
We made it to 28 weeks! This was our last US for awhile - his eyes are open! So we are in the clear as far as the IUD and preterm labor goes. The baby is getting big and everything looks really good...except for the fact that he's right side up. We talked to our doctor about having a natural birth and he said that was fine with him. But he said at this point he is concerned with the fact that he's breech. Our whole plan will be irrelevant if he continues this way. He said although many babies do turn up until the end, fewer and fewer babies are breech at this point. So, my new mission has begun. We are doing moxabustion on BL67, the Webster technique by a chiropractor, Pulsatilla homeopathic, and of course visualization to see this baby upside down. I'm also supposed to be doing other things like swimming in a pool, lying with my hips up (sooo comfortable!), and other similar things. We will see.. After going to the chiropractor, I was good for a day and then I went right back to how i was. But maybe if i keep going, that will help. My pelvis is all tilted and shifted which could impact how the baby is situated in there.
I feel way more zen in general, now that i'm a big Earth Mama...but i'm just a little nervous. I really want this baby to have his descent down the birth canal, and I also want to avoid surgery and the resultant recovery period for myself. I had a really hard time with having Noah with surgery, having a bad reaction to the meds, and then trying to nurse with the incision. But I'm trying really hard not to focus on that, which is hard to do. But we will do our best, and if it's meant to be for him to turn, then he will. Turn, baby, turn!
Btw, we also learned that he is in the 96% for his age, over 3 lbs already, which explains my enormous belly (i knew something was going on..)
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my friends who had c-sections really liked the My Breast Friend nursing pillow (I did, too), because you can adjust above the incision and baby doesn't roll like with the Boppy. if only there was a way to get him situated, and put a little lock on him so he can't flip!
Happy belated Birthday to Noah ...
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