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One mother, three breech babies

A fabulous series of birth stories by one mother of three children, and all of them were breech.

“Women should feel empowered in their birth choices/experience & should trust in their inner strength and natural ability. Natural breech birth can be done & can be a wonderfully amazing & beautiful birth experience!!”

First – undiagnosed, resulting in an emergency c-section in labour

“I will never forget the feeling of being strapped down to the operating table & having my baby ripped out of me as the OB on duty chatted with the nurses drinking her coffee.”

http://www.mothersofchange.com/2012/07/my-breech-babies-part-i.html

Second – a planned natural breech VBAC in hospital

“I had nurses ask me the next day why I would try to deliver naturally when I knew the baby was breech.  All I can say is having gone through both a C-section and natural breech delivery – I would take the breech delivery any day!”

http://www.mothersofchange.com/2012/07/my-breech-babies-part-ii.html

And third – a planned natural breech VBAC in the same hospital

“He was delivered by the OB on duty and a resident as our OB watched – it was an amazing experience! The tone in the room was also so different this time as the staff were so positive about the breech birth and it was an atmosphere of “way to go, that was amazing – you did it” as opposed to “why would you try and do that” as with my 2nd.  The OB & resident were great & genuinely interested in my wellbeing & in being involved with a natural breech delivery.”

http://www.mothersofchange.com/2012/07/my-breech-babies-part-iii.html

Filed Under: Birth Stories Tagged With: diagnosed, emergency c-section, hospital, planned, undiagnosed, vaginal, VBAC

Anton’s surprise footling breech home birth

A surprise footling breech birth at home, handled calmly and gently by an independent midwife.

” A few more pushes and a foot appeared and my midwife realised that not only was the baby breech, it was coming feet first. I had to get out of the pool, as the midwife needed to have full visibility of what was going on. I, understandably, could not move, and let that be known that nothing in this world would make me move. My midwife and my husband literally had to pull me out of the pool as I needed to get out.

I got onto dry land and leaned against our sofa. One foot was born first and then the other. With another contraction, he was up to his navel. His shoulder appeared then the other and his chin. Then two more contractions and his head was born. My midwife announced that it was a boy at one point, which I didn’t mind as she was telling me the progress of the baby being born. As Anton was positioned perfectly, he was born quite easily. My midwife did little to intervene in the birth other than support his body when his head was being born so it wouldn’t be flexed, as that would have possibly caused some damage.”

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

Filed Under: Birth Stories Tagged With: footling, home, midwife, undiagnosed, unplanned, vaginal, water

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/

Filed Under: Birth Stories Tagged With: home, midwife, undiagnosed, unplanned, vaginal

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