Breech Presentation

So for the past two weeks or so, my little Pumpkin has decided he really likes curling up in the breech position with his little butt resting happily on my bladder (of course, wouldn’t you like a squishy little bladder to sit on?). What gets me the most is that I went to the chiro because I felt like something was misaligned. They fixed my hip alignment, but then he flipped from vertex to breech! Go figure, right? In some states, this wouldn’t necessarily be a problem, but in Florida? Nope, people don’t really do breech births anymore. It’s not that it can’t be done (safely) — it’s just that the doctors are out of practice (so much easier to pick up a scalpel, I guess), and the midwives are legally banned from delivering such babies.

In any case, I’m getting ready to submit myself to serious amounts of torture to get him to flip vertex (anything to prevent another c-section). Think elevating hips, putting ice-packs on my tummy, no more lounging on the people-eating couch, and plenty of lights and music at the bottom of my tummy. All of the above are much less traumatic than a c-section. Please think happy baby flipping to the OA (occiput anterior, aka the optimal position for babies to be born in) position for me!