External cephalic version (ECV) to turn a breech baby

I had an ECV done at 37 weeks and it didn't work. It was the most painful thing I've experienced, and this woman seems to be unaffected by it!! I'm so happy it worked for her!!

I'm 36 weeks, my doctor and her partner tried to maneuver my baby this way... but it failed... I had an ultrasound and discovered the amniotic fluid is low.. so I'm drinking 8 or more glasses of water a day to try to get baby to flip head down.

Drinking water if the fluid is low can increase it if you're dehydrated and there's no doubt that the baby needs a good pool to swim in if s/he's going to do a somersault. Good luck.

@drdtucker thankyou

I was always of the understanding that this potentially risky procedure must be done while continuously monitoring baby's heart beat during the entire time. He wasn't.

frumlady - please see my comment below. Respectfully, that is incorrect. It isn't necessary to continuously visualise or monitor the heart beat throughout the entire time of the ECV.

thanks for the video. I'm studying maternal nursing right now, and this helped a lot!

I never needed a External cephalic version (ECV) at all. To turn my baby who was breech up until about a month or so before her rapid birth.

My 3rd baby was breech at 33 weeks she did not turn herself until my 1st daughters 5th birthday on June 25th 2008. I felt her drop down that day and could barely walk when I went into the school to pick up my daughter. On July 22nd 2008 my 3rd born was born rapidly head 1st with no AROM and 9/9 apgars. 7 pound 13 oz. My 1st born daughter was 7 pound 1 oz born rapidly head 1st with AROM. And was sick. 2nd born was a boy & had his cord wrapped around his neck twice during pushing stages, healthy

I am having this done today. Thanks for showing what it involves - feel much more reassured now.