If you’re expecting a baby, you might aat some point be worried about their position. Perhaps you’ve been told that your baby is in the breech position.
Breech position is when your baby’s bottom or feet are presenting downwards and not their head. Many babies may be in this position at some point during pregnancy but the majority of babies will turn head down by the time they are full term.
3 types of breech:
- complete: This is where the bottom is presented first, knees are bent and the feet are down by the bottom.
- frank: This is where the bottom is presented first and the feet stick straight up towards the baby’s head.
- footling: This is where the feet present first.
If your baby is in a breech position and you’re less than 37 weeks try not to worry too much, there is still plenty of time and things that you can do to encourage baby to turn.
What can you do if your baby is breech?
- Pregnancy yoga – this is a brilliant way to help support the pregnant body whilst creating space and encouraging the baby into the optimum position.
- See a chiropractor, acupuncturist or reflexologist – each of these practitioners will be able to carry out procedures that could encourage your baby into the ‘correct’ position. A chiropractor would do this by helping to create better physical alignment.
- An External Cephalic Version (ECV) – this is a procedure that would be carried out by a doctor which involves them trying to manually turn the baby. There is roughly a 60% chance of this working and it is uncomfortable. There are some possible risks to have an ECV so it isn’t usually offered until you are full term.
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