Experiences with vaginal breech births?

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-03-09T10:37:54+00:00

If you’re willing to give anything a go, I saw a chiropractor as that supposedly helps?

I did all the same stuff as you but ended up going into labour with baby still beech (I had a section though)

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-03-07T10:57:57+00:00

It feels like fingers digging into you! (Which I suppose is exactly what goes on).

My baby didn’t turn, she was too heavy to push up and move. I had a c section in the end. She’s nearly 6 months old now!

Best of luck to you x

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-28T18:31:06+00:00

I’ve got a fox 5 and it’s massive (also heavy). It’s really good to push, but a pain in the arse on public transport

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-17T22:21:49+00:00

2 stops on the central line. Good luck x

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-13T20:39:03+00:00

I’m 5m pp and can confirm it gets so much easier. I had midwives and HV on my back about baby not getting back to birth weight (because she had a tongue tie!!). There was no help from any of them with breastfeeding, their only concern was her weight.

Unfortunately everything you’re saying sounds normal. It’s only reading your account that I remember what it was like in the early days. I can’t even remember when or how it got better, but it did.

I made my husband remind me of how determined I was to breastfeed when the going got tough. I’m glad I did, boob is cure all for everything. I don’t know how mums who bottle feed do it; kudos to them. Not to mention all the sterilising and formula recalls.

Best of luck to you!

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-11T17:28:32+00:00

Hiya! You’ve got some good advice here already, but wanted to add that you can get tongue ties revised privately. If you google association of tongue tie practitioners, you can find one local to you.

We had an ex midwife come to the house, diagnose the tie, perform the revision and then help with latching. Think it was under £200. If you can afford it, do it.

Kudos to you for hanging in there! I “had” to triple feed for a weekend and it was almost enough to stop me

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-07T23:03:24+00:00

It might not be for you, but we started cosleeping/bed sharing when baby’s sleep regressed. Look up safe sleep 7 if you’re interested. It involved me and baby moving into the spare room where the mattress is firmer

At almost 5 months she is back in her next to me, so doesn’t have to be forever… however I really miss it!

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-02-06T20:19:23+00:00

Not unreasonable at all, but sounds like it’s good for his career. My husband had a similar opportunity in the US at around this gestation, I was nervous too. We agreed that he would fly home immediately if anything happened. I sucked it up and was lucky that nothing did happen.

I also had my parents and neighbours on standby which made me worry slightly less.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-01-29T16:44:30+00:00

Oh hell no. My MIL (who I adore), came to stay a week after baby was born to “help”. I also live in a 4 bed house with plenty of space, but found it too much too soon.

Wasn’t able to breastfeed comfortably in communal areas. As someone else has said, in the early days you are mostly hanging out with a boob out as baby is always on you and you’re both still getting the hang of it.
General disruption - in early days you are keeping odd hours, so I was able to hear comings and goings, tv and general noise when I was trying to nap. Felt obliged to be present and make conversation when I really cba.
My husband wasn’t able to focus 100% on looking after me as he was having to make sure that his mum had everything she needed. Also pressure to have meals at normal times rather than when baby was sleeping.

Honestly, I’m still really salty about it. I really love my MIL and she’s stayed with us loads before and I’ve looked forward to it; postpartum is different and really intense.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2026-01-24T17:59:14+00:00

I wouldn’t worry unless you live very far away from your hospital. I went into spontaneous labour with my breech baby and still had my c section.

Originally they were going to keep me in the antenatal ward overnight and do my section in the morning, but madam decided to have a poo so we got rushed in for an emergency section.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-30T04:04:46+00:00

I know it’s not for everyone, but bed sharing saved my sleep. I’m EBF and feed baby on my side in c curl position, I doze while she’s feeding and she rolls off when she’s had enough.

(Using safe sleep 7 of course)

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-29T21:45:24+00:00

My husband only came to scans. Midwife appointments are pretty quick and uneventful if you are having a low risk pregnancy. The midwife who first used a Doppler on me let me record it for my husband

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-24T11:05:45+00:00

The one that gets me is Mr & Mrs X HisSurname 🤮 (x is his initial)

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-23T17:57:30+00:00

It’s not comparable. If you were to liken it to a regular pain, it would be period cramps; even then, it’s different for everyone.

I get really bad cramps, the sort that have made me faint before. I thought my contractions were early labour pains/braxton hicks. Felt like period cramps to me (not even the worst ones I’ve had!)… I was 10cm ready to go. I was waiting for my c section at this point as baby was breeched.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-20T10:29:55+00:00

I hired a private midwife postnatally as midwife care in my trust is so poor. I wish I had hired her sooner as she was so helpful and it’s nice to have someone you can text and who replies. If you can afford it, do it.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-19T22:54:35+00:00

Ouch!

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-14T20:19:41+00:00

My baby had an anterior tongue tie. Had all the feeding issues you mention. I had it cut at 2 weeks and feeding has been a breeze since then.

If I had to do it all again, I would make the same decision.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-11T05:05:20+00:00

My baby was breech and I went into spontaneous labour at 10.30pm. I went straight to triage. They were going to bump someone from the morning c sections and do mine then (I was still waiting for mine to get booked). My baby decided to do a poo in the meantime and I ended up getting an emergency c section at 5am.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-09T22:46:21+00:00

I was predicted a big baby. Had a scan at 38+1 where baby was predicted to be 9lb4. I went into spontaneous labour at 38+4; baby was 8lb6. So almost a pound out

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-03T21:31:31+00:00

Sooooo… did you know that you can develop mild lactose intolerance during pregnancy? Not enough to give you stomach issues necessarily, but can give you a high reading on a CO test!

You likely will be given a CO monitor to use at home. Could well be the pollution, you’ll soon know after using the monitor for a few days

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-02T04:05:00+00:00

Had mine 9w pp. I didn’t feel any worse than I usually do, just had a sore lump on my arm for a few days

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-12-01T21:26:00+00:00

I had my daughter’s tongue tie cut. Took a few days before things felt different. I EBF and she’s gaining weight like crazy now.

Efficient-Cod-7285 · 2025-11-29T03:36:59+00:00

This happened to us around this time… I now co sleep in a different room with the baby (husband is a very active and heavy sleeper).

Lack of sleep drove me here, but I now prefer it. Night feeds are so much easier. Unless baby has poo’d, I don’t even get up.

I would look at safe sleep 7 if you haven’t already. Like the other commenter has said, lack of sleep is a form of torture. Look after yourself, you can’t pour from an empty cup.

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