So baby bird was head down for much of this third trimester but when we went in for our appointment and ultrasound at 36 weeks we found him transverse, almost breech. I was already scheduled for weekly ultrasounds so we were told to just wait until our next week's appointment to see what position he was and how big he was and then we could talk about options. Well we went in Thursday for our 37 week appointment and ultrasound and he was completely breech. Also they estimated his weight at 7lbs 11oz which is pretty big (81st percentile). So we might have a stubborn linebacker on our hands. Honestly I can't blame him for not wanting to be upside down for 3 more weeks, but that is not the point!
I already have an appointment scheduled to see the high risk OB in the practice, who is the OB that I have seen the most during this pregnancy, on Tuesday and she said that she will have another ultrasound and then let me know if she thinks I am a good candidate for an External Cephalic Version which is basically where they admit you to the hospital and then try to turn the baby by pushing on your stomach and adding pressure to certain areas. I was looking the procedure up online and found this crazy video of one being performed.
So we will wait and see. If baby doesn't turn on his own or with this procedure, then we are looking at a scheduled c-section which I would like to avoid if possible. Main goal is a healthy baby though so we will do what needs to be done to get him here safe and sound. Only a few more weeks!
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