version worked!

Honeybun has "assumed the position" :*)

My dr really pulled for me, the 2 drs at the hospital didn't want to make
the attempt - one doesn't do them at all any more and the other doesn't do
them on vbac patients, but he talked her into trying.

When she checked us out, she said she thought everything was very
favorable, the baby was frank breech, well out of my pelvis, the
placenta is posterior, and enough fluid.

It took a lot longer to fill out the paperwork and have all the blood drawn
etc than to actually do it. The dr spent some time sort of coaxing the baby
over to a near transverse lie herself while waiting for all the other
stuff. Then when everyone was ready, it only took a couple of minutes and
she slipped right into place. It was a little uncomfortable but pretty well
short of painful, no drugs except one to relax my uterus.

My dr offered to induce me right then, since there we were already in the
hospital. They are a bit worried that the baby could flip back since it was
so easy to turn her in the first place, and since the whole point of this
is a vaginal dilivery, she will only get bigger and tougher to push out the
longer we wait.

I was kind of afraid of starting things now though, I'm only 2 cm, and the
baby is no where near my pelvis, so I opted to come home and wait for
things to get going.

woohoo :*)

-Liz

Liz S. Reynolds wrote:

I was kind of afraid of starting things now though, I'm only 2 cm, and the
baby is no where near my pelvis, so I opted to come home and wait for
things to get going.

I'm glad it worked! Until she's ready to come out, you may want to
spend an hour or so each day on your hands and knees. It suffices to
stick a pillow under your knees and lean over the seat of a chair if
you'd rather just watch tv or something instead of scrubbing the floor,
lol

Also don't sit with your knees above your pelvis, don't lie on your back
(left side is better) and rocking from side to side while standing helps
also. All these things help your little one assume the correct position
for labor (head down and facing your spine).

"Liz S. Reynolds" wrote:

Honeybun has "assumed the position" :*)

My dr really pulled for me, the 2 drs at the hospital didn't want to make
the attempt - one doesn't do them at all any more and the other doesn't do
them on vbac patients, but he talked her into trying.

Yeah for your Dr.!


I was kind of afraid of starting things now though, I'm only 2 cm, and the
baby is no where near my pelvis, so I opted to come home and wait for
things to get going.

I think this is a good decision, Liz. Best of luck!

Mary

Liz S. Reynolds wrote:
Honeybun has "assumed the position" :*)

My dr really pulled for me, the 2 drs at the hospital didn't want to make
the attempt - one doesn't do them at all any more and the other doesn't do
them on vbac patients, but he talked her into trying.

When she checked us out, she said she thought everything was very
favorable, the baby was frank breech, well out of my pelvis, the
placenta is posterior, and enough fluid.

It took a lot longer to fill out the paperwork and have all the blood drawn
etc than to actually do it. The dr spent some time sort of coaxing the baby
over to a near transverse lie herself while waiting for all the other
stuff. Then when everyone was ready, it only took a couple of minutes and
she slipped right into place. It was a little uncomfortable but pretty well
short of painful, no drugs except one to relax my uterus.

My dr offered to induce me right then, since there we were already in the
hospital. They are a bit worried that the baby could flip back since it was
so easy to turn her in the first place, and since the whole point of this
is a vaginal dilivery, she will only get bigger and tougher to push out the
longer we wait.

I was kind of afraid of starting things now though, I'm only 2 cm, and the
baby is no where near my pelvis, so I opted to come home and wait for
things to get going.

woohoo :*)

-Liz

That's great! You might want to try squatting, a few minutes at a
time, several times a day. This'll help settle the baby into your
pelvis and can help labor get going. Plus it's good practice for the
pushing stage of things.

Your baby will grow some, sure, but I bet you'll still be able to
labor just fine when it starts on its own! Wouldn't an induction be
risky for a VBAC since pitocin contractions tend to be stronger?

Carolyn


--
Carolyn Fairman
http://www.stanford.edu/~cfairman/

Liz S. Reynolds wrote:


It took a lot longer to fill out the paperwork and have all the blood drawn
etc than to actually do it. The dr spent some time sort of coaxing the baby
over to a near transverse lie herself while waiting for all the other
stuff. Then when everyone was ready, it only took a couple of minutes and
she slipped right into place. It was a little uncomfortable but pretty well
short of painful, no drugs except one to relax my uterus.


Sounds a lot like my version, minus the tocolytic.
I'm so glad it went well for you! Yay!


My dr offered to induce me right then, since there we were already in the
hospital. They are a bit worried that the baby could flip back since it was
so easy to turn her in the first place, and since the whole point of this
is a vaginal dilivery, she will only get bigger and tougher to push out the
longer we wait.


Eh, don't worry too much about that. She's not going
to get *that* much bigger, and I'd much rather go into labor
spontaneously and retain my mobility so that I can cope with
labor better and so that I can handle a bigger baby if need
be than opt for the induction and possibly put myself on a
slippery slope toward another c-section with immobility
and assorted interventions.
Also, odds are very good that your baby *won't*
flip back. Most studies show that the odds of that
happening are under 10 percent. Just remember to sit
*upright* (no slouching) to keep her where she belongs.
Are you having any contractions? I had mild contractions
for pretty much the whole two weeks after my version.
I think they helped keep her where she belonged.

Best wishes,
Ericka

Liz S. Reynolds wrote:
Honeybun has "assumed the position" :*)


That's great! My guys are both still head up, confirmed
yesterday by u/s, and I'm not feeling well enough now to keep up
with all the "at home" tricks. It's not looking good...

Jen
edd 12/20/03 - twin boys!

Congratulations!!

Can't wait for "the" post...

Camille

In article ,
Carolyn Jean Fairman wrote:
Liz S. Reynolds wrote:
That's great! You might want to try squatting, a few minutes at a
time, several times a day. This'll help settle the baby into your
pelvis and can help labor get going. Plus it's good practice for the
pushing stage of things.

my knees aren't too thrilled with this plan, but my birth ball arrived the
other day and it's awful comfy

Your baby will grow some, sure, but I bet you'll still be able to
labor just fine when it starts on its own! Wouldn't an induction be
risky for a VBAC since pitocin contractions tend to be stronger?

I asked the dr about that, he said that with careful dosing the pitocin
isn't as much a risk as ripening with artificial prostiglandens and
such. I gather that's because if they turn it off, the effect goes away in
less than a minute whereas other stuff can't be controlled as well.

I'd still rather skip it, at least for now, I just don't think it will take
too long for labor to start on it's own now. Next week I may be feeling
different, but right now my tummy is a little sore from being worked over,
and I slept pretty badly, even for being this pregnant. I just didn't feel
that confident in my chances if I started laboring then. Now my leave has
started and I have a chance to relax a little and be more ready.

-Liz

Congrats! Awesome news! Good luck!
Kat
Mama to maggie 11/03/01
and #2 EDD 02/01/04


"Liz S. Reynolds" wrote in message
...
Honeybun has "assumed the position" :*)

My dr really pulled for me, the 2 drs at the hospital didn't want to make
the attempt - one doesn't do them at all any more and the other doesn't do
them on vbac patients, but he talked her into trying.

When she checked us out, she said she thought everything was very
favorable, the baby was frank breech, well out of my pelvis, the
placenta is posterior, and enough fluid.

It took a lot longer to fill out the paperwork and have all the blood
drawn
etc than to actually do it. The dr spent some time sort of coaxing the
baby
over to a near transverse lie herself while waiting for all the other
stuff. Then when everyone was ready, it only took a couple of minutes and
she slipped right into place. It was a little uncomfortable but pretty
well
short of painful, no drugs except one to relax my uterus.

My dr offered to induce me right then, since there we were already in the
hospital. They are a bit worried that the baby could flip back since it
was
so easy to turn her in the first place, and since the whole point of this
is a vaginal dilivery, she will only get bigger and tougher to push out
the
longer we wait.

I was kind of afraid of starting things now though, I'm only 2 cm, and the
baby is no where near my pelvis, so I opted to come home and wait for
things to get going.

woohoo :*)

-Liz

In article ,
Ericka Kammerer wrote:

Eh, don't worry too much about that. She's not going
to get *that* much bigger, and I'd much rather go into labor
spontaneously and retain my mobility so that I can cope with
labor better and so that I can handle a bigger baby if need
be than opt for the induction and possibly put myself on a
slippery slope toward another c-section with immobility
and assorted interventions.

yep, I'm bent on avoiding that scenario.

Also, odds are very good that your baby *won't*
flip back. Most studies show that the odds of that
happening are under 10 percent. Just remember to sit
*upright* (no slouching) to keep her where she belongs.
Are you having any contractions? I had mild contractions
for pretty much the whole two weeks after my version.
I think they helped keep her where she belonged.

Soem BH here and there, they pretty much happen when I'm walking briskly
and I haven't been very brisk the last week or two. The dr at the hospital
recommended lots of sex to keep my uterus contracting and help hold her in
place :*)

-Liz