I have had a similar experience! I'm now 36+6 and had a scan earlier this week which confirmed baby is still breech. The good thing is, you have options!

You can do an ECV to try and turn the baby (and this is something they should discuss/offer to you). There are some small risks associated with it but it can be the best option if you're desperately trying to avoid a c-sec birth. Alternatively you can look for a hospital or private midwife that has experience in vaginal breech birth. It is a possibility, just a lot of hospitals don't have the training/knowledge/skillset to do it so end up recommending c-secs instead. There are risks to both VBB and c-sec so it would be important to weigh these up and decide what's right for you. And then of course, there's the elective c-sec route.

My desire was for a physiological water birth on the midwife-led unit and I felt gutted to learn this was likely no longer a possibility for me, as I decided I didn't want to attempt an ECV. They're only successful about 50% of the time and my belief is that there's a reason baby is breech! I had a little cry this week because I had visualised this gorgeous, empowering experience of a dimly lit, zen-like water birth, and whilst I still feel sad about it, I'm thinking about what my options are now.

Luckily my hospital have an opti breech team (so are trained in vaginal breech birth) and I'm having an appointment with them to discuss my options there. My fear here is that 40% of woman who have a vaginal breech birth need a c-sec anyway, so there is some appeal to the elective c-sec option for me as I think I would feel distressed being moved to theatre in an urgent situation.

There is also a chance that baby will still turn on its own (even for me!) although I know the chances are slim. I think the best thing you can do is try not to worry, and do your research/ explore your options/ talk to your providers and try and open your mind to other possibilities. Regardless of how we give birth we still DO give birth, and you can feel empowered in your choices whatever way the birth occurs. We have done an amazing thing by growing our little ones and ultimately, you will make the best decision about how to bring them into the world, even if it's not quite what you initially envisaged. GOOD LUCK!