Last week we found out our daughter-to-be is breech! Up until then, the doctors believed she was head-down but a final ultrasound proved otherwise. We tried manually turning her in a procedure called ECV - it looked painful and my wife will confirm this. Everything else with the baby is fine (weight, size, etc). Most hospitals don't mess with trying to deliver breech babies anymore, and our doc recommended a C-Section before labor sets in to avoid complications and general chaos. So, were headed in this Tuesday - about 10 days ahead of schedule. Baby will be about 7lbs.
Anyone else go through this? I'm not that squeamish, but it might be a bit much seeing my wife go through that. I know they are routine these days (up to 20% of all deliveries now), but two lives are still at risk. I know seeing my daughter in the end will more than make up for it, but it will be a nerve-racking experience. A friend at work went through this two months ago and his wife had major complications (however, she was diabetic). He also mentioned seeing "stuff" hanging out. I may have to take a few valiums left over from last year with me
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