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Breech Presentation
I've also heard great things about acupuncture, and a particular technique called moxibustion that some acupuncturists trained in Chinese medicine theory ...
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- My midwife recommended 1. acupuncture (which I don't believe in and didn't try), 2. playing music to the lower side of my stomach, hoping the baby would turn, 3. t...
- You may want to check out spinningbabies.com. There are some great suggestions on that site.
- Hi T., My midwives gave me homeopathic Pulsitilla 30c strength to turn my baby. That and doing pelvic tilts (on all fours rocking your pelvis down and up) worked grea...
Advice for Breech Baby at 35 Weeks
Moxibustion, which is a form of acupuncture. It's currently being researched to see if it could help turn breech babies. Success rates as high as around 80 ...
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- My son was breech at 36 1/2 weeks. I could actually feel his head right under my ribs. I had a version and he stayed turned. It actually may have accelerated everyt...
- Hi C., I did have a similar experience with my daughter at roughly the same time (35 weeks). My midwife suggested that I see an acupuncturist that specializes in wo...
- Hey C., this happened to me too. My baby turned breech at 36 weeks and they didnt think she would turn back but she flipped back and forth untilk the day she was born....
Delivering a Bigger Baby Boy with Mother with Gestational Diabetes.
Moxibustion by an acupuncturist(burning incense near the foot), the Webster technique by a chiropractor, and the froggy position (knees and chest together ...
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- I second calling a mid-wife about natural methods for turnign a baby.. there is a lot of yoga poses that can encourage this... also, you might consider seeing a chirop...
- Hello there, I too had agestational diabetes and a breech baby. My doctor said he cold try turning him but that generaly it doesn't work and the baby will flip right ...
- You might find the info at www.spinningbabies.com useful. It has some ideas for how to encourage a breech baby to turn to an AOL position before birth. I was trying to...
Breech Baby
Accupuncture: moxibustion is a technique that involves the out edge of the pinky toe nail and some heat. I understand that it is uncomfortable, ...
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- I have never had an ECV, but just wanted to let you know that I have seen several of my friends and family go through the baby being breech. Believe me, that baby can ...
- My 2nd child was breech. I was all set to her her turned and mentioned it to my friend who is an ER nurse. She said only one thing to me that changed my mind. "Where...
- linsay. hi. this doesn't really have anything to do directly with your question, it is more like maybe some advice. several years ago i had seen on one of thgose...
Turning a Breech Baby
Acupuncture and Moxibustion works very well! Please email me and I will tell you more about it. The sooner you have an appt., the better so that you can get ...
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- My last three babies were all transverse breech (sideways!) during the last 6 weeks or so of pregancy. #3 was turned successfully 10 days before her birth, but she did...
- Hey Tiara! I am a doula and childbirth educator who has been able to help moms turn their babies. You can ask for a doula's assistance with these or have your hubby he...
- There is a chiropractor by the name of Dr. Rick Thomas in Post Falls that has quite a bit of experience in turning babies. You may want to give his office a call. My...
Transverse Baby at 32 Weeks
I did not try that wierd moxibustion or any chiropractic work. Also, I did not do version. Seemed to risky. I wouldn't worry, your baby will move. ...
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- Hi A., My baby too was in Traverse position all the way up untill 35 weeks and I was dead set against a ceasection. Most of the advise I got or read (mostly from n...
- There is a simple technique in Reflexology, a working of the little toe on your foot that will turn the baby; also, an acpuncture treatment will do it! No need for th...
- I know you are worried, but honestly, don't be. A transverse birth is extremely unusual. You are still only at 32 weeks and there is plenty of time for her to move. ...
35 Weeks Along and Baby Is Breech...
You could try acupuncture and a technique called moxibustion, performed by a qualified acupuncturist, that often helps turn a mal-positioned fetus naturally ...
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- Hi J.-I have had 4 children and did not have that experience. However-my midwife has an acupuncturist that has had wonderful success with that and it is all natural. ...
- Hi my name Is Debbie I'm a doula.. There are many things you can try that are online to help turn the baby. getting on hands and knee's on the floor. and other idea's....
- My daughter was breech at that point too...my doctor told me to get on my hands and knees and arch my back (kind of like a cat) for a few seconds, then relax. He told...
Breech Birth and ECV Questions
I also tried EVERYTHING to turn my breech baby -- acupuncture, moxibustion, laying on a slanted board, meditation, chiropractor, etc. etc. ...
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- My daughter (who is now 3 1/2) was breech and I did the ECV. I wanted more than anything to be able to try to give birth naturally. The ECV is EXTREMELY painful...but ...
- Hello A., I can't really help you with the information you are looking for, I just wanted to share my experience of two c-sections. Nobody wants a c-section, and we ...
- Hi A., I know you have many responses already but I think you should know this before you make your decision... my cousin's baby was breech as well and a week before ...
Breech Baby
I was transverse with my now 3.5 month old and I tried the chiropractic webster technique, moxibustion (acupuncture) and also had a version done. ...
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- I had a version at 36 weeks with my second son. It was painful (just imagine how hard they have to push on your stretched out belly to turn the baby) but it worked and...
- My 3rd baby was breech at 36 weeks. I was so worried about it, I didn't want a C-section. I received a lot of advice from moms whose breech babies turned...so I was ...
- Acupuncture. It worked to induce my labor. My cousin used it and her water broke right there! I have heard it works wonders and immediately for turning breech babies.
Curious Question
Tried accupuncture to get him to turn, as well as moxibustion, but didn't find an accupuncture practitioner until I was 36 weeks (living in rural Louisiana ...
