Pregnant Woman Repositions Baby!
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or certified health care practitioner. I have not been trained in prenatal health. Contact your doctor or medical professional with any symptoms or questions.
This week, I was honored to work with a woman in her 32nd week of pregnancy.
Her first child was breech from 12 weeks of pregnancy until birth, never moving into the head-down position. Labor and delivery were traumatic, ultimately ending with a cesarean section.
Her second child was born through a successful VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), an experience that she hoped to repeat.
As she approached the final weeks of her third pregnancy, anxiety around deliver had begun to grow. Baby #3 had been transverse in the womb for months. Physically, the pregnancy had become increasingly uncomfortable, with baby’s feet pressing the spleen, pancreas, and large intestine. Mom was experiencing significant tailbone pain for weeks.
The anxiety was fueled by both discomfort and uncertainty.
What if baby doesn't turn into the head-down position?
What if another C-section is unavoidable?
Her doctors had recommended an ECV (External Cephalic Version) for the following week. During this procedure, mom is medicated with muscle relaxers and pain killers. Practitioners manually apply pressure to the womb in an attempt to guide baby into a head-down position. My client was worried about the process being painful for her and baby.
This was our first session together. We met remotely on Zoom, as this client lives in a different time zone.
Her intentions centered on emotional balance. She wanted to enjoy pregnancy more, feel less overwhelmed, and be less reactive to the daily antics of her children. While supporting these intentions, I also wondered if we could energetically support the baby in finding a more comfortable position. It was an interesting consideration to include in the session.