today's version of the version

34 weeks, 5 days.

Still bedresting, nothing new in the ute to report. Things down there have been thankfully quiet. Well, except for the critter wiggling around. She's having a good ole time.

Still not sure where I am with the whole breech baby thing. I'm pretty sure she is still breech. She moves a lot, but more wiggles, shakes and rolls, not flips or turns. And thanks for all your thoughts on this - it is helpful to hear what others think. I have heard that moxa (simplified explanation: burning herb bundle near your feet) can be used to help babies turn. I might try this, as my acu lady from the FET prep did moxa on me before, but I have to wait til I'm off bedrest, so at least another week and few days. I'm not sure if I'm missing a window of time here to do the moxa, but I have to wait til 36 weeks either way.

As for doing the version, I'm still torn. It is more of a medical intervention than it may seem, involving me taking terbutaline which would prevent ute contractions. It happens in the hospital under acute monitoring, in case they need to do an emergency c-section. They most likely would not give me an epidural, as it can be counter-productive in her moving, but rather other systemic drugs for pain relief. It can also be pretty stressful on the critter, and that really makes me pause the most. I mean, she's been healthy and good this whole time. Sure, I bled in the first tri, but she was unaffected. I'm really hesitant to put her in a situation where she'll be stressed (and by stressed I don't mean emotionally, I mean her heart rate and blood flow).

I guess I am hesitant to put her in a potentially dangerous situation, which has fairly crappy odds of success, when I can do a c-section. Maybe if my odds for success were higher, maybe that would sway me more. But 50% is not great, and given the risks, it is not that persuasive. And yes, I know, c-section is major surgery. It carries dangers too, especially for me. It is a lot to consider, for both me and her.

So today, I'm leaning towards no version. But ask me tomorrow, and my mind may change. I really just don't know. I have time to think about it (I hope!!), and really, the u/s at 36 weeks will weigh heavily into the decision process too. And I am sending her all sorts of "turn-baby-turn" vibes and encouragement. But this may be the first of many times that she just doesn't listen to her mommy. I better get used to it.

And interesting family tidbit, my mom told me yesterday that she and my uncle (her brother) were both born breech. Both delivered vaginally, after super-long labors. Granted, this was in the 1940's, so c-section wasn't common. But interesting that breech seems to run in the family.