/ 1 Terminology: Transverse Presentation (or Transverse Lie) http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-transverse-presentation-or-transverse-lie/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-transverse-presentation-or-transverse-lie/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:55:06 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=107 Transverse – The baby is laying sideways over your pelvis.  No part of the baby is engaged in the pelvis.  A baby in this position can not be delivered naturally unless she moves during delivery.  Statistics suggest that only one in every 2,000 births is in this position.

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]]> http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-transverse-presentation-or-transverse-lie/feed/ 1 Terminology: Footling Breech Presentation http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-footling-breech-presentation/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-footling-breech-presentation/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:32:25 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=104 Footling Breech – Baby’s head is up in your rib cage instead of down in your pelvis.  In this case, the baby’s feet are not by his head, but are down in the pelvis.  A footling breech would come out feet first.  Variations of footling include one foot up and one foot down (footling) and both feet down (double footling).

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]]> http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/terminology-frank-breech-presentation/feed/ 0 Breech Baby Issues – How To Choose A Doctor http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/breech-baby-issues-how-to-choose-a-doctor/ http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/breech-baby-issues-how-to-choose-a-doctor/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:20:13 +0000 admin http://www.naturalhealthtutoring.com/?p=326 When you find yourself carrying a baby who is in a breech position, life seems to turn upside down.  It did for me!  I had already had three normal pregnancies and deliveries when at 30 weeks, we found that baby #4 was frank breech.  Click here to read the whole story.

One issue that I dealt with was having to find a different care provider with only 10 weeks left in my pregnancy.

At the beginning of my pregnancy, I had decided to see a midwife and deliver the baby at her birthing center rather than the hospital.  Due to Florida law, midwives are not allowed to deliver breech babies, among many many other restrictions.  So, with her help, I “sort of” began to look for a different doctor.  I say “sort of” because I was really thinking that this baby would eventually turn head-down and we could have a normal delivery in the birthing center.

Here are some things to keep in mind when selecting a doctor to care for you and your baby during your pregnancy and delivery:

* Experience: Has this doctor ever delivered a breech baby naturally?  That one question will stop you from seeing the vast majority of doctors, unfortunately.  Because of the trend toward cesarean sections for more and more deliveries, there are many doctors who haven’t even studied how to deliver a breech baby, a few who have seen one and a sparse handful that have actually attended one.  In my opinion, you and your child are at a greater risk when having an inexperienced doctor deliver your breech baby.

* Willingness: Is the doctor willing to deliver your baby naturally, or at least let you try?  The doctor I found is very friendly to women who find themselves in a situation where other doctors would automatically perform a c-section such as twins, VBAC and breech.  He delivers in the hospital and, up front, he told me that if I didn’t show sufficient progress, a c-section was still possible.  I was just glad he was willing to let me try.

*  Hospital Policies: If you have found a doctor who has delivered breech babies before and s/he is willing to do the same for you, that doctor probably has an agreement worked out with their particular hospital about delivering breech babies.  When I called my local hospital as a potential patient, they told me that it was hospital policy to perform a c-section on all women delivering breech babies, end of discussion.  I asked them to fax over the paperwork so that I could read it for myself – they suddenly couldn’t find the hospital policy!  Make sure you see their policy for yourself.

If you can overcome those hurdles and you are able to find a doctor to care for you according to your desires, you just might have the natural birth you are looking for!

I am so very thankful that I was able to find a doctor at the last minute (the VERY last minute, as in the DAY I delivered!!) who was caring and honest with me at every turn.  He never promised that I would definitely have a natural birth, but he let me have a really good try and he did everything in his power to help me to that end. 

(If you happen to be in the Florida, here is the website of the doctor that I found.  I drove three hours to get to him and it was well worth the trip!)

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