So for those who are unaware, my sweet little girl is currently breech (she's turned either sideways or having her head up.) In order to have a natural birth she must be head down in order to pass through my birth canal head first. Unfortunately she's been breech for months now, and she isn't trying to turn. Thanks to the wonderful knowledge from my amazing Bradley Instructor, we've been given some great advice on things to do. First, we've been using a great Chiropractor whose currently working on the Webster Technique to correct my body in order to make sure that I'm aligned properly so that baby can (hopefully) turn. At first my pelvis and my birth canal were turned a bit to the side and not straight, as well as having extremely tight ligaments (making it impossible for her to turn head down, and taking up her room). Usually babies stay higher in your uterus if the birth canal isn't straight because they technically cannot go head down and be comfortable. Thankfully the chiropractor has corrected those, and now just continuing to make sure I stay straight with my pelvis and keeping my ligaments nice and loose. Since going to 3 appointments now, I've realized how much she's dropped even lower!!! If I thought that her sitting on my bladder was bad before, HAHA, that was a joke! I'm constantly running to the bathroom because she's dropped even lower. Now it's just the waiting game of her turning... will she do it?!?! Now she has the room to, so we're just hoping she sure does the flipping!
Next, I've been working on some of the exercises to try to get my body to hopefully help her to learn to turn the other way. There are things to elevate your bottom off the floor, and ones to put your chest forward causing your head to be going towards your knees, so the baby can hopefully desire to turn. (www.spinningbabies.com is a good website with good insight)
Lastly, tons of prayer! It's about the only comforting thing that I can do at this time knowing that ultimately it's out of my hands. A friend even brought it to my attention that maybe she isn't turning because God hasn't designed my body to have a natural birth, maybe my birth canal is too small, etc. and that just made me realize that I don't know everything and that the Lord ultimately is calling the shots, and I MUST be okay with His choice. I keep being reminded about how my plans are never going to work out just the way that I plan them, and that I have to be prepared for all potential options.
So now the time comes down to my hubby and I seeing that our (once) backup plan of having a c-section only in an emergency, that this may be the main option that it comes down to. As tough as it's been to deal with losing the potential option of having an all natural, medicine/drug free birth, we realize that her coming out safely is the most important goal. Thankfully through prayer, I'm coming to terms with it, and honestly I'm okay with it now. I still pray that she does turn, but this is another time when I'm truly learning to trust in God in His ultimate decisions. He's taken care of my for the last 24+ years of life, so He will continue to no matter what happens, He's in control. It's a comfort to trust knowing that God is handling things, and that I'm able to sit back and let Him do what He's already planned for me. Throughout my whole pregnancy God has truly shown me many times how He is handling things and doing them for my good, even when it seems like the worst situation possible. Praise God for always taking care of His children and never leaving us. Such a faithful God!!!
Just wanted to give an update, and if you would like to join us in prayer.. please pray that she will turn, and if not that the delivery goes well! Thanks! :)
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