Breech Babies Club

A planned breech home water birth

A planned frank breech home birth in water.

“I knew I had a little girl at this point but her head was yet to be born. I also knew we were at the ‘three minute critical phase’ – she had to come out within three minutes as the placenta usually detaches once the body is born. I had no contractions at this point, was exhausted, but pushed for all I was worth anyway. The midwife inserted her little finger into my daughter’s mouth and lifted the body while I pushed and she was born – with the placenta on her head!”

“It was the single most empowering moment of my life – even now 17 years later!”

“It was the single most empowering moment of my life!” {Frank Breech Homebirth In Water}

A planned home breech water birth at 20 days past due date…

A planned home breech water birth at 20 days past due date, supported by independent midwives.

” I’ll never forget the feeling; I cupped my hand around what felt like a soft peach coming out of me. I had read that there is usually a pause between the body and the head emerging, but that was not the case for us! The whole of his body and his head came out in one push! (one long, loud push!)”

http://www.homebirth.org.uk/kathryn.htm

A surprise breech home birth

“My midwife said, ”It’s OK, it’s the same labour, same amount of work for you, the baby is fine and you can do this.”

I don’t think you can underestimate the role of your care givers, especially in a situation like this where you’re thrown a complete curve-ball right in the middle of your transition phase!

It’s like that saying (one of my favorite labor mantras) – She believed she could, and so she did.”

http://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2013/12/15/surprise-breech-delivery-home-birth/

A baby successfully turned by moxibustion at 38.5 weeks!

“Later that evening I laid down. I felt like I had terrible indigestion, like my whole stomach was just upset. I didn’t feel any particular moving, just all over cramping. It didn’t feel like contractions, it felt like gas. So, I let it go, and before long it subsided and I went to sleep.”

http://www.mybreechbaby.org/1/post/2013/12/turned-at-385-weeks-moxibustion.html

A twin homebirth, with second baby breech!

“Minutes later I had a contraction, I knew that second baby was coming out NOW. A contraction later his legs and bum were born, the contraction ended. I heard my midwife ask for a timer to start. Asher said “mommy is pooping out a baby” quite loudly. I felt the panic rise in me. I touched my baby B’s legs and torso. I prayed for a contraction. I begged for a contraction. And I had a contraction. Four minutes between legs and head”

http://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2013/11/10/vaginal-twin-home-waterbirth-with-postpartum-transfer/