My midwife appointment did not go well. She pretty much confirmed what I have been fearing for the last couple of days.... Jude has flipped in a breech position. I am pretty sure he did in just in the last couple of days. If he does not flip back, it means I will have to have a c-section. The midwife told me a few tricks to try to get him to flip back. There are OB's in this practice that will attempt an inversion. There is only one that will attempt an vaginal breech birth and the chances of her being on call when I go into labor are really slim. I am really hoping we can get him to flip back. They scheduled me of an ultrasound for next week to confirm the position, but the midwife and I are convinced he is breech according to what she and I feel and where I am feeling the majority of the kicks. We will come up with a game plan from there....
I think the thing that depresses me the most is that if I need a c-section, I will probably have to go under general anesthesia for it. When I tired for an epidural with Julia, it took 2 dr.'s and over 14 tries to get it in, and then it did not even work. They told me then that if I needed a c-section I was going to have to go under general anesthesia for it. I don't want to be put out and miss out on the first hours of my son's life! AND with general, Jerrod will not be allowed in the room to witness the birth either!! Not to mention the longer recovery time with a c-section!
I am just really hoping and praying at this point that we can get him to flip back. Especially, since I think he just flipped breech!
This has really depressed me. I know all that is really important is a healthy baby and mom, but this still sucks!! I LOVED how Julia was plopped right on my chest as soon as she was born and I was the first person she saw and heard!
Oh, my midwife also said that if he stays breech, they will do the c-section at 39 weeks if I want to. Ack! I was expecting him to be late, NOT early.
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